The Trumpets of Heaven

A group of believers wrote to the apostle Paul to express concern about family and friends who died before Jesus’ return. They questioned if these deceased saints would miss the joy and glory of His 2nd coming. All thru history, many have wrongly believed that on death, someone ceases to be.

So Paul wished to give a correct idea of what should be expected when Jesus returns. Naturally, what the apostle wrote wasn’t simply his very own opinion, but rather the truth that was revealed to him by God. First, we expect to hear some heavenly sounds – the shout of the Lord, the voice of the archangel, and the trumpet of God. Many folks believe that when we die, we enter a state of “soul sleep” till Jesus returns.

But it is not possible to be “absent from the body, present with the Lord” ( two Corinthians 5:8 ) if we are experiencing soul sleep. Put simply, we are going to be catapulted into the presence of almighty God in the twinkling of an eye.