Kingdom Bound
Children Ministry
Bible Study Texts
Topic Eternity
Subtopic - Rapture
(Lesson Suitable for 7 - 12 years old)
I welcome you to today's Bible study session. I am so glad to have you here. I Hope you and your family are well.
I pray that the Lord will grant you understanding of this topic in Jesus name. Amen.
Today we will be starting a discussion on ETERNITY
What is Eternity?
Eternity is a mark of endlessness, meaning no beginning and no ending. Eternity is more than a billion years! Eternity simply means forever.
Synonyms of Eternity are:
· forever,
· Infinity,
· unending
· perpetuity
· permanent
· everlasting.
A question for you.
How old do you think God is?
Answer: God is ageless, he has no beginning or end. He has been existing before time began. He is infinite. He is just God.
In this series of Eternity, we will be discussing the following:
- Rapture
- Heaven and Hell
- The Judgment day
- The Book of Life
Today we will start with Rapture
RAPTURE
This is the second coming of Christ, which marks the beginning of eternity for Children of God
Objective
At the end of today’s bible study, You will understand that the same way Jesus ascended up to heaven, he will come back , appearing in the sky, to call us with a loud trumpet, that it’s time to go live with him in heaven.
Introduction
Do you remember Jesus died for our sins on the cross? John 19:17-18
Do you also remember that after he died on the cross, he was buried and on the third he resurrected, He rose from the dead, He woke up? See picture of Jesus' grave below, it's empty, Our Lord rose up from the dead! John 20.
After he woke up, he went to heaven. Now watch this video to see how Jesus went to heaven
Discussion
I want to tell you today, that as Jesus was going up into the sky, angels told his disciples that Christ is coming back for us, to take us to heaven.
Jesus is coming back Hooray!
One day, Jesus will appear in the sky, and will call all his children (with a loud trumpet sound) to fly and join him in heaven to live together, forever. This is known as the second coming of Christ, which is Rapture
Do you understand?
See the an angel below, blowing rapture trumpet, and Jesus appearing in the sky.
Once Jesus appears in the sky, believers will fly to meet him in the sky, and we will all go to heaven to live with Him, forever. This is the eternal life.
Boys and girls, please note that those who have died as believers of Christ will fly up to the sky first, and thereafter, those that are alive will also fly up to join Him.
That day, you may see your great grandma, flying up and Im sure you'll say 'Daddy, see grandma flying up! Before you could blink again, you also will be caught up in the air, and you will be raptured, flying up into the sky to meet our Lord Jesus.
See pictures below, showing believers of Christ, as they rapture into sky to meet Jesus.
Now let us read the Bible
Jesus ascends into heaven
Acts 1 v 10 – 11.
After saying this, Jesus was taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They still had their eyes fixed on the sky as he went away, when two men dressed in white suddenly stood beside them and said, “why are you standing there looking up at the sky? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way that you saw him go to heaven.”
Rapture
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
16 There will be the shout of command, the archangel's voice, the sound of God's trumpet, and the Lord Jesus himself will come down from heaven.
Those who have died believing in Christ will rise to life first; then we who are living at that time will be gathered up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
And so we will always be with the Lord.
Question
When will Jesus come back? When is this rapture day? When is the second coming of Jesus Christ?
Answer
Boys and girls, The Bible says only God the Father, knows the exact hour that rapture will happen. Read the Bible Verse below.
Matthew 24 v 36 (Easy to Read Version)
“No one knows when that day or time will be. The Son and the angels in heaven don’t know when it will be. Only the Father knows".
Conclusion
So I ask you today, when Jesus appears in the sky, will you be ready to fly high up into the sky to join Him and live with Him till eternity?
Only those who give their lives to Jesus will live with Him in eternity.
If you wish to give your life to Jesus today, or you had done so before but would like to re-affirm it today, say this prayer after me.
Lord Jesus, I confess my sins to you today. I was born into sin, but through you, I believe I can have eternal life. I pray that you come into my heart today. I accept you as my Lord and my Saviour. I give you my life, take over my will, and my everything. Now, I am a child of God, I am born again, I am righteous. Holyspirit come into my life, and help me grow as a child of God
Amen.
Next time we meet we will discuss the Book of Life.
God bless you
Song of the day
Oh When the Saints
I have a father