1 Thessalonians 4:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

For. Because. Greek. hoti.

heaven. Singular. See Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10.

shout. word of command. Greek. keleusma. Only here in NT. In the Septuagint in Proverbs 30:27, the rendering of which is, The locust has no king, yet it marches orderly at one word of command.

archangel. Only here and in Jude 1:9, where he is called Michael, which connects this event with Daniel 12:1.

trump. Compare Matthew 24:31 and 1 Corinthians 15:52.

the dead. App-139.

Christ. App-98.

1 Thessalonians 4:16

16 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: