1 Tesalonicenses 4:9-18

9 Pero no hace falta que les escribamos sobre la importancia de amarse mutuamente,
pues Dios mismo les ha enseñado a amarse unos a otros.

10 Es más, ustedes ya muestran amor por todos los creyentes
en toda Macedonia. Aun así, amados hermanos, les rogamos que los amen todavía más.

11 Pónganse como objetivo vivir una vida tranquila, ocúpense de sus propios asuntos y trabajen con sus manos, tal como los instruimos anteriormente.

12 Entonces la gente que no es cristiana respetará la manera en que ustedes viven, y no tendrán que depender de otros.

13 La esperanza de la resurrección
Y ahora, amados hermanos, queremos que sepan lo que sucederá con los creyentes que han muerto,
para que no se entristezcan como los que no tienen esperanza.

14 Pues, ya que creemos que Jesús murió y resucitó, también creemos que cuando Jesús vuelva, Dios traerá junto con él a los creyentes que hayan muerto.

15 Les decimos lo siguiente de parte del Señor: nosotros, los que todavía estemos vivos cuando el Señor regrese, no nos encontraremos con él antes de los que ya hayan muerto.

16 Pues el Señor mismo descenderá del cielo con un grito de mando, con voz de arcángel y con el llamado de trompeta de Dios. Primero, los cristianos que hayan muerto
se levantarán de sus tumbas.

17 Luego, junto con ellos, nosotros los que aún sigamos vivos sobre la tierra, seremos arrebatados en las nubes para encontrarnos con el Señor en el aire. Entonces estaremos con el Señor para siempre.

18 Así que anímense unos a otros con estas palabras.

1 Tesalonicenses 4:9-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 THESSALONIANS 4

In this chapter the apostle proceeds to exhort in general to the performance of good works, particularly to purity of life, to brotherly love, to quietness, diligence, and industry in the several callings of life, and not to mourn in an excessive and immoderate manner for deceased friends; which leads him to say some things concerning the second coming of Christ, and the resurrection of the dead. The general exhortation to holiness is in 1Th 4:1-3 which is pressed in a way of entreaty for the sake of Christ; and the duties urged to were the commandments of Christ, and which the apostles had given them, and they had received, and were well acquainted with; and besides, a walk according to these commands was well pleasing to God, and sanctification in general was his will: and in particular the apostle exhorts to abstain from fornication, and all uncleanness; since it is a dishonouring the body of man; acting the part of the ignorant Gentiles that know not God; a defrauding another man, as is uncleanness with another man's wife; the vengeance of God will light on such; it is contrary to that calling with which the saints are called, that being to holiness, and not uncleanness; and to despise this exhortation, is casting contempt, not upon man, but God himself, 1Th 4:4-8. Brotherly love is the next thing exhorted to, which seemed needless to write about, since, in regeneration, these saints were taught to exercise it, and had exercised it towards all the brethren throughout Macedonia, though it was necessary to exhort them to abound more and more in it, 1Th 4:9,10 and to study peace and quietness, and be industrious in their business, that so they might live an honest life among their carnal neighbours, and not be in want of anything from them, 1Th 4:11,12 and whereas some of them had lost some of their dear friends and relations by death, and were ready to exceed due bounds in their sorrow for them, he dehorts from such immoderate sorrow, as being like that of those that had no hope of a resurrection from the dead; whereas, seeing it was an article of their faith, that Christ was risen from the dead, they might assure themselves that those that sleep in him shall be brought along with him when he shall appear a second time, 1Th 4:13,14 which will not be prevented by those that are alive when Christ comes; for as they will be changed, the dead in Christ will be raised at his coming; which coming of his will be in person, from heaven, with a shout, the voice of the archangel, and trump of God; and then both shall be caught up together to meet him in the air, and be for ever with him; and therefore they had no need to sorrow as others, since they should meet again, and never part more, and with which words they should comfort one another under their present loss, 1Th 4:15-18.