1 Thessalonians 4:16 meaning and explanation
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
1 Thessalonians 4:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul writes to a young congregation grieving members who died before Jesus returned. In verse 16 he answers their fear: the Lord Himself, not a mere messenger, will come down from heaven, and the signal is threefold, a commanding shout, an archangel's voice, and God's trumpet.
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