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christ_n from_o heaven_n who_o shall_v change_v our_o vile_a body_n and_o make_v it_o like_v unto_o his_o glorious_a body_n colos_n 3.4_o when_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o life_n shall_v appear_v then_o shall_v we_o also_o appear_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n seem_v not_o before_o then_o 1._o thess_n 3.13_o be_v find_v in_o holiness_n at_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n with_o all_o his_o saint_n if_o so_o we_o die_v we_o shall_v so_o be_v find_v chap._n 4.14_o if_o we_o believe_v that_o jesus_n die_v and_z rise_v again_o even_o so_o they_o also_o which_o sleep_n in_o jesus_n will_v god_n bring_v with_o he_o ver._n 15._o and_o we_o who_o live_v at_o the_o time_n shall_v not_o prevent_v they_o which_o be_v asleep_a ver._n 16._o but_o the_o dead_a in_o christ_n shall_v rise_v first_o chap._n 5.10_o christ_n die_v for_o we_o that_o whether_o we_o wake_v or_o sleep_v we_o shall_v live_v together_o with_o he_o viz._n at_o his_o come_v 2_o thess_n 1.7_o god_n will_v give_v to_o you_o who_o be_v trouble_v rest_n with_o we_o when_o our_o lord_n shall_v be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n with_o his_o mighty_a angel_n in_o flame_a fire_n chap._n 2.8_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o brightness_n of_o christ_n come_v chap._n 1.10_o wait_v for_o christ_n come_v from_o heaven_n as_o for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o resurrection_n 1_o thess_n 4.16_o the_o lord_n himself_o shall_v descend_v with_o a_o shout_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o the_o tromp_n of_o god_n be_v these_o shall_v alarm_n the_o dead_a and_o those_o dead_a in_o christ_n shall_v rise_v first_o 1_o tim._n 6.14_o keep_v this_o commandment_n without_o spot_n unrebukable_a until_o the_o appear_v of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n which_o in_o his_o time_n he_o shall_v show_v 2_o tim._n 2.12_o if_o we_o suffer_v with_o christ_n we_o shall_v also_o reign_v with_o he_o ver._n 18._o some_o say_v the_o resurrection_n be_v pass_v already_o which_o be_v a_o error_n and_o have_v a_o 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without_o sin_n unto_o salvation_n chap._n 10.37_o yet_o a_o little_a while_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v come_v will_v come_v and_o will_v not_o tarry_v ver._n 35._o and_o 36._o we_o must_v wait_v with_o patience_n and_o confidence_n till_o the_o time_n promise_v do_v come_v chap._n 11.35_o person_n be_v torture_v not_o accept_v deliverance_n that_o they_o may_v obtain_v not_o a_o happy_a separate_a estate_n but_o a_o better_a resurrection_n james_n 1.12_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o endure_v temptation_n for_o when_o he_o be_v try_v he_o shall_v receive_v the_o crown_n of_o life_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v to_o they_o that_o love_v he_o chap._n 5.8_o be_v you_o also_o patient_a establish_v your_o heart_n for_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n
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