Sunday Morning: March 5, 2000
Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 "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."
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 "For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, ... "
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 "But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow [grieve, stress] not, even as others which have no hope.
1 Peter 1:21 "who through Him are [the] believers [present active participle] in God (the Father, 2 Pet 1.17), who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God."
14. For if we believe [present active indicative] that Jesus died (buried, 1 Cor. 15:4) and rose again, even so them (which believe in the present tense) also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him."
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 "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.
2 Corinthians 5:6-9 "Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home [present] in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
7. (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
8. We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present [home] with the Lord.
9. Wherefore we labour, that, whether present [home] or absent, we may be accepted of him."
Philippians 2:12 "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence [parousia, presence] only, but now much more in my absence, ...."
2 Peter 1:16-17 "For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming [parousia, presence] of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
Matthew 17:1-2 "And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2. And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, ..."
Matthew 24:3 "And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming [parousia, presence], and of the end of the world [age]?"
Matthew 24:37 "But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
Genesis 6:12-13 "And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13. ... the earth is filled with violence through them; ..."
Matthew 24:39 "And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming [parousia, presence] of the Son of man be."
Matthew 24:27 "For as the lightning cometh out of the east (in the heavens), and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
Revelation 11:15 "... great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord... and he shall reign for ever and ever."
Revelation 11:18-19 "... and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; .... 19. And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail."
Revelation 12:7-8 "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8. And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven."
2 Thessalonians 2:8 "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy [render useless] with the brightness of his coming [parousia, presence]:"
1 Thessalonians 4:18 "Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
1 Thessalonians 2:19 "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence [emprosqen, before] of our Lord Jesus Christ at [en, in] his coming [parousia, presence]?"
1 Thessalonians 3:13 "To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before [emprosqen, before] God, even our Father, at [en, in] the coming [parousia, presence] of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints."
1 Thessalonians 5:23 "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit [demeanor] and soul and body be preserved blameless unto [en, in] the coming [parousia, presence] of our Lord Jesus Christ."
2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming [parousia, presence] of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2. That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, ..."
2 Thessalonians 1:3 "We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith (pleasing God) groweth exceedingly, and the charity (working faith) ... aboundeth;"
James 5:7 "Be patient [longsuffering] therefore, brethren, unto the coming [parousia, presence] of the Lord. ..."
James 5:8 "Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming [parousia, presence] of the Lord draweth nigh."
1 John 2:28 "And now, little children, abide [remain, continue, endure, stay] in him (His will, Word); that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before [apo, from] him at [en, in] his coming [parousia, presence]."
1 John 2:6 "He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
1 John 3:6 "Whosoever abideth in him sinneth [present active] not: whosoever sinneth [present active] hath not seen him, neither known him."
1 John 3:24 "And he that keepeth [guard] his commandments dwelleth [present active, abide] in him ..."