For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God's trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,
Shall descend -- A sudden manifestation. This should not be understood in a spatial sense at all. This manifestation will be upon the whole world, not just a part of it. No words can adequately convey to our finite minds a full understanding of how the Lord’s return can be pictured.