帖撒羅尼迦前書 (6)

帖撒羅尼迦前書 (6)
聖經閱讀：帖撒羅尼迦前書4:13-18 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年9月18日(四)

帖撒羅尼迦的信徒擔心為什麼耶穌還沒來，他們害怕那些已經死去的人會錯過了一些事情。在今天的經文中，保羅告訴那些人不要擔心：「我們相信耶穌死而復活，所以相信上帝也要把那些已經死了的信徒跟耶穌一起帶去」（第14b節）。 　接著保羅談到一些將會發生的事。耶穌會從天降臨，將會有大聲的命令並響起號角，「那些信基督而已經死了的人要先復活」（第16b節），那些仍活在世上的基督徒也會被提到空中跟耶穌相會。 　因為我們相信並跟從耶穌，我們就有了盼望。我們知道，就像耶穌從死裡復活一樣，我們也會從死裡復活。當一個基督徒去世時，我們不需要感到傷心難過；我們也不需要擔心自己的死去，我們可以信靠上帝來照顧我們。 —KR 「在一剎那、一眨眼間，最後的號角響的時候，都要改變。最後的號角一響，死人要復活而成為不朽壞的」 哥林多前書15:52a 禱告：感謝祢，上帝，讓我們可以永遠與祢同住。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (陳美婷譯)

1 Thessalonians (6)
Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Thursday, September 18, 2014

The believers in Thessalonica were worried about why Jesus didn’t come. They were afraid that the people who had died would miss something. In our Bible Reading, Paul told the people not to worry. “So we believe that God will raise to life through Jesus any who have died and bring them together with him when he comes” (verse 14b). 　Then Paul talked a little bit about what will happen. Jesus will come down from heaven. There will be a loud command and a trumpet call. “And the people who have died and were in Christ will rise first” (verse 16b). The Christians who are still alive on earth will be taken up to meet Jesus in the air, too. 　Because we believe and follow Jesus, we have hope. We know that just as Jesus was raised from the dead, we will be raised from the dead. We don’t have to be sad when a Christian dies. We don’t have to worry about our own death. We can trust God to take care of us. —KR “It will only take the time of a second. We will be changed as quickly as an eye blinks...The trumpet will blow and those who have died will be raised to live forever.”1 Corinthians 15:52a PRAYER: Thank You, God, that we can live forever with You. In Jesus’ name.