The Coming ONE - The SECOND and Final Adam

The Story Behind All Stories

Before the first star burned or the first word was spoken, there was ONE.

Not Loneliness—but perfect communion. Not silence—but eternal love in conversation with itself. Father, Son, and Spirit, dwelling in unbroken unity, chose to share that life with creatures made in Their image.

This study is not about predictions. It is not a calendar of coming events or a map of tribulation timelines. It is about something far greater and far simpler: the vindication of God's glory through the Second Adam, Jesus Christ.

Every page of Scripture tells ONE story—the story of a Father RECLAIMING His family, a Son REDEEMING and gathering His Bride, and a Spirit RESTORING a temple. From the rebellion in Eden to the restoration in Revelation, from the first "I will" of Lucifer to the final "I am coming quickly" of Jesus, the Bible traces ONE unbroken line: God dwelling with man through Christ.

We will explore the mathematics of heaven—where ONE times ONE equals ONE forever—and the spiritual arithmetic of the fall, where adding self to God equals death. We will examine the biblical patterns of delay, the framework of sevens and Sabbaths, the tension between watching and presuming, and the ultimate hope: not our escape, but His appearing.

This is not a study for date-setters or escapists. It is a study for worshipers—those who recognize that the blessed hope is not an event but a Person, our King, and that the restoration of all things is not about us being rescued but about Him and the Father being glorified.

Everything moves toward ONE. The rebellion ends. The garden blooms again. And the voice that once said, "Let there be light," will say, "Behold, I am making all things new."

"From Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen."
— Romans 11:36

How Jesus Reveals God’s Glory Through Perfect Timing — A Deep Biblical Study

“So also it is written, ‘The first man, Adam, became a living soul.’ The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.”
— 1 Corinthians 15 : 45

All of Scripture is ONE story told by ONE Author about ONE Man — Jesus Christ, the Second and Final Adam.

He came to reclaim, redeem, and restore everything the first Adam forfeited. The first Adam was created innocent but untested; the second Adam was tempted, tried, and triumphant. Where the first fell in a garden, the second conquered in a wilderness and finished in a garden tomb, rising as Lord of creation.

The Cosmic Fall and the Battle Before Man

Before Adam’s formation, a rebellion shook heaven itself.

Lucifer, “the anointed cherub who covers” (Ezekiel 28 : 14-17), became jealous of God’s plan to share His image and dominion with a lesser creature — mankind. Pride birthed war:

“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon.”
— Revelation 12 : 7

That conflict was never only about angels or man but about the image of God entrusted to humanity. Satan’s hatred of man is hatred of God’s likeness displayed in flesh. The fall that began in heaven spilled into Eden; when Adam fell, all creation collapsed with him.

“The creation was subjected to futility… and the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.”
— Romans 8 : 20-22

Denying the Tyranny of Self

Humanity’s tragedy is self-worship. We make ourselves the center of the story when the true center is God’s glory. The first temptation — “you will be like God” (Genesis 3 : 5) — still echoes in every age. Therefore, Jesus commands:

“If anyONE wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.”
— Luke 9 : 23

To follow the Second Adam is to crucify self in union with His death and to share His resurrection life. The cross is not an accessory; it is the instrument by which God uproots the old creation and births the new.

Creation as Gift and Inheritance

Creation was never an accident of chemistry but a love gift from Father, Son, and Spirit to their coming family.

“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.’” — Genesis 1: 26

Man was created as image-bearer, set apart, holy among God’s possessions. Yet in the fall, not only man but the whole created order became disgraced — removed from grace. The gospel restores more than souls; it restores the universe to its rightful harmony under Christ.

“Through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross.”
— Colossians 1 : 20

Eden Restored — “Making Eden Great Again”

The purpose of redemption is not merely to rescue individuals but to restore HIS Eden — God dwelling with His children on a renewed earth. Jesus is the Tree of Life standing where the Tree of Knowledge once grew. The rebellion’s weed will be uprooted; the garden will bloom again.

