1 Thessalonians 4:17 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Then we which are alive {and} remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

1 Thessalonians 4:17

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive {and} remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. {prevent: or, come before, or, anticipate, or, precede}

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Then we which are alive {and} remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Wherefore comfort one another with these words. {comfort: or, exhort}

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1 Thessalonians 4:1

"Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort {you} by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, {so} ye would abound more and more. {beseech: or, request} {exhort: or, beseech}"

1 Thessalonians 4:2

"For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus."

1 Thessalonians 4:3

"For this is the will of God, {even} your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:"

1 Thessalonians 4:4

"That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;"

1 Thessalonians 4:5

"Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:"

1 Thessalonians 4:6

"That no {man} go beyond and defraud his brother in {any} matter: because that the Lord {is} the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. {defraud: or, oppress, or, overreach} {in...: or, in the matter}"

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