1 THESSALONIANS
1 THESSALONIANS : This book is a letter from Paul, Silas,
and Timothy to the Church at Thessalonica (Greece),
instructing them on the return of Jesus:
- "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind
your own business and to work with your hands..." (1
Thessalonians 4:11)
- "We believe that Jesus died and rose again (i.e.,
came back to life) and so we believe that God will bring
with Jesus those who have fallen asleep with Him (i.e,
those Christians who have died)." (1 Thessalonians
4:14)
- "...the dead in Christ (i.e., dead Christians) will
rise first...After that, we who are still alive...will be
caught up ...in the clouds to meet the Lord in the
air...will be with the Lord forever." (1
Thessalonians 4:16-17)
- "Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need
to write you, for you know very well that the day of
the Lord will come like a thief in the night."
(1 Thessalonians 5:1-2)
- "...sons of the light and sons of the
day...do not belong to the night or to the
darkness." (1 Thessalonians 5:5)
- "...He died for us so that, whether we are awake or
asleep (i.e, alive or dead), we may live together with
Him." (1 Thessalonians 5:10)