SO said little Janet, a child of scarce five summers, to a visitor who had just come in. "Indeed," said the visitor, looking surprised, "and where are you going?" "Oh, do you not know that Jesus is coming to take us all up to live with Him in Heaven?" This was a very pleasant thought to dear Janet, she often asked questions, and talked about the coming of the Lord. It was, indeed, a great reality to her, and filled her little heart with joy.
Yes, dear young readers, there is a great flitting day coming, and it may be near. The same Jesus who was nailed to the cross of Calvary, who was laid in the cold tomb, who rose from the dead and ascended to God's right hand, He whom all the angels worship continually, is coming back again. He will at first come only to the air, then the trumpet will sound, and all those who have died in Christ will rise up from their graves, and those of the saints who are alive will be changed as quickly as your eye can twinkle; then, all together, those who had died, and those who will never die (John 11:2626And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? (John 11:26)), shall go up to meet with Jesus in the air, each one shining like Himself-for when we see Him, we shall be like Him. Every one who has been washed in the precious blood will be there on that happy day. Not one left behind (1 Cor. 15:5151Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, (1 Corinthians 15:51)), for He knows every heart that is trusting in Him, and He says, "They shall be mine in that day when I make up my jewels." Dear young friends, let me ask you in love, where would you be were the Lord to come this very day? Would you go up with the saints to be forever with the Lord, or would you be left behind to weep in hopeless sorrow. There will be many separations on that day. Children will be left without their parents, and, in some cases, parents without their children. Some will lose brothers, and some sisters; some will be taken and others will be left.
Dear little Janet, though too young to understand many of these things, yet understood that Jesus loved her, and that His blood had washed her sins away. She loved Him, and looked for Him. She wanted Jesus, and Jesus wanted her, and very soon He sent the angel of death and took her happy spirit to be with Himself. Her flitting day came early, but she was ready and waiting. Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not, your flitting day―either the Son of Man or death―may come.