What A Glorious Day!
"In the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,
the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we
shall be changed."
1 Corinthians 15:52
When the Montgolfier brothers first demonstrated the
possibilities
of flight with their hot air balloon in 1783, they sent it aloft
without
passengers. It traveled higher than five thousand feet into the
sky
and stayed up for ten minutes. There was much discussion about
taking humans to the air, but no one knew how the altitude would
affect them. King Louis suggested experimenting with prisoners,
but the brothers instead sent up the balloon with a sheep, a duck,
and a rooster. The trio survived the flight with no ill effects, and on
November 21, 1783, the first human flew into the air. The man,
Pilâtre de Rozier, did just fine—though he later died in a
balloon accident over the English Channel.
One day soon, we’re going to soar into the heavens,
and no helium or hot air is needed, just the magnetism
of mercy. We’ll instantly, safely, gloriously, incorruptibly
be caught up to the sky to
meet the Lord in the air. Think
of the glorious sensation. Think of the suddenness.
No wonder why we call it the Rapture!
What a glorious day it will be!
"Walking with the Lord and then suddenly there
in the presence of the Lord forever! My soul…
what a day, what a day!"
W. A. Criswell
