Bible references: 2 Thes 1:5; Genesis 7:11; John 17:21-23; Isaiah 60:1-4; When God appears from Heaven, his glory will appear through his saints.  The windows of heaven will be opened.  The glory of his saints will go up and His glory will come down.  All the earth will know.  His glory will be seen everywhere in His people.   The nations of the earth will behold the glory of God. John 17:21-23 - as His people, we have been given God's glory.  Isaiah 60:1-4 We shall come to God's glory.  Jesus died upon the cross to pay for your sin and to bring you to perfection.   There is coming a time, when the saints will be taken out of the earth.  It's then that the saints will be in authority; we will be in God's glory.  Now we know affliction, but it's coming to an end. Jesus can change us.  2 Thessalonians 1:5 - He is making us fit to share in his kingdom.   At some point in history,  the nations of the earth will give account to God for how they treated God's peop