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Document Details : Title: 1 Thessalonians 4,17 Subtitle: The Bringing in of the Lord or the Bringing in of the Faithful? Author(s): PLEVNIK, Joseph Journal: Biblica Volume: 80 Issue: 4 Date: 1999 Pages: 537-546 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.80.4.3200581 Abstract : The image of bringing in, which, in dependence on Hellenistic parousia depictions, denotes the bringing in of the Lord at his coming, does not fit the imagery and the theology of Paul in 1 Thess 4,13-18. Hellenistic parousias depict the citizens making the royal visitor welcome in their city, whereas 1 Thess 4,13-18 depicts the effect of the Lord’s coming on them. The faithful are raised; the faithful are taken up. 1 Thess 4,13-18 really depicts the bringing in of the faithful, not of the Lord. The implication is that they do not return to the earth, but stay with the Lord forever. |
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