And when He had said these things, as they were looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him out of their sight.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

And immediately, something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized.

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me His own.

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven, with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the sound of the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive who are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body whether good or evil.

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold the dwelling place of God is with man he will dwell with them and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes and death will be no more neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”