Khrihfa pawl in riahsiatnak kan ton tikah ziang kan tuah ding?

1 Thess 4:13 “Ruahsan ding zianghman nei lomi bangtuk in nan riahsia hlah uh.”

Khrihfa pawl in riahsiatnak kan ton tikah ziang kan tuah ding?

1.     Na riahsiat tikah na mangbang hlah. Na zumnak a mal ruangah a si lo. Na duhdawtnak a tum tuk ruangah a si sawn (Rom. 12:15).

2.     Bawipa, ziangruangah (why) ka parah hivek na can ter timi hnak in, Bawipa I duhdawt tuk ti ka thei. Ziangmi (What) I zirh duh timi sawn sut aw la, ka hrangah ziangkim a tha bik in lam I hruai ding ti ka thei ti in na hmailam a mah kha tuanvo pe mei aw (Rom 8:28).

3.     Pathian kha dungtun in nangmah lawng tuar hlah. Pathian hnen ah na thinharnak le riahsiatnak pawl kha ap sawn aw. Pathian thawn pawlkom aw in, na riahsiatnak pawl hmuahhmuah kha a mah sim in ruah sawn aw. (Saam 55:22, Matt. 11:28).

4.     Na riahsiat laitak ah lungawi thu sim aw (1 Thess. 5:18).

a.     Na tonmi harsatnak ruangah lungawi thu sim aw tinak a si lo. Anmah thawn kum ziang maw zat sung caan nan hman tlaangmi parah lungawi thu sim aw.

b.     Pathian in ka hrangah a thabik in hi vansiatnak par in, lam I hruai ding timi thu sawn ah lungawi thu sim aw (Rom 8:28). E.g. Jawti nu in a taansan tikah zokhal in kan thinhar cio ih kan riahsia. A faale pawl ziangtin khua an sak ding ti kan thinhar. Asinan, Jonathan timi mirang milian pa in a lak ih inn tha zet ah a ret, tlawng a kai ter, hnatuan thazet a hawl sak ih a tu cu a nu ih umlai hnak in an fim sawn, an cangkaang sawn.  

c.     Vanram ah nun nuam zet in na ret zo ruangah lungawi thu sim aw (1 Thess. 4:13ff, John 11:25).

5.     Na riahsiat lai tak ah, midang riahsia ninghangmi pawl kha hnem tum sawn aw (Kal. 6:2). Midang a hnemtu cu Pathian in midang hnem theinak le mah le mah hnem awk theinak khal a pe ve ding.

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San No Thuan

November 13, 2013

U Phun Kar Thang teih inn

A u nu in a taansan lai

The Comfort Of Christ's Coming (1 Thess 4:13-18)

INTRODUCTION

1. In previous studies we've noted that Paul makes frequent mention of
   the second coming of Christ in this epistle to the Thessalonians...
   a. In every chapter there is some reference to this great event
   b. So far we have seen the following references:  1Th 1:10; 2:19; 
      3:13

2. In our text for this lesson, Paul discusses "The Comfort Of Christ's
   Coming"...
   a. How we ought to be comforted by the "fact" of His coming
   b. How we should be comforted by the "events" of His coming

[Our text is 1Th 4:13-18, a well-known passage often read at funerals. 
And rightly so, for it deals with...]

I. THE PROBLEM OF SORROW (13)

   A. THE LOSS OF LOVED ONES IS GREAT...
      1. The sorrow is great, the grief is so hard to bear
      2. It is the most stressful event that one can endure

   B. THE CHRISTIAN IS NOT IMMUNE TO SORROW...
      1. We experience the sorrow of separation - e.g., Ac 20:37-38
      2. But we need not experience the sorrow of desperation
         a. The despair of having no hope
         b. The despair of not ever seeing a loved one again

[What can alleviate the problem of sorrow?  It is knowledge concerning
the events of Christ's coming; and so Paul does not want them to be
ignorant concerning...]

