17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.



Ver. 17. Then we which are alive] He speaketh thus of himself as alive at Christ’s coming, because we should daily expect it, and even hasten to it.



Shall be caught up together] This is that mystery mentioned 1Co_15:51, and not till now made known to the world. {See Trapp On "1Co_15:51"}



In the clouds] As Christ also ascended, Act_1:9. These be the wagons and chariots that Christ will send for us, as Joseph sent his father’s family down to Egypt.



And so shall we ever be, &c.] Oh, blessed hour! oh, thrice happy union! Nothing ever came so near it as the meeting of Jacob and Joseph, or of those two cousins, Mary and Elizabeth, Luk_1:39-45.