When I was younger, I'd always pray that Jesus would come back in my lifetime so I wouldn't have to die! I've come to realize that either way, I will still go to the same place. O what a joy it gives me to know that I'm going to Heaven when I die. I would like to share a passage that comforts me and makes my belief that Christ is coming back firmer!
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18
For the Lord Himself will descend form Heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Wow, what a great passage. One day the Lord has set aside, that ONLY He knows, Jesus will come from Heaven on the clouds. EVERYONE will see Him. Every believer, unbeliever, child, and parent will see Him. No one will mistake it, when the time comes everyone will know. Then WE (christians) who are still on earth will be lifted up into the sky and be in His presence. From that point on, we will always be with Him.
The last part of this passage says, "comfort one another with these words." How often do we forget to do this. Why wouldn't tell people this. I believe that this is such a powerful passage that if you present it the right way, it can lead to salvation with the Holy Spirit.
