According to 1 Thessalonians 4:16, who will be the first to rise when the Lord descends?

Answer: The dead in Christ

The dead in Christ will rise first; after that, those who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them.

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.”— 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (BSB)