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Fear of death, no fear but faith prevails



2 Corinthians 5:8 (KJV):  “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”

True life experience.  While out, I came across an acquaintance I had been with in a fellowship some time back.  His name is Bob, he reported that his wife of nearly fifty years had passed.  He explained his sorrow in her passing and then went on to say this.  

The personnel in the hospital knew by Bobs witness that they were both in Christ, believers of the gospel.  She, his wife was kept heavily sedated and was most always comatose.  Just before she passed, with in minutes of her departure she became totally, fully awake, an elated smile came over her face with an unnatural glow and then passed.  

I have always thought that when death comes those in Christ at that moment of passing experience the rapture.  They are removed from the bonds of time and are advanced miraculously to the eternal, they receive the experience of “shall be caught up” given in  1 Thessalonians 4:17. 

They also experience “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”
I have often thought and even said that I hope when I pass I will be completely awake and get to experience the tearing away, the parting of my mortal body and my eternal spirit.  Then to have the rapture revealed in visual understanding, seeing Jesus coming in the clouds of glory and forever being with Christ.  The trials and sorrows of life and then death consumed by the glory of the immortal.   

Bobs witnessed answer to that question of mine as to being coherent at death if in Christ.  I had asked this many years ago but had at that time not received an answer.  Now, much later have received the answer.  I have grown and God saw fit for my request to be revealed.  Thank You Jesus for now revealing the answer I sought. 

  

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