THE ARCHANGEL AND HIS TRUMPET

I’ve always loved music. As far back as I can remember, music has been a big part of my life. I wrote my first song when I was only 3 years old, with my grandmother, and sister. Growing up, I slept with the radio on all night long. I’ve enjoyed listening to all types of music over the years, but I listen mostly to Christian music these days, and I have to say, there’s a lot of false doctrine in Christian music. If you’ve read any of my books or my blog, you know that I truly believe the Bible is the Holy Word of God, and that it’s true from cover to cover. I believe it’s very important to understand the truth of God’s word and to make people aware of false doctrines that they may believe.

Bible doctrine is like a chain. Each subject is like a link in that chain, and they all fit together perfectly if they’re understood correctly. But, if even one of those doctrines is misunderstood, then the chain is broken. I believe that’s one reason there are so many false doctrines because if one doctrine is misunderstood then the other doctrines don’t fit, so people misinterpret, and even twist the next link in the chain to fit with the previous link because it is misunderstood.

With that said, I want to talk about a false teaching that I’ve heard all my life, and continue to hear in Christian music, and preaching. Going back to the subject of my love for music, which I listen to every day on my way home from work, and sometimes in the morning on the way to work, if I’m not listening to talk radio.

I frequently hear songs that say something about Gabriel blowing his horn or trumpet. I’ve also heard and read that he’s an archangel.

Gabriel is only mentioned four times in the Bible, (Dan 8:16; 9:21; Luke 1:19; 26) and neither of these references says he’s an archangel. Michael is the only one ever called an archangel in God’s book (Jude 1:9), and he’s called THE Archangel. There’s only one Archangel mentioned in the Bible, and there’s a reason for that.

According to the Strong’ Concordance of the Bible, the word Archangel means Chief, Leader, or Ruler of the angels. So the Archangel is the leader of the angels or the chief or ruler of the angels, and as I said, the Bible only mentions one. Michael is THE Archangel; not Gabriel.

Now let’s talk about Gabriel’s trumpet. A simple Bible search finds no reference to Gabriel blowing a horn or trumpet at any time. As I said, Gabriel is only mentioned four times in the Bible.

(1) In Daniel 8:16, and (2) Daniel 9:21, Gabriel is sent to Daniel to help him understand the vision that God had shown him earlier.
(3) In Luke 1:19, Gabriel appears to Zachariah to tell him that God had heard and would answer his prayer to have a son, even though he and his wife were both old.
(4) In Luke 1:26, Gabriel appeared to the virgin Mary to tell her she would have a baby who would be the Son of God, and she was to name him Jesus.

None of these verses, that talk about Gabriel, ever mention him blowing a horn or a trumpet. So let’s look at the verses in the Bible that do mention the trumpet. We’ll start with Matthew 24:30-31.

Matthew 24:30-31
30 Then, the sign of the Son of man will appear in the sky, and then all the people of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds with power and great glory.
31 Then, he will send his angels with the loud sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his saints from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52
51 Look, I will show you a mystery; We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet: because the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised immortal, and we will be changed.

1 Thessalonians 4:16
16 Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and those who are dead in Jesus will rise first.

Those three New Testament verses talk about the last trumpet blowing at the resurrection when Jesus returns. Let’s compare three Old Testament verses with these and see what’s revealed.

Psalm 47:5
5 God has gone up with a shout, the LORD went up with the sound of a trumpet.

Zechariah 9:14
14 And the LORD will be seen over them, and his arrow will go out as the lightning: and the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.

Jeremiah 25:30
30 So prophesy against them all these words, and say to them, The LORD will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he will roar mightily upon his habitation; he will give a shout, as those who stomp the grapes, against all those who live on the earth.

These Old Testament verses show the Lord blowing the trumpet, and shouting. Is 1 Thessalonians 4:16 saying that the Lord is the Archangel, as some Christians believe? Let’s read it again.

