Finally, we rebuild by standing on the promises of God. “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain” (Rev. 21:4). We have another promise given to us through the inspired pen of Paul: “We can tell you with complete confidence—we have the Master’s word on it—that when the Master comes again to get us, those of us who are still alive will not get a jump on the dead and leave them behind. In actual fact, they’ll be ahead of us. The Master himself
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