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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: I do not know what MOST people view the rapture to be... a poll might help clear that up. I have always seen the rapture as the dead AND living being taken from Earth while non-believers are left on Earth wondering what just happend to these "Christians." So resurrection was always a part of it, but not equal to a rapture. (How many people were resurrected when Jesus was? Was that a rapture? I assume no... but the rapture would include resurrections.) This is NOT necessarily my belief of the end times, but my understanding of the term in answer to your question. MJH |