1 Thessalonians 4:16
16 Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a shout, (He Shouts) with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and those who are dead in Jesus will rise first.

So, the Lord Jesus himself will come down from heaven and shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and he will blow the trumpet of God.

The Lord Jesus himself is the Archangel. That doesn’t mean he’s an angel, with wings. He’s NOT a created being. He’s God, the Son. Remember, the term Archangel means Chief, or Leader, or Ruler. It’s Jesus, NOT Gabriel, who will shout with the voice of the Archangel, and blow the last trumpet, as he leads all the angels of heaven to the earth at the end of this world.

Again, Jesus is not a created being. He has always existed. That’s not easy for the human mind to comprehend, but that’s what the Bible teaches. He was there at creation (John 1:1-14), he was there in the burning bush (Exodus 3:2), he wrestled with Jacob (Gen. 32:24-30; 35:10-13; Hosea 12:2-5), and he was in the furnace of fire with the three Hebrews (Daniel 3:8-30). He led the Israelites out of Egypt, and through the wilderness for forty years, and into the promised land (Numbers 20:16; Exodus 14:19; 1 Corinthians 10:4).

Let’s clear up one more subject of controversy as we unpack this even further, and dig a little deeper. Numbers 20:16, and Exodus 14:19 say that God sent an angel and brought the Children of Israel out of Egypt. 1 Corinthians 10:4 says that “angel” was Jesus. Again, Jesus is not a created being. The word “angel” simply means messenger. (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance)

Malachi 3:1 says he’s the “Messenger” of the Covenant.
John 12:49 shows us that he’s the “Messenger” of God.

So, Jesus is the “Messenger of God” and the “Ruler of the angels.” He’s also called the “Angel of God” and the “Angel of the Lord” throughout the Bible. He’s referred to by many names and titles in the Bible, but he was not called Jesus until he was born as a baby to the virgin Mary. Before that, he was called Michael. Yes, the Bible teaches that Jesus is Michael, the Archangel. The “Messenger of God,” and the “Ruler of the angels.”

Let’s compare a few scriptures.

Jesus is called the Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
Michael is called the Chief Prince, and the Great Prince. (Daniel 10:13 and Daniel 12:1)

Jesus will return with his angels. (Matthew 24:30-3; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-8)
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels. (Revelation 12:7)

Jesus’s voice will raise the dead at the 2nd coming. (John 5:25-29)
Michael’s voice will raise the dead at the 2nd coming. (1 Thessalonians 4:15-16; Jude 1:9)

Jesus Cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, Come Out!” (John 11:43-44)
Then Lazarus was brought back to life.

Michael means “Who Is Like God”
Jesus is “Like God” (Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:3)
God says, “Who is like Me?” (Isaiah 44:6-8)
“Who is a God like You?” (Micah 7:18-19)

The Bible says, “No one has ever seen the Father at any time” (John 1:18; 5:37; 6:46). So all appearances of God in the Bible was Jesus before he was born into a human body. Many times he was called “the angel of the Lord.”

The Bible says God is a Spirit (John 4:24).
It also says God is invisible (1 Timothy 1:17).
So he needs a representative. Jesus is God’s representative.
The Word was God, and he was there at the beginning and created everything (John 1:1).
Then he became flesh and lived with us here on earth (John 1:14).
God created a human body for him to live in then placed him in Mary’s womb (Luke 1:26-35). That’s what the Father was referring to when he said, “This day, I have begotten you (Psalm 2:7; Hebrews 10:5; Micah 5:2).

1 Timothy 2:5 says, There’s only one mediator between God and mankind, and that’s Jesus who was called Michael before he was incarnated into a human body to be sacrificed for our sins.

Jesus, Michael, The Angel of God, and The Angel of The Lord, all refer to the Son of God.

