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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: Searching for the truth |
Bible Note: gracefull: I had just sent you a note on another branch and was about to sign off when I spotted your handle on this one. So I got curious and read through this discussion between you and Ed. I appreciate your desire to get people to THINK! Too often we start with what we "know" already and build from there (I'm talking from personal - as in "I'm guilty" - experience). Now I have made a habit of "starting from scratch" every week. That is, I reasses my basic beliefs -- I go back to the lowest principles on which I base my beliefs and try to disprove them according to scripture. I re-examine them in light of new knowledge or input from fellow believers. As a result, I have had to discard errant beliefs in favor of obvious biblical truth. I've just revisited Enoch and Elijah and see nothing that says they did not die. Now I know I sound like a heretic now, but let's discuss this before you decide, okay? What I ask is that you show me specifically the words that say Enoch or Elijah did not die and we'll take it from there. Here's my promise: if after several exchanges on this topic, you still think I'm off my rocker and you no longer want to hear from me, I'll honor your request. Fair enough? In Christ, Roaring Lamb |