1 Thessalonians 4Previous Chapter | Next Chapter | Whole ChapterThose Who Died in Christ14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep Lit throughin Jesus.15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive Lit whoand remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a Or cry of commandshout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.17Then we who are alive Lit whoand remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.