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:
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Interpretation
Here is comfort for the relations and friends of those who die in the Lord. Grief for the death of friends is lawful; we may weep for our own loss, though it may be their gain.
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This thought runs through 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17.
1 Thessalonians 4:13 1 Thessalonians 4:14 1 Thessalonians 4:15 1 Thessalonians 4:16 1 Thessalonians 4:17