Nota: Hierdie dagstukkie om meer duidelikheid deur te gee juis in hierdie dae waar daar soveel verskillende menslike weergawes versprei word oor die "wegraping"."For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first." ~ 1 Thessalonians 4:16 -
All over the world, Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Occurring usually in the month of September, this feast is celebrated with the blowing of trumpets—the shofar or ram’s horn. That is why it is also called the Feast of Trumpets.
The Jews observe seven feasts: The Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles. The first four have been fulfilled literally by Jesus. He was the Passover Lamb (1 Cor. 5:7), the bread of life (John 6:35) and the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep (1 Cor. 15:20). And when Pentecost had fully come after His ascension, He sent us the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1–4).
So the next feast that we are waiting for Jesus to fulfill literally is the Feast of Trumpets. Why is this feast significant to us? Because when Jesus fulfills it, it means that we are going up to meet Him in the clouds!
I am talking about the rapture/(wegraping) of the church. When the trumpet sounds, “in the twinkling of an eye,” we who are alive will be changed. We will put on new bodies that will be like Jesus’! Those who are dead in Christ will rise and also receive new bodies. They will go up first followed by us who are alive, and we will all meet the Lord in the air (1 Cor. 15:51–55).This means that there is a possibility that you might not see death! The Bible says, “Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (1 Thess. 4:17). It is one thing to happen to be alive, but quite another to remain alive.1 Korinthiërs 15:51 - 55 ~ Afr 2020-
51 Kyk, ek vertel vir julle 'n misterie: nie almal van ons sal ontslaap nie, maar ons sal almal verander word
52 by die laaste basuin, binne 'n oomblik, 'n oogwink. 'n Basuin sal weerklink, en die dooies sal onverganklik opgewek word, en ons sal verander word. 53 Want hierdie verganklike liggaam moet met onverganklikheid beklee word, en hierdie sterflike liggaam met onsterflikheid.
54 En wanneer hierdie verganklike met onverganklikheid en hierdie sterflike met onsterflikheid beklee word, sal die woord wat geskryf staan, vervul word: “Die dood is verslind in oorwinning.”
55 “Dood, waar is jou oorwinning? Dood, waar is jou angel?”I believe that there is a generation of Christians who know the resurrection power of the Lord. They know how to walk in their inheritance and put off sickness and death until the coming of the Lord. My friend, may you be counted as one of them as you take the Lord Jesus and His finished work as your victory over sickness and death!1 Thessalonisense 4:16 - 17 ~ Afr. 2020 - (Vers 16 ter wille van duidelikheid bygevoeg.)
16 Want die Here self sal met 'n luide bevel, met die stem van 'n aartsengel, en met 'n trompetgeskal van God, uit die hemel afkom, en diegene wat in Christus gesterf het, sal eerste opstaan.
17 Daarna sal ons wat lewe en oorgebly het, saam met hulle in die wolke opgeneem word om die Here in die lug te ontmoet. En so sal ons altyd by die Here wees.
Wat die Woord van God daaroor sê, is hoe dit sal wees én op Sy tyd alleen.
