1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
[17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
[18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
When Paul talks about the Rapture of the church, (the catching up) he uses the word “we”. Who is he talking about?
“The dead in Christ” and “We which are alive and remain”. In both cases, he is referring to believers, or those who are saved by the grace of God.
Hallelujah, we shall rise!
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“In the resurrection morning — When the trump of God shall sound, — We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise! — Then the saints will come rejoicing — And no tears will e’er be found, — We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise.
Chorus:
“We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise! — Amen! We shall rise! Hallelujah! — In the resurrection morning, — When death’s prison bars are broken, — We shall rise, Hallelujah! We shall rise.
“In the resurrection morning, — What a meeting it will be, — We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise! — When our fathers and our mothers, — And our loved ones we shall see, — We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise!
“In the resurrection morning, — Blessèd thought it is to me, — We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise! — I shall see my blessèd Savior, — Who so freely died for me, — We shall rise, — Hallelujah! we shall rise!
“In the resurrection morning, — We shall meet Him in the air, — We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise! — And be carried up to glory, — To our home so bright and fair, — We shall rise, Hallelujah! we shall rise!
J. E. Thomas
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