2Th 1:7-10 | TNotes | STEP | 1:7 rest: Relief from suffering. • Elsewhere, Paul speaks of Christ’s “coming” (2:1 ; 1 Thes 2:19 ; 3:13 ; 4:15 ; 5:23 ); 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 ; 4:13 ).

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).
1:10 ^p that day: The day of the Lord (2:2 ^q; 1 Thes 5:2-4 ^r; see thematic note for The Day of the Lord at end of chapter).