 Paul, in our text, is going to the believers in Thessalonica to let them know what is coming. He knows they're suffering and they're enduring. He wants to encourage them, keep on, don't stop. And so he's going to the future of what's going to take place to try and encourage them to keep on going. There's two key words in the text, recompense and rest. The truth is, judgment is coming. Christ is going to return. There is an eternal judgment that is going to take place.