## translationWords

* [[en:tw:angel]]
* [[en:tw:christ]]
* [[en:tw:death]]
* [[en:tw:god]]
* [[en:tw:heaven]]
* [[en:tw:lord]]
* [[en:tw:lord]]

## translationNotes

* **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 [[en:ta:vol2: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"