When We See Jesus in Midair
There has never been a more spectacular sight than when we see Jesus Calling for His Bride! I’ve been reading about the ancient city of Alexandria before the time of Christ. Their great drama of pageantry marching down the Ceremony Boulevard called “Canopic Way” appeared and sounded from another world. Yet nothing of human history will match seeing the great Bridegroom with His innumerable Living Creatures, Cherubims and Seraphims plus the host of heaven descend from Heavenly Jerusalem. The sky will dazzle with beauty beyond the pale of this world system.
Every expression of Heaven’s beauty will be manifest in this long prophesied moment. David spoke by the Holy Spirit of the Rapture and Christ’s appearance with the following words, “All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the Ivory places, whereby they have made thee glad.” (Psalms 45:8) That great city that Apostle Paul declared an unnamed man (Actually himself) had seen will be gleaming in the backdrop. He spoke of it as in the third heavens and our Bible indicates that the second heavens will vanish so this city of Ivory will be gleaming in the sky.
This Apostle had never lacked for words but was rendered incapable of describing the glory he witnessed. He would not allow himself to identify that he was the man to behold such splendor.“I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body: I cannot tell; whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body: I cannot tell: God knoweth;) How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.” (II Corinthians 12:2-5)
We must believe that all the matchless glory of Heaven will accompany this eternal Son of God as the Father sends Him to possess His Raptured Bride. There has never been an entourage as will accompany this Triumphant King. He keeps His promise to His disciples. “Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” (St. John 14: 1-3)
We will not view Him as the Son of man, but as both Son of Man and Son of God. He will be clothed in the glory He had with the Father before this world began. “And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.” (John 17:5) When He descends to meet His Bride we will see the same glory that John saw in the first chapter of Revelation. Listen as John describes the details of his vision and drama that was revealed to him. “And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.” (Revelations 1:12-13)
The Son of God was given a name which is above every name by His Father and the first title was that of the Eternal High Priest that dwells in the Holy of Holies. The beauty of this office is far superior to an earthly priest and His attire was witness to the same. “His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.” (Revelations 1:14-15)
He is the ancient of days and His entire person is clothed with a manifestation of the Divine that we as earthly souls cannot grasp. When we see Him this state of His being will startle us to speechlessness. His knowledge of us will make every weakness magnified a thousand times. The only grace that can stand before Him will be Divine Grace. His voice will sound like a thousand orchestras. Beauty and clarity will be of a Divine quality.
When careless people talk of going in this Rapture they know nothing of the true reality of His Holiness. There is a multitude of people that talk of this event like it is just another party or earthly celebration. This hour will be the culmination of six thousand years of prophecy and it will be a moment of sheer splendor for the righteousness, but unsurpassed terror for the impure and sinful. The foolish virgins will be left with nothing but a sad knocking on a closed door.
The very atmosphere of this Glorious day will be full of awesome righteousness. The wicked will search for a hiding place. We will see Him as He is and His glory will leave no doubt of His external plans for His own. Jesus Christ Himself prophesied, “For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” (Matthew 24:27)
The midair above us will be the Hallelujah Boulevard where the Bridegroom will appear with His Heavenly entourage. The unholy will flee in terror while the righteous arise to join the grandeur. One writer spoke of the righteous dead being as “dust that sings”. Paul said of the living saints, “The mortal shall put on immortality.” Ready or not, here He comes!
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Travis
Yess!!! Amen brother Chambers! Wow what a moment that’ll be. Look up for our redemption draweth nigh,
He has that Book of Remembrance open, He knows who is ready and on fire!! Praise the Lord!!!
Awesome and Inspiring article brother, as always!
Dennis Lucas
Fine message. It is true!
Byron
PTL, we will sing, thank you again bro. Chambers for reminding ‘us’ of that ‘Bless-ed’ Hope Event! It will be interesting how ‘they’ will vote in Sept on dividing Jerusalem, I could be mistaking, but if ‘they’ agree to this 7year period of division (Jerusalem, Jews & Palestine) it would suggest that it will be the beginning of the ‘tribulation’ which also means that we ‘clay babies’ should be hearing the Shofar very soon and we will Sing!
Ed Wood
Sometimes it is not always easy to sort out the sequence of events in prophecy. For example Jesus only quoted the very beginning of what is now Isaiah 61, verse 1 and part of verse 2 (Luke 4:16-19) as being fulfilled at that very time. The rest of Isaiah is future even to our time even though it is contiguous in his writings.
Likewise the marvelous description Pastor Joseph gave us is something I believe all followers of Jesus will one day see, but it may not occur at the Rapture and I do not believe those who are left behind will see any of this though they may be aware that “something” unusual is happening in the sky, though with the level of spiritual blindness these days, even this may escape their attention. But the sudden simultaneous disappearence of millions will certainly be evident, however.
