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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: Order of events at the 2nd Coming? |
Bible Note: Hello Tim! Wow! You have given us a lot to begin with! As far as the Reign of Anti-Christ is concerned, the "restrainer" needs to 'step aside' first (2 Thess. 2:6-7) so that the Anti-Christ can take control. Then the Lord will slay Anti-Christ with "the breath of His mouth" by the "appearance of His coming" (2 Thess. 2:8). This leads me to believe that the Lord will slay Anti-Christ at the instant that He comes back, while rapturing the church.. Would this be a correct understanding in the "mid-trib" position? This interpretation of 1 and 2 Thessalonians is what is convincing me to be "Mid-trib" rather than "Pre-trib" and the fact that the two witnesses must take part in the rapture also. But none of this can happen until the full number of Gentiles are saved (Romans 11:25, Luke 21:24). When all of the Gentiles who will accept Christ have accepted Him, then I am correct in thinking that this must come first before the Jesus' Second Coming? Good discussion! Nolan |