REWARDS OF THE SAVED PART II

Matt. 25:31-34 Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared
Rev. 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all thing

1 Peter 3:9 That ye are there unto called that ye should inherit a blessing

Here He summarized and described the events during which the saints received the gift of eternal life and the rewards of responsibilities in the Kingdom of God. Notice the time and location. The time element begins with Christ’s second coming in Glory. Christ is pictured as bestowing eternal life and an inheritance in the Kingdom of God.

Which ever saints, those called, are alive at whatever future time Christ returns will be changed to Spirits, “in the twinkling of an eye”, 1 Cor. 15:52) Immediately before this change in the living saints, all the dead in Christ will be resurrected with Spiritual bodies to life immortal. Both groups will ascend together as high as the clouds while Christ descends from His present heavenly location.

Rev. 11:15 The kingdoms of this world become the Kingdoms of Christ
Jude 14-15 He will rule this world with the saints
1 Thess. 4:16-17 The Lord will descend from heaven, the dead in Christ rise 1st
Matt. 24:30 They shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven
1 Thess. 1:7 The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His angels

From this moment all the resurrected saints are to be wherever Christ is to be. We see that when Christ comes from Heaven the dead in Christ rise up first, all those that have been dead for thousands of years now receive there reward. The Angels which will be with him will sound the trumpet and the dead in Christ will awake! Christ will descend in like manner as He was seen by His disciples, Acts 1:11. What a glorious sight!

Matt. 16:27 And then He shall reward every man according to his works
2 Cor. 5:10 For we all must appear before the judgment seat of Christ
Rev. 22:12 I come quickly, and my reward is with me
Psa. 62:12 For thou renders to every man according to his works

These scriptures indicate that the Rapture will be at the end of the age, at the last day, at the last trump, not before! John in Rev. 11:16 says that the sounding of the seventh trumpet, the last trumpet will be “the time of the dead” to be resurrected. God will then “give reward unto the saints.” Where, then, is there any room for the idea that before any of these trumpets sound the saints will have already been raptured to Heaven to be rewarded? Jesus made it clear that there will be no “Secret” coming before His coming in glory and with the Holy angels. It is agreed that the coming of Christ in glory with the Holy Angels is at the end of the age, Mark 8:38.

Matt. 6:10 Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in
Rev. 11:15 The kingdoms of this world becomes the kingdoms of the Lord
Micah 4:7 The Lord shall reign over them in Mount Zion forever

The Kingdom of God is to rule the world. It is not yet established, it is yet to come, but we are much closer than we think. What a glorious promise! If a man goes to his reward or punishment immediately at death, there would be no purpose in a resurrection, and who will rise first if all have risen already? We have seen at the sound of the trump those that lived for Christ will rise in the first resurrection! The kingdoms of this world will then be the Kingdom of our Lord. The coming of the kingdom, the last judgment, and the final reward of the servants of God happens to be the time of the Second coming of Christ.