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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: Rapture question? |
Bible Note: Lookingfortruth I think that answer lies in Job 1. Job's children were killed in what was a test of Job. Also the answer lies in the story of Exodus, countless Egyptians died because Pharaoh refused to release Moses and the children of Israel. Think of the question this way. We would challenge God’s fairness in this action but we justify killing millions of babies by abortion arguing the women has a right. If God killed everyone on earth right now today He would be justified, since He was the one that created us. For us to even attempt to judge God and His actions is an insult to God’s sovereignty when did the created get to question the creator? God’s promise was that all things would work to the good of those that Love the Lord and was called to his purpose. He never said only good things happen. Besides what is important is where we spend eternity not when we die. It could be within God's plan to rapture the pilot and thus cause everyone on the plane to be saved before their death. How is that for hypothetical? EdB |