Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Ver. 17. Then we which are alive] He speaketh thus of himself as alive at Christ's coming, because we should daily expect it, and even hasten to it.
Shall be caught up together] This is that mystery mentioned 1 Corinthians 15:51, and not till now made known to the world. See Trapp On " 1Co 15:51 "
In the clouds] As Christ also ascended, Acts 1:9. These be the wagons and chariots that Christ will send for us, as Joseph sent his father's family down to Egypt.
And so shall we ever be, &c.] Oh, blessed hour! oh, thrice happy union! Nothing ever came so near it as the meeting of Jacob and Joseph, or of those two cousins, Mary and Elizabeth, Luke 1:39,45 .