Thematic Bible: Exemption from


Thematic Bible




Look, I am telling you a secret truth: We will not all die, but we will all be changed [i.e., physically and spiritually] Verse ConceptsMetaphysicsMysteryPeople TransformedNot DyingDeath Of The RighteousPeople Who Didn't DieDying

For we say this to you by [the authority of] the word of the Lord [Note: Paul was either quoting what Jesus had previously said, or was giving a revelation he had received from the Lord. See I Cor. 14:37], that we [Christians] who are [still] alive, who are left [on earth] when the Lord returns, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. [Note: The point Paul is making is that the living will not be "changed" (I Cor. 15:51-52) and taken to heaven before the dead are raised]. Verse ConceptsPeople Going BeforeDeath Of God's PeopleLiving OnThe Timing Of His ComingThe Rapture


For they cannot die anymore either, because they are equal to the angels and are children of God, as well as children of the resurrection [i.e., people who are assured of being resurrected]. Verse ConceptsAdoption, descriptions ofImmortality, In NtEquality In SalvationRest, EternalNames And Titles For The ChristianAngels, DescriptionBelievers As Sons Of GodNot DyingLike AngelsOur ResurrectionDeathThe ResurrectionDyingDeath Of A ChildLife After DeathAbolishing Death


By [having] faith, Enoch was taken [to be with God], so that he did not have to die. And he could not be found because God had taken him away. For he had been commended [by God] before he was taken away, that he had pleased God. [Note: The Hebrew of Gen. 5:24 says, "he walked with God"]. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfFaith, As Basis Of SalvationCommendationExamples Of FaithAscension Of SaintsPleasing GodGod Lifting PeopleNot DyingExploits Of FaithNowhere To Be FoundPeople Who Didn't Dietransition