This is the blessed hope that changes how we grieve. We don't sorrow like those who have no hope. When we understand that Jesus died and rose again, we know that God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Christ. There's coming a day—perhaps soon, perhaps today—when the Lord will descend with a shout, and the dead in Christ will rise first, followed by those who remain alive, caught up together to meet the Lord in the air.