In Exodus 3:1-2, 14, the “Angel of the Lord” appeared to Moses in the burning bush, and told him he was the “I AM.” When Jesus was here on earth, he said, “Before Moses was, I AM” (John 8:58-59). It was Jesus in the Burning Bush before he was called Jesus. He told Moses to take off his shoes because the ground where he was standing was holy. In Joshua 5:13-15 the Captain of the Lord’s host appeared to Joshua and told him the same thing. The ground wasn’t holy in itself, the presence of God is what made it holy. So this was also Michael/Jesus.

In Genesis 16:7, 11, the “Angel of the LORD” told Hagar that he would increase her seed. Angels don’t have that power. It was God/Michael/Jesus.

In Genesis 22:11-18, the “Angel of the LORD,” speaking of himself, said he would bless Abraham because he had not withheld his son from him. It was God/Michael/Jesus.

In Exodus 23:20-23, the “Angel of the Lord” was sent to guard Israel. God said, “Obey him and do not be rebellious toward him because he will not pardon your transgressions since my name is in him.

The Angel of the LORD camps around those who fear him, and rescues them (Psalm 34:7). We are to fear only God, not angels. The Angel of the LORD is God/Michael/Jesus.

So, there you have it. The Bible shows that Jesus is God, and he created everything. It shows that he has always existed, and has been interacting with humans since he created us. He is called Michael, the angel of the Lord, the Captain of the Lord’s army, the Prince of Peace, the Son of God, the Son of man, and many other names in the Old Testament. 

He is the King of kings, and the Lord of lords, and he will return soon to take his children home. I hope you’re one of his children. If you’re not, then please repent of your sins, and ask him to save you. Then prepare to meet him face-to-face when he returns. If I don’t see you before, I’ll see you then.

*For more about Jesus before he was born on earth, read the article One God.

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THE ALIENS WILL SOON RETURN

I’ve always been interested in space. I remember learning about the planets, the stars, and the galaxies in school. It was so interesting to know there was so much out there beyond our little world. Then I heard about UFOs, and aliens. That was interesting, too. A little scary, but interesting. I wondered many times if there were aliens on other planets and if I would ever meet any.

When I was eight years old, I had a frightening dream. My sister and I were abducted by aliens. That dream returned, often, over, and over again for more than thirty years. During that time, I tried to make some kind of sense of it. Had we really been abducted by aliens? Were these repressed memories manifesting themselves in my dreams? What I finally found out was shocking. I’ll put a link to the full story at the end of this post.*

I’m still interested in aliens, space, and science. I sometimes watch TV shows about aliens and UFOs. There used to be TV shows where people who believed they had been abducted by aliens could share their stories. Those were very interesting and I would watch them every chance I got. Those stories were similar to mine and that kept me watching, hoping to get some answers.

There are still shows about UFO sightings. I watch some of those when I can. One of the things that confused me for years was that so many of these stories about UFO sightings, and alien abductions contradicted others. Sure, some of them were proven to be fake, so that explained a few things, but many others have never been proven to be true or false.

I've been a Christian now for many years. In reading the Bible, and communicating with God through prayer, many things have become clear to me. I gained a new perspective on things concerning space, aliens, and science. I realized that God is what’s missing from the equation many times when people try to understand things in this world, and in space.

I find it interesting that people believe in aliens but refuse to believe in God. Some even believe that aliens came here in the distant past, and somehow created humans. I believe it, too. That was God. It wasn’t little green or gray men from another planet. It was God. From heaven. Many ancient tales talk about beings from the stars coming and interacting with humans. Most legends come from something that actually happened like the legends of dragons. They were real. We call them dinosaurs today. In almost every culture, there’s a story about the biblical flood. The details differ from tale to tale but they all come from something that actually happened.

The beings from the stars are actually angels, and not all of them are good. Some of them are evil. Most people know the story of Satan and his angels who were kicked out of heaven. The Bible tells us that they and the holy angels have been interacting with mankind since God created the world.

