The Sound of the trumpet. I Thes. 4:13-18

One of the most beautiful yet at the same time mournful sounds,

Is the sound of a trumpet playing taps.

It is played for a fallen soldier.

But there is another trumpet that will sound

On the Last Day

When the angel of the Lord will blow his trumpet,

Not to lay the dead to rest,

But to awaken them.

And all those who have fallen asleep in the Lord

Will awaken from their slumbering place.

The sky will unfold,

And The stars will applaud Him,

As Christ comes in all of His glory on the clouds.

And the dead and the living shall behold Him face to face.

The trumpet will sound,

The choir of angels will sing.

The thunder will clap,

And the mountains will dance for joy.

And the sleeping will rise from their slumbering place.

And those who remain

Will be changed.

To be like the Risen Christ

In glory.

And there will be no more mourning or tears;

No more suffering or pain or death.

For the Lord will have come

And the symphony of Eternity will begin

With the choir or angels and archangels,

The seraphim and cherubim

And all the saints

singing the song of the Lamb.

Holy, Holy Holy is the Lord.

Blessed is He Who is coming.

Hosanna in the Highest!

And what we do here every Sunday is prepare!

We light the lamp of our Faith.

We refill our hearts and souls that have been emptied by the weariness and fatigue of this world.

So that like the Wise Virgins we can be ready to welcome the Lord

When we hear the trumpet sound!

God Bless

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