The most glorious event since AD33--since the resurrection of Jesus and the Pentecostal outpouring of the Holy Spirit--is imminent. This world-changing happening signals the successful fruition of God's plan for this age (from Noah's flood to Christ's second coming), the product of Christ's work on the cross, and the end of mankind's suffering. What's about to happen? In summary: 1. The glory of God will be unveiled in mature sons of God ('sons' includes female disciples), and 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. a. This is like the transfiguration of Jesus, and Moses' face that radiated the glory of God. Both Jesus and Moses remained mortal and their bodies later died and were buried. b. This is not the 'rapture, ' during which we'll receive our spiritual, immortal, and incorruptible bodies. 2. The unveiling of God's glory in His mature sons will catalyze end-time events, including (1) an "innumerable" harvest of new believers, and (2) Satan's fall from heaven to earth. More than 2500 years ago Isaiah prophesied, "The glory of Yahweh will be revealed, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God." (Isaiah 40:5) Isaiah also prophesied, "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 60:1-3) Finally, Isaiah foretold, "Nations shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory." (Isaiah 62:2) The Apostle Paul taught us the glory of God is now hidden within our earthen bodies. (2 Corinthians 4:7) But, when God unveils the glory that now resides in each of His sons and daughters, that 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 7:1-8, verses 9-15 tell us an 'innumerable multitude' will wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb. Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." (John 12:24) Jesus was the single seed who died, and God's intent is that His single seed will reproduce into many seeds, all of them matured unto the fullness of the stature of Christ. (Eph 4:13) The Book of Revelation (Revelation 14:1-5) teaches us there will be 144,000 'pure and blameless' saints who will be redeemed from the earth as 'firstfruits of God and the Lamb'. They are "sons" of God, from the Greek word huios, which means they are (1) born of His Spirit, and (2) mature in the likeness of their Father. This has been God's goal from the beginning of creation-that men and women would fellowship with Him in holiness. Jesus made it possible (Hebrews 9-10), and the 144,000 are the firstfruits (which means they're the first and the best to be harvested) in God's plan; a plan that was established (set in concrete) since before God said "Let there be light" in Genesis chapter 1. When the glory of God is unveiled and radiates from within the sons of God, Satan's world system will be turned upside-down. Satan's Babylonian system teaches that God is irrelevant, and you're an ignorant fool if you obey God according to the Bible. But, with one simple act, God will completely undermine and destroy all the foundations of the Babylon system. When God unveils His glory in the sons of God it will immediately prove that God is relevant and you're a fool not to obey God according to the Bible. Why? Because it will be visibly evident that all other paths lead to death.
