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Christ ' s love and respect for those who believe in Him can been demonstrated from the Bible . In Acts chapter 7 there is an amazing story about a man named Stephen . Stephen loved Christ deeply and was bold in telling others about Jesus . The Bible tells us that he was preaching to a large crowd of people who were hostile about Jesus . This crowd became so vicious and angry at Stephen , they stoned him to death . Just before his stoning , Stephen saw something truly amazing :
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Stephen saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God . Yet the Bible seems to describe Jesus as normally sitting at the right hand of God . Evidently Jesus was so moved because of Stephen ' s love for Him that He stood to receive him as he came into eternity . Christ will not simply stand to receive His followers at the time of the Rapture . He will come down from heaven to meet them in the air . What a thrilling moment that will be for all the Christians who are alive at that moment .
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