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## the Lord himself will descend ##
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"the Lord himself will come down"
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## the archangel ##
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"the chief angel"
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## the dead in Christ will rise first ##
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"those who believe in Jesus Christ, but who have died, will rise first"
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## we who are alive ##
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The pronoun "we" refers to all believers. (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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## with them ##
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The pronoun "them" refers to the the deceased believers who have been made alive and have already risen to be with Jesus.
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## caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air ##
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"meet the Lord Jesus in the sky"
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