Bible Study March 15, 2024
1 Thessalonians 4:13 – 15 (NLT)
“13 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. 15 We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died.”
Prior to retirement I spent many nights traveling and as a result I had a ton of Hilton points. They are good for free stays, which we used on several occasions. I had my favorite hotels in the cities I traveled to. Mostly Embassy Suites or some other Hilton property.
These places were nice, clean, and close to about anything you wanted to do. However, they never compared to home. All those nights I traveled Cindy was at home, hotel life alone is lonely.
There will be a temporary home for the believer as they pass from death to life it is often referred to as Paradise. Then our heavenly hope awaits for us after the final judgement. That then will be our final destination we are home with Jesus.
However, we have a hope for a home that will be friendly, always clean, never lonely. The place called our heavenly home. The Rapture of the church and all Christ Followers assures us the grave is a temporary place.
We should fix our hope on that eternal home when we are caught up in the glory of the second coming and our resurrection when we receive our new bodies and the dust remains behind. What a glorious day that will be.
“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of nature.” Martin Luther.
God Bless.
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