I do believe there are other people on other planets outside our solar system. There is probably at least one inhabited planet in each of the trillions of galaxies spread throughout the universe. They are so far apart and so far from us, though, I doubt they could ever come here. Why would God allow them to come to our sin-cursed world anyway?

What about all those UFO sightings, then? Many of them have been well explained, but some are still a mystery. I won’t say it’s nothing or try to explain it all away because too many people have seen these things. The Bible says Satan is very smart, and he hates God and us. He has plans to destroy us, and he’ll use anything he possibly can to do that. He uses dinosaur bones to make people believe in evolution. That destroys people’s faith in God, and his holy word because evolution puts death before sin when the Bible clearly says death came into the world because of Adam’s sin. Maybe Satan is using UFOs, and aliens to distort some other truth about God. I don’t know.

What I do know is this; If we understand that God created everything, and we study the Bible, many mysteries are cleared up. I know we’ll never understand everything, but when we put God back into the equation, many things make more sense.

God made the world. He created mankind on the earth, and God is in charge. Many refuse to acknowledge that fact because they don’t want to do what he says. They don’t want to be accountable to him, so they look for any other answer except God. Don’t be one of those people. Give God the credit for what he has done. Give him the praise and glory he deserves. Get to know him, and his Son, Jesus, through prayer and Bible study. Give your life, and your whole self to him. Serve him, help others to know him, and be prepared for his soon return. When the trumpet sounds, and he appears in the sky, you’ll be glad you did.

*Abducted By Aliens

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DREAMS FROM GOD

I’ve had many dreams in my lifetime. Some, I didn’t remember at all when I woke up, and some faded soon after I awoke, before I could think too much about them. But, many of them, I still remember, like it was yesterday.

I remember some dreams that I really don’t think meant anything, and I’ve had several where it was pretty clear why I dreamed them. I’ve had many dreams that I’m sure came straight from Satan, or at least from his evil forces, and I’ve had several dreams that I know for sure came straight from God.

If you’ve been following my blog you know that I was raised in church. When I was sixteen years old, I quit going to church and began a three-year romance with alcohol and drugs.

One night I had one of those dreams that I know came from God. I remember it in great detail. In the dream, it appeared to be mid-afternoon in late Spring or early Summer. It was a lovely day, and everything was so green and beautiful. The sun was bright and warm, but there was a nice calm breeze. I was standing outside near a big oak tree, next to a field connected to the wood line. The wind started blowing a bit harder and quickly grew. It soon became so windy that the big oak tree was being blown back and forth like a small bush.

I heard the long blast of a trumpet. At that point, I knew exactly what was happening. Jesus was returning for his people. As I looked up, the sky changed color, and I saw the Face of God filling the sky. Then I saw Jesus descending from heaven.

I fell on my knees and cried out to God. I said, “No! Please, not now, God! I’m not ready! I’m not ready!”

That’s where the dream ended. I’m sure no one needs a degree in dream interpretation to understand what God was telling me.

Then, one day cousin invited me to go to church with him, so I did. Later that year I met Jesus and gave my life to him, and then I received another dream from God.

This time the sky was clear and everything was calm and so quiet. I was walking over some big white rocks beside a body of water. Jesus was walking with me, holding my hand. I could feel his love for me, and I felt so peaceful and happy. It was the best feeling I had ever felt. That was the dream.

Many years have passed since I had that dream, and Jesus has never left me to walk alone. At times, I’ve let go of his hand, but he’s always been there to pick me up and dust me off when I’ve fallen. He’s always there for me; when things are going well, and when the road gets rough. Things are not perfect, and I know they never will be here in this sinful world, but someday the troubles of this world will be over, and we’ll live in a perfect world with no more tears, no more pain, and no more death. I’m longing for that time, more and more each day.

