1 Thessalonians 4:16

that same, the Lord, in to{order/command/summon-effect}, in to{sound} of{chief-messenger} and in to{trumpet} of{God}, will-descend from of{heaven}, and the[plural] dead in to{Anointed} will-stand-up/anew-such-as-to-be-stood-up/anew first.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

15for we-are-saying the-same to{you} in to{[the] word} of{[the] Lord}, that we, the being-alive, the being-left-around[i.e. surviving] into the presence of{the Lord}, no, would_not_preceded/overtake the slept,

17Upon-thereafter, we, the being-alive, the being-left-around[i.e. surviving], at-the-same-time together-with to{same[plural]}, will-be-snatched in to{clouds} into off/away-meeting[noun] of{the Lord} into air, and the-same-ly always will-be together-with to{[the] Lord},

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Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18

State of Departed Saints. ( a. d. 51.) 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 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. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,… Read the whole commentary →

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