“Behold, I am making all things new.” — Revelation 21 : 5

The Scroll of Time and the Sovereignty of God

God’s story unfolds inside the 7,000-year sabbatical framework He established — six millennia of labor followed by ONE of rest. Every age, covenant, and feast is a note in a self-playing score:

“Known to God from eternity are all His works.” — Acts 15:18

The scroll of history is already written. He alONE knows the beginning from the end because He is beyond and outside of both. We are not the editors of the scroll, but its beneficiaries. The Author remains sovereign over every line.

Grace, Disgrace, and Restored Grace

Within that scroll lie the three movements of redemption:

Grace — creation and covenant;
Dis-grace — the fall and rebellion;
Restored Grace — the redemption accomplished and applied through Christ.

Nothing can be added, yet everything can be received. God invites His children to live inside this love story as willing receivers, not merely as co-authors.

The Tree and the Equation of ONEness

The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil still symbolizes the counterfeit arithmetic of sin: self plus God equals loss. But divine mathematics remains constant:

ONE × ONE × ONE = ONE forever.

Father, Son, and Spirit are indivisible; their purpose in creation is to share that ONEness with redeemed humanity, me and you. In Christ, God’s family becomes the reflection of His own unity, and there is no SELF, which is SIN, rebellion, and wickedness.

The Foundation Laid

This is the foundation of The Coming and the Delay:

Jesus, the Second Adam, is reclaiming what the first Adam lost.

All creation — heaven and earth — will be restored through Him.

Every delay in history serves His sovereign design.

The scroll of time moves inexorably toward the day when God tabernacles with man once again.

“For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.”
— Romans 11:36

This study gathers the Bible’s layered witness about God’s timing—how His comings unfold as a process, how divine delays magnify glory and mercy, and how all Scripture moves from the first word, “In the beginning,” to the last promise, “I am coming quickly.”

We anchor every claim in the Bible text. We explore the ONE-ness theme (Deut 6:4; John 17; Eph 2:15; 4:4–6, 13), the tabernacling of God among His people (Exod 25:8; John 1:14; 14:23; 1 Cor 3:16; Rev 21:3), the pattern of sevens and Sabbaths that shapes redemptive time (Gen 2:2–3; Lev 23; 25; Heb 4; Rev 20), the calendar problem (“no ONE knows the day or hour”) and the command to watch (Matt 24–25; 1 Thess 5), and the devotional place of the Bereshit/‘Berisheet’ motif.

We show how Scripture’s open patterns—feasts, sevens, sanctuaries, and promises—reveal a single Author and a single Goal: God dwelling with man in Christ.

God’s redemptive ONEness and sovereign timeline.

The ONE Theme: From Shema to “ONE New Man”

“Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is ONE!” (Deut 6:4). Jesus echoes and embodies this unity: “I and the Father are ONE” (John 10:30). He prays that His people “may all be ONE… so that the world may believe” (John 17:21–23).

Paul explains God’s aim: to create “in Himself ONE new man” (Eph 2:15) and to bring the church “to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ” (Eph 4:13).

This is the arithmetic of heaven: ONE × ONE × ONE × ONE × ONE (forever) still EQUALS ONE. God is not making any separate destinies; He is forming ONE mature Body in union with ONE Head (Eph 4:4–6).

God Tabernacling Within: The End From the Beginning

God’s purpose is dwelling. “Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them” (Exod 25:8).

In Christ, “the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).

Jesus promises indwelling presence: “We will come to him and make Our abode with him” (John 14:23).

Paul twice asks, “Do you not know that you are a temple of God?” (1 Cor 3:16; cf. 6:19).

The story ends the way it began: “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men… He will dwell among them” (Rev 21:3).

The Feast of Tabernacles anticipates this (Lev 23:34; Zech 14:16–19; John 7:37–39).

“In the Beginning” (Bereshit) and the Promise of Completion

Scripture opens: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen 1:1). John reveals the identity of that Beginning: “In the beginning was the Word… and the Word was God” (John 1:1).

