The Comfort of Christ’s Coming

The Comfort of Christ’s Coming

13 a   Concern                                     But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep,

     b   Purpose (Neg.)                                 ² lest you sorrow

     c   Comparison                                          ^tas others

     d   Characterization                                        ^uwho have no hope.

14 a   Reason (13a-13d)                                  For ^vif we believe that Jesus died and rose again,

     b   Implication                                      even so God will bring with Him ^wthose who ³sleep in Jesus.

15 a   Reason                                                 For this we say to you ^xby the word of the Lord, ^[1]

     b   Elaboration                                                that

     c   Topic (e)                                                              ^ywe who are alive

          Supplied                                                              and

     d   Characterization (c)                                                  remain until the coming of the Lord

     e   Continuation (b)                                             will by no means precede those who are ⁴asleep.

16 a   Cause (15b-15e)                                              For

     b   Topic (f)                                                                   ^zthe Lord Himself

     f    Continuation (a)                                                  will descend from heaven

     c   Manner (f)                                                                with a shout,

     d   Manner (f)                                                                with the voice of an archangel,

     e   Manner (f)                                                                and with ^athe trumpet of God.

     g   Co-occurrence                                                     ^bAnd the dead in Christ will rise first.

17 a   Subsequent                                                          ^cThen

     b   Topic (e)                                                                        we

     c   Characterization (b)                                                            who are alive and remain

     e   Experience                                                                shall be caught up

     d   Accompaniment (e)                                                       together with them

     e   Experience                                                                ^din the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

     f    Ultimate                                                                   And thus ^ewe shall always be with the Lord.

18      Inference                                                             ^fTherefore comfort one another with these words.^[2]

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² Died

^t Lev. 19:28

^u [Eph. 2:12]

^v 1 Cor. 15:13

^w 1 Cor. 15:20, 23

³ Or through Jesus sleep

^x 1 Kin. 13:17; 20:35; 2 Cor. 12:1; Gal. 1:12

^[1] The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982. Print.

^y 1 Cor. 15:51, 52; 1 Thess. 5:10

⁴ Dead

^z [Matt. 24:30, 31]

^a [1 Cor. 15:52]

^b [1 Cor. 15:23]; 2 Thess. 2:1; Rev. 14:13; 20:6

^c [1 Cor. 15:51–53]; 1 Thess. 5:10

^d Dan. 7:13; Acts 1:9; Rev. 11:12

^e John 14:3; 17:24

^f 1 Thess. 5:11

^[2] The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982. Print.