Manifestation of Sons of God

End-time Prophetic News and Expectations

Today’s Date

Secular calendar: 16 Dec 2020
God’s calendar: 1^st of Tevet, the 10^th month
- Today is the 7^th day of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication, which started on Kislev 25 and goes for 8 days

Today’s End-time Prophetic News

The 2020 USA Presidential Election

President Trump’s team is still contesting election results, so we don’t know how it will be resolved. But, either way (I believe) it will be bad for America:
- If Biden becomes president, the US government will continue Obama’s direction of rejecting national sovereignty. I expect Biden/Harris will surrender America’s sovereignty to a globalist cabal.
- If Trump remains in office, a civil war will erupt. America’s enemies will capitalize on this conflict, either attacking the US directly or siding with the rebels to bring foreign troops into the USA as UN peacekeepers under the Kigali Principle.

COVID-19 Pandemic

I believe COVID-19 is an engineered bioweapon intentionally released to destabilize global economies and governments as part of ‘The Great Reset’ to a global, digital economy and global governance.
- Who released it? See Caveat #1 under My Biblical Perspective below.
- Today’s snapshot of total global COVID-19 deaths: 1,638,339
- We’re entering the second wave of worldwide lockdowns as global daily COVID-19 deaths approach 14,000, an all-time high
- Secondary effects of the pandemic are even more catastrophic than the disease itself:
  - Economies are collapsing worldwide
  - Global food production and distribution systems threatened
  - Nearly half the world’s 3.3 billion workforce are at risk of being unable to feed their families or pay their rent
  - Growing depression and suicide rates. I wonder what negative psychological effects lockdowns and masks are having, especially on children?

Global Cyber Attack

After the COVID bioweapon, a global cyber attack will complete the destabilization of global economies and governments.
In July 2020 the head of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, prophetically said, “The COVID-19 crisis… would be seen as a small disturbance in comparison… to a major Cyber attack.”
This week the US Computer Information Security Agency disclosed a major cybersecurity event is now occurring: Since the spring of 2020 an unknown hacker group has been gaining access to computers and networks through Solarwind computer monitoring software. Most worldwide Fortune 500 companies and practically all international government agencies use this software in their computers.
- See a ‘partial’ Solarwinds customer list at the 8:00 minute mark in the video I hyperlinked in the paragraph above.
Hackers also stole FireEye Corporation’s world-class hacker tools. This is probably the same group of world-class hackers that compromised Solarwind software. If so, the hackers have all the tools and access they need to globally disrupt practically everything connected to the internet. This includes: banking, governments, militaries, electrical power grids, nuclear plants, civil infrastructure, etc.

My End-time Prophetic Expectations

Two Caveats

We need to remember that our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual principalities and powers. (Ephesians 6:12)
- Who are “the powers that be” in this world?
  - The whole world is under the power of the evil one, the Devil. (1 John 5:19) The Devil, who is the king of this world, offered all the kingdoms of this world and their glory to Jesus, if Jesus would fall at the Devil’s feet and worship him.
    - Jesus didn’t dispute the Devil’s authority over the earth’s human kingdoms when He refused the Devils offer. (Matthew 4:8-10)
  - Malicious angelic principalities are ‘princes’ under the Devil’s kingship. These angelic entities direct and empower human world leaders, such as presidents and CEOs. (Deuteronomy 32:8, Daniel 10:13, 20-21)
We must also remember that God isn’t an American, or a Brit, or a Russian, or Chinese, etc. His kingdom is not of this world, but it will soon rule over all the nations of the earth that survive the apocalypse that’s coming. (Zechariah 12:3, Matthew 25:31-45, Revelation 19:17-21)
- Therefore, our first allegiance must be to God’s kingdom—not our earthly nation.
  - Fellow disciples of Yeshua are my brothers and sisters, regardless of whether they’re Chinese, Russian, Nigerian, or any other nationality.
  - I’m a citizen of the USA, but hundreds of millions of my fellow Americans have declared themselves enemies of God and righteousness. Therefore, our national kinship is broken.

How do events in today’s news fit in God’s end-time plan?

How are current events fitting into the end-time prophetic timeline?
- We’re now seeing the 3^rd Horseman of the apocalypse. (‘Shortages’ in the diagram below)
  - COVID-19 released the specter of biological warfare on the earth.
    - COVID is causing increasing economic catastrophe and starvation
    - Gov’t controls: masks, curfews, lockdowns.
  - The global cyber attack just started. If my current Kingdom of God Transition Timeline is correct, this cyber attack will complete the destabilization of global economies and governments by Passover, in April 2021.

What do I expect to occur next in end-time events?

