I Thessalonians 4:17-18

"Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them (believers who have died) in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words." So this is a comforting factor for those who have lost loved ones. We will see them again! We will know them and they'll know us. So these verses from verse 13 down through 18 are that precious moment that as believers we're all looking for. Now to chapter 5.


I Thessalonians 5:1

"But of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you." (because we won't be here.) I think what Paul is referring to is that the Lord Himself had given enough indications, as well as the Old Testament prophecies, and we can see from all those things in our present time that the time is approaching. So he writes --


I Thessalonians 5:1-2

"But of the times and season, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2. For yourselves know perfectly (completely) that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night."