We Shall All Be Changed

Apr 7, 2026 • Pastor Jeff Smith

The Mystery of Our Change and Deliverance Before the Tribulation

In this message, we continue our study of the mystery of the pre-tribulation rapture by examining several supporting passages from the apostle Paul’s epistles that confirm the believer’s coming change, gathering, and deliverance from the wrath to come.

Scripture teaches that the church is not waiting for the Tribulation period—we are waiting for Jesus Christ from heaven. This study shows how the promise of our transformation into His likeness is directly connected to our removal before the Day of the Lord.

In this lesson, we explore:

• Our heavenly citizenship and the coming transformation of our body like Christ’s glorious body (Philippians 3:20–21)

• The purifying hope that comes from knowing we shall be like Him when He appears (1 John 3:1–3)

• Christ’s promise to deliver believers from the wrath to come (1 Thessalonians 1:10)

• The assurance that the church is not appointed to wrath, but to obtain salvation (1 Thessalonians 5:9)

• The distinction between our gathering together unto Him and the coming Day of the Lord (2 Thessalonians 2:1)

• The believer’s

This message strengthens the believer’s confidence in the blessed hope and encourages us to live watchfully, pure, and ready for the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, because we shall all be changed. ✨