Jesus declares, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End” (Rev 22:13).

Some see devotional symbolism in the letters of Bereshit; whether ONE adopts those readings or not, the explicit text is clear: from the beginning, the Son is central to creation and redemption (1 Pet 1:20).

Our study treats such symbolism as illustration, not as a code for doctrine, keeping the plain Word primary (Ps 119:130).

The Week that Shapes History: Sevens, Sabbaths, and Jubilee

God hallowed the seventh day (Gen 2:2–3). He inscribed sevens into Israel’s life: weekly Sabbath (Exod 20:8–11), seven feasts (Lev 23), sabbatical years and the Jubilee after seven sevens of years (Lev 25:1–12), and seventy “weeks” of years in Daniel’s prophecy (Dan 9:24–27).

Hebrews 4 proclaims that a “Sabbath rest remains for the people of God” (Heb 4:9–11).

Revelation 20 speaks six times of a thousand-year reign with Christ. Psalm 90:4 and 2 Peter 3:8 remind us that with the Lord “a thousand years” stands in parallel with “a day.”

Without forcing a timetable, Scripture itself invites us to see history through a Sabbath-pattern lens that culminates in rest under the Lord of the Sabbath (Matt 12:8).

The 6,000 + 1,000 Pattern: What We Can and Cannot Say

Many have noticed a biblical pattern: six days of labor, then a Sabbath day of rest (Gen 1–2; Exod 20:9–11). Read alongside Psalm 90:4 and 2 Peter 3:8, some infer six “days” (millennia) of human toil followed by a “Sabbath” millennium under Christ (Rev 20:1–6).

This motif is suggestive and ancient, but we avoid declaring precise chronologies that the text does not provide. We affirm what is explicit:

Christ will reign; the earth will know His rest; and all appointed times will be fulfilled (Acts 3:19–21; Heb 4; Rev 20).

Delays that Reveal the Glory of God

God often announces His purpose, permits a delay, and then fulfills His word in a way that magnifies mercy and power. Below are key biblical delays and their purposes, with Bible references.

Noah - 120 years - Gen 6:3; 7:6–7

Abraham & Sarah - 25 years - Gen 12:4; 21:5

Joseph - 13 years (approx.) - Gen 37–41

Israel - 40 years - Num 14:33–34; Deut 8:2–5

Jacob & Rachel - 14 years - Gen 29:18–30

Lazarus - 2 days - John 11:4–6, 39–44

Daniel’s prayer - 21 days - Dan 10:12–13

Bridegroom’s tarrying - unspecified - Matt 25:1–13

Prodigal’s return - unknown period - Luke 15:11–24

“Fullness of time” for Messiah - centuries - Gal 4:4; Luke 2:25–32

Calendars and the Limits of Human Certainty

Empires adopt different calendars (Babylonian, Egyptian, Hebrew lunar-solar; Roman/Julian; Gregorian), but God’s moedim—appointed times—are anchored in the lights He made (Gen 1:14; Ps 104:19).

This explains part of Jesus’ statement, “of that day and hour no ONE knows” (Matt 24:36): civil calendars drift, and even the Feast of Trumpets begins with a verified sighting of the new moon. Thus, humility is not optional. We align with Scripture’s calendar and remain watchful rather than dogmatic.

Watching vs. Presuming: Scripture’s Balance

Jesus forbids presumption but commands watchfulness. He says we cannot know THE day or THE hour (Matt 24:36), yet He also says, “When you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door” (Matt 24:33), and “Be on the alert” (24:42–44).

Paul adds, “You are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief” (1 Thess 5:4–6).

Acts 1:7 reminds us that the Father fixes epochs in His authority; 1 Thessalonians 5 assures us that sons of light will not be surprised. The church’s posture is therefore humble vigilance—not silence, not swagger.

