Answer: Christ died for us so that, whether
we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him, (1
Thessalonians 5:10).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
Romans 6:8: "Now if we died with
Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him."
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: "Brothers,
we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or
to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe
that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will
bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. According to
the Lord's Own Word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who
are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede
those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will come
down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the
archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ
will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are
left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the
Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
Therefore encourage each other with these words."
2 Timothy 2:11-12a: "Here is a
trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live
with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him."