There are specific time periods detailed in the Bible books of Daniel and Revelation that make me certain the Great Tribulation will start on a Passover and end on a ‘Day of Atonement’ exactly 3.5 years later. As a result, I’m watching to see if the events below initiate the Great Tribulation during Passover Week in April 2021.

Since WWII America has been the world’s pre-eminent superpower. But now the end of America’s reign is in sight. Its superpower status will soon be neutralized through surrender (Biden), internal collapse (Trump), and/or attack by its external enemies.

Again, as of today we’re in the 3rd Horseman of Revelation: famine and shortages.

The Next End-time events?

The Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse

The 4^th horseman (Death) is next in the timeline. He will kill up to one-quarter (25%) of humanity.
- Surprise attacks against strategic targets using nuclear, biologic, and cyber weapons.
  - At a minimum, I expect the destruction (or emergency depopulation) of Washington DC, Moscow, and Beijing.
    - The goal (of the angelic principalities) is to cause a superpower leadership vacuum for their global Beast government to fill.
  - A coordinated cyber attack will prevent retaliatory strikes.
    - Intelligence agencies will be blinded and their communications will be cut.
    - Even if national leaders survive nuclear attacks they won’t know who to retaliate against.
    - It’s possible some nations will retaliate anyway; they’ll assume who struck them and retaliate ‘in the blind.’
- Military systems and communications will be sabotaged.

Global Effects of End-time Calamities

Worldwide economic collapse, necessitating a global digital currency under global governance.
Global Government – the Beast kingdom ascends into power.
- A global consortium (controlled by the Devil and his princes) steps out of the shadows to fill the leadership vacuum. Supernatural powers will convince mankind to follow these leaders. (Revelation 13:13-15)
  - It’s possible the new world leaders will have transhuman powers.
  - Or they may be ‘possessed’ by malicious angelic princes.
  - Or, if the angelic princes reveal themselves to mankind, it’s likely they’ll claim to be super-evolved aliens from another galaxy. Recent news releases seem to be preparing us for such an ‘alien’ unveiling.
- They’ll be perceived as the saviors of humanity. They’ll implement:
  - Digital identity.
  - Digital currency.
  - Biochip ID for every human.

Increasing Christian persecution (the 5^th seal)

The 6th Seal – a Global Cataclysmic Event

The 6^th Seal tells of a global cataclysmic event, perhaps a large asteroid strike, that strikes terror into all mankind.

So, What’s Next?

Will the 4^th, 5^th, and 6^thseals get opened by Passover in April 2021?
If so, the stage will be set for the Antichrist to begin his 3.5-year reign of tyranny. If it begins during Passover 2021 it will end on the Day of Atonement in September, 2024. This would end the Devil’s kingship over the nations and initiate the 1000-year reign of the Messiah Yeshua on the earth.
- The “abomination of desolation” will be the trigger event for the Antichrist to start the Great Tribulation.
- The 3.5-year Great Tribulation will be the most terrible time mankind has ever seen.
- But for Christian disciples there’s glory and hope during this time. During the Great Tribulation, God will be very active among His faithful disciples on the earth:
  - God will manifest His glory in 144,000 Sons of God.
  - An “innumerable” harvest of souls brought into heaven. These are likely new believers who suffer martyrdom by the Beast system.
  - “Two Witnesses” will testify against the Beast system and the Antichrist, warning people not to follow them and bringing plagues of judgment against the Devil’s realm. (Revelation 11:3-12)
If not, the end-time timeline, including the Antichrist, the Great Tribulation, and the beginning of the Messiah’s 1000-year reign will be delayed at least 3 years. In this event, the 7-year period from 2020 to 2027 is the next period that meets Biblical criteria to fulfill Daniel’s 70th week. Then, the Great Tribulation would begin during Passover week in 2024.

God’s kingdom come, His will be done, on earth as in heaven. Amen?

Anticipating Christian Pentecost

Early and Latter Rains

People in ancient Israel understood agricultural examples. They knew:

The early rain came in the autumn. It softened the hardened earth, enabling farmers to plow and plant their seeds.
The latter rain came in the spring. It ripened the grain, just in time before the big harvest.

The Early Rain Pentecost

The apostle James directly connects this symbol of Israel’s early and latter rains to the Lord’s return.

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the early and latter rains. You too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
James 5:7-8

The first century Pentecostal outpouring of God’s Spirit was the early rain.

In the early rain God gave us the Holy Spirit as ‘the earnest of our inheritance.’

The Earnest of Our Inheritance

ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession
Ephesians 1:14

This raises two questions:

The definition of earnest?
What is our inheritance?

