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Caught Up by God's Power
Commentators explain that the phrase "caught up" comes from a Greek word, harpazō, which implies a sudden, forceful action. This event, often called the "rapture," is not something believers accomplish on their own but is an act of God's mighty power. It will unite both the resurrected dead and the transformed living believers, bringing them together at the same moment to meet Jesus.
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1 Thessalonians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Thessalonians 4:17
18th Century
Theologian
Then we which are alive. Those who will then be alive. See 1 Thessalonians 4:16. The word here translated "then" (epeita
AT Robertson
On 1 Thessalonians 4:17
Then (επειτα). The next step, not the identical time (τοτε), but immediately afterwards.
Together with them
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Thessalonians 4:17
19th Century
Bishop
Shall be caught up.—“Our Assumption,” as Bishop Ellicott well calls it. The spiritualizing of our natural bodies without death, as…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17
19th Century
Preacher
Whatever ideas we have concerning the details of Christ's coming, this summing up of the whole matter is unutterably precious to us: so shall w…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Thessalonians 4:17
The authority that validates Paul’s affirmation in v.14 is nothing less than “the Lord’s own word” (cf. 1:8). Various attempts have been made to id…
John Calvin
On 1 Thessalonians 4:17
16th Century
Theologian
And so we shall be ever. To those who have been once gathered to Christ, he promises eternal life with him. By these statements, the rever…
John Gill
On 1 Thessalonians 4:17
17th Century
Pastor
Then we which are alive and remain
(See Gill on 1 Thessalonians 4:15).
shall…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18
17th Century
Minister
Here is comfort for the relations and friends of those who die in the Lord. Grief for the death of friends is lawful; we may weep for our own loss,…