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1 Thessalonians 4

Each card opens the sermon at the moment the verse is named, where the recording is timed.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

2 sermons

  • “Now I want to suggest something: That is 1 Th 4:1-12.”

    Presence #16 - NLV.Lee Vayle, October 3, 1981

  • “As Peter trumpeted the divinely inspired revelation in Matthew 16, so does Bro. Branham, according to 1 Thessalonians 4:1, trumpet the Shout, which is the message of Ephesians 1:17.”

    Christ Is the Mystery #5Lee Vayle, August 13, 1986

1 Thessalonians 4:3

1 sermon

  • “Now, since 1 Th 4:3-16 speaks of those raptured, we must view 1 Cor 15:50-55, to see what’s happening.”

    Facts of Our Faith #2Lee Vayle, February 3, 1991

1 Thessalonians 4:9

2 sermons

1 Thessalonians 4:11

1 sermon

1 Thessalonians 4:12

2 sermons

  • “…I would not have you…ignorant, brethren, concerning those…asleep, that you sorrow not, even… That’s First Thessalonians 4:12 to 18.”

    The RaptureWilliam Branham, December 4, 1965

  • “1 Th 4:12‑18.”

    Rapture #11Lee Vayle, November 20, 1983. Names it 2 times.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

74 sermons

  • “Now, that's found in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18”

    End Time Events (1666) (Tucson)Lee Vayle, December 6, 1966

  • “Well, we go to the Book of 1 Thessalonians 4:13, we'll read:”

    End Time Events (1766) (Mesa Az)Lee Vayle, December 11, 1966

  • “1 Thessalonians 4:13-18”

    Godhead # 2Lee Vayle, March 3, 1968

  • “Now, we go to the Book of 1 Thessalonians 4:13”

    The ResurrectionLee Vayle, December 9, 1968

  • “Then, what are you going to do with 1 Thessalonians 4:13-16?”

    Rapture MysteryLee Vayle, June 9, 1969

  • “Yes, I told you this morning brother/sister, I can take Scripture after Scripture, (I won't do it) compare to 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, descending with the Shout, which is the Message.”

    The Holy Spirit in Baptism and RestorationLee Vayle, April 26, 1970

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1 Thessalonians 4:14

10 sermons

  • “Now, we read 1st Thessalonians 4: 14, distinctly, so I won't read it again because we know it till 30.”

    White Throne Judgment -Lee Vayle, December 10, 1968

  • “Now, we'll go to our Bibles and begin in 1 Thessalonians 4:14.”

    Rapture MysteryLee Vayle, June 9, 1969

  • “Now, the same thing is here, in 1st Thessalonians 4: 14.”

    The Parousia (Toledo)Lee Vayle, December 18, 1977

  • “In 1 Th 4:14, It says, "God will bring forth."”

    Presence #3Lee Vayle, May 13, 1981

  • “Now verse 19 places the time as does 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17.”

    Ephesians # 2Lee Vayle, May 17, 1981

  • “By no means, 1 Th 4:14 says not.”

    Presence #8Lee Vayle, June 10, 1981

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1 Thessalonians 4:15

25 sermons

  • “Now, thus we see in 1st Thessalonians 4:15 the coming is an indefinite period of time which takes place and embraces the events of verses 16 to 17.”

    The Parousia (Toledo)Lee Vayle, December 18, 1977. Names it 4 times.

  • “Now, let’s take a look at this in 1 Thessalonians 4:15”

    ChronologyLee Vayle, April 27, 1980

  • “Again 1 Th 3:13. [1 Th 4:15] Let's take a good look at this one.”

    Presence #1Lee Vayle, May 6, 1981

  • “And that is in 1 Th 4:15.”

    Presence #2Lee Vayle, May 9, 1981

  • “He also goes to 1 Th 4:15 where Bro. Branham went:”

    Presence #3Lee Vayle, May 13, 1981. Names it 2 times.

  • “And we look 1 Th 4:15.”

    Presence #4Lee Vayle, May 17, 1981

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1 Thessalonians 4:16

240 sermons

  • “I Thessalonians 4:16-17, “For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 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.””