Earnest of Our Inheritance?

An earnest is a pledge or down payment. It proves the buyer’s full intent to complete a transaction. In this case, it is God’s guarantee to us that He has accepted us and He will bring us into our inheritance.

What is Our Inheritance?

If the Spirit’s Pentecostal outpouring 2000 years ago was the earnest (or pledge) of our inheritance, what will our full inheritance look like?

Our Inheritance Includes Redemption

The Spirit of God is now “the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession.”

Redemption is: “The purchase back of something that had been lost, by the payment of a ransom.”
https://biblehub.com/topical/r/redemption.htm

How Were We Redeemed?

What did God pay for our ransom? God redeemed us by the blood of Jesus. At the throne of YHWH in heaven, this is the song the elders sing to the resurrected and glorified Lamb of God:

Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You redeemed for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.
Revelation 5:9

What are we redeemed from?

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Titus 2:14

The Greek word for iniquity literally means ‘without law.’ It means living outside the boundaries of God’s moral will for us. Since the early rain of Pentecost we have the Holy Spirit to guide us out of iniquity and into holiness.

What are we redeemed to?

One of the Holy Spirit’s primary roles today is to fulfill Jeremiah’s prophecy of the New Covenant:

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.
But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.
Jeremiah 31:31-34

Therefore, since Pentecost, as we walk according to the Holy Spirit’s leading in our heart God ‘redeems us from all iniquity, purifying to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.’ (Titus 2:14)

Our Inheritance Includes Sonship

all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Romans 8:14

Inherit All of Creation

The sons of God will inherit all of creation:

And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.” And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life. The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son. But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.
Revelation 21:5-8

Jesus’ Younger Brothers

For eternity Jesus will look upon these sons of God, whom the Spirit conforms to Jesus’ image, as His younger brothers.

be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
Romans 8:29

Summary of Our Inheritance

Therefore, if you walk in the Spirit you will overcome iniquity and God will conform you to His image. Then, you will inherit all things and be recognized throughout creation as a son of Almighty God, a brother of Jesus. This is your inheritance if you choose to become a son of God.

The Hope of Redemption

The early rain Pentecost gave us the earnest of our inheritance, but we earnestly desire the total consummation of our redemption, the redemption of our bodies. As Paul wrote,

We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Romans 8:22-23

The latter rain Pentecost will soon bring us closer to this goal.

The Latter Rain Pentecost

In the early rain Pentecost God gave us the Holy Spirit as (1) the earnest of our inheritance, and (2) an indwelling guide to conform us into His moral image.

For almost 2000 years Jesus patiently waits for the latter rain Pentecost to bring his bride to spiritual maturity, “to the full measure of the stature of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:13) His wait is almost over.

What to Expect in the Latter Rain Pentecost

The latter rain Pentecost will ripen the Bride of Christ into maturity, “to the full measure of the stature of Christ.”
The latter rain Pentecost will result in the glorious ‘manifestation of the sons of God.’ They are the 144000 ‘firstfruits’ of the global harvest at the end of this age.

Pentecost is a ‘Firstfruits’ Festival

The Feast of Pentecost is also known by other names, one of which is ‘Firstfruits.’ Here’s a list of names for the Feast of Pentecost:

Feast of Weeks (Exodus 34:22, Deuteronomy 16:10, 16)
- This is because (every year) Pentecost is celebrated 50 days (7 Sabbath weeks plus one day) after the day God resurrected Jesus’ body from death.
- Feast of Shavuot (Hebrew word for Weeks)
Feast of the Harvest of the Firstfruits (Exodus 23:16)
Firstfruits of the Wheat Harvest (Exodus 34:22, Numbers 28:26)

Caution: Don’t Confuse the Two Firstfruits Festivals

The reason why Pentecost is also called a Firstfruits festival is that Pentecost is an extension of Jesus’ resurrection. Let me explain…

There are two festivals called Firstfruits, and they’re related via Jesus’ resurrection.

Leviticus 23: 9-14 This Firstfruits festival occurs during the week-long Feast of Unleavened Bread. Jesus fulfilled this barley Firstfruits festival by His resurrection.
Leviticus 23:15-21 Then, 50 days after the resurrection, the Pentecost ‘Firstfruits of the Wheat Harvest’ festival began to be fulfilled in the ‘early rain’ outpouring of the Holy Spirit into the disciples in Jerusalem. I say it ‘began to be fulfilled’ because Pentecost has more fulfillment coming in the latter rain outpouring of God’s glory.

The barley Firstfruits festival celebrates the Messiah’s resurrection. It’s also the event that triggers the 50-day countdown to Pentecost, which is the wheat Firstfruits festival.

