But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren..." These few words, recorded in 1 Thessalonians 4:13ff, reveal the heart of the Apostle Paul for the believers at Thessalonica. As he began his discussion about Christ's return, the resurrection of those who had died in Christ, and the rapture of the church, he did not want them to be "ignorant" (KJV) or "uninformed about those who are asleep." Neither did he want them to hopelessly "grieve." Paul explains, "...that you may not grieve, a...