In FATHER’S Master Plan includes uniting HIS Son with His Bride!
Paul was given detailed revelation concerning this portion of FATHER’S Master Plan and he wrote about various aspects of uniting the Bride of Christ with Our Lord Jesus.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Corinthians chapter 15:
50 Now, I tell you this, my brothers and sisters, flesh and blood are not able to inherit God’s Kingdom realm, and neither will that which is decaying be able to inherit what is incorruptible.
51 Listen, and I will tell you a Divine mystery: not all of us will die, but we will all be transformed.
52 It will happen in an instant—in the twinkling of His Eye. For when the last trumpet is sounded, the dead will come back to life. We will be indestructible and we will be transformed.
53 For we will discard our mortal “clothes” and slip into a body that is imperishable. What is mortal now will be exchanged for immortality.
54 And when that which is mortal puts on immortality, and what now decays is exchanged for what will never decay, then the Scripture will be fulfilled that says: Death is swallowed up by a triumphant victory!
55 So death, tell me, where is your victory? Tell me death, where is your sting?
56 It is sin that gives death its sting and the law that gives sin its power.
57 But we thank God for giving us the victory as conquerors through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One.
58 So now, Beloved ones, stand firm, stable, and enduring. Live your lives with an unshakable confidence. We know that we prosper and excel in every season by serving the Lord, because we are assured that our union with the Lord makes our labor productive with fruit that endures.
There are three different transformations that take place. First, our spirit is transformed when we receive Jesus Christ as Our Lord and Savior.
Paul also wrote in 2nd Corinthians chapter 5:
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
This is an immediate transformation.
Secondly, our mindset must be transformed, and this is a progressive work.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit Romans chapter 12:
1 Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? To surrender yourselves to God to be His Sacred, living sacrifices. And live in Holiness, experiencing all that delights His Heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship.
2 Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in His Eyes.
Changing our mindset takes time and it is done by focusing on and obeying The Word rather than following the world’s path. Each of us has the choice to progress or digress and hinder our development. We can even stop and reverse the process. It is our choice to the path we take.
The third transformation is the one all true believers crave: our new bodies!
Once again, Paul wrote in 2nd Corinthians chapter 5:
2 We inwardly sigh as we live in these physical “tents,” longing to put on a new body for our life in Heaven,
3 in the belief that once we put on our new “clothing” we won’t find ourselves “naked.”
4 So, while living in this “tent,” we groan under its burden, not because we want to die but because we want these new bodies. We crave for all that is mortal to be swallowed up by Eternal life.
5 And this is no empty hope, for God Himself is the One Who has prepared us for this wonderful destiny. And to confirm this promise, He has given us the Holy Spirit, like an engagement ring, as a guarantee.
We don’t know when this third aspect of transformation will occur, but it will be instantaneous. We will be caught up in the twinkling of an eye! According to Quantum Physics, the time equates to l0-43 seconds. That is 1/10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 of a second.
Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Thessalonians chapter 4:
16 For the Lord Himself will descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up (harpazo) together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
18 Therefore comfort one another with these Words.
The word harpazo means to seize, carry off by force; to seize on, claim for one’s self eagerly; to snatch out or away. We will meet Him in the clouds (or air) at the time of the harpazo. At this time, He will take His Bride away before the time of judgment arrives. I will go into greater detail about the judgment in the next writing.