1 Thessalonians 4:17

The Comfort Of The Lord's Return

¹⁶ For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God's trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first, ¹⁷ then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever. ¹⁸ Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Meet the Lord in the Air

On Earth

To the Lord

Christ

1 Corinthians 15:52

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.

Revelation 11:12

I heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." They went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies saw them.

John 12:26

If anyone serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

Acts 1:9

When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.

1 Kings 18:12

It will happen, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD will carry you I do not know where; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can't find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.

2 Kings 2:11

It happened, as they still went on, and talked, that behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

2 Kings 2:16

They said to him, "See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up, and put him on some mountain, or into some valley. He said, "You shall not send them."

Psalm 16:11

You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 17:15

As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.

Psalm 49:15

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.

Psalm 73:24

You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Isaiah 35:10

The LORD's ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away."

Isaiah 60:19-20

The sun shall be no more your light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light to you: but the LORD will be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory.

Daniel 7:13

I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.

Matthew 26:64

Jesus said to him, "You have said it. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of the sky."

Mark 14:62

Jesus said, "I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky."

John 14:3

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

John 17:24

Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

Acts 8:39

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:2-4

I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I do not know, or whether out of the body, I do not know; God knows), such a one caught up into the third heaven.

Philippians 1:23

But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

1 Thessalonians 4:15

For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

2 Peter 3:13

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

Revelation 1:7

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

Revelation 7:14-17

So I said to him, "My lord, you know." He said to me, "These are the ones who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb's blood.

Revelation 12:5

She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. Her child was caught up to God, and to his throne.

Revelation 21:3-7

I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with man, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.

Revelation 21:22-23

I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.

Revelation 22:3-5

There will be no curse any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants serve him.