1 Thessalonians 4:17 meaning and explanation

After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul writes to a young congregation in Thessalonica that had lost members to death and wondered whether those who died before Christ returned would miss out. Here he assures them that the dead in Christ rise first, and only then are the living gathered with them.

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