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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] |
Bible Question:
Hello CDBJ, If the Lord removes his loved ones before he pours out his wrath on those that refused his grace message of the gospel, why does he leave his 144,000 servants behind during the time when God pours out his wrath, since they were here during the reign of the antichrist? M.Royal |
Bible Answer: Greetings M.Royal, Good question: The end times of the gentiles and the return to Israel all takes place in the 7th chapter of Revelation. Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. The 144,000 is the main body of repopulating force the God will use when His grafts back in the natural branches. The 144000 are sealed “against God’s wrath” just before the angels release their destructive powers on the earth. This repopulating group will start the population process along with a small remnant in the days following the cleansing acts of God. Rev. 7:2-4 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. I think a lot of people get confused while reading the book of Revelation because it’s “not written as a progressive” book. There are lists epics mentioned, Example: Topics A, B, C, D, and E, then it may go back and explain the details of A and B at length and then move to C and how E fits or ties in with A and B. Rev. 12:6 And the woman (Israel) fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. Rev. 12:14 And to the woman (Israel) were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, (3 ½ years) from the face of the serpent. Have a great day, CDBJ |