1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
15 For we say this to you by the word of the Lord, that we— the ones living, the ones remaining[a] until the coming of the Lord— will in-no-way precede the ones having fallen asleep. 16 Because[b] the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shouted-command[c], with a voice of an archangel[d], and with a trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise-up first. 17 Then we— the ones living, the ones remaining— will be snatched-up[e] together[f] with them in the clouds[g] to meet the Lord in the air. And so we shall always be with the Lord.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:15 Or, being left behind. That is, remaining alive at that time.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Or, asleep; that. In this case, this is a second thing Paul ‘says’ to them.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Or, signal-call.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 That is, ruling or chief angel.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Our word ‘rapture’ comes from the Latin translation of this word.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Or, at the same time.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Or, in clouds, on clouds.
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