Christ Will Come Again

Wednesday, April 1, 2015
1Thessalonians 4:13-18 KJV 

13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 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: 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.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What is the Apostle Paul's concern about the church at Thessalonica and why? (v.13)
2) What assurance does the apostle give believers that those who die in Christ will be raised from the dead? (v.14)
3) What will happen to those who have died in Christ, and those who remain, when the Lord returns again? (v.15)
4) When Christ returns for His bride (the church), what will be the progression of events among the people of God (living and dead)? (v.16-17)
5) What does the apostle exhort believers to do with his words? (v.18)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What assurance do you have that Jesus will "rapture" you from this earth, when He returns?

LIFE LESSONS
7) Our assurance that we will be raptured, with the rest of the Lord's saints, is in knowing in whom we have believed (trusted in) during our time on earth.