Brothers and sisters, we want to ask you something. It has to do with the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. It concerns the time when we will go to be with him.

弟兄们，论到我们主耶稣基督降临和我们到他那里聚集，

弟兄们，关于我们主耶稣基督的来临和我们到他那里聚集，我劝你们：

弟兄们，关于我们主耶稣基督的来临和我们到他那里聚集，我劝你们：

弟兄姊妹，关于主耶稣基督再来和我们到祂那里相聚的事情，

弟兄们，关于我们主耶稣基督的再来，和我们到他那里聚集的事，我们求你们：

弟兄们，论到我们主耶稣基督的来临，以及我们聚集归于他的事，我们请求你们：

弟兄們，論到我們主耶穌基督降臨和我們到他那裏聚集，

弟兄們，關於我們主耶穌基督的來臨和我們到他那裏聚集，我勸你們：

弟兄們，關於我們主耶穌基督的來臨和我們到他那裏聚集，我勸你們：

弟兄姊妹，關於主耶穌基督再來和我們到祂那裡相聚的事情，

弟兄們，關於我們主耶穌基督的再來，和我們到他那裡聚集的事，我們求你們：

弟兄們，論到我們主耶穌基督之御臨、和我們之聚集歸他、

弟兄們，論到我們主耶穌基督的來臨，以及我們聚集歸於他的事，我們請求你們：

兄弟乎、論及我主耶穌基督之臨、我儕會集其前、

論及吾主耶穌基督臨日、我眾集會歸之、

論及我主耶穌基督之降臨、及我儕會集而就彼、

關於吾主耶穌基督重臨、及吾人與之團聚之事、

Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,

Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him.

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him: We ask you, brothers and sisters,

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, regarding the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,

Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you,

Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him;

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to Him: We ask you, brothers,

Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and[ by] our gathering together unto him,

Now regarding the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,

Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we ask you

He will send his angels. He will gather his chosen people from all four directions. He will bring them from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.

We believe that Jesus died and rose again. When he returns, many who believe in him will have died already. We believe that God will bring them back with Jesus.This agrees with what the Lord has said. When the Lord comes, many of us will still be alive. We tell you that we will certainly not go up before those who have died.The Lord himself will come down from heaven. We will hear a loud command. We will hear the voice of the leader of the angels. We will hear a blast from God’s trumpet. Many who believe in Christ will have died already. They will rise first.After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them. We will be taken up in the clouds. We will meet the Lord in the air. And we will be with him forever.

He will send his angels with a loud trumpet call. They will gather his chosen people from all four directions. They will bring them from one end of the heavens to the other.

What is our hope? What is our joy? When our Lord Jesus returns, what is the crown we will delight in? Isn’t it you?

I give you a command in the sight of God and Christ Jesus. Christ will judge the living and the dead. Because he and his kingdom are coming, here is the command I give you.

May the Lord give you strength in your hearts. Then you will be holy and without blame in the sight of our God and Father. May that be true when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

All the nations will be gathered in front of him. He will separate the people into two groups. He will be like a shepherd who separates the sheep from the goats.

The right to rule will not leave Judah. The ruler’s scepter will not be taken from between his feet. It will be his until the king it belongs to will come. The nations will obey that king.

It will all come about when history has been completed. God will then bring together all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

Brothers and sisters, God has shown you his mercy. So I am asking you to offer up your bodies to him while you are still alive. Your bodies are a holy sacrifice that is pleasing to God. When you offer your bodies to God, you are worshiping him in the right way.