QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE RAPTURE.
What qualifies a person to be taken up in
the rapture of the Church?
The Word teaches us that Christ will return
for His Church. Everyone who are called
"brethren" [1 Thessalonians 4:10] is a
member of the Body of Christ and will be
delivered in the Rapture. They must be a
Christian; that is one who has believed the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and knows Him as
personal Savior.
The unfortunate characteristics of this life,
in this sinful world will be gone forever.
Our bodies of flesh, even though we are
Christians, are subject to deterioration. Paul
states that though the outward man perish
while the inward man is renewed day by day.
When Jesus comes, this will be all changed.
Never again will sickness and shocks of
this world touch the believer.
Being transformed forever into our glori-
fied bodies, we will be beyond that and it
will happen instantly when He comes.
in this sinful world will be gone forever.
Our bodies of flesh, even though we are
Christians, are subject to deterioration. Paul
states that though the outward man perish
while the inward man is renewed day by day.
When Jesus comes, this will be all changed.
Never again will sickness and shocks of
this world touch the believer.
Being transformed forever into our glori-
fied bodies, we will be beyond that and it
will happen instantly when He comes.
"Beloved, now are we the children of God,
and it doth not yet appear what we shall
be, but we know that, when he shall appear,
we shall be like him; for we shall see him as
he is," 1 John 3:2
We will have glorified bodies when Jesus
comes back of us!
We will receive bodies like His and be glor-
ified in His presence forever. This means
there will be no more pain, sorrow, sick-
ness, suffering or death for eternity.
and it doth not yet appear what we shall
be, but we know that, when he shall appear,
we shall be like him; for we shall see him as
he is," 1 John 3:2
We will have glorified bodies when Jesus
comes back of us!
We will receive bodies like His and be glor-
ified in His presence forever. This means
there will be no more pain, sorrow, sick-
ness, suffering or death for eternity.
One glorious fact that helps the Christian
to be excited about the Rapture of the
Church is that we will receive a glorified
body.
"For our conversation [citizenship]is in
heaven; from whence also we look for
the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Who shall change our vile body, that it
may be fashioned like unto his glorious
body, according to the working whereby
he is able even to subdue all things unto
himself." Philippians 3:20-21
to be excited about the Rapture of the
Church is that we will receive a glorified
body.
"For our conversation [citizenship]is in
heaven; from whence also we look for
the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Who shall change our vile body, that it
may be fashioned like unto his glorious
body, according to the working whereby
he is able even to subdue all things unto
himself." Philippians 3:20-21
