September 3, 1995
The Thessalonian believers were fearfully preoccupied with the details concerning Christ’s return. As Paul counseled them to live in anticipation, he encouraged them that the foundation of Christ’s return is His death and resurrection. Alistair Begg reminds us that our primary focus as Christians should not be curiosity surrounding Christ’s return. Instead, the certainty of His coming has implications for how we live today.
16For nthe Lord himself will descend ofrom heaven pwith a cry of command, with the voice of qan archangel, and rwith the sound of the trumpet of God. And sthe dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive, who are left, will be tcaught up together with them uin the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so vwe will always be with the Lord. 18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
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