1 Thessalonians 4:16 “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, wit…”

1 Thessalonians 4:16

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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:

World English Bible

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

American Standard Version

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;

Geneva Bible 1599

For the Lord himselfe shall descende from heauen with a shoute, and with the voyce of the Archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Darby Translation

for the Lord himself, with an assembling shout, with archangel's voice and with trump of God, shall descend from heaven; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

Young's Literal Translation

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,

Bible in Basic English

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;

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Cross references

“the Lord”

Revelation 1:7 Matthew 16:27 Matthew 25:31 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Acts 1:11 Matthew 26:64

Revelation 1:7 · BSB

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

Matthew 16:27 · BSB

For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

Matthew 25:31 · BSB

When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

2 Thessalonians 1:7 · BSB

and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

Acts 1:11 · BSB

“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”

Matthew 26:64 · BSB

“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

“with a”

Psalm 47:5 Zechariah 4:7 Zechariah 9:9 Numbers 23:21 Psalm 47:1

Psalm 47:5 · BSB

God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.

Zechariah 4:7 · BSB

What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

Zechariah 9:9 · BSB

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Numbers 23:21 · BSB

He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.

Psalm 47:1 · BSB

Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.

“the archangel”

Jude 1:9

Jude 1:9 · BSB

But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

“with the trump”

Isaiah 27:13 Zechariah 9:14 Exodus 19:16 Revelation 8:13 Exodus 20:18 Revelation 1:10

Isaiah 27:13 · BSB

And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.

Zechariah 9:14 · BSB

Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

Exodus 19:16 · BSB

On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

Revelation 8:13 · BSB

And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”

Exodus 20:18 · BSB

When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

Revelation 1:10 · BSB

On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

“and the”

1 Corinthians 15:23 1 Corinthians 15:51 Revelation 20:5 Revelation 20:6

1 Corinthians 15:23 · BSB

But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

1 Corinthians 15:51 · BSB

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

Revelation 20:5 · BSB

The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.

Revelation 20:6 · BSB

Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

Also

2 Thessalonians 2:1 Revelation 14:13 Joel 2:11

2 Thessalonians 2:1 · BSB

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

Revelation 14:13 · BSB

And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”

Joel 2:11 · BSB

The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.

17After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

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