We Are with Christ
Colossians 3:3–4
Excerpt
At the moment of his salvation, a Christian died to the evil of the “flesh,” the sin nature (Rom. 6:3-8; Col. 2:11), and his life is now hidden with Christ in God. “Hidden” implies both concealment and safety; both invisibility and security. He is not yet glorified, but he is secure and safe in Christ. In fact, Christ is his very life. Christ said He was going where “the world will not see Me anymore” (John 14:19).
But when He will appear at the Rapture (1 Thes. 4:16-18), believers will appear with Him and will be glorified. As John put it, “We know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is” (i.e., believers will be glorified as He is glorified; 1 John 3:2; cf. 1 Cor.13:12; Col. 1:27).
Geisler, Norman L. “Colossians.” The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures. Ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck. Vol. 2. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985. 680. Print.
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