1 Thessalonians 4:14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Thessalonians 4:14

For . Greek. gar . if . App-118 . believe . App-150 . rose again . App-178 . even so them also . Read "so ( we believe) also that them". sleep = are fallen asleep. in Jesus = through ( App-104 . 1 Thessalonians 4:1 ) Jesus. This stands in the Greek between the words "sleep" and "bring". To which does it belong? "Sleep in Jesus" is an expression not found elsewhere. In 1 Thessalonians 4:16 the "dead in Christ" are spoken of, with which may be compared 1 Corinthians 15:18 . And the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:14

for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.If we believe, .... "There is no uncertainty implied by the use of the conditional, the same being an idiomatic way of arguing from a certainty, as when Jesus said, "If I go and prepare a place for you, I come again" (John 14:3).Asleep in Jesus ... Stibbs construed the prepositional phrase in this passage as modifying "God will bring," rendering it: "Even so, through... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:14

1 Thessalonians 4:14. Which sleep in Jesus— The state of the bodies of the pious dead in their graves is not only here, but in many other passages of scripture, described as a short sleep, compared with that eternal life into which they shall awake in the morning of the resurrection. This 14th verse ought to be read in a parenthesis, it being a repetition of what the Apostle had more fully instructed them in before. The resurrection of Christ was the grand fact upon which the whole Christian... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:14

14. For if—confirmation of his statement, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, that the removal of ignorance as to the sleeping believers would remove undue grief respecting them. See 1 Thessalonians 4:13- :, "hope." Hence it appears our hope rests on our faith ("if we believe"). "As surely as we all believe that Christ died and rose again (the very doctrine specified as taught at Thessalonica, 1 Thessalonians 4:13- :), so also will God bring those laid to sleep by Jesus with Him (Jesus)." (So the order and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-24

III. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND EXHORTATIONS 4:1-5:24The second major part of this epistle contains instructions and exhortations about Christian living in general, the Rapture, personal watchfulness, church life, and individual behavior. All of this is vital for believers who are undergoing opposition for their faith. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

B. The Rapture 4:13-18Paul next turned to another subject on which his readers needed instruction in view of their newness in Christ (cf. 1 Thessalonians 3:10). He outlined the immediate hope of his readers. He did this to explain that those of their number who had died, or would die in Christ, would share in His glory with those who were living when He returned. This pericope deals with the relation of their dead brethren to Christ’s return."It would seem that some, at least, of the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Thessalonians 4:14

We could translate "If" "Since." This word introduces a first class condition in the Greek text, which in this case is a condition true to reality. The death and resurrection of Christ are among the best attested facts of history. [Note: See Frank Morison, Who Moved the Stone?] Furthermore the Scriptures predicted these events before they occurred. Therefore we can be equally certain that the events of the Rapture, which Paul predicted here, will also happen. Paul told his readers that God... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18

Exhortation to Purity and Brotherly Love. The Second Advent1. ’You are already walking in the right path. I want you to advance in it more and more.’3, 4. Translate, ’For this is a thing willed by God, even your sanctification, that ye shall abstain from fornication (cp. Acts 15:20), that each one of you should learn to win his body to a state of purity and honour.’ Vessel] i.e. body. Some think the word means ’wife,’ but this is not so likely. 5. Lust of concupiscence] RV ’passion of lust.’6.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Thessalonians 4:14

(14) For if . . .—A reason for thinking that if the Thessalonians knew and believed the truth, they ought not to be so miserable. The “if” implies no doubt: “if we believe (as we do), then,” &c.—merely clearing the ground for a logical deduction. The writer does not care to prove so well-known a fact as the resurrection of Christ; he only argues from the clear faith of the Thessalonians with regard to it.Jesus died and rose again.—Notice the human name; for though it is true that as God He... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18

The True End of Man 1 Thessalonians 4:3 The will of God called all things into being, and conserves all things in existence by its power. And the message to our fainting souls today, is that this Almighty will is on our side in the great battle with evil; that this will is concerned in our salvation. I. Before we proceed to a further consideration of the text, there are two words in it which we must examine carefully. The words 'will' and 'sanctification'. To take the latter first, what... read more

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