1 Thessalonians 4:16

The Lord himself will come down from heaven at a shout of command, at an archangel's call and the sound of God's trumpet, and the dead who belong to Christ will rise first.
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  1. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Second Stage cites 1 Thess. 4:16

    …between him and them, as between the judge and the prisoners at the bar. 1 Cor. 15; 1 Thess. 4:16; Jude 15; John 5: 28,29; 2 Thess. 1:8-10; Rev. 20:11-14; Isa. 26:21; Micah 7:16,17; Psa.…

  2. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    [I.e., the Last Judgment — GL] cites 1 Thess. 4:16

    …“and the trumpet of God,” sounding an alarm to all that sleep in the dust of the earth (1 Thess. 4:16). In consequence of this, all the graves shall open, and the bodies of men arise. The sea…

  3. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Resurrection cites I Thess 4:16

    …stand before God.’ Rev 20:12. This citing of men will be by the sound of a trumpet. I Thess 4:16. This trumpet will sound so loud, that it will raise men from their graves. Matt 24:4 1…

  4. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The First Stage cites 1 Thess. 4:16

    …we have there? Christian: There we shall be with seraphims and cherubims, Isaiah 6:2; 1 Thess. 4:16,17; Rev. 5:11; creatures that will dazzle your eyes to look on them. There also you shall…

  5. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

    The Great Gathering cites 1 Thess. iv. 16

    …and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." (Rev. xx. 13; 1 Thess. iv. 16, 17; 1 Cor. xv. 51, 52.) And then, when every member of Christ is found, and not one left…

  6. Real Questions – Book 1 · Ochorus Originals

    When Will Jesus Come Back? cites 1 Thessalonians 4:16

    …and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise” (1 Thessalonians 4:16). Every major Christian tradition confesses this in its creeds: He will come again to…

  7. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 2, Chapter 16 — How Christ Performed the Office of Redeemer in Procuring Our Salvation cites 1 Thess. 4:16

    …death, it still remains true that the quick and the dead shall be summoned to judgment (1 Thess. 4:16); for “the dead in Christ shall rise first; then we which are alive and remain shall be…

  8. The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon · Ochorus Originals

    For Ever with the Lord cites 1 THESSALONIANS 4:16–17

    …of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first … and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:16–17 Spurgeon lived much of his life in pain, and it shows in how he wrote about heaven. He…

  9. The Key Teachings of Derek Prince · Ochorus Originals

    The Return of the King cites 1 THESSALONIANS 4:16–17

    …them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:16–17 This is not a peripheral doctrine. The resurrection of the dead and eternal judgement, as…

  10. The Key Teachings of Corrie ten Boom · Ochorus Originals

    The Best Is Yet to Be cites 1 THESSALONIANS 4:16–17

    …them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:16–17 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Name one future trial you fear. Tell God you do not yet have…

  11. The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey · Ochorus Originals

    The Resurrection and the Coming Again cites 1 THESSALONIANS 4:16–17

    …them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:16–17 Where care is needed On the resurrection of Christ and of our bodies, Torrey stood…

  12. The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson · Ochorus Originals

    Christ Our Coming King cites 1 THESSALONIANS 4:16

    …himself shall descend from heaven with a shout …and the dead in Christ shall rise first. 1 THESSALONIANS 4:16 Simpson held the premillennial view — that Christ returns before the promised age of…

  13. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

    The Priest cites 1 Thess. iv. 16

    …of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.” (1 Thess. iv. 16.) Let us hear what Enoch prophesied 5000 years ago: “Behold, the Lord cometh with ten…

  14. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Joseph cites 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

    …them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). Surely the glory and tinsel of this world fades as we look forward to that glad day, so…

  15. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Tenth Stage cites 1 Thess. 4:14-17

    …again return to the city, you shall go too with sound of trumpet, and be ever with him. 1 Thess. 4:14-17; Jude 14,15; Dan. 7:9,10; 1 Cor. 6:2,3. Now, while they were thus drawing towards the…

  16. The Life and Diary of David Brainerd · David Brainerd

    Being part 1st of his public journal of the Rise and Progress of a remarkable work of grace among the Indians in New-Jersey and Pennsylvania, kept by order of the Society in Scotland for propagating Christian knowledge.—Commencement of his labors at Crossweeksung.—Renewal of labor at the Forks of De cites 1 Thess. 4:13-17

    …with the hopes of enjoying the blessed Redeemer. Afterward I discoursed publicly from 1 Thess. 4:13-17. There was a solemn attention, and some visible concern and affection in the time of…

  17. Mighty Power in Prayer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Pray Without Ceasing cites 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

    …praying in the Holy Ghost, in the name of Jesus. PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON'1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 5.

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