1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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The Day of the Lord
The Day of the Lord
13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.
14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive, who are left, 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.
18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-
“…those who are asleep.”
“…those who are asleep.”
Paul wants the church to understand the condition of those Christians who have died. He changes the suddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd=
sleep = dead
greek = koimao= to sleep or to be dead. Used 18 times in NT, 14 meant dead, 5 meant to sleep. In this context Paul is using it to describe the dead in Christ.
This does not imply nothing about the intermediate state. NT teaching clearly points to a conscious existence during the intermediate state.
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Letters to the Thessalonians b. “Those Who Fall Asleep” (4.13–18)
(Luke 16:19–31; 23:39–43; Acts 7:55–60; 2 Cor. 5:6–10; Phil. 1:20–24; Rev. 6:9–11).
This was a common and universal way to speak of those who had died.
The Primary Issue
The Primary Issue
“…that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. “For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.””
12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Eph 2:12
12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
The Primary Issue
The Primary Issue
12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
1 Cor 15:12-13
14 knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.
2 Cor
18 and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Eph 2:12
The Order of Things
The Order of Things
The Lord will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. v.16
15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive, who are left, 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 Thess 4:15-17
Matthew 24:29-31
The dead in Christ will rise first. v.16b
Those who are alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds. v. 17
1 Cor 15:51-
We will always be with the Lord. v.17b
29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
parousia=the arrival of Jesus, a grand event.
We meet him ‘in the clouds’.
13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
14 And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Be Comforted
Be Comforted
1 Cor 15:58
(here it means console or comfort)
18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
1 Thess 4:
58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
This passage is intended to give us hope and to comfort us concerning those who have passed on before the return of the Lord.
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Letters to the Thessalonians b. “Those Who Fall Asleep” (4.13–18)
This is not the stuff of speculative prophecy or bestsellers on the end times. The text is located at the funeral home, the memorial service, and the graveside. It is placed in the hands of each believer to comfort others in their time of greatest sorrow. The decidedly bizarre pictures of airplanes dropping out of the sky and cars careening out of control as the rapture happens detract from the hope that this passage is designed to teach. The picture presented here is of the royal coming of Jesus Christ. The church, as the official delegation, goes out to meet him, with the dead heading up the procession as those most honored. One coming is envisioned, which will unite the coming King with his subjects. What a glorious hope!