1 Thessalonians 4:15-18
Eschatology is the study of the last things, including the second coming of Christ as well as the death, bodily resurrection, and judgment of every person who’s ever lived.
Here’s the sermon text (New International Version):
15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
The above is true for believers, and they are in focus in the text. But it’s worth pondering: how should we grieve for those who die without the Christian hope?
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