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# the Lord himself will descend
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"the Lord himself will come down"
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# the archangel
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"the chief angel"
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# the dead in Christ will rise first
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The "dead in Christ" are those believers who have passed away. AT: "those who believe in Jesus Christ, but who have already died, will rise first" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# we who are alive
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Here "we" refers to all believers who have not died. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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# with them
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The word "them" refers to the dead believers who were made alive again.
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# caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air
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"meet the Lord Jesus in the sky"
# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/angel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]]
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