The Prodigal Father and the Harpazo Hope

The Father “saw him… and ran” (Luke 15:20). That movement captures the heart behind the Harpazo: God intercepts His own in love. The blessed hope comforts the waiting church (1 Thess 4:13–18). “Comfort ONE another with these words” (v.18). The mocker’s tONE has no biblical warrant; encouragement does (Heb 10:24–25).

Patterns, Not Secret Codes: How Scripture Teaches Us

Isaiah says God teaches “order on order, line on line” (Isa 28:10). The Bible’s unity appears in open patterns: exodus and new exodus; temple and living temple; sacrifice and once-for-all sacrifice; feasts and fulfillments; sevens and Sabbaths; promise–delay–fulfillment.

We honor the patterns the text itself foregrounds and avoid turning them into numerological systems. Christ is the key (Luke 24:27).
Exegesis Windows

Matthew 24:36–44 — Jesus denies human certainty about THE day/hour while commanding alertness. The thief imagery emphasizes readiness, not resignation. Parallel passages: Mark 13:32–37; Luke 12:35–40.

1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 — Times and seasons need no writing because believers are sons of light; the day does not overtake them. Call: stay sober, awake, loving.

Hebrews 4:1–11 — A Sabbath rest remains. We enter by faith and obedience now and anticipate consummated rest under the risen Lord.

Revelation 20:1–6 — Sixfold reference to a thousand years underscores the reign of Christ and the saints. Whatever ONE’s millennial view, Scripture promises real rest under Christ’s rule.

Genesis 29:18–30 — Jacob’s fourteen-year labor for Rachel becomes a living parable of love proven by delay.

Daniel 10:12–13 — Immediate heavenly response; twenty-ONE-day conflict. Prayer participates in unseen warfare.

John 11:4–6, 40–44 — Jesus’ two-day delay yields resurrection glory; Martha’s faith is refined; many believe.

The Harpazo — God’s Glory Restored, Not Human Escape

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.” — 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17

The Harpazo (Rapture) is not the climax of human deliverance; it is the unveiling of God’s vindicated glory.

The Bride’s joy is secondary to the Bridegroom’s triumph. It is the moment when Jesus publicly reclaims everything that belongs to Him—the universe, the nations, the redeemed, and the honor of His Father’s name.

The Center of All Things: God’s Reputation and Love

Creation’s fall did not simply wound mankind; it defamed the goodness of God before the watching hosts of heaven. Lucifer’s lie—“God is withholding something good”—infected the cosmos.

In response, the cross and the resurrection became the great vindication of divine character.

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10). Notice: that which was lost—not only those who were lost.

The mission of Jesus is the reclamation of everything that fell. The Harpazo, then, is the visible unveiling of the Father’s faithfulness, proving before every realm that God’s Word never fails.

The Resurrection — The Centerpiece of God’s Story

The resurrection is not a single event; it is the core of existence. “I am the resurrection and the life.” (John 11:25). Every promise, covenant, and miracle points to that ONE reality: death undONE by divine life.

The resurrection is the Father’s declaration that His Son’s obedience has restored His reputation and His creation.

When Jesus rose, He did not rise for Himself but as us—as the new humanity. Every future resurrection, including the Harpazo, flows from that ONE historical act.

As in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive (1 Corinthians 15:22).

The Harpazo and the Resurrection Are ONE

The resurrection of the dead and the catching up of the living are not two events but ONE unbroken revelation of the same life. Paul never separates them: the dead rise first, and then the living are caught up together with them. It is a single manifestation of the same power that raised Jesus from the grave.

We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed (1 Corinthians 15:51). Those who have died wait for that trumpet; those who remain wait for the same voice. The hope of the living is identical to the hope of the dead: the resurrection of Jesus Christ made visible in His Body.

The Harpazo Vindicates God, Not Man

The event we await is not man’s escape from trouble but God’s public vindication before all creation. The same Jesus who was mocked, rejected, and crucified will appear in glory as the rightful heir of every realm.

The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ (Revelation 11:15).

