1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 - 1599 Geneva Bible
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, and with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:17 Then shall we which live and remain, be caught up with them also in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore, comfort yourselves one another with these words
Brethren:
A continuation of the previous verses. Christ WILL come again. The Christ shall arise first, then we, (the believers) shall likewise be caught up in His glory and triumph. Let us therefore be ready at all times to answer the trumpet. (Read 1 Corinthians 15:52)
R.P. Woitowitz Sr
“A supernatural announcement will precede the Lord Jesus" return for His own. God will announce the event with a shout, an angelic voice, and a trumpet blast. Probably believers will hear them if not all people living on the earth. These may be three descriptions of one event or three separate events. It appears that these three events will take place literally. In any case, God will herald the return of Christ from heaven. Note that only the dead "in Christ" experience resurrection. That Isaiah , God will reunite their resurrected, glorified bodies with their spirits. Note that it is not the Lord"s return by itself that Paul offered as encouragement here but the reunion of dead and living saints and their shared glory in His presence.”
Dr. Thomas Constable
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