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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. So we will be with the Lord forever.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then we which are alive. Those who will then be alive. See 1 Thessalonians 4:16. The word here translated "then" (epeita…
Then (επειτα). The next step, not the identical time (τοτε), but immediately afterwards.
Together with them
19th Century
Anglican
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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Baptist
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…
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then we which are alive and remain (See Gill on 1 Thessalonians 4:15).
shall…
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,…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, Paul aimed to bring the Thessalonians to the practice of self-control instead of sinful desire, and to curtail their idleness. Now he u…