1 Thessalonians 4:13

Did Paul teach the doctrine of soul-sleep? PROBLEM: Several times the Bible refers to the dead as being asleep. Does this mean that the soul is not conscious between death and resurrection? SOLUTION: The souls of both believers and unbelievers are conscious between death and the resurrection. Unbe... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Thessalonians 4:15

Did Paul teach that he would be alive when Christ returned? PROBLEM: Paul spoke here to the Thessalonian Christians of “wewho are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord.” This seems to imply that he was affirming that Christ would come before he died. But Christ did not come before the death... [ Continue Reading ]

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