Today: [1 Thessalonians 5:] For Whom Does Jesus Come as a Thief in the Night? In the final chapter of 1 Thessalonians Paul delineates the meaning of the coming of Christ for two groups - believers and unbelievers. Furthermore, he mandates what the conduct and practice of the church should be toward its own and the community at large as they wait for what they believed to be the imminent return of Christ.