Today: 2026-07-05
RAPTURE: THE TRUMP OF GOD
Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:16
Emphasis: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God… (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
Narration:
In ancient times, trumpets were blown with hidden messages depending on the situation (1 Corinthians 14:8). Apostle Paul gave a hint of the “encoded nature” of the trumpet’s sound by referring to it as the “the last trump” (1 Corinthians 15:52). It is worthy of our interest that all along, God has been speaking with the clear voice of grace to the world, but His last message (in the sound of a trump) will be a sound only audible to His Church.
It will be the trump of Jehovah, from heaven and it will be only for those who are His (2 Timothy 2:19). A required condition for understanding the language and code of the kingdom is citizenship of heaven. We must belong to where we intend to spend eternity. As Apostle Paul noted, our conversation (lifestyle) is in heaven (Philippians 3:20). The point is that immediately we become Christians, we get a new identity, and our lives are expected to be ruled by the laws of Christ’s eternal government. We answer to heaven and walk by its principles. The word of God becomes our ultimate code of conduct through life and as we walk in God’s fear, His secret things are revealed to us (Psalms 25:14).
Those who will decode the last trump are believers who will remain in fellowship with Christ till the end. It is, therefore, not surprising that in his last prayer for the Corinthians, Paul asked that the communion (fellowship) of the Spirit be with them (2 Corinthians 13:14). We should always hold on to that prayer.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, please tune my heart to Your will and my ears to the frequency of heaven, so that I may hear You always; I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
A publication of: The World International Sacred Peace Movement - Grouped Soul.
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