Ordered, not dated · Prophetic Future
The rapture of the church
The Lord will descend, the dead in Christ will rise first, and living believers will be caught up with them to meet the Lord in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). Its placement follows the labeled default framework; other frameworks read these texts with the single second coming.
future · ordered, not dated
📖 1 Thessalonians 4:13–15
13Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. 14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. 15By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.
Sources: Scripture — 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 · 1 Corinthians 15:51-53
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