II. THE PROMISE FOR THOSE ASLEEP (14-15)

   A. GOD WILL BRING THEM WITH JESUS...
      1. Just as He raised Jesus from the dead, so He will bring those 
         who "sleep in Jesus"!
         a. In this text, he limits his discussion to the righteous dead
         b. Elsewhere, we read of the of resurrection of the wicked 
            - e.g., Jn 5:28-29
      2. What do the terms "fallen asleep" and "sleep in Jesus" mean?
         a. The scriptures often speak of death as a "sleep"
            1) Mt 27:52 - ...bodies of the saints who had "fallen 
               asleep"
            2) Jn 11:11-14 - Jesus says of dead Lazarus, "our friend 
               sleeps"
            3) Ac 7:60 - As Stephen is stoned to death, it is said "he 
               fell asleep"
         b. Some believe these passages support the doctrine of "soul
            sleeping"
            1) That souls are unconscious between death and the 
               resurrection
            2) Not to be confused with the doctrine held by JW's, who 
               teach there is no consciousness until the resurrection 
               because the dead cease to exist
         c. Yet the following points should be carefully noted:
            1) Nowhere do the Scriptures say that the soul of the 
               departed one fell asleep
               a) It was the person who "fell asleep"
               b) Thus it can have reference to the body, not the soul
            2) The term "sleep" is a figurative reference, and a very
               appropriate one:
               a) For sleep implies REST...
                  1) When one sleeps literally,  there is rest from 
                     one's labor
                  2) So it is that the dead also "rest from their 
                     labors" - cf. Re 14:13
               b) For sleep implies a CEASING OF PARTICIPATION...
                  1) In literal sleep, one ceases in the activities 
                     pertaining to the sphere in which one has been busy 
                     during the hours of wakefulness
                  2) So it is with the dead, they are no longer active 
                     in the world which they left
               c) For sleep is generally a PRELUDE TO AN AWAKENING...
                  1) In literal sleep, it is followed by an "awakening"
                  2) So it is with death:
                     a/ Though the souls may be conscious during the 
                        intermediate state...
                     b/ ...at the resurrection there will be the 
                        "awakening" of the glorified and transformed 
                        bodies in which to house our souls
            3) The term "sleep" became a euphemism for death because of 
               the sleep-like appearance of the body
      3. That God will bring "them with Jesus" implies they are with 
         Jesus now!
         a. As stated later in this epistle - 1Th 5:10
         b. As stated elsewhere in the Scriptures - 2Co 5:8; Lk 23:43; 
            Php 1:21-23

   B. THEY WILL PRECEDE THOSE WHO ARE ALIVE...
      1. It seems some in Thessalonica feared those who had died would 
         miss out on the blessings of Christ's coming
      2. Paul reassures them (and us) that such is not the case...
         a. God will bring them with Jesus! - 1Th 4:14; cf. also 3:13
         b. Therefore, "by no means" will those alive precede those who 
            are dead! - 1Th 4:15
         c. This assurance we have "by the word of the Lord" - 1Th 4:15
            1) The same "word" which foretold and brought about the 
               flood - 2Pe 3:3-6
            2) The same "word" now tells of Christ's coming - 2Pe 3:
               7-13
            3) This "word" lives and abides forever! - 1Pe 1:23-25

[To reinforce the promise for those asleep in Christ, Paul next
describes...]

III. THE PROCEDURE FOR CHRIST'S COMING (16-17)

   A. THE LORD WILL DESCEND FROM HEAVEN...
      1. Note what is said about His coming - 1Th 4:16
         a. It will be with a "shout"
         b. It will be with the "voice of an archangel"
         c. It will be with the "trumpet of God"
      2. This is not describing some silent rapture!
         a. This very passage is used to teach the premillenial concept 
            of the rapture
         b. Yet Paul ties the coming of the Lord and our gathering 
            together into one event - cf. 2Th 2:1-2
            1) In which Jesus comes for His saints - 1Th 4:13-18
            2) In which Jesus brings judgment upon the wicked - 1Th 5:
               1-3; cf. 2Th 1:7-8

   B. THE DEAD IN CHRIST WILL RISE FIRST...
      1. Their souls will be coming with Jesus - 1Th 4:14
      2. But their bodies will be raised from the grave - 1Th 4:16; cf.
         Jn 5:28-29
      -- This will happen first, so we who are alive will not precede 
         those who are dead

   C. THOSE LIVING WILL BE CAUGHT UP WITH THEM...
      1. Those alive will be transformed - cf. 1Co 15:51-53
         a. Their mortal bodies will put on immortality
         b. Their corruptible bodies will put on incorruption
      2. The righteous living will then join the righteous dead - cf. 
         1Th 4:17
      3. Together in the clouds we will meet the Lord in the air - cf. 
         Ac 1:9-11

[In this wonderful way we shall come to be with the Lord forever (1 Th
4:17)!  As Jesus said, "that where I am, there you may be also" (Jn
14:3).  What a blessed hope!  As we consider our final point, it should
be obvious what is...]

IV. THE PURPOSE FOR THESE WORDS (18)

   A. TO BE COMFORTED...
      1. The wonderful promise in our text certainly provides comfort
      2. Comfort that can sustain us in times of great loss
      -- While we may sorrow when a fellow-Christian dies, it is not the
         sorrow of those who have no hope!

   B. TO COMFORT ONE ANOTHER...
      1. Comforting others in their loss of a loved one is a common 
         human trait - cf. Jn 11:19
      2. Certainly Christians are to "weep with those who weep" - Ro 
         12:15
      3. But for those who are fellow Christians, we can do more - we 
         can provide comfort!
         a. Comfort them with the comfort we have in Christ - 2Co 1:3-4
         b. Especially the comfort provided by the hope we have in 
            Christ - 1Th 4:18; 5:10-11

CONCLUSION

1. Paul will have more to say about the coming of Christ in the next
   chapter...
   a. In which he writes about the timing of Christ's coming
   b. In which he writes about the preparation for Christ's coming

2. But in a passage that addresses...
   a. The problem of sorrow
   b. The promise for those asleep
   c. The procedure for Christ's coming
   d. The purpose for these words
   -- We are reminded that death need not be "good bye", but only "good
      night" (relate the story of the father who on his death bed told 
      all his children "good night" except the one unfaithful son to 
      whom he said "good bye")

When the time comes for our loved ones pass on, will we be able to find
comfort in this passage?  Will those who survive us be comforted by its
promise when they grieve over our death?