The Harpazo is God saying to the universe: “This is My Son, whom I love, and these are His redeemed who share His life.”

It is the family reunion of heaven and earth, the day the scroll reaches its crescendo. Every delay has pointed to this unveiling—the moment when the Father’s love for the Son is displayed through the Son’s love for His Bride.

No Boasting in Flesh

“What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?” — 1 Corinthians 4:7

Even the anticipation of being caught up can become a snare if it centers on us. We are not the reason for the rapture; we are the recipients of it.

A dead man cannot raise himself. Only the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead can quicken mortal flesh (Romans 8:11).

We contribute nothing; we receive everything. Our watching is worship, not anxiety; our readiness is gratitude, not pride.

Born Again — The Prerequisite for Resurrection Life

“Unless ONE is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” — John 3:3

Rebirth is resurrection begun within. Every true believer already carries the life that will ONE day transform the body. The new birth is the down payment of the final redemption.

Having been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God (1 Peter 1:23).
As surely as a dead man cannot raise himself, no ONE can birth himself. All is of grace. God alONE breathes life into dust and brings sons out of graves.

The True Focus of the Blessed Hope

“Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.” — Titus 2:13

Notice the wording: not the appearing of our reward, but the appearing of His glory. The hope is not an event; it is a Person. When He appears, we appear with Him in glory (Colossians 3:4), because His glory and ours are now ONE.

This is the restoration of the universe’s center of gravity—from self back to God.

The Harpazo is the Father reclaiming His family, the Son reclaiming His Bride, and the Spirit perfecting the temple He has been building since Pentecost.

The Eternal Song

“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.” — Revelation 4:11

The story began with a lie about God’s goodness; it ends with creation singing about that goodness forever. The rapture is not the Church’s escape plan—it is Heaven’s ovation for the Lamb who redeemed everything the Father loves.

And so the final cry of the redeemed remains the same: “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain!” (Revelation 5:12) “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.” (Revelation 22:20)

Practicing Holy Watchfulness (Discipleship Pathways)

1) Word: Daily reading with expectancy (Ps 119:18; Acts 17:11).

2) Prayer: Persevering intercession (Luke 18:1–8; Dan 10).

3) Holiness: Purify yourself in hope of His appearing (1 John 3:2–3).

4) Fellowship: Encourage ONE another as the Day draws near (Heb 10:24–25).

5) Mission: “This gospel… will be preached… and then the end will come” (Matt 24:14).

6) Wisdom: Hold convictions with humility; avoid date dogmatism; be ready every day (Titus 2:11–13).

THE DEATH OF SELF AND THE REVELATION OF ONE

The Foundational Truth Behind All Creation, Redemption, and Restoration

The Genesis of Self — The Birth of the Lie

“But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my thrONE above the stars of God… I will make myself like the Most High.’”
— Isaiah 14 : 13–14

Before the first man drew breath, rebellion was conceived in the heart of Lucifer.

It was not a rebellion of weapons, but of will.

The first “I will” was the seed of SELF — a created being attempting to exist apart from the Creator.

That single act of independence infected all creation with the law of death:

“The mind set on the flesh is death.” — Romans 8 : 6

Lucifer’s fall was not about thrONEs or geography; it was the creation of an alternate reality — a false universe centered on the self rather than on God.

From that moment, SELF became the anti-Christ principle — the counterfeit of divine ONEness.

The Mathematics of Heaven — ONE Times ONE Equals ONE

“Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is ONE!”
— Deuteronomy 6 : 4

All truth, life, and order in creation flow from this reality: God is ONE.

The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not three competing wills, but ONE perfect communion of love.

When Jesus prayed, “That they may all be ONE; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You.”
— John 17 : 21

He revealed that salvation is not merely forgiveness of sin; it is the restoration of ONEness between God and His creation.

God’s arithmetic is absolute:

1 × 1 × 1 = 1.

Add ONE billion redeemed sons and daughters: still 1.

