For if we believe that Jesus has died and has risen again, so also God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus. (For this we say to you in [the] word of [the] Lord, that *we*, the living, who remain to the coming of the Lord, are in no way to anticipate those who have fallen asleep; for the Lord himself, with an assembling shout, with archangel's voice and with trump of God, shall descend from heaven; and the dead in Christ shall rise first; then *we*, the living who remain, shall be caught up together with them in [the] clouds, to meet the Lord in [the] air; and thus we shall be always with [the] Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17
[The] Lord does not delay his promise, as some account of delay, but is longsuffering towards you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9
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1 Thessalonians 1:10, 2 Peter 3:14A While, yes, a very short while now of waiting,
1 Thessalonians 4:16, Matthew 25:10And then will our Lord come to call us away;
Mark 13:33, Mark 13:37With prayer and with fasting then let us be watching,
Hebrews 10:37, 2 Peter 3:9For - well do we know it - He will not delay.
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1 Thessalonians 4:16With voice of archangel, from heaven descending,
1 Thessalonians 4:16, 1 Corinthians 15:52With great acclamation and trumpet of God,
Luke 12:36-38, 2 Peter 3:14To us shall the One whom our hearts are awaiting,
1 Thessalonians 4:17, Acts 1:11That very same Jesus, appear in the cloud.
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1 Thessalonians 4:14, 1 Corinthians 15:51We know that the saints who in Christ have been sleeping,
1 Thessalonians 4:14, 1 Corinthians 15:52By God's mighty power from sleep shall awake;
1 Thessalonians 4:17, 1 Thessalonians 4:15We shall not before them be caught up in heaven,
1 Thessalonians 4:17, 2 Thessalonians 2:14But Christ all His loved ones together shall take.
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1 Thessalonians 4:16, Acts 1:11Revealed to our sight in Thy glorious descending,
1 John 3:2,3, Acts 1:11Lord Jesus, Thou shalt to Thy lovers appear;
1 Thessalonians 2:19,20, Revelation 4:1And then shalt Thou take us to heaven rejoicing,
1 Thessalonians 4:17, 1 Corinthians 13:12Eternally with Thee Thy glories to share.