1 Thessalonians 5:10

“Who died for us, etc.] The elect of God, who are not appointed to wrath, but to salvation by Christ, on which account he died for them; not merely as a martyr to confirm his doctrine, or only by way of example, but as a surety, in the room and stead of his people; as a sacrifice for their sins, to make atonement for them, and save them from them; so that his death lays a solid foundation for hope of salvation by him: that whether we wake or sleep: which phrases are to be understood, not in the same sense in which they are used in the context; as if the sense was, whether a man indulges himself in sin, and gives way to sleep and sloth, and carnal security, or whether he is awake and on his…”

“died for us--Greek, "in our behalf." whether we wake or sleep--whether we be found at Christ's coming awake, that is, alive, or asleep, that is, in our graves. together--all of us together; the living not preceding the dead in their glorification "with Him" at His coming (Th1 4:13).”

“Who died for us - That is, to redeem us. He designed by his death that we should ultimately live with him; and this effect of his death could be secured only as it was an atoning sacrifice. Whether we wake or sleep - Whether we are found among the living or the dead when he comes. The object here is to show that the one class would have no advantage over the other. This was designed to calm their minds in their trials, and to correct an error which seems to have prevailed in the belief that those who were found alive when he should return would have some priority over those who were dead; see the notes on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Should live together with him - See the notes at John 14:3.…”

“Whether we wake or sleep - Be alive or dead at his coming. 1 Thessalonians 5:12”

“5:10 The promise that believers will live with him forever is based on Christ’s resurrection (4:14). • dead or alive: A reference to living and deceased believers (4:13-15) rather than people’s moral condition (as in 5:6-7).”

“died: Mat 20:28; Joh 10:11, Joh 10:15, Joh 10:17, Joh 15:13; Rom 5:6-8, Rom 8:34, Rom 14:8, Rom 14:9; Co1 15:3; Co2 5:15, Co2 5:21; Eph 5:2; Ti1 2:6; Tit 2:14; Pe1 2:24, Pe1 3:18 whether: Th1 4:13, Th1 4:17 1 Thessalonians 5:11”