“ For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.”
1 Thessalonians 4:16 (NIV)
Here are some details for us!
The Lord Himself will come for us, He will leave heaven once again because of His great love for you and me. He is not coming into a lowly manger, into a helpless state, but is coming in great power, for there is a loud command as opposed to a baby’s cry. Although the voice of the archangel was heard at His birth, speaking words to Zechariah, Mary and Joseph, and the mighty voice of the angels was heard by the shepherds, this voice seems different, for it contains a power the earth has not yet heard. For the command with the trumpet call brings the dead (how many will that be?)
out of the ground.
out of the ground.
Do you notice Paul changed his terminology from sleep to death - could it be to accentuate the power that is described in this verse?
What kind of power can bring Christians long dead and dissolved back to life?
An awesome earth shattering power!
What kind of power can put a spirit into a body?
Only the power of Creator God!
What kind of power can take dust and form it into what it once was, and put it back on two legs?
Yet more than what it was, for these new bodies are imperishable, never to die again!
This verse is all about the power of our God - oh this is so encouraging to meditate on.
I find myself humming “when the roll is called up yonder”
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