Raptured Up

July 22. 2022

Friday

11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and

horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.”

2 Kings 2:11

With every passing day, some of God’s servants travel, through death, into His presence.

But some have been—and will be—caught up to heaven without seeing death. That

happened to Enoch in Genesis 5 and Elijah in 2 Kings 2. Jesus ascended to heaven in Acts 1,

though He first died to redeem us. In Revelation 11:11, we’re told of two Tribulation

witnesses who will be slain, resurrected, and caught up to heaven.

The next event on God’s prophetic calendar is the Rapture of His Church: “The Lord Himself

will descend from heaven with a shout…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” (1 Thessalonians

4:16-17).

Which would we rather? If we fall asleep in Jesus, we’ll see Christ first. But if we’re alive

when He comes in the clouds, we’ll see Him without enduring death.

Either way, we have something to shout about. We have a bright tomorrow in Him

A point to ponder…

If Jesus were to come back this afternoon, all of us who know Christ would be caught up out

of here and taken to heaven. We’re going to be raptured up!

David Jeremiah

Read the Bible through in a year

Proverbs 27-29

I love you!!!

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