Add angels, seraphim, and the entire universe: still 1.

But add self—1.0000001—and the equation collapses.

Why?

Because God is infinite perfection; anything added to perfection is subtraction.

“In Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete.”
— Colossians 2 : 9–10

The Father of Death and Decay

Lucifer’s rebellion gave birth to corruption itself.

He became the father of SELF—the father of death, decay, and separation.

All decay in the cosmos is spiritual before it is physical.

“Through ONE man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men.”
— Romans 5:12

Entropy, disease, and death are simply the fingerprints of self-existence apart from God.

To “be like God” without God is the very essence of death.

“You are of your father the devil… he was a murderer from the beginning.”
— John 8:44

Lucifer did not simply deceive man; he enslaved creation to the law of decay through self-centeredness.

He forged a kingdom of flesh — imitation life that glorifies independence.

Every “I deserve,” “I feel,” and “I want” echoes his first “I will.”

The Final Adam and the Crucifixion of Self

“Our old self was crucified with Him.”
— Romans 6 : 6

Jesus, the Second and Final Adam, entered history to end the reign of SELF forever.

He did not come merely to forgive sin but to kill self.

He faced the same tempter in the wilderness who had conquered the first Adam.

Lucifer offered Jesus the same thrONE of self-exaltation—“All these kingdoms I will give You…”—but Jesus chose obedience unto death.

“He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”
— Philippians 2 : 8

In the cross, God executed not only sin but the entire principle of self-life.

Every believer who joins Christ in His death is freed from the tyranny of self.

“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.”
— Galatians 2 : 20

Grace — The Infinite Goodness of God

Grace is not divine leniency; it is divine life.

Grace is God Himself giving Himself to the undeserving — His infinite goodness overflowing without limit.

“Of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.”
— John 1 : 16

Grace cannot be mixed with effort, ego, or self-improvement.

To add even the smallest fraction of human merit is to destroy the whole equation.

“If it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.”
— Romans 11 : 6

100% Jesus + 0% me = 100% God.

Anything else is subtraction, not addition.

“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3 : 30

Grace alONE produces life because only God is good.

“No ONE is good except God alONE.”
— Mark 10 : 18

The Restoration of ONE — The Gospel of Cosmic Reconciliation

“He made known to us the mystery of His will… summing up all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth.”
— Ephesians 1 : 9–10

The gospel is not simply personal salvation—it is universal restoration.

Jesus is redeeming humanity and all creation back into ONE.

The curse of death will be lifted from the stars, the soil, and the soul alike.

“The creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.”
— Romans 8 : 21

The Cross did not merely reverse Adam’s failure; it reclaimed the entire cosmos from Lucifer’s counterfeit kingdom.

Jesus is not making America great again—He is making Eden great again.

The last enemy—death itself—will be destroyed (1 Corinthians 15 : 26).

The Call to Die Daily

The gospel invitation is not “improve your self” but “deny yourself.”

“If anyONE wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.”
— Luke 9 : 23

This is not self-hatred but self-death—the complete surrender of the independent “I.”

It is only in losing life that we find it (Matthew 16 : 25).

The Spirit does not repair the old nature; He replaces it.

“If anyONE is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.”

— 2 Corinthians 5 : 17

The cross is not optional for disciples; it is the only doorway to union.

The Logical Conclusion: ONEness Restored

Everything in Scripture moves toward this goal: ONE.

“There is ONE body and ONE Spirit… ONE Lord, ONE faith, ONE baptism, ONE God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.”
— Ephesians 4 : 4–6

The Alpha and Omega are not two—they are ONE Person at both ends of time.
When the plan is complete, all division will vanish; death, decay, and self will be no more.

“And He who sits on the thrONE said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’”
— Revelation 21 : 5

That is the Gospel in its cosmic scope:

From rebellion to restoration, from SELF to SON, from many to ON

The Harpazo — God’s Glory Restored, Not Human Escape

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.” — 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17ONE

The Harpazo (Rapture) is not the climax of human deliverance; it is the unveiling of God’s vindicated glory. The Bride’s joy is secondary to the Bridegroom’s triumph. It is the moment when Jesus publicly reclaims everything that belongs to Him—the universe, the nations, the redeemed, and the honor of His Father’s name.

