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