1 Corinthians 15:52

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

It will happen suddenly, quicker than the blink of an eye. At the sound of the last trumpet the dead will be raised. We will all be changed, so that we will never die again.

Cross References

Psalm 73:19

They will be terrified, suddenly swept away and no longer there.

Exodus 19:16

On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud covered the mountain, a loud trumpet blast was heard, and everyone in camp trembled with fear.

Exodus 20:18

The people trembled with fear when they heard the thunder and the trumpet and saw the lightning and the smoke coming from the mountain. They stood a long way off

Isaiah 18:3

Everyone on this earth, listen with care! A signal will be given on the mountains, and you will hear a trumpet.

Isaiah 27:13

A loud trumpet will be heard. Then the people of Israel who were dragged away to Assyria and Egypt will return to worship the LORD on his holy mountain in Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 33:3

and to sound a warning signal when the enemy is seen coming.

Ezekiel 33:6

But suppose the person watching fails to sound the warning signal. The enemy will attack and kill some of the sinful people in that country, and I, the LORD, will hold that person responsible for their death.

Zechariah 9:14

Like a cloud, the LORD God will appear over his people, and his arrows will flash like lightning. God will sound his trumpet and attack in a whirlwind from the south.

Numbers 10:4

But if just one is blown, only the twelve tribal leaders need to come together.

Numbers 16:21

“Get away from the rest of the Israelites so I can kill them at once!”

Numbers 16:45

“Stand back! I am going to wipe out these Israelites once and for all.” They immediately bowed down and prayed.

Matthew 24:31

At the sound of a loud trumpet, he will send his angels to bring his chosen ones together from all over the earth.

John 5:25

I tell you for certain that the time will come, and it is already here, when all the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen to it will live!

John 5:28

Don't be surprised! The time will come when all the dead will hear the voice of the Son of Man,

1 Corinthians 15:23

But we must each wait our turn. Christ was the first to be raised to life, and his people will be raised to life when he returns.

1 Corinthians 15:42

That's how it will be when our bodies are raised to life. These bodies will die, but the bodies that are raised will live for ever.

1 Corinthians 15:50

My friends, I want you to know that our bodies of flesh and blood will decay. This means that they cannot share in God's kingdom, which lasts for ever.

1 Thessalonians 4:15

Our Lord Jesus told us that when he comes, we won't go up to meet him ahead of his followers who have already died.

2 Peter 3:10

The day of the Lord's return will surprise us like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a loud noise, and the heat will melt the whole universe. Then the earth and everything on it will be seen for what they are.

Revelation 8:13

Then I looked and saw a lone eagle flying across the sky. It was shouting, “Trouble, trouble, trouble to everyone who lives on earth! The other three angels are now going to blow their trumpets.”

Revelation 8:2

I noticed that the seven angels who stood before God were each given a trumpet.