The Bible does tell us that we will be changed and will meet Jesus in the air (1 Corinthians 15:35-54; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18). After this, i believe we will be conducted to that place of incredible splendor he prepared for us in his Father’s house (John 14:2-3).
At the very end of the Tribulation, after dealing with evil for all time, God recreates the universe, including the Earth, onto which the New Jerusalem arrives.
So, though Christians may have differing views of the timing, we should all agree that all these things will come to pass.
Thanks, Pastor Joseph, for giving us an inspiring look at what lies ahead for we who believe. In this dark world, it is certainly a welcome reminder.
jaimie
Dear Pastor,
Amen, Amen, when we see Him we will be like Him. The corruptible putting on the incorruptible. Our Blessed Hope revealed. our Faith Fulfilled, His Love shinning as The Morning Star in our Hearts.
A very uplifting article Pastor, kinda makes one want to look up
God Bless All my Christian Brethren
jaimie
georgette
Dear pastor Chambers,
You have done it again!!!
You give us a taste of Heaven while we are still here on earth, and I am sure many, many of
our brothers and sisters in Christ cannot wait for this moment, which I hope from all my heart
to be soon.
May our Almighty God richly pour His grace upon you so you can be a blessing and touch the hearts
of multitudes of people who don’t know the sweetness of our Lord’s fellowship.
Blessings,
georgette
Dave
Dear Brother Joseph, you have presented a wonderful and magnificent picture of the Lord’s coming, I am unable to see with the tears in my eyes. Am I worthy? are any of us? the saints and martyrs of yesteryear “yes” How we have been these last twenty five years, how our lives have been toward God, The Lord Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit, and to eachother. We are not a people who walk in the footsteps of Jesus before the sinner any more. When Jesus comes, will He find Faith? will He be able to recognize His Bride? The dead in Christ “Yes” we that are alive! big questions must be asked and answered by each of us first, are we worthy to meet the Lord in the air? the answer is “No” I see it here where I live, none of us are ready, none of us are worthy, we all are like the five foolish virgins with no oil in our lamps, there are going to be many sore knuckles. Let us examine ourselves in the light of The Lord Jesus right now. I do not know what time we have left before The Lord’s return, let us make full use of the remaining time to get right with God.
RobiMac
Anxiously awaiting for that day…….AMEN!
Sheree D. Price
Oh I want to see Him, look upon His face!
There I’ll sing forever of His love and grace!
On the streets of glory, I will lift my voice!
Cares all past, home at last, ever to rejoice!!!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah to the Holy
Lamb of God! Who is this King of Glory? He is
The LORD STRONG and MIGHTY, The LORD
mighty in battle!!!
Oh Pastor Chambers, WOW!!! What a beautiful
message today! So wonderful…I’m just about to
explode….oh how I love my Jesus, can’t wait for
this incredible, awesome magnificent event to occur!!!
Just want everybody to get ready and get on the glory
train…look up my brothers and sisters, our
REDEMPTION is DRAWING NIGH!!!!!
Continued blessings to you and yours dear Pastor,
Love in Christ, Sheree Price
George E. Schwalm
I have a reoccuring dream of being raptured. Very soon now it will not be a dream! I watch the seconds tick by….
Robert
Yes it’s about to happen, On a day when you think not, I think that every day, how
can anyone vision in th twinkle of the eye, we are dressed and in the clowds,Ans so shall we
ever be with the LORD, I cant even imagine, I have seen nothing but the things that we see
every day, Paul cant even explain it, So how can I know. I just know it will happen
perhaps-2011
GOD bless
PS. but not may 21 at 6 pm haha
Brad
I had a dream back in 2009 and it was this: As a Christ, I like to look at the clouds and find myself thinking, “Is today the day?”. In the dream I was talking with somebody and out of the corner of my eye I saw the clouds, and they were especially beautiful. I thought the same think, smiled to myself and continued the conversation with whoever I was talking to. Then suddenly my head snapped to the sign as one would do when suddenly startled by something. I found myself looking at the sky, hairs of my arms and neck standing on end and asking, “Is it now? Is it now?” I no more that got the thoughts out when, “pffft!” I was gone, passed through the cloud, and beyond the stars. How beautiful a dream. I do not remember my dreams, but did remember this one. I asked the Lord why I would be blessed with such a dream and a still small voice whispered to my heart, “Because I am coming VERY soon”. Today it is my mission to share with any who will listen. Look around…Jesus IS coming soon! Shout it from the mountain tops. God bless you all! In Christ, Brad
Judy Plescia
May I always be ready for that special day. May I be worthy to join Our Savior.May I keep my faith strong while I see the world come to more sorrow and evil. God Bless Everyone
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