It is known to every reader of Scripture that the first Epistle to the Thessalonians speaks of the coming of Christ in terms which indicate an expectation of his speedy appearance:
“For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds—But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief,” 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; 5:4.
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Author: William Paley
Keywords: Return of Jesus, Return of Christ
Bible reference(s): 1 Thessalonians 4:15, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:4
Source: Horae Paulinae (London: The Religious Tract Society, 1850).
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