1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Obviously, you can read. But your understanding of what you are reading is sorely lacking. The Bible was NEVER intended to be taken literally in most cases. There are a lot of Jewish metaphors, parables and hidden meanings that require the Holy Spirit to understand what was intended. You can't just read it and take every word quite literal. Well, you could, but that is how you end up with a false doctrine like the rapture. Paul, never taught a rapture. Men have taken what he said out of context and called it a rapture because they did the exact same thing you are doing by taking all the words literal.

1 Thess. 4: Most people start quoting at verse 15-17. But to understand what he is talking about you MUST start in verse 13-18. Because if you read only 15-16, and take it literally, you could come up with tis doctrine. But if you read the whole thing and understand, why he was saying this, and look at the bigger picture, it takes on a whole new meaning. Paul was being asked by new believers as to , "What happens when our loved ones die, who are believers??" He then answers them, Those who are dead in the ground, are not really dead, they are alive spiritually and their Spirit is already in Paradise awaiting the Resurrection of the dead. He calls these people the "Asleep" in Jesus.

He then tells them not to have sorrow, like the one's who have no hope. He then states that if you believe in Jesus, that he died and rose again, that when GOD returns, he will bring those who sleep with him. Remember I told you that the asleep are in Paradise?? When GOD comes back, he will bring these people with him. For this we say to you by the WORD of the Lord, so this is Jesus speaking, not Paul. That we who are alive now and walking around on planet earth, when God returns with all the passed saints, that we who are alive will not prevent them from returning. For God himself will descend from heaven, with a shout, and the voice of the Archangel and with the Trump of God. Can you hear that trump right now coming from my hands declaring the truth unto you and his coming??? And the "DEAD" in Christ shall rise first.

Didn't we just say that they that had passed on were the "Asleep" How are they now "DEAD"?? Because to be dead in Christ means that you have died to all the works of your own flesh. You have become dead to sins and trespasses by the Blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. We who are dead to sin (ONLY) will rise first. Or, to put it a better way will operated as Kings and Priests in his Kingdom. This is the 144,000 out of Revelation. The First-fruits unto God from mankind and we shall rule and reign with him in his throne for 1,000 years.

See, Paul knew this because he had already been to the 3rd heaven and had saw and heard things which were not lawful to utter. He understood the Revelation of the Seven Thunders. But he couldn't come right out and say what it was because God would not let him. So, he hid it in an enigma, this scripture and many others like it.

I can now declare these things in their fullness because I am the first of the 144,000. It is given unto me to declare the mystery of the "Seven Thunders". Christ in me, the hope of Glory. That is what Paul saw and what I now speak. Then the rest of the Saints who are alive on earth after the "Millennial Reign of Christ" in me, all the rest shall be also caught up into that same relationship with God. Caught up, simply means to be seized upon with great force. What that literally means that everyone alive after the Millennium, will be forced to come into God's Kingdom. "Free Will", will be no more!!

To meet all the ones who are returning to earth from Paradise with God, this GREAT CLOUD" of witnesses. To meet the Lord in the air. "AIR" means the air that we breathe that surrounds us. Not heaven or outer space. The reason that can happen is because the Devil, who is the Prince and holds power over the "AIR" realm has been cast down, has been bound and ultimately God will destroy at HIS coming. That happens at the end of the Millennium. And then we shall all live in his presence forever, right here on planet earth!!! Now, comfort one another with these words.

See, no flying off into heaven. Never leaving this planet. Heaven comes down here to earth and the New Jerusalem comes down out of heaven to earth.