1 Thessalonians 4:17

The Comfort Of The Lord's Return

¹⁶ for the Lord himself will descend from heaven, and by the voice of the archangel, with the trumpet of God, resound the summons: they who died christians shall rise first: ¹⁷ then we, who shall be still alive, shall be convey'd together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall ever be with the Lord. ¹⁸ therefore comfort one another with this information.

Meet the Lord in the Air

On Earth

To the Lord

Christ

1 Corinthians 15:52

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the sound of the last trumpet (for the trumpet shall sound) and the dead shall rise incorruptible; but as for us, we shall be changed.

Revelation 11:12

then they heard a great voice from heaven, saying to them, "come up hither." and they ascended up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies beheld them.

John 12:26

if any man would serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my servant be: whoever serves me, him will my father reward.

Acts 1:9

After this discourse, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.

Matthew 26:64

Jesus reply'd, I am: moreover I declare to you, within a while ye shall see the son of man sitting on the right hand of God, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

Mark 14:62

and Jesus answered, I AM. and ye shall see the son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

John 14:3

and when I am gone, and have prepar'd a place for you, I will come again, to take you with me, that where I am there ye may be also.

John 17:24

father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am going; that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me: for thou didst love me before the foundation of the world; yet,

Acts 8:39

when they were come out of the water, the spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he pursued his way with joy.

2 Corinthians 5:8

) in this assurance, I say, I think it best to be quit of this body, and be present with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:2-4

I knew a christian who above fourteen years ago, was snatch'd up even to the third heaven, whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows.

Philippians 1:23

I am doubly press'd between my desire to depart, in order to be with Christ, which is by far the best for ME;

1 Thessalonians 4:15

for one thing I have in charge to tell you from the Lord, that we, who shall be found still alive at the coming of the Lord, shall not get the advance of those that are dead:

2 Peter 3:13

As for us, in consequence of his promise, we expect a new heaven, and a new earth, where justice shall reside.

Revelation 1:7

See! he is coming on the clouds; and every eye shall see him, even they who pierced him: then all the tribes of the earth will smite their breasts at the sight: even so it will be.

Revelation 7:14-17

my Lord, answer'd I, you can tell. and he said to me, these are they who came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the lamb.

Revelation 12:5

and she brought forth a man-child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up to be with God, and about his throne.

Revelation 21:3-7

then I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, "behold, the tabernacle of God is with men: he will dwell with them, they shall be his people, God himself shall be with them, as their God.

Revelation 21:22-23

I did not see any temple there: for the Lord God almighty, and the lamb are its temple.

Revelation 22:3-5

There shall be nothing obnoxious to a curse: but the throne of God and of the lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him.