I.       "You/We" and "They"

          A.      "You/We" - Those who believe in Christ, 1 Thess. 4:14, who are "in                                     Christ", 1 Thess. 4:16, who are forever with the Lord, 1 Thess. 4:17,  who are           sons of light and day, 1 Thess. 5:5

          B.      "They" - Those who do not believe, those who are not "in Christ",  those who             will be forever separated from the Lord - "They will not escape"

II.      "You are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you"

          A.      Parallel verses in II Peter 3:3-13

          B.      Light and darkness as metaphors

                   1.      For righteousness and sin

                   2.      For truth and lies

          C.      Behavior at night

                   1.      Sleeping

                   2.      Drunkenness

III.    Since the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night

          A.      Live like children of light

          B.      Stay awake, stay alert, stay sober