睡了而已

保羅對帖撒羅尼迦教會的人說，想他們知道有關睡了之人的事情，好使他們不會像沒指望的人一樣傷心。

就是我們信耶穌基督復活了，神透過耶穌，將那些睡了的人與耶穌一同帶來；
之後，神再來的時候，
在基督裏睡了的人會先復活，與被留下仍活著的人一同被提到雲中與主相遇，並將常與主同在。

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.

For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep.

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel's call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God.
And the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall always be with the Lord.

Therefore comfort one another with these words.
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 RSV)