1 Corinthians 15:51-52, The Trumpet Shall Sound

1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

The time when the church of Jesus Christ shall be taken to heaven (born-again believers both dead (asleep) and the alive) will be preceded by a trumpet sound. The Apostle Paul called it “the last trump”.

William MacDonald said well, “The last trumpet here does not mean the end of the world, or even the last trumpet mentioned in Revelation. Rather, it refers to the trumpet of God which will sound when Christ comes into the air for His saints (1 Thess. 4:16). When the trumpet sounds, the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. What a tremendous moment that will be, when the earth and the sea will yield up the dust of all those who have died trusting in Christ down through the centuries! It is almost impossible for the human mind to take in the magnitude of such an event; yet the humble believer can accept it by faith.”

Indeed, that joyous and glorious day will come when we would have completed our work on earth and meet our loved ones who have gone before us. While the Lord tarries, may we be strengthened by this hope to walk with Him. Amen.