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Part 15 - “Goodbye To Goodbyes"Part 15 - “Goodbye To Goodbyes"

The reunion of The reunion of ________with his son.________with his son.

JACOBJACOB

Genesis 45:3Genesis 45:3

Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?”father still living?”

Genesis 45:21-25Genesis 45:21-25

So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also carts, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey. gave them provisions for their journey. 2222 To To each of them he gave new clothing, but to each of them he gave new clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes. silver and five sets of clothes. 2323 And this is And this is what he sent to his father: ten donkeys loaded what he sent to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and ten female with the best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other provisions for his journey. provisions for his journey. 2424 Then he sent his Then he sent his brothers away, and as they were leaving he said brothers away, and as they were leaving he said to them, “Don’t quarrel on the way!” to them, “Don’t quarrel on the way!” 2525 So they So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.Jacob in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 45:26Genesis 45:26

They told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is They told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt.” Jacob was stunned; he did ruler of all Egypt.” Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them.not believe them.

Genesis 45:27Genesis 45:27

But when they told him everything Joseph had But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts Joseph said to them, and when he saw the carts Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revivedfather Jacob revived

Genesis 45:28Genesis 45:28

And Israel said, “I’m convinced! My son Joseph And Israel said, “I’m convinced! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

Genesis 46:1Genesis 46:1

So Israel set out with all that was his, and when So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.the God of his father Isaac.

Genesis 46:29Genesis 46:29

As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.long time.

The reunion of ______with The reunion of ______with His people.His people.

GODGOD

1 Thessalonians 4:16-181 Thessalonians 4:16-18

For the Lord himself will come down from For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. and the dead in Christ will rise first. 1717 After that, After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. forever. 1818 Therefore encourage each other with Therefore encourage each other with these words.these words.

John 14:3John 14:3

““I will come back.”I will come back.”

Acts 1:11Acts 1:11

““This same Jesus, who has been taken from This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”way you have seen him go into heaven.”

1 Timothy 6:141 Timothy 6:14

The appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.The appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

James 5:8James 5:8

The Lord’s coming is near.The Lord’s coming is near.

2 Peter 3:102 Peter 3:10

The day of the Lord will comeThe day of the Lord will come

1 John 3:21 John 3:2

When He appears we shall be like HimWhen He appears we shall be like Him

Jude 14Jude 14

““See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones”thousands of his holy ones”

Revelation 21:4Revelation 21:4

He will wipe every tear from their eyes.He will wipe every tear from their eyes.

Hebrews 12:1Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.race marked out for us.

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