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NASB | 1 Thessalonians 4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Thessalonians 4:15 For we say this to you by the Lord's [own] word, that we who are still alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede [into His presence] those [believers] who have fallen asleep [in death]. |
Bible Question (short): do we go to heaven when we die or sleep |
Question (full): It seems the more I find out about my lord the more confused I get,I hope you can help me to understand. In 1st. Thessalonians 4-13-18 it tells that we will sleep and than we will rise and go to heaven, but paul tells us again in 2nd. cor. 5: 1-8 that to be absent from the body is to be present with god can you help me to understand this? thank you so much yours in christ. |