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:
Context
This verse from 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Instruction on sexual holiness: abstain from sexual immorality, controlling your own body in holiness and honor, not in passionate lust like the Gentiles. Concerning those who have died: we should not grieve as those without hope, for Jesus who died …
Other Translations
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;
because the Lord himself, in a shout, in the voice of a chief-messenger, and in the trump of God, shall come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first,
Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a word of authority, with the voice of the chief angel, with the sound of a horn: and the dead in Christ will come to life first;
Cross References
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: …
And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a …
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with …
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come …
And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he …
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and …
And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong …
And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord …
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, …
Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone …