1 Thessalonians 4:15

“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.”

"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." - 1 Thessalonians 4:15
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What does 1 Thessalonians 4:15 mean?

1 Thessalonians 4:15 - "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." This verse from the New Testament, specifically from Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians…

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A Prayer of Hope and Assurance in the Lord’s Coming

Heavenly Father, I come before You in humble adoration, lifted by the promise of Your Word. Today, I bring forth the words spoken in 1 Thessalonians 4:15: "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…

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1 Thessalonians 4:15 - "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."
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1 Thessalonians 1:4 - "Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God."
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1 Thessalonians 4:18 - "Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
1 Thessalonians 4:4 - "That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;"
1 Thessalonians 4:5 - "Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:"
1 Thessalonians 5:4 - "But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief."
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 – "The Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command."
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 – "The Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command."
1 Thessalonians 4:7 - "For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness."
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1 Thessalonians 4:2 - "For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus."
1 Thessalonians 4:3 - "For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:"
"Wherefore comfort one another with these words." - 1 Thessalonians 4:18
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"Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God." - 1 Thessalonians 1:4
1 Thessalonians 2:15 - "Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:"
1 Thessalonians 4:12 - "That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing."
1 Thessalonians 4:8 - "He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit."
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 - "For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor."
1 Thessalonians 5:15 - "See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men."