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1 Thessalonians 4:15  (King James Version)
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1 Thessalonians 4:15-16

Paul mentions the exact timing of this event twice! In verse 15, he says that this occurs at "the coming of the Lord," and in verse 16, Christ "descend[s] from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God." To combat these clear time markers, Protestants have to say that Christ returns twice and that there are two different blowings of the trumpet!

Paul himself quashes this argument in I Corinthians 15:50-52:

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Caught Up in the Rapture




Other commentary entries containing this verse:

Deuteronomy 8:3
Matthew 4:4
Luke 23:42-43
1 Corinthians 15:50-52
1 Corinthians 15:51
1 Corinthians 15:53
Revelation 20:11-15


Library resources that contain this verse:

Articles

Caught Up in the Rapture  

Essays on Bible Study  

God's Two Witnesses  

Proselytism Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Part Two)  

Resurrection AD 31  

Time and Life  

Bible Questions & Answers

Were Those Resurrected at Christ's Death Raised to  

Bible Studies

Basic Doctrines: The Second Resurrection  

Basic Doctrines: The Third Resurrection  

The Sensational Return of Jesus Christ!  

What Is God's Purpose for Mankind?  

Why You Need the Holy Spirit  

Will You Go to Heaven?  

Booklets

Pagan Holidays—or God's Holy Days—Which?  

Preparing the Bride  

The Wonderful World Tomorrow: What It Will Be Like  

What Is the Reward of the Saved?  

What Is the Reward of the Saved?  

What Will You Be Doing in the Next Life?  

Where Are Enoch and Elijah?  

Sermon Transcripts

Behold, Your King is Coming to You  

Christ's Second Coming  

God's Project  

He Who Overcomes  

Sovereignty and Submission  

The Last Great Day  

The Seventh Trumpet  

Trumpets and Hope  


 
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