en_tn_lite_do_not_use/1th/04/16.md

translationWords

• en:tw:angel
• en:tw:christ
• en:tw:death
• en:tw:god
• en:tw:heaven
• en:tw:lord
• en:tw:lord

translationNotes

• the Lord himself will descend - "the Lord himself will come down"
• the archangel - "the chief angel"
• the dead in Christ will rise first - "those who believe in Jesus Christ, but who have died, will rise first"
• we who are alive - The pronoun "we" refers to all believers. (See en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_inclusive)
• with them - The pronoun "them" refers to the the deceased believers who have been made alive and have already risen to be with Jesus.
• caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air - "meet the Lord Jesus in the sky"