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THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD

The resurrection of the dead is a key doctrine of Christianity, and the blessed hope for all Christians the world over (Titus 2:13, 1 Peter 1:3, Acts 24:15, Romans 8:22, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 1 John 3:2), but this is another one of those controversial doctrines of the Bible. Even though there are many, many passages of scripture dedicated to it, there are many different teachings on the subject, but there can only be one truth. The only way to know that truth is to study God’s word with a prayerful heart and an open mind, and by putting aside ALL preconceived ideas. With that in mind let’s see what the Bible really says about this very important subject.

1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 
15. For this, we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will not prevent (precede/go before) those who are asleep. 
16. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and THE DEAD IN CHRIST WILL RISE first. 
17. Then, we who are alive and remain will be taken up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will be with the Lord for ever.

These verses tell us a few things that will happen at the second coming of Jesus. Notice carefully verse 15. Paul plainly says that what he is telling us comes from the Lord. He says the Christians who are alive at the coming of the Lord WILL NOT go up before the dead Christians. The LIVING and the DEAD Christians will all be TAKEN UP together to meet the Lord in the air, at the RESURRECTION.

2 Peter 3:10-12 
10 But THE DAY OF THE LORD will come like a THIEF IN THE NIGHT, in which the HEAVENS WILL PASS AWAY with a LOUD NOISE, and THE ELEMENTS WILL MELT with EXTREME HEAT. The EARTH ALSO and the works that are in it WILL BURN UP. 
11 Seeing then that ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE DISSOLVED, what manner of persons should you be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting to the coming of the day of God, when THE HEAVENS BEING ON FIRE WILL BE DISSOLVED, and the elements will melt with extreme heat?

So, at the second coming, the heavens and the elements will be destroyed by fire. This means there will be no atmosphere, which means there will be no air to breathe. So no life can exist on earth after the second coming of Jesus.

Job 14:10-12
10 But man dies and wastes away. Yes, man gives up the ghost, and where is he? 
11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decays and dries up, 
12 So man lies down and rises not. UNTIL THE HEAVENS ARE NO MORE, THEY WILL NOT AWAKE NOR BE RAISED out of their sleep.

Job tells us the resurrection will not happen until the heavens “PASS AWAY.” So the resurrection happens at the END OF THE WORLD when the earth and the atmosphere are burned up.

Let’s look at the parable of the wheat and the weeds, then Jesus himself will tell us the meaning.

Matthew 13:24-30
24 Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went his way. 
26 But when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit, then the weeds appeared also. 
27 So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where then did these weeds come from? 
28 He said to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Then do you want us to go and gather them up? 
29 But he said, No, lest while you gather up the weeds, you also root up the wheat with them. 
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, Gather together first the weeds, and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.

Now, look what Jesus said the parable means.

Matthew 13:36-43

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house, and his disciples came to him and said, DECLARE TO US THE PARABLE OF THE WEEDS IN THE FIELD. 
37 He answered and said to them, HE THAT SOWS the good seed is THE SON OF MAN; (Jesus) 
38 THE FIELD is THE WORLD; THE GOOD SEED are the CHILDREN OF THE KINGDOM, but THE WEEDS are THE CHILDREN OF THE WICKED ONE; 
39 THE ENEMY that sowed them is THE DEVIL; THE HARVEST is THE END OF THE WORLD, and the REAPERS are THE ANGELS.

Jesus said the harvest is the end of the world. Look what he said will happen at the end of the world.

40 Therefore, as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire; so will it be at the END OF THE WORLD.
41 The Son of man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and those who do iniquity; (Sin) 
42 And will throw them into a furnace of fire: there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 
43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.

Notice the SAVED and the WICKED both are still here together at the END OF THE WORLD. They are separated AT the END OF THE WORLD. Not Pre-Trib, not Mid-Trib. Not before the end, but AT THE END OF THE WORLD. The Second Coming and the Rapture is the same event; the end of the world.

When did the sister of Lazarus think the resurrection would be?

John 11:23-24
23 Jesus saith to her, Your brother will rise again.
24 Martha saith to him, I know that he will rise again in THE resurrection at the last day.