The Center of All Things: God’s Reputation and Love

Creation’s fall did not simply wound mankind; it defamed the goodness of God before the watching hosts of heaven. Lucifer’s lie—“God is withholding something good”—infected the cosmos. In response, the cross and the resurrection became the great vindication of divine character. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10).

Notice: that which was lost—not only those who were lost. The mission of Jesus is the reclamation of everything that fell. The Harpazo, then, is the visible unveiling of the Father’s faithfulness, proving before every realm that God’s Word never fails.

The Resurrection — The Centerpiece of God’s Story

The resurrection is not a single event; it is the core of existence. “I am the resurrection and the life.” (John 11:25). Every promise, covenant, and miracle points to that ONE reality: death undONE by divine life. The resurrection is the Father’s declaration that His Son’s obedience has restored His reputation and His creation. When Jesus rose, He did not rise for Himself but as us—as the new humanity. Every future resurrection, including the Harpazo, flows from that ONE historical act. As in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive (1 Corinthians 15:22).

The Harpazo and the Resurrection Are ONE

The resurrection of the dead and the catching up of the living are not two events but ONE unbroken revelation of the same life. Paul never separates them: the dead rise first, and then the living are caught up together with them. It is a single manifestation of the same power that raised Jesus from the grave.

We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed (1 Corinthians 15:51). Those who have died wait for that trumpet; those who remain wait for the same voice. The hope of the living is identical to the hope of the dead: the resurrection of Jesus Christ made visible in His Body.

The Harpazo Vindicates God, Not Man

The event we await is not man’s escape from trouble but God’s public vindication before all creation. The same Jesus who was mocked, rejected, and crucified will appear in glory as the rightful heir of every realm. The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ (Revelation 11:15).

The Harpazo is God saying to the universe: “This is My Son, whom I love, and these are His redeemed who share His life.” It is the family reunion of heaven and earth, the day the scroll reaches its crescendo. Every delay has pointed to this unveiling—the moment when the Father’s love for the Son is displayed through the Son’s love for His Bride.

No Boasting in Flesh

“What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?” — 1 Corinthians 4:7

Even the anticipation of being caught up can become a snare if it centers on us. We are not the reason for the rapture; we are the recipients of it. A dead man cannot raise himself. Only the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead can quicken mortal flesh (Romans 8:11). We contribute nothing; we receive everything. Our watching is worship, not anxiety; our readiness is gratitude, not pride.

Born Again — The Prerequisite for Resurrection Life

“Unless ONE is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” — John 3:3

Rebirth is resurrection begun within. Every true believer already carries the life that will ONE day transform the body. The new birth is the down payment of the final redemption. Having been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God (1 Peter 1:23). As surely as a dead man cannot raise himself, no ONE can birth himself. All is of grace. God alONE breathes life into dust and brings sons out of graves.

The True Focus of the Blessed Hope

“Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.” — Titus 2:13

Notice the wording: not the appearing of our reward, but the appearing of His glory. The hope is not an event; it is a Person. When He appears, we appear with Him in glory (Colossians 3:4), because His glory and ours are now ONE. This is the restoration of the universe’s center of gravity—from self back to God. The Harpazo is the Father reclaiming His family, the Son reclaiming His Bride, and the Spirit perfecting the temple He has been building since Pentecost.

The Eternal Song

“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.” — Revelation 4:11ONE

The story began with a lie about God’s goodness; it ends with creation singing about that goodness forever. The rapture is not the Church’s escape plan—it is Heaven’s ovation for the Lamb who redeemed everything the Father loves. And so the final cry of the redeemed remains the same: “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain!” (Revelation 5:12) “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.” (Revelation 22:20)

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