1 Thessalonians 4:16
“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:”
King James Version
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The Lord descending with a shout and the trump of God, the dead in Christ rising first — the catching-away of the church.
Fulfillment References
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 John 14:1-3 Matthew 24:31
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
CatholicThe general resurrection at the Last Day; no separate pre-Tribulation rapture.
DispensationalPre-Tribulation Rapture — the Church removed before the 7-year Tribulation.
AcademicPaul adapting imperial παρουσία (parousia) — royal arrival language.
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