Part 3 of Living in the Hope of Glory: The Message of 2 Thessalonians – Jesus warned his disciples that we would have trouble in this world before he came in glory to receive us to himself.  We were not to be alarmed or be deceived (Matt. 24:1-35). Already, within twenty years of his death, Christians struggled with these issues. And so it will be with us.  Paul’s words of instruction are meant to ground us in the truth so that we would not be alarmed or deceived but look to the day of the Lord with confidence and hope.