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Translation, (Rapture) and Ascension
Christ instructing His disciples that in my Father's house He will prepare you a place. He promises that He is coming again and "shall receive you to myself". This includes our resurrection and translation. In the links I have included O.T.heavenly saints
Scripture Links
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Genesis 5:23,24
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Daniel 12:2 (Resurrection of O.T. saints.)
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John 14:1-3 (P)
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Romans 8:11,17,23
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1 Corinthians 15:51-56 (Resurrection and change of those alive that preceeds translation.)
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Philippians 1:10 (Christ's day, our destination to be with Him.)
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Philippians 3:21 (Our bodies of humiliation transformed into conformity to his body of glory.)
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Colossians 3:4 (When Christ is manifested, then we shall be manifested with him.)
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1 Thessalonians 2:19 (The Lord Jesus at his coming. Could refer to his public appearing or his private coming for his saints.)
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (The key scripture reinforcing these links.)
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2 Thessalonians 2:1
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Hebrews 10:25
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Hebrews 11:10,16 (The O.T. saints seek a heavenly city.)
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Hebrews 12:22-26 (What we have come to, our heavenly destination.)
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1 Peter 5:4 (When the chief shepherd is manifested we shall receive the unfading crown of glory.)
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2 Peter 2:9 (The Lord knows how to keep the godly out of trial.)
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1 John 3:2 (When he in manifested we shall be like him.)
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Revelation 3:10 (I will keep thee out of the hour of trial which is about to come upon the whole habitable earth.)
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Revelation 11:11,12 (Two olive trees ( possibly Moses and Elijah or prophets like them),translated to heaven.)
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Revelation 21:1-27 (The heavenly city.)
Ministry Links
- JND v2, pp294 (JND Collected writings.)
- JND v11, pp212 (JND Collected writings.)
- JND v32, pp251 (JND Collected writings.)
- JBS v2, pp470,471