Jesus said His resurrection is what enables God to send His Holy Spirit to us. So, Pentecost is dependent on (and triggered by) the resurrection.

But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
John 16:7

In summary, there are two Firstfruits festivals (50 days apart) and both are related to Jesus’ resurrection.

Pentecost as ‘Firstfruits of the Wheat Harvest’

One Firstfruit versus Many Firstfruits

The Barley Firstfruit Festival is a Single, Unleavened Offering

There is one sheaf of barley in the barley Firstfruits festival. Since this festival occurs during the week-long Feast of Unleavened Bread, we can be absolutely certain this offering is unleavened.

This single sheaf represents the sinless state of our Passover sacrifice, Jesus. YHWH resurrected Jesus’ sinless body, fulfilling this festival.

The Wheat Firstfruit Festival (Pentecost) is a Multiple, Leavened Offering

In contrast to the single sheaf of unleavened barley, two leavened loaves of wheat bread represent multiple wheat Firstfruits with imperfections in their lives.

Two Leavened Loaves

Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD.
Leviticus 23:15-17

Jesus was the single, unleavened firstfruit offering in the barley Firstfruits festival.

Since the barley Firstfruit represented a person, I assume these two leavened loaves also represent people. If so, we can learn two things from the two leavened loaves:

It’s a group — not just one person.
They’re not totally perfect and holy. There is leaven in their lives, which represents imperfection.

Who Are the Pentecost ‘Firstfruits of the Wheat Harvest?’

Exodus 34:22 calls Pentecost the ‘Firstfruits of the Wheat Harvest’ . So, who are represented by the two leavened loaves? What group of imperfect people will be the ‘firstfruits of the wheat harvest?’

The Book of Revelation gives us the answer… in the end-time, angels ‘seal’ 144000 disciples of Jesus in chapter 7. They’re called the “firstfruits to God and the Lamb” in Revelation 14:4.

I believe Pentecost’s two leavened loaves represent the 144000 disciples of Jesus in the Book of Revelation. There’s leaven in their lives, so they’re not yet perfect like Jesus. But, like King David, God looks on their pure heart.

They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
Revelation 14:4-5

For much more detail about the latter rain Pentecostal blessing of the 144000, sometimes called ‘the manifestation of the sons of God,’ watch the video or read my free book at Arise, Shine!

Christian Pentecost – Conclusion

The Feast of Pentecost has two fulfillments, symbolized by Israel’s early rain and latter rain.

The Early Rain

In the early rain Pentecost, almost 2000 years ago, God gave us the Holy Spirit as ‘the earnest of our inheritance.’

The Latter Rain

The latter rain Pentecost will ripen the Bride of Christ into maturity, “to the full measure of the stature of Christ.”
The latter rain Pentecost will result in the glorious ‘manifestation of the sons of God.’ They are the 144000 ‘firstfruits’ of the global harvest at the end of this age.

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The First and Second Rapture of the Church

Rapture of the Church: Victory or Escape?

Rapture = Harpazo

The word translated ‘rapture’ is the Greek word harpazo, which means snatched-up. The apostle Paul experienced ‘harpazo’ when he was ‘caught up’ to Paradise.

I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows. And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows— was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were too sacred for words, things that man is not permitted to tell.
2 Corinthians 12:2-4

As you know, Paul returned to his normal, bodily existence after this harpazo experience.

Therefore, harpazo means to be snatched up into the spiritual realm, whether your body is snatched up or not. It doesn’t necessarily mean bodily resurrection or transformation.

Two Harpazo Events Coming

The first rapture of the church will not result in our bodily resurrection. It will result in the glory of God radiating from our mortal body. It’s what Romans 8:21 calls ‘the manifestation of the sons of God.’

The second rapture of the church will be our bodily resurrection and transformation. This is our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies” in Romans 8:23.

Victory – the Manifestation of the Sons of God

The most important spiritual event since 33AD is the first harpazo–the manifestation of God’s glory in 144000 mature sons of God. This world-changing event will signal three things:

The successful fruition of God’s plan for this age (which extends from Noah’s flood to Christ’s second coming)
The culmination of Christ’s work on the cross;
The approaching end of mankind’s suffering.

