Not church saints only, but all bodies of the saved, of whatever dispensation, are included in the first resurrection. (See Scofield " :-") as here described, but it is peculiarly the "blessed hope" of the Church (cf) Matthew 24:42; Matthew 25:13; Luke 12:36-48; Acts 1:11; Philippians 3:20; Philippians 3:21; Titus 2:11-13.
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Bibliographical Information Scofield, C. I. "Scofield Reference Notes on 1 Thessalonians 4". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/srn/1-thessalonians-4.html. 1917.
Verse 17
caught up
Not church saints only, but all bodies of the saved, of whatever dispensation, are included in the first resurrection. (See Scofield " :-") as here described, but it is peculiarly the "blessed hope" of the Church (cf) Matthew 24:42; Matthew 25:13; Luke 12:36-48; Acts 1:11; Philippians 3:20; Philippians 3:21; Titus 2:11-13.