1 Thessalonians 4:17

The Comfort Of The Lord's Return

¹⁶ For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, and the voice of the archangel, and trump of God. And the dead in Christ shall arise first: ¹⁷ then shall we which live and remain, be caught up with them also in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so shall we ever be with the Lord. ¹⁸ Where-fore comfort yourselves one another with these words.

Meet the Lord in the Air

On Earth

To the Lord

Christ

1 Corinthians 15:52

and that in a moment, and in the twinkling of an eye, at the sound of the last trumpet. For the trumpet shall blow, and the dead shall rise incorruptible: And we shall be changed.

Revelation 11:12

And they heard a great voice from heaven, saying unto them, "Come up hither." And they ascended up into heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.

John 12:26

If any man minister unto me, let him follow me: and where I am, there shall also my minister be. And if any man minister unto me, him will my father honour.

Acts 1:9

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up: and a cloud received him up out of their sight.

1 Kings 18:12

And as soon as I am gone from thee, the spirit of the LORD shall carry thee away, whither I shall not know: and then when I have gone and told Ahab, and then he can not find thee, he shall slay me. And yet I thy servant have feared the LORD from my young age.

2 Kings 2:11

And as they went walking and talking, behold, there came a chariot of fire and horses of fire and put them asunder. And Elijah went up in the whirlwind to heaven.

2 Kings 2:16

And they said unto him, "See, there be among thy servants fifty lusty men; let them go and seek thy master: haply the spirit of the LORD hath taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or in some valley." And he said, "Send not."

Psalm 16:11

Thou shalt show me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy, and at thy righthand there is pleasure for evermore.

Psalm 17:15

They have children at their desire, and leave the rest of their substance for their babes. But as for me, I shall behold thy presence in righteousness: and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.

Psalm 49:15

But God shall deliver my soul from the power of hell, when he receiveth me. Selah.

Psalm 73:24

Thou leadest me with thy counsel, and afterward receivest me unto glory.

Isaiah 35:10

And the redeemed of the LORD shall convert, and come to Zion with thanksgiving. Everlasting joy shall they have, pleasure and gladness shall be among them. And as for all sorrow and heaviness, it shall vanish away.

Isaiah 60:19-20

The Sun shall never be thy day light, and the light of the Moon shall never shine unto thee: but the LORD himself shall be thine everlasting light, and thy God shall be thy glory.

Daniel 7:13

I saw in a vision by night, and behold, there came one in the clouds of heaven like the Son of Man - which went unto the Ancient of Days, before whom they brought him.

Matthew 26:64

Jesus said to him, "Thou hast said. Nevertheless I say unto you, hereafter shall ye see the son of man sitting on the righthand of power, and come in the clouds of the sky."

Mark 14:62

And Jesus said, "I am. And ye shall see the son of man sit on the righthand of power, and come in the clouds of heaven."

John 14:3

And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again: and receive you even unto myself, that where I am, there may ye be also.

John 17:24

"Father, I will that they, which thou hast given me, be with me where I am: that they may see my glory which thou hast given me. For thou lovedest me before the making of the world.

Acts 8:39

And as soon as they were come out of the water, the spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; that the chamberlain saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing:

2 Corinthians 5:8

Nevertheless we are of good comfort, and had rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:2-4

I know a man in Christ above fourteen years agone - whether he were in the body I cannot tell, or whether he were out of the body I cannot tell; God knoweth - which was taken up into the third heaven.

Philippians 1:23

I am constrained of two things. I desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which thing is best of all:

1 Thessalonians 4:15

And this say we unto you in the word of the Lord, that we which live and are remaining in the coming of the Lord, shall not come before they which sleep.

2 Peter 3:13

Nevertheless, we look for a new heaven, and a new earth, according to his promise, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Revelation 1:7

Behold, he cometh with clouds, and all eyes shall see him: and they also which pierced him. And all kindreds of the earth shall wail. Even so, amen.

Revelation 7:14-17

And I said unto him, "Lord, thou knowest." And he said unto me, "These are they which came out of great tribulation and made their garments large, and made them white in the blood of the lamb:

Revelation 12:5

And she brought forth a man child, which should rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her son was taken up unto God, and to his seat.

Revelation 21:3-7

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them. And they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God.

Revelation 21:22-23

And there was no temple therein. For the Lord God almighty and the lamb are the temple of it.

Revelation 22:3-5

And there shall be no more curse, but the seat of God and the lamb shall be in it: and his servants shall serve him.