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NASB | 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we who are alive and remain [on the earth] will simultaneously be caught up (raptured) together with them [the resurrected ones] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord! [John 14:3; 1 Cor 15:52; 2 Cor 5:8; Phil 1:23; Col 3:4] |
Subject: Will there be a partial rapture? |
Bible Note: To be honest, I do not know. I think that God is up in Heaven looking at all of the End Times charts with His hand around His Son's shoulder and saying, "You know, I'm going to send you back down there just as soon as I can figure these things out." It's a little joke to lighten the mood, but to drive home a point that some quite intellegent people seem to come to different conclusions on the matter. I believe it is an important subject, but have not developed my own strong set of beliefs at this point. I can be dogmatic (too much so) on many Biblical and Theological points, but not this one. I would like suggestions of good books. And by "good books", I mean by people who really dug into the textual issue AND the historical context of these writtings. MJH |