1 Thessalonians 4:16 BSB

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.

BSB

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ASV

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;

KJV

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:

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Commentary

2 voices

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Re 12:7), to whom especially is committed the guardianship of the people of God (Da 10:13). trump of God--the trumpet blast which usually accompanies God's manifestation in glory (Ex 19:16; Ps 47:5); here the last of the three accompaniments of His appearing: as the trumpet was used to convene God's people to their solemn convocations (Nu 10:2, 10;

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

With a shout - Properly, a proclamation made to a great multitude. Above this is, the voice of the archangel; above both, the trumpet of God; the voice of God, somewhat analogous to the sound of a trumpet.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
αὐτὸς	autos	Himself	G846 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
κύριος	kurios	Lord	G2962 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
κελεύσματι,	keleusmati	a loud command,	G2752 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
φωνῇ	phōnēa	[the] voice	G5456 →
ἀρχαγγέλου	archangelou	of an archangel	G743 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
σάλπιγγι	salpingi	[the] trumpet	G4536 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
καταβήσεται	katabēsetai	will descend	G2597 →
ἀπ᾽	ap᾽	from	G575 →
οὐρανοῦ,	ouranou	heaven,	G3772 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
νεκροὶ	nekroi	dead	G3498 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Χριστῷ	Christō	Christ	G5547 →
ἀναστήσονται	anastēsontai	will rise	G450 →
πρῶτον,	prōton	first,	G4413 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 1:7
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.
leads to
- Matthew 24:30
  At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds…
- Zechariah 12:10
  Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They…
- Daniel 7:13
  In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led…
- Mark 14:62
  “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
- John 19:37
  And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
Through
Matthew 16:27
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.
leads to
- Psalms 62:12
  and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- Romans 2:6
  God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”