1 Corinthians 15:6

6Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:18

18Then those also who ahave fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

1 Corinthians 15:20

20But in fact bChrist has been raised from the dead, cthe firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

1 Thessalonians 4:14-17

14For dsince we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him ethose who have fallen asleep. 15For this we declare to you fby a word from the Lord,
Or  by the word of the Lord
that hwe who are alive, who are left until ithe coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
16For jthe Lord himself will descend kfrom heaven lwith a cry of command, with the voice of man archangel, and nwith the sound of the trumpet of God. And othe dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive, who are left, will be pcaught up together with them qin the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so rwe will always be with the Lord.
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