What did Paul mean by "we" in 1 Thess 4:17

1Th 4:16-17 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

When Paul said, "Then WE who are alive...," did he believe he would be still alive at this meeting in the air?

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What Is Your Belief About the Future of the Jewish People in the End Times?

There are a variety of beliefs about God’s plans for ethnic Israel and our understanding of eschatology. We are not talking about what some call “spiritual Israel,’ but people we identify as Jews who have some sort of Jewish heritage.

So where are you?

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What Is Your Belief About the Future of the Jewish People in the End Times?

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