Be Encouraged

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with Me that you also may be where I am"- John 14:3 (NIV).

"The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord" (Acts 2:20). Preceding the sun becoming black as sackcloth and the full moon turning the color of blood, there will be a great earthquake. The heavens will proclaim the return of Jesus by casting the stars down upon the earth. Every mountain and island will be removed on this fateful day (Revelations 6:11-14). Sounds frightening, but there will be a triumphant smile on every Christian face. We know what comes next! That day, the trumpet will sound and Jesus will descend from heaven with a commanding shout! The dead will rise and the living will be caught up together to meet the Lord in the air. "Therefore encourage one another with these words" (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18).