So, what’s About to Happen? There are two main things:

First, the glory of God will be unveiled in mature sons of God (yes, this includes female disciples). The glory of God will visibly radiate from them. When the nations see this, millions of rich and poor from all nations, including kings, will seek to learn the way of the Lord.
- This is like the transfiguration of Jesus, and Moses’ face that radiated the glory of God. But, both Jesus and Moses remained mortal and their bodies later died and were buried.
- This is not the second ‘rapture’ that people are expecting, during which we’ll receive our spiritual, immortal, and incorruptible bodies.
Secondly, the unveiling of God’s glory in His mature sons will catalyze end-time events in the spiritual realm, including:
- The greatest revival in history, producing a harvest of new believers that’s so large the Bible calls it an ‘innumerable multitude,’ and
- Satan will be cast down from heaven to earth, which will kick-off the Great Tribulation for 3.5 years.

Escape?

The sons of God will not escape this world like a thief in the night. No, they’re literally going to radiate the glory of God into every nation of Satan’s realm on earth. They’re going to plunder the strong man‘s house. They’re going to take an ‘innumerable multitude’ from the Devil, in victory.

The second harpazo, the catching-away of the saints (or rapture of the Church) will be on a future Day of Trumpets, at the end of Daniel’s 70th week. Therefore, Christian disciples will be on earth during the great tribulation, all the way up to this Day of Trumpets.

The apostle Paul wrote,

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
1 Corinthians 15:51-53

Rapture of the Church = Escape from Wrath?

People who believe in a pre-tribulation rapture of the Church often quote this verse:

God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:9

It’s true–God’s disciples will not suffer God’s wrath.

The Devil’s Wrath

But, while God’s disciples will not suffer God’s wrath, they may suffer the Devil’s wrath and man’s wrath. Here’s one verse (of many) that clearly says Christians will be persecuted during this time:

the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.
Revelation 12:17

God’s Wrath

In contrast, God’s wrath is explained in Revelation chapter 16. In this chapter, 7 angels pour out 7 bowls of wrath onto the earth. This happens after the 7th Trumpet–‘the last trump’ in Revelation 11:15.

So, at the end of the great tribulation, the ‘rapture’ will happen on the Day of Trumpets when the angel sounds the 7th Trumpet of Revelation 11:15.

Afterward, God’s angels will pour out God’s wrath on Satan’s kingdom on earth during the 10 days between the the Day of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement.

Then, the Battle of Armageddon will be fought on the Day of Atonement, when the Messiah King returns with the armies of heaven.

Arise, Shine!

Regarding the first rapture, the manifestation of the sons of God, the prophet Isaiah wrote these promises more than 2500 years ago:

The glory of Yahweh will be revealed, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Isaiah 40:5

Arise! Shine! for your light has come, and the glory of Yahweh has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you and His glory will appear upon you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your radiance.
Isaiah 60:1

Nations shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory.
Isaiah 62:2

The Glory of God Unveiled

The Apostle Paul taught us the glory of God is now hidden within our earthen bodies. But, in fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecies, God is going to unveil this hidden glory that now resides in each of His sons and daughters, so that His glory will visibly shine out from them.

Unbelievers, who dwell in deep moral darkness, will be amazed. Millions of people—from every tribe, people, language, and nation—will come to their light, to learn how to know God. We know this because just after the 144,000 sons of God are sealed in Revelation chapter 7, the ‘innumerable multitude’ will wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb. I discuss these two groups in more detail in another post.

What will God’s glory look like?

When God’s glory is unveiled in the sons of God, I believe it will be a supernatural light emanating from the spirit of each member of the 144,000. It won’t be reflected light, like the moon; but the light will originate from within their bodies, like the sun. Its intensity will depend on how much a person has allowed the Spirit to transform them by the renewing of their mind into the likeness of Christ. One will have the faint light of a candle, while another’s light will be very bright.

Daniel wrote,

Those who understand shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and those that teach righteousness to the multitude as the stars in perpetual eternity.
Daniel 12:3

Paul wrote,

Star differs from star in splendor. So will it be with the resurrection of the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:41

Finally, since it’s a spiritual light, I believe it’ll communicate more than simple brightness… in its presence I expect we’ll also sense the indescribably beautiful peace, music, and aroma of heaven, ‘where the flowers bloom forever and the sun is always bright.’

Conclusion: the First Rapture of the Church

As we see the end of the age approaching it’s easy to fall under dread and negativity, thinking about the darkness, trials, and destruction coming to every nation that’s in rebellion against God.

But I see a very positive future for disciples of Jesus who follow Him with their whole heart. Their future will be glorious; full of light and life! They’ll be blessed and fruitful, like a tree planted by a river of living water.

Before the resurrection (second rapture) the glorious manifestation of the sons of God will be the first harpazo event that plunders Satan’s kingdom, resulting in the harvest of an innumerable multitude of souls for God’s kingdom.

The second rapture of the Church (the resurrection) will happen at the last trump, at the end of Daniel’s 70th week.