Bible Quote Jun 1st 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.” -1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
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It is thought this first epistle to Thessalonians was written by Paul from Corinth in 52, following Timothy's visit there. It seems to be before Paul has finished formalising his thoughts on several issues which he covers in later letters, like justification by faith, or Jewish and Gentile relations. But then this letter is some eighteen years before the fall of the temple, after which persecution of Christians was more of an issue.

Here, Paul is talking of those who died, but kept their embrace of the Lord to the end. Paul is comforting us with the truth. We who are alive have our reward in times to come, not at hand.

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