OK, I also believe it to mean the dead shall rise. But I am confused about that because I have also believed that when we die we are instantly with Christ.
Even they which pierced him I took that to mean the people living in the time when Christ was crucified. They will see him coming in the clouds. The dead will rise and see him coming?
So, do I take it to mean "the dead" as in non-believers or those who have not sought salvation?