1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

The Coming of the Lord

¹⁶ For _n the Lord himself will descend _o from heaven _p with a cry of command, with the voice of _q an archangel, and _r with the sound of the trumpet of God. And _s the dead in Christ will rise first. ¹⁷ Then we who are alive, who are left, will be _t caught up together with them _u in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so _v we will always be with the Lord. ¹⁸ Therefore encourage one another with these words.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 16:27
   For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
   
2. Cross References
   2 Thessalonians 1:7
   And to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels
   
3. Cross References
   Joel 2:11
   The Lord utters his voice before his army, for his camp is exceedingly great; he who executes his word is powerful. For the day of the Lord is great and very awesome; who can endure it?
   
4. Cross References
   Jude 1:9
   But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 24:31
   And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
   1 Corinthians 15:52
   In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
   
6. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 15:23
   But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
   2 Thessalonians 2:1
   Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers.
   Revelation 14:13
   And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Blessed indeed," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!
   
7. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 12:2
   I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven - whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows.
   
8. Cross References
   Daniel 7:13
   I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
   Acts 1:9
   And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
   Revelation 11:12
   Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here!" And they went up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them.
   
9. Cross References
   John 12:26
   If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.