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Point 1 - 1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. Verse 14 shows that the sleepers will be resurrected just as Jesus was. Well, Jesus was crucified and died on earth then He died and rose again on earth...

Laying down is the first step before falling asleep.

Heb 9:28

The restoration and restitution are the same thing and in both cases what is referred to is repentance

Ac 3:21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. Mt 17:11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. (KJV)

Heb 9:28 and Acts 3:20, John 14:23 Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. 20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Joh 14:23 Jesus answered and said...

One of the words means "Lie down" and the other means "to sleep". This progression is like my Childhood prayer - "Now I lay me down to sleep".

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In 1 Thess 5:4 the "Day" had come upon the "backslidden sleepers" as a thief. 1Th 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Paul did not want this to happen to those who remained awake. What "Day" is Paul referring to in 1 Cor 3:13 - 1Co 3:13...

I understand your thinking, I had thought that as well, however - You are ignoring the summation of the conversation in 1Th 5:6 ¶ Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. Rapture Alternative As an aside - the root of the Greek word for "twinkling" translates...

This is the preterist view - it assumes that the Day of the Lord is a one-time event. The day of the Lord is not a one-time event but happens as discipline, to an individual Christian due to their Disobedience. This discipline is designed to bring about correction as 1 Cor 11:32 says. 1Co 11:32...

Try explaining why in the same conversation Paul tells his hearers not to "fall asleep". This statement in 1 Thess 5:6 confirms that this is a place where Paul is veiling His discussion (speaking in tongues) as He discusses the mysteries of God, (Acts 2:11 and 1 Cor 14:2) which unbelievers do...

Rev 20 Written study

The First resurrection is the obedient Christian life Col 3:1 Rev 20. Rev 20

According to the Bible the "sleep" mentioned in thess 4:13 is a condition which a Christian can choose. 1Th 4:13 ¶ But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 1Th 5:6 ¶ Therefore let us not...