    An Exposition Of The Seven Church AgesWilliam Branham, May 12, 1954

  • “You who are putting it down, in First Thessalonians 4:16 and 17, “the Voice,” that Voice was the Voice of Christ.”

    Revelation, Chapter FourWilliam Branham, December 31, 1960

  • “All right, put down First Thessalonians 4:16.”

    It Is The Rising Of The SunWilliam Branham, April 18, 1965

  • “Now in First Thessalonians 4:16, the Bible said, also, that the New Testament saints would come forth with Him when He comes again, them that’s quickened into Him now.”

    God's Provided Place Of WorshipWilliam Branham, April 25, 1965

  • “Now, this word 'shout' is found only once in the New Testament, it's 'keleusma', (k-e-l-e-u-s- m-a) and is in 1 Thessalonians 4:16.”

    End Time Events (1666) (Tucson)Lee Vayle, December 6, 1966

  • “The 'Rapture', and explaining to you, "The Lord Himself descending with the Shout from Heaven, with the Voice of the archangel and with the Trump of God." [1 Th 4:16]”

    IdentificationLee Vayle, February 19, 1968

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1 Thessalonians 4:17

14 sermons

  • “First Thessalonians 4:17, “The trumpet of God shall sound, and we shall be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of a eye, be caught up together.””

    Jehovah-JirehWilliam Branham, April 4, 1964. Names it 2 times.

  • “But, what will you do with 1 Thessalonians 4:17?”

    Second Coming of ChristLee Vayle, December 10, 1969

  • “Because the Bible says, "We're going to meet the Lord in the air." [1 Thessalonians 4:17] And this is not the air, you're standing on the earth.”

    Titles of Godhead FulfilledLee Vayle, May 2, 1976

  • "So shall He ever be with the Lord." [1Th 4:17] Which One?

    Presence #3Lee Vayle, May 13, 1981

  • “Then It says, "We'll be caught up to meet the Lord in the air." [1 Th 4:17] That's right, because Jesus is both Lord and Christ.”

    Presence #8Lee Vayle, June 10, 1981. Names it 2 times.

  • "So shall we ever be with the Lord," [1 Th 4:17] see, once you're in the Wedding Supper.

    Presence #9Lee Vayle, June 17, 1981

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1 Thessalonians 4:162

1 sermon

  • “Because this perfection is 1 Corinthians 13, and Eph 1:171, and 1 Th 4:162.”

    Shalom #5Lee Vayle, March 15, 1989

1 Thessalonians 4:163

2 sermons

  • “Which is 1 Th 4:163, when we meet the Lord in the air.”

    Shalom #18Lee Vayle, May 7, 1989

  • “It is 1 Th 4:163, manifested, as described in 2 Th 1:7-10.”

    Shalom #19Lee Vayle, May 14, 1989

1 Thessalonians 4:165

1 sermon

  • “This is exactly 1 Th 4:165 and many places in the Scripture that you and I can find.”

    Stewardship #7 - PreliminaryLee Vayle, April 26, 1997

1 Thessalonians 4, the chapter as a whole

18 sermons

  • “Now, I wish you to look just across the page, if it is so geographically arranged in your Bible, to the 16th, 17th, and 18th verses of the 4th chapter of I Thessalonians.”

    The Sudden, Secret Going Away Of The ChurchWilliam Branham, October 12, 1958

  • “I was reading from First Thessalonians, the 4th chapter.”

    I Am The Resurrection And LifeWilliam Branham, November 18, 1963

  • “Let's go to verse 16 of that 5th chapter... 4th chapter of 1st Thessalonians.”

    The Parousia (Toledo)Lee Vayle, December 18, 1977

  • “Now, what we're going to do is go to the 1 Thessalonians, the fourth chapter, which I took extensively, as I proved you, almost three years ago to the date.”

    Appearing & Coming I - Quincy OHLee Vayle, February 24, 1980

  • “It's what It says in 1 Thessalonians the 4th chapter.”

    Presence #1Lee Vayle, May 6, 1981

  • “For It says, in 1 Thessalonians the 4th chapter, it is not said the voice, the Shout is not said to be the voice of the Lord.”

    Presence #6Lee Vayle, May 27, 1981