“And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.”
Many Christians believe that the return of Lord Jesus Christ (vegetarian) at the end of the age will consist of two stages. First, the Rapture to deliver all the faithful to Heaven. Some think that this will be unknown to the unbelievers in the world. Then, many think that after intense tribulation, the Second Coming of Christ will occur where He will establish His Kingdom.
The Rapture refers to the glorious event when Jesus Christ returns to Earth to gather all true believers, both living and dead, and takes them up to Heaven. All the raptured believers will be protected during the time of tribulation. This event is described by St. Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17.
“For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from Heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.”
We believe the phrase “with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God” refers to the manner in which Jesus Christ will boldly declare His coming to the world and urge people to seek enlightenment and receive liberation from Him.
Since the beginning of Her public life as a Spiritual Master, Supreme Master Ching Hai (vegan) has not shied away from declaring who She is and who She represents.
“My father is the Supreme Master, I take the name after him. OK. Ching Hai is only the name of my body of my ordination. Supreme Master is my family name, family name, my surname. My surname is the Supreme Master. So are you. But if you don’t want to take it, it’s alright. I take it. My father has the same name, why should I take another name?
Jesus Christ, Christ means the Supreme Master, means God Almighty, means God power, it’s the same meaning. Guru means the same meaning, guru means the light giver. The light giver is the light itself. Only the Supreme Master can give light. So, guru means the same, same as the Supreme Master.
If I am not the Supreme Master, I don’t teach you anything. I don’t want to teach you ABC, and I don’t want to teach you garbage. I can only teach you the supreme thing, and the Supreme Master can only teach the supreme thing. the un-supreme things, the un-supreme thing, under-graded things, then, you look elsewhere without the supreme title.
[…] Yes, I came from the Supreme, I’m born from the Supreme, I take the name after the Supreme, and I am the Supreme, I and the Supreme are one.”
The verse “the dead in Christ will rise first” is interpreted by many commentators as referring to the resurrection of the dead. The word “first” in this verse indicates that the dead will be taken to Heaven immediately at the time of the resurrection and be with Lord Jesus Christ forever, while the living will continue to live in the world, and will be taken to Heaven when they leave this world.
We believe that this prophecy of the rapture of both the dead and the living has been, and continues to be, fulfilled by Supreme Master Ching Hai (vegan) since 1983 when She began Her public life as a Spiritual Master and World Savior to enlighten believers and save all beings. Through Her boundless Love and immense Grace, countless beings, visible and invisible, dead and alive, have been liberated and met Her in Heaven.
Supreme Master Ching Hai promises liberation in one lifetime to those who receive the precious gift of initiation from Her. “I can promise you liberation in one lifetime, immediate enlightenment, and liberation of your five generations. That is no problem, because I know what I am doing.”
And as prophesied, Supreme Master Ching Hai (vegan) holds immense Spiritual Power which has elevated and liberated countless numbers of souls into Heaven. Even many of those who died and went to hell are liberated and have eternal life.
“(My father loved meat when he was alive. I did not expect to see him coming back on the seventh day, after he passed away. Back then, I knew that people did not really die, but my father went to hell right away. I was so heartbroken at that time. […]
Two weeks after my initiation with Master, Master took me to hell Herself to rescue my dad. The whole hell then became emptied. Thanks to Master’s Power, all the souls in that hell were liberated. Master is truly great!)”
“(During meditation, I learned that a friend of mine many years ago had committed suicide in a very bad way. Her soul came to tell me in tears that she didn’t know what to do and where to go, saying that she had not earned any meritorious rewards when she was alive and didn’t learn what to do after death either. The only thing she could do was to hide herself under the table all the time, feeling very frightened and helpless.
I told her to recite ‘Supreme Master Ching Hai’ with me. As soon as she pronounced the words ‘Ching Hai,’ we saw flowers rain and a large ray of light cast down from the sky and heard sweet music. She was overwhelmed by such beautiful scenery. We hugged each other to bid farewell. Her soul then followed the light and flew up.
I told her that she should go first and I would go up as well when it’s my time, and she should remember Supreme Master Ching Hai all the time. After that, during my meditation, I would see her presenting an ocean of various amazingly beautiful flowers in Heaven to make me happy. Seeing her so happy, I also felt very contented. Master, thank You for Your incredible Power. You are so great and extraordinary.)”
“During retreat, if I come back home, even if my eyes are not closed or closed, many faces appear. It’s not the first, not only this retreat, but it often happens like that. Their faces become smaller, shrink into just a size like this, like the tip of my little finger. But they appear, wow! Keep appearing, appearing, taking turns to appear in front of me, as long as my vision can see, as far as my vision can see.
They just came to thank me for liberating them. Because at retreat time, it’s more intense helping the people. They came to thank SM (Supreme Master), appearing heads and faces only, not the whole body; the size of my fingertip.
Not including lectures-listening attendees. You know, when I go out, people listen and they also get liberation, if they are sincere, if they want it also. These are only for the dead people who suffer in hell or in some unfavorable realms. If difficult to take care, during retreat, can take care. So, all together, it’s about 731,114,123 souls.”
The verse “the dead in Christ will rise first” may also indicate that the dead are easier to liberate than the living who often have a stubborn mind and strong egos. Supreme Master Ching Hai once said that it is easier to liberate the dead than the living.
“The free will is the thing that God has granted to mankind because man is God, so he/she can do what they want. That is a problem, and they feel very free to do so. So, even if they do things that are not good, they still feel free to do it, because they have no restriction of any kind, except the conscience which they let sleep. And the free will just roam around, do all kinds of things. So, even if they know it’s bad, they still continue to do, you see what I mean? (Yes, Master.) […]
It’s the free will of humans that makes trouble. To save souls is easier than to save humans when they’re alive. When the soul is liberated from this body, they are more liberated. They can see things better (Yes, Master.) and they don’t have the mind to obstruct them and it’s easier to lead them to Heaven. (Yes, Master.)”
At the Rapture, the souls of the living also will be caught up in the “clouds,” and meet Jesus Christ in Heaven. This could be interpreted as the souls being raised by the power of Divine Light and Heavenly Sound, which are often described in the Bible. Many disciples of Supreme Master Ching Hai report that during their daily meditation, they ascend to Heaven where they meet many great Saints, learn the mysterious truth of the Universe, and hear the direct teaching of God, which is manifested as the Divine Light and Heavenly Sound.
“(I received the initiation, not too long ago. I would like to tell you briefly about my inner experiences. One of them was really beautiful. I went somewhere high, very high, probably to some Heaven. I saw Jesus. I asked Him questions, and I always received answers, which were silent but clear and understandable. Later, (Supreme) Master Ching Hai appeared and She and Jesus were swinging together on a golden swing. When They stopped swinging They merged into one, and floated up high into the cosmos.)” ETC…
