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the Lord himself will descend
"the Lord himself will come down"
the archangel
"the chief angel"
the dead in Christ will rise first
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)
we who are alive
Here "we" refers to all believers who have not died. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive)
with them
The word "them" refers to the dead believers who were made alive again.
caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air
"meet the Lord Jesus in the sky"