2 Thessalonians 1:6-9
1:7 a rest: Relief from suffering.• Elsewhere, Paul speaks of Christ’s “coming” (2:1 b; 1 Thes 2:19 c; 3:13 d; 4:15 e; 5:23 f); here, he speaks of the event as the “appearing” or “unveiling” of the Lord Jesus, who cannot currently be seen physically (cp. 1 Pet 1:7-8 g; 4:13 h).
1:9 i They will be punished for rejecting the message about Christ (1:8 j).
• Eternal destruction (see 1 Thes 5:3 k; 1 Tim 6:9 l) is irrevocable.
• Separated from the Lord refers to the source of the judgment to come (Isa 2:10 m, 19 n, 21 o).
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