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17 Then those of us who are still alive and are left will be caught up[a] together with them on clouds in the air to meet the Lord. And so, we will be with the Lord forever.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Will be caught up: literally, “will be carried away,” which in the Vulgate is translated by rapiemur. This Latin word has given birth to the idea of the “Rapture,” i.e., that believers will be carried away from the troubles of this world. It simply means that those who are alive on the Last Day will not have to die; they will be transformed.