1) Paul comforts the Thessalonian believers about those who have died, explaining that when Jesus returns, the dead in Christ will rise first before those still alive are caught up together to meet Him. 2) Jesus will descend from heaven with a shout and trumpet call, and the dead will rise, then those alive will be caught up in the clouds to meet Him. 3) Christians are encouraged that they will forever be with the Lord, having been reunited with resurrected believers whether dead or alive at His second coming.

3. THE END
Paulexhortsthebelievers
inThessalonica

4. 1Thessalonians4:13-18
13 ButIwouldnothave youignorant, brothers,
concerning those who are asleep, that you be
notgrieved,evenasotherswhohavenohope.

5. 1Thessalonians4:13-18
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so God will also bring with Him all
thosewhohavefallenasleepthroughJesus.

6. 1Thessalonians4:13-18
15 For we say this to you by the Word of the
Lord, that we who are alive and remain until
the coming of the Lord shall not go before
thosewhoareasleep.

7. 1Thessalonians4:13-18
16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from
Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel and with the trumpet of God. And
thedeadinChristshallrisefirst.

8. 1Thessalonians4:13-18
17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be
caught up together with them in the clouds, to
meettheLordintheair.Andsoweshalleverbe
withtheLord.

9. 1Thessalonians4:13-18
18 Therefore comfort one another with these
words. -MKJV

10. THE END
TheHopewehaveasChristians

11. THE END
THERETURN:
CHRISTISCOMINGAGAIN
1

12. John14:3
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again and receive you to Myself, so that
whereIam,youmaybealso.

13. THE END
Maranatha:
Christiangreetings

14. 1Corinthians16:22
22 If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus
Christ, let him be accursed. The Lord comes! (
Maranatha)

15. THE END
TheDeadinChrist

16. 1Thessalonians4:14
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so God will also bring with Him all
thosewhohavefallenasleepthroughJesus.

17. THE END
TheShout!

18. 1Thessalonians4:16
16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from
Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel and with the trumpet of God. And
thedeadinChristshallrisefirst.

19. THE END
Shout=amilitarycommand

20. THE END
THERAPTURE:
LIVINGCHRISTIANSARETAKENAWAY
2

21. 1Thessalonians4:17
17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be
caught up together with them in the clouds, to
meettheLordintheair.Andsoweshalleverbe
withtheLord.

22. THE END
Caughtup–toseize,takenaway,
raptured

23. Matthew24:39-44
39 And they did not know until the flood came
and took them all away. So also will be the
comingoftheSonofMan.
40 Then two shall be in the field; the one shall
betaken,andtheotherleft.

24. Matthew24:39-44
41 Two shall be grinding at the mill; the one
shallbetaken,andtheotherleft.
42 Therefore watch; for you do not know what
houryourLordcomes.

25. Matthew24:39-44
43 But know this, that if the steward of the
house had known in what watch the thief
wouldcome,hewouldhavewatchedandwould
nothaveallowedhishousetobedugthrough.
44 Therefore you also be ready, for in that
hour you think not, the Son of Man comes. -
MKJV

26. THE END
TheThiefintheNight

27. 1Thessalonians5:2
2 For you yourselves know accurately that the
dayoftheLordcomeslikeathiefinthenight.

28. Revelation16:15
15 Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is the
one who watches and keeps his garments, lest
hewalknakedandtheyseehisshame.

29. THE END
THEREUNION:
CHRISTIANSWILLBEWITHGODFOREVER
3

30. 1Thessalonians4:17-18
17 Next, all of us who are still alive will be
taken up into the clouds together with them to
meet the Lord in the sky. From that time on we
willallbewiththeLordforever.

31. 1Thessalonians4:17-18
18 Encourage each other with these words. -
CEV

32. THE END
THEMYSTERYOFTHERAPTURE

33. 1Corinthians15:51-58
51 I will explain a mystery to you. Not every
oneofuswilldie,butwewillallbechanged.
52 It will happen suddenly, quicker than the
blink of an eye. At the sound of the last
trumpet the dead will be raised. We will all be
changed,sothatwewillneverdieagain.

34. 1Corinthians15:51-58
53 Ourdeadanddecayingbodieswillbechanged
intobodiesthatwon'tdieordecay.
54 Thebodieswenowhaveareweakandcandie.
But they will be changed into bodies that are
eternal. Then the Scriptures will come true,
"Deathhaslostthebattle!

35. 1Corinthians15:51-58
55 Whereisitsvictory?Whereisitssting?"
56 Sin is what gives death its sting, and the Law
isthepowerbehindsin.
57 But thank God for letting our Lord Jesus
Christgiveusthevictory!

36. 1Corinthians15:51-58
58 My dear friends, stand firm and don't be
shaken. Always keep busy working for the
Lord. You know that everythingyou dofor him
isworthwhile.

37. THE END
THE7yearsGREATTRIBULATION

38. Daniel9:27
27 And he shall confirm a covenant with many
for one week. And in the midst of the week he
shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to
cease, and on a corner of the altar desolating
abominations, even until the end. And that
which was decreed shall be poured on the
desolator.-MKJV

39. TheTypologyofAntiochusIVEpiphanes

40. THE END
TheAbominationofDesolation

41. Matthew24:15-16
15 Therefore when you see the abomination of
desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
standinthe holyplace(whoeverreads,let him
understand).
16 Then let those in Judea flee into the
mountains.

42. THE END
TheReturnofChristwillbringNational
RepentancetoIsrael

43. Zechariah13:1
1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened
to the house of David, and to the people of
Jerusalem,forsinandforuncleanness.

44. Zechariah13:16
16 And one shall say to him, What are these
wounds in your hands? Then he shall answer,
ThosewithwhichIwaswoundedinthehouseof
thosewholoveMe.

45. THE END
JERUSALEM:LASTFRONTIER

46. Zechariah14:2-4
2 For I will gather all the nations against
Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be
takenandthehousesplunderedandthewomen
raped. Half of the city shall go out into exile,
but the rest of the people shall not be cut off
fromthecity.

47. Zechariah14:2-4
3 Then the LORD will go out and fight against
those nations as when he fights on a day of
battle.

48. Zechariah14:2-4
4 On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount
of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the
east, and the Mount of Olives shall be split in
two from east to west by a very wide valley,
so that one half of the Mount shall move
northward,andtheotherhalfsouthward.

49. THE END
ThePreludeoftheMillennium:
The1stResurrection

50. Revelation20:5-6
5 But the rest of the dead did not live again
until the thousand years were finished. This is
thefirstresurrection.

51. Revelation20:5-6
6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the
first resurrection. The second death has no
authority over these, but they will be priests
of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him a
thousandyears.

53. THE END
STRONGTOGETHERINTHEEND

54. Matthew24:11-14
11 And many false prophets will rise and
deceivemany.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love
ofmanywillbecomecold.
13 But he who endures to the end, the same
shallbekeptsafe.

55. Matthew24:11-14
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be
proclaimedinalltheworldasawitnesstoall
nations.Andthentheendshallcome.-MKJV

56. FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL
Presented By:
Ps. Alan Esporas
FCC Main San Mateo, Rizal, PH
4pm Afternoon Worship Service
September 03, 2017