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When it says "we will meet him in the air" does the Hebrew word for "air" mean "sky" or "spirit"?
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Hi Mike,
Thank-you for your question.
Actually, the book of 1 Thessalonians was originally written in Greek. In the verse you mentioned – 1 Thessalonians 4:17 – the Greek word translated ‘air’ is ‘aer’/‘aera’. In the original Greek it’s quite clear that the word refers to the atmospheric region – ‘sky’ – rather than ‘spirit’.
I hope you find this helpful.
God bless!
- Quentin Parker
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