STRENGTHEN ONE ANOTHER
He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:10-11
The anticipation of Jesus’ return and the heaven that awaits us are a source of encouragement for Christians. Then all that is incomplete will come to an end, and we will arrive home, having passed through the “great tribulation” (Revelation 7:14). Every question of “why” will find its answer. If we happen to die before Jesus returns, he will awaken us gently, just as he once did with the daughter of Jairus, when he took her by the hand and said, “Talitha koum”, “Little girl, get up”. Through faith in Jesus, we do not truly die; rather, we fall asleep, awaiting an awakening into the perfection of heaven. At the final gate, we may encourage and strengthen one another with these words.
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