Martha believed this because it’s what Jesus taught. (John 6:39, 40; John 6:44, 54; John 12:48)

1 Corinthians 15:51-55
51 Behold, I show you a mystery; We will not all sleep (die), but we will all be changed, 
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, AT THE LAST TRUMPET: for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed. 
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 
54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, THEN will be brought to pass the saying that is written, DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY.
55 O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?

1 Corinthians 15:26
26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.

Compare 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 with the last two passages we just read, 1 Corinthians 15:51-55 and 1 Corinthians 15:26, and you will see something interesting. DEATH is destroyed at the second coming. Add Rev. 20:12-15 and we get a pretty clear picture. This means no one can die seven years later, and no one can die a thousand years later. This is the end. There’s no more death after the second coming, which is the end of the world.

Look at these next few passages carefully.

Luke 14:13-14
13 But when you make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
14 And you will be blessed; for they cannot repay you: for you will be repaid at THE resurrection of the just.

Acts 24:15
15 And I have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there will be A resurrection of the dead, BOTH of the JUST and UNJUST.

Daniel 12:2
2 And many of them that SLEEP IN THE DUST of the earth will wake up, SOME TO EVERLASTING LIFE, and SOME TO SHAME AND EVERLASTING CONTEMPT.

These few verses have been used by some as proof texts to say there will be two resurrections from the dead. One where the Children of God rise and another where the wicked dead will rise a thousand years later. The Bible does mention the First and Second Resurrection in Revelation chapter 20. In the article called “First and Second Death, First and Second Resurrection” we saw from the Bible that we are all dead in sin, and the First Resurrection is when we are BURIED with Christ in baptism and RAISED as a new creature from the First Death, which Adam brought upon the world by disobeying God. Please read that short study at the link below, to understand this study more clearly.

First and Second Death, First, and Second Resurrection

Seeing that the First Resurrection is Spiritual, then there can only be One Physical Resurrection. As we look at the following verses carefully, we’ll see the last three verses we looked at do not show two separate resurrections, but one resurrection with two different classes of people: the Saved and the Lost.

John 5:28-29
28 Marvel not at this: for THE hour is coming, in which ALL that are in the graves will hear his voice, 
29 And ALL will come forth. They that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

Notice carefully that Jesus said THE hour is coming when ALL will come up out of their graves. Again, this is not two resurrections. It is one resurrection with two different classes of people being raised at the same time; The Saved and the Lost. Read Luke 14:13-14, Acts 24:15, Dan. 12:2 again. Then look at the next verse.

Revelation 1:7
7 Behold, he will come with clouds, and EVERY EYE will see him: even those who pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth will wail before him, Even so, Amen.

Every Eye means every eye. Everyone on earth. Even the dead. This is not a special resurrection for those who killed Jesus, this is the Second Coming when both the Saved and Lost will be resurrected to join the Saved and the Lost who are still alive, and we ALL will witness the return of Jesus in the clouds with power and great glory. (Luke 21:27; Matthew 24:30; Mark 13:26)

Look what else Jesus said about THE Resurrection.

Matthew 12:41
41 The men of Nineveh WILL RISE in judgment WITH this generation and WILL CONDEMN IT because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and, behold, One greater than Jonah is here.

Nineveh repented and was Saved. Jesus said they would be resurrected WITH that generation, and condemn it because they had not repented. More proof that the Saved and the Lost rise at the same time. ONE RESURRECTION, TWO CLASSES OF PEOPLE.

Let's look at one more verse to tie it all together.

2 Timothy 4:1
1 So I urge you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus, Christ, who will judge the LIVING and the DEAD at his appearing and his kingdom;

It will all take place at the same time: the Second Coming/Rapture. The atmosphere will be destroyed, and both the Saved and the Lost will be resurrected. The Saved will get new bodies. The earth will be destroyed, and the Lost will burn up with the earth. This is Hell Fire. It all happens at The End Of The World.

First and Second Death, First, and Second Resurrection

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