December Bible Study

The blog does not allow the formatting I prefer, but you should be able to utilize the following study on the Rapture of the Church.

1 Thessalonians 4
13 - But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
(Believers are not to be ignorant concerning those who have died.)
(Believers are not to sorrow as others who have no hope.)

14 - For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
(We must believe the Gospel, Jesus live, died, and rose again.) - 1 Corinthians 15: 1-8
(Jesus will bring the dead in Christ with Him.)
(Absent in the body present with the Lord.)

15 - For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
(Prevent means the living will not precede the dead in Christ.)
(Asleep refers to believers who have died.)

16 - For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
(The shout of the Lord Himself!)
(The voice of an archangel!)
(The trumpet of God!)

17 - Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
(Rapture: living believers will be caught up [snatched up] together with other believers in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.)

18 - Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
(These are words of comfort.)

1 Corinthians 15
51 - Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Mystery: We shall not all die, but we will all be changed.

52 - In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
(The rapture will occur in an instant.)
(The dead will rise first.)
(All shall be changed.)

53 - For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
Mortal must become immortal.

54 - So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 - O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 - The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 - But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Today sure would be a good day to see Him!