<TITLE>32. Par 321-329</TITLE>L-321 In II Thessalonians, said, "I would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those that are asleep. For we say this to you, too, by the Commandments of the Lord, that the trumpet of God shall sound, and the dead in Christ shall rise first; we which are alive and remain," as the song said this morning, "shall be caught up together with them, to meet the Lord in the air."

L-322   The transforming Power of God, that's taken us from the chaos of science and education, and the things of the world, and the understanding of this modern day, has transformed us now into sons and daughters of God. And even death itself can never hold us in the grave. "We'll be changed, in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye."
"Oh, you mean to say?"

L-323 I mean to say that that's the Truth! Jesus, that Word stood on the earth, which was the Word, the One that was raised up, and raised Lazarus. He said, "I am the Resurrection and Life; he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die." There is no way to stop the living Word of God! It's got to rise again.

L-324   And from out of this chaos of this modern scientific Eden that we're living in, of culture and--and science and education, all this modern stuff, we'll rise! "This robe of flesh we'll drop, and rise and seize the everlasting prize," someday. We'll go through the air, and this will all be over. For the Word of God that's brought us from the modern thinking of our mind, transforming our mind into the renewing of our hearts towards God, and our spirits; that same Spirit that spoke that, has transformed us this far, and It also will take us into His Presence, into His Glory, with a glorified body.

L-325 "They shall build houses, they shall inhabit them. They shall plant vineyards." In all of our scientific search; we plant a garden, our sons come along and take the fruit from it, and his sons comes and takes it from him. And they plant, and another one eats; and they build, and another inhabit. "But long will be the days of My servants, they will be there and their offsprings with them. They will build, and another will not inhabit. They'll plant, and not another eat thereof." What? The very God, the very prophet that the Word of God said "a virgin shall conceive," promised us this!

L-326   How do we get it? We are potentially there right now, see, because God said so. It has to be. When He raised Lazarus there, said, "Don't think this is strange, for the hour is coming when all that's in the grave will hear the Voice of the Son of man, and shall come forth; some to shame, and some to Life."

L-327 What is it? Transforming, transforming by the Word of God, making us sons and daughters of God, and will also give us Life in the world to come. Oh, my! What more could I say? Listen not to other things.
Covet not this world's vain riches,
That so rapidly decay,
Build your hopes on things Eternal,
They will never pass away.
Hold to God's unchanging hand! (Let's sing it!)
Hold to God's unchanging hand! (Here it is!)
Build your hopes on things Eternal,
Hold to God's unchanging hand!
When our journey is completed,
If to God we have been true,
Bright and fair our home in Glory,
Our enraptured soul shall view.
Hold to God's unchanging hand! (Be transformed!)
Hold to God's unchanging hand!
Build your hopes on things Eternal,
Hold to God's unchanging hand!

L-328 Don't notice science, what it can prove, if it's contrary to the Word. See? Don't notice the church, what it says, if it's contrary to the Word.
For we hold to God's unchanging hand!

L-329 Times change, science changes. Hold that Hand that can't change!
Build your hopes on things Eternal,
Hold to God's unchanging hand.


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