"When we die,
--we are not conscious; hence, we have no awareness of the passing of time (Eccl. 9:5).
--Our first conscious thought after death is of being resurrected from the dead. (1 Thess. 4:16; Rev. 20:4-6).
--As far as we are aware, therefore, Christ comes for us the moment after we die. (2 Cor. 5:6, 8; Phil. 1:23).
What this means is that Jesus is coming for each of us, everyone who is reading this, in just a few short years.
That is a fact not contingent on any speculative prediction about when Christ is returning to the earth.
--Since Jesus is coming for each one of us very soon, let us concentrate on the perfecting of our characters in preparation for the judgment.
--For it is written, “each person is destined to die once, and after that to face the judgment.” (Heb. 9:27).
--Our job is not to worry about when Jesus is coming back, but to perfect our own characters in preparation for the judgment, which each of us will soon face. (2 Cor. 5:10; Rom. 2:16)."
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--Our first conscious thought after death is of being resurrected from the dead. (1 Thess. 4:16; Rev. 20:4-6).
--As far as we are aware, therefore, Christ comes for us the moment after we die. (2 Cor. 5:6, 8; Phil. 1:23).
What this means is that Jesus is coming for each of us, everyone who is reading this, in just a few short years.
That is a fact not contingent on any speculative prediction about when Christ is returning to the earth.
--Since Jesus is coming for each one of us very soon, let us concentrate on the perfecting of our characters in preparation for the judgment.
--For it is written, “each person is destined to die once, and after that to face the judgment.” (Heb. 9:27).
--Our job is not to worry about when Jesus is coming back, but to perfect our own characters in preparation for the judgment, which each of us will soon face. (2 Cor. 5:10; Rom. 2:16)."
DavidRead/Fulcrum7
