The next time any human being sees Jesus Christ is when He comes back for
His church. Dead Christians will be
resurrected into immortality and the Christians who are still alive at that
time Jesus returns will be changed from mortal human beings into immortal human
beings. It is then that people will rise
up into the air with Jesus and go into “heaven” and prepare to return with Him
and set up an earthly Kingdom.
"Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns.
"He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations.
"And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." (Revelation 19:11-16)
As Christians, we are supposed to be preparing ourselves for Jesus to come back for us and take us to heaven where He will prepare us to help Him set up the kingdom that He will rule, on earth. We are supposed to be developing our God given talents so that we can use these talents during the millennial reign of Jesus. We are not developing these talents for the world today, although that does not mean if you are developing them now you will not enjoy a better life now.
There is a time in the future when Jesus will come for human beings who have prepared for Him. These human beings will be used during a time period that expands a thousand years. Jesus will need these people to help run the world Government. These people will be the spiritual beings who now fully know and understand what happens when you turn your back on God the creator of the universe.
These,
immortal spiritual human beings, beings similar to what a lot of people today
call “ghosts. These people will be similar to how Jesus
interacted with the people after He was resurrected, before He ascended into
heaven.
How
you learn the ways of the Lord and live our life now will determine your reward
when Jesus returns. Your reward will be
your status and position in the Kingdom of God.
It will determine where you will fit in the Government of God.
When will this happen?
When will this happen?
"But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? And with
what body do they come?” Foolish one,
what you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere
grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain.
But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.
"All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men.... The body is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
"However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
"Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed - in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.
"For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” (1 Corinthians 15: 35-54).
"It should be comforting to all people, especially people interested in spirits and ghost, that what they are searching for is actually documented in the Bible. Jesus Christ is coming back and he will turn all who are prepared for His return into spiritual human beings with all the power associated to these beings.
"But I do not
want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep,
lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring
with Him those who sleep in Jesus.
"For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 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. 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." (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17).
"Watch
therefore, for you do not know what hour[a] your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the
house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not
allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore,
you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect." (Matthew 24:42-44)
Our Lord Jesus Christ taught that He might come back at any time, suddenly, imminently, without any notice or signs. The most important characteristic of Christ's return is that it could happen without warning, suddenly, catching us off guard if we're not faithfully doing what we need to do to prepare.
“But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
"Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.” (Mark 13:32-37).
"The Lord told us TO WATCH, because He might come back at any time, suddenly.
“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore, be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” (Matthew 24:42-44).
We need to be prepared.
