According to your textbook, the idea that in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 Paul is referring to a rapture of the faithful out of this world and into heaven so that they might avoid the final tribulation on earth is foreign to the context of 1 Thessalonians and foreign to Paul's meaning.

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In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11, Paul is addressing concerns about the fate of those who have died before the return of Christ, assuring the Thessalonians that the dead in Christ will rise first and then, together with the living, will meet the Lord in the air. This passage is often interpreted in the context of a "rapture," but scholars argue that Paul's primary intent is to comfort and assure his audience regarding the resurrection, rather than to describe a rapture meant to spare believers from tribulation. The idea of a rapture as an escape from end-time tribulation is a later interpretation that is not explicitly supported by the text or by Paul's theology as understood in its historical context.

According to Your Textbook, the Idea That in 1 Thessalonians