Issues In Thessalonica 1. Suffering – The persecution, which had begun while Paul was there, was still ongoing. 2. Rapture - Paul had instructed the Thessalonians about the end times while he was with them (2 Thess. 2:5) (1 Thess. 4:13–5:11). Yet they were still confused, fearing they had missed the Rapture and were in the Day of the Lord. The main reason for their confusion came from some...