1. Why is it our inclination to grieve and be without hope at the death of a close friend or loved one? Why does Paul (and Jesus) refer to dead people as asleep? Where are these dead Christians now?

2. How is Jesus’ resurrection connected to the promise of ours? Why is this a foundational truth for Christianity?

3. How do you know it’s true that you will be resurrected?

4. What three things are used to announce Christ’s return? How are these very public, i.e. not secret?

5. When Christ returns, what happens to those still alive? What then happens to the whole church? The point of the rapture is to physically unite Christ and the Church. Then what happens? Why?

6. How is this information comforting to the church? To those who have lost a loved one? How does this differentiate the way we grieve from those without hope in Christ?