All right, in Matthew 16 we see the profession of faith of Peter. Because it is so hard for even good church people to see the difference between the Gospel that the Twelve were saved by and the other Jews of that day, and for us today. We have to have our faith in that finished work of the cross-or His death, burial, and resurrection. I Thessalonians 4:14a “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,…” Now here is what I call the credentials for being in the Body of Christ, or to be involved in this great event. All right, then verse 14, we looked at it in the last half hour, but we’ll repeat it. ![]() We will be in that “lot,” or in that company. And all of our loved ones and our ancestors who before us became members of the Body of Christ are all involved in this company that Paul referred to in I Corinthians 15. But right now we’re dealing with the believers who are in the Body of Christ. ![]() And from thence, then, to their eternal doom in the Lake of Fire. Yes, even the lost are going to be resurrected to be brought before the Great White Throne bodily. Hopefully, we’ll see that in the next half hour, if not this one. They go to their doom to the place of torment waiting for their resurrection. Now the lost, of course, will do immediately the same. It stays conscious and waiting for this great event when they’ll receive the body. The minute physical death happens, the soul of a believer and the spirit go immediately into the presence of the Lord, conscious. There are certain false groups that refer to soul-sleep. Now there again, I think I made the point in the last taping. I Thessalonians 4:13a “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, (Now see, he’s talking to believers and not to the world in general.) concerning them who are asleep,…” Or who have died. So, here is our blessed hope, as Titus chapter 2 calls it. We may anyway, but let’s just hope and pray that the Lord will come sooner rather than later. ![]() We’d better hope that the Lord comes sooner rather than later, or we’re going to get our feet burned. It’s nothing but a slippery slope, and we’re on a downward slide. Because things are not going to get better. Because as the world’s situation is turning, I think everyone in this room (and I think most true believers) are anxiously awaiting this event. I Thessalonians chapter 4 and we’ll start at verse 13. We touched on it in the last part of the last program, but let’s look at it again. Okay, let’s just jump back in at the second portion of Scripture that deals with this main harvest, or the Rapture and the resurrection of the Body of Christ, which would be I Thessalonians 4. We’ve always charged $11, and that includes the postage. Why, you just call or write and we’ll get a copy out to you. We’ve still got plenty of them on hand, if you’re interested. Okay, I’m supposed to again remind our TV audience and those of you out there, we have one book. Because the Body of Christ is going to have the numbers for the main harvest, so far as I’m concerned. ![]() We’ve covered the firstfruits, and we’re now in the main harvest-which, I feel, is the resurrection and the Rapture of the Body of Christ. Okay, we’re going to continue on with this series of the Resurrections of the Just, as Jesus called it in John 5. Your mail-my mail time is the best time of the day. And again, for those of you joining us, we just appreciate so much your financial help and your prayers-everything. We’ll start half hour number three this afternoon. Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 3 * BOOK 82 THE RESURRECTION OF THE JUST - 3 Daniel 12:13 Okay, good to have you back again from a coffee break.
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