Ref: http://executableoutlines.com/1thess/1th4_13.htm

Fimnak thawn a khatmi Lungput

1. Ziangti in fimnak thawn a khatmi thinlung kan nei thei ding?

Nupi nu pakhat in kan pa a rei hlan ah a thi ding timi doctor pawl ih in sim theh cun, second kim le, nazii kim hi caan menmen ah kan ruat nawn lo ih, Pathian ih laksawng a si ti in kan hmu tiah a ti. Curuangah, Saam cangantu in, “kan nun tawizia siar daan in zirh awla, mifim ah kan cang ding” (Saam 90:12) tiah a tinak a si. Caan tin hi Pathian ih laksawng an si timi thei aw.

2. Kan caan kip hi Pathian ih laksawng an si tiah na theih a si ahcun, cui laksawng cu ziang ti in Pathian in hman ter in duh?

Pathian ih laksawng a simi caan kip hi maih nom awknak tuah dingah a si lo. Maih duhmi tuahnak hrangah a si lo. Pathian ih duhmi tuahnak ah le Amaih lungawinak tuah dingah a si.

3. Pathian ih duhmi tampi lak ah a funtomtu bik cu ziang a si?

Pathian a lungawi tertu nun thupi bik cu: duhdawtnak a si. Ziangah tile, Pahtian cu duhdawtnak a si. Duhdawtnak timi cu ziang a si? 1 John 3:16-18 sungah,

“16Duhdawtnak taktak ziang bangtuk a si ti kan theihnak cu hiti in a si: Khrih in kan hrangah a nunnak a pek. Cuvek thothoin kannih khal in kan nunnak cu kan unau pawl hrangah pe ve ding kan si. 17Milian pakhat in a tlasam zetmi a unau a hmu nain a thinlung in ziang hmanah siar loin a umsan meen a si ahcun Pathian ka duhdawt tiah ziangtinso a ti thei ding? 18Ka faale tla, kan duhdawt awknak cu ṭongkam le awkaa meen si ding a si lo; duhdawtnak taktak cu ṭuannak ah a lang dingmi a si.”

Duhdawtnak taktak cu, kaa lawng ih duhdawt awk ding a si lo. Nunnak, tuahsernak rori ih duhdawt awk ding a si. Jesuh in kaa lawng in ka lo duhdawt in ti dah lo. Amaih neihmi thilri a si lo. A nunnak tiang liam in, pe in in duhdawttu a si. Curuangah duhdawtnak le peknak a cem aw ringring.

Mirang in, “You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving.” Midang thil kan pek tikah, duhdawt lo pi in, kawl ralkap pawl tla thil kan pe theu. Asinan, mi na duhdawt a si ahcun, peknak um lo in na duhdawt thei lo. Cui kan pek dingmi cu ziang a si?

Laimi tampi in ruak par le thlan par lawngah kan duhdawt awknak kan lang ter theu. Cucu a tlai tuk zo. A deumi duhdawtnak a si. Jesuh cun, kan thihhnu hrang lawng a si lo, a tui kan nun hrimhrim ah nun famkim kan ngah ih, cui nunnak cu nunnak tlamtling a sinak ding hrangah ka ra ti (John 10:10). Nunnak tlamtling timi cu lennak le hmin thannak pawl maw an si? Cu pawl khal an tel ko. Asinan, nunnak tlamtling timi cu Jesuh ih bang ih nun khi nunnak tlamtling a si. Cumi cu Pathian in si ve hngai seh a hram thok te ih khua a khan ciami a si (Rom 8:28).

Thunetnak:

Fimnak thawn a khatmi nunnak kan neih theinak ding hrangah:

1. Tikcu caan kip hi Pathian ih duhdawtnak thar na comi an si ti thei aw.
2. Cui na comi Pathian ih laksawng thar tikcu cu a duhmi tuahnak le a lungawinak hrangah hmang aw.
3. Pathian lungawi ter tu nun cu duhdawtnak thawn a khatmi nunnak a si. Duhdawtnak taktak cu kaa lawng a si lo. Nunnak le tuahsernak in a thlun ringring a si. Cui tuah sernak cu thihhnu lawngah si lo in, nun lai hrimhrim ah lang ter aw ton uh si ti ka lo sawm.

Hminsin: Pu Lal Nei Mang ih u nu Pi Far Tlem (Pa Run Nu) ih a taansan tum topinak ih ka thusimmi a si.