1 Thessalonians 4:18 -- The wonderful truth described (vv. 13--17) is to be a comfort to the Thessalonians and to all Christians. They had mistakenly thought that only those who were alive at the time of the coming of Christ would witness and share in the glory of it. The fact is that Christians who have died will be raised first and so go before the living to the gathering in the sky. Observe that Paul expects a practical, immediate response to this great doctrinal teaching of the Second Coming. The Thessalonians should remind one another of this truth as a source of comfort in the face if death. The sentence is in the present tense, indicating that it should be a constant comfort to us to think each day that the Lord may come.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:16:41 +0000
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