Bible Question:
If we will reign with Him here on earth, would you explain 1 Thessalonians 4:17 "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" Are we meeting Him in the air to return to earth? If we are going to be on earth why don't we wait right here instead of going up to come back down? |
Bible Answer: The dead in Christ will rise first. Those who have accepted Jesus as their Savior and have died or been killed will rise first, then we who remain on the earth. (ie., the born again people) will meet Jesus in the air. We will go with Him for the seven years of tribulation that the earth HAS to go through. No one in their right mind would want to stay here for those seven years of tribulation. They will be so bad that Scripture says it would seem like the whole population of the earth would be destroyed. But God shall intervene and subdue the destroyer. I prefer to meet Jesus in the air, have a banquet with Him. Be judged at the Great White Throne for what I have done in His Name. Then after the seven years are up we will come back with Him, defeat the enemy (Satan)and spend the next 1,000 years on earth with Him, before Satan is released again for another season. Some allude the term 'season' to 4 months. Other to 400 years. Either way, we will be residing with Jesus. You can find this in the Book of Revelation. |