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1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 (view passage online)
Believers do not grieve for those who have died in Christ as people who have no hope. The Lord will descend from heaven, the dead in Christ will rise first, and then we who are alive will be caught up together with them. We can comfort one another with the promise of this future reunion.
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1 Thessalonians 5 and Romans 11 (view passage online)
God’s prophetic plan centers on the nation of Israel. He will fulfill the covenants He made with them, which shows the important distinction between Israel and the church.
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1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 (view passage online)
God created humanity in His image for fellowship, a purpose the fall disrupted. His plan of redemption through Christ restores that original creative intent.