I Thessalonians
Chapter
4 (Continued)
[Change
of Subject - Should be a New Chapter Here]
[Doctrine
of Life After Death for Believers in Christ]
13~~Now
[de]
I
do absolutely not desire/wish you to be ignorant, brethren,
[thelo ouk humas agnoeo (present active infinitive) adelphos
(in Biblical terms "ignorant" means to be absent of "Divine
Viewpoint" on any matter of life)]
concerning
those receiving sleep with results that last forever
[peri koimao (perfect passive participle)]
for
the purpose that you may not receive sorrow . . .
[hina me lupeo (present passive subjunctive)]
even/and
just as others
[kai kathos loipoy]
who
are having no hope/'absolute confidence'.
[o echo (present active participle) me elpis]
[Note:
Ignorance can come from lack of teaching or from a lack of
listening. Here Paul is emphasizing his own responsibility to teach -
if any believer remains "ignorant" of any doctrine it
should be their own fault and not that of a communicator of the Word
who is not doing his job to study and teach. The Doctrine in view is
that of life after death. Doctrine IS reality. When you truly
understand this, then "elpis" moves from "hope"
to "absolute confidence" - "I know this is true with
no doubt at all because the Bible says it is so."]
[Note: It is ok to grieve the death of a believer, but a follower of the doctrines of Christ understand that we will see our loved ones (believers) again and we should not grieve their "short term absence" as if we will never see them again!]
[Note: To unbelievers, elpis means "hope" as in "I hope so". Very weak. Paul explains though for believers elpis takes on a different meaning. It means "absolute confidence". Doctrine IS reality - see Hebrews 11:1.]
14~~For
. . . [gar]
If
- and it is true -
[ei - 1st class conditional if]
we
believe that Jesus
[pisteuo (present active indicative) hoti Iesous]
died
[apothnesko (aorist active indicative)]
and
rose again
[kai anistemi (aorist active indicative)]
even
so also/and those receiving sleep
[houto kai koimao (aorist passive participle)]
"by
means of"/through Jesus
[dia Iesous]
will
God bring with Him.
[ago (future active indicative) Theos sun autos]
[Note: It is the resurrection that gives the efficacy (to make meaningful or effective) to his death! Lots of people die, but only Christ died, was resuscitated, and NEVER died again = resurrection.]
15~~For
this we say [to] you
[gar touto lego (present active indicative) humin]
in/by/with/"in
the sphere of" the Word of the Lord . . .
[en logos kurios]
that
we who are living
[hoti hemeis ho zao (present active participle)]
remaining/"receiving
surviving"
[perileipo (present passive participle)]
toward/unto
the coming of the Lord {rapture} . . .
[eis parousia kurios]
shall
absolutely not, no way, possibly come before
[phthano (aorist active subjunctive)
ou me (very strong double negative)]
who
are caused to be sleeping.
[o koimao (aorist passive participle)]
[Note: Wonderful verse here for sure. We who are alive today need not fear. A promise has been made that we will be with the Lord at the rapture of the Church. And, this applies if we are alive at that time or "sleeping". And, the dead in Christ will rise first (amplified at the end of the next verse).]
16a~~For/that/because
the Lord Himself shall descend
[hoti kurios autos katabaino (future middle indicative)]
from
the ultimate source of heaven
[apo ouranos]
in/by/with
a "shout"/"a stimulating cry"/"a command"
[en keleuma]
in/by/with
the voice of the archangel
[en phone archaggelos]
and
in/by/with the trump of God.
[kai salpigx theos]
16b~~And
the dead in/by/with Christ shall rise first.
[kai nekros en Christos anistemi (future middle indicative) proton]
17a~~Thereafter
we who are living . . .
[epeita hemeis o zao (present active participle)]
remaining/"receiving
surviving"
[perileipo (present passive participle)]
shall
be "snatched away"/"carried away
[harpazo (future passive indicative)]
together
with them in/by/with the clouds . . .
[hama sun autos en nephele]
to meet the Lord toward the air.
[eis apantesis kurios eis aer]
17b~~And
so shall we ever be with the Lord.
[kai houto esomai (future indicative) pantote sun kurios]
[Note: Please keep in mind that Jesus is NOT returning to the Earth here. We go up to meet Him in the air. It will be another 7 years of Tribulation before the Second Advent of Christ occurs. During those 7 years, the "bride" (Church Age believers in Christ) are being prepared for the "bridegroom" (Jesus Christ).
In Philippians 2:10 we see that each will take One knee and bow to Christ. See also I Corinthians 1:7.]
18~~Therefore/"so
then" . . . [hoste]
comfort/encourage
[parakaleo (present active imperative (this is an order!))]
one
another of the same kind [allelon]
in/by/with
these words.
[en toutois logos]
[Note: Use your doctrine in your soul and this specific promise of God to comfort those who have lost loved ones.]
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