JOHN 14:1-4 "Do NOT let your hearts be troubled. You believe in and trust in God; also believe in and trust in Me". 2."In My Fathers house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you; for I am going away to prepare a place for you". 3." And when I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also." 4."And where I am going, you know the way." PSALM 92:"It is good to Praise the Lord
and make music to Your name, O Most High,
to proclaim Your Love in the morning
and Your faithfulness at night,
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and the melody of the harp.

For You make me glad by Your deeds, O Lord;
I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
How great our Your works, O Lord,
how profound Your thoughts!
The senseless man does not know,
fools do not undestand,
that though the wicked spring up like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be forever distroyed.

But You, O Lord, are exalted forever,
For surely your enemies, O Lord,
surely Your enemies will perish;
all evildoers will be scattered,
You have exalted my horn like that of a
wild ox;
fine oils have been poured uon me.
My eyes have seen the defeat of my
adversaries;
my ears have heard the rout of my wicked
foes;

The righteous will flouish like a palm tree,
the will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
planted in the house of the Lord,
they will florish in the courts of our God.
They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
proclaiming,"T he Lord is upright;
He is my Rock, and there is no wickedness
in Him."...

~*~ "Listen; I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed".......
1 Corinthians 5:51-52}}}The Rapture is the glorious event I am so longing for..Free from Sin, at last!! In God's Holy Presense, forevermore! There is far too much debate and arguing amoung "Christians" over the meaning and scope of the rapture. This is not God's intent. Rather, in reguards to the Rapture, God wants us to "encourage each other with these words".
If the Rapture and the Second coming are the same event, the return of Christ is not imminent...there are many things which must occur before He can return(Matthew 24:4-30)
In describing the Tribulation period, Revelation chapters 6-19 Nowhere mentions the church. During the Tribulation--also called "the time of Jacob's trouble" (Jeremiah 30:7)---God will again turn His primary attention on Israel (Romans 112:17-31)........
So this is my Blessed Hope that I am gratefully awaiting for today.....and while I wait, I will continue to praise Him, rely on Him, Trust in Him, and Live for Him..just like Paul, I too must die to myself daily, while resting in anticipation of future glory, spiritual fulfillment....God has set eternity in our hearts (Eccl. 3:11)and His Holy Spirit within us, sealing us with eternal security( signed, sealed & delivered); because Christ lives and promises to return, we have the blessed hope of knowing we too will live and enjoy God forever(Rev. 22:3-5)..
O HAPPY DAY!!!! God Bless You
I LOVE YOU ALL IN CHRIST!~Diana