2Th 1:4-10 | TNotes | STEP | 1:4 Paul’s boasting to other churches about the Thessalonians’ endurance and faithfulness would stimulate the church’s resolve to endure and remain faithful in the face of great hostility (1 Thes 2:14 ; 3:3-4 ).

1:4 ^a Paul’s boasting to other churches about the Thessalonians’ endurance and faithfulness would stimulate the church’s resolve to endure and remain faithful in the face of great hostility (1 Thes 2:14 ^b; 3:3-4 ^c).
1:5 ^d Those called by God to enter his Kingdom will suffer for it (Acts 14:22 ^e; 1 Thes 2:12 ^f).
1:7 ^g rest: Relief from suffering.

• Elsewhere, Paul speaks of Christ’s “coming” (2:1 ^h; 1 Thes 2:19 ⁱ; 3:13 ^j; 4:15 ^k; 5:23 ^l); 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 ^m; 4:13 ⁿ).
1:9 ^o They will be punished for rejecting the message about Christ (1:8 ^p).

• Eternal destruction (see 1 Thes 5:3 ^q; 1 Tim 6:9 ^r) is irrevocable.

• Separated from the Lord refers to the source of the judgment to come (Isa 2:10 ^s, 19 ^t, 21 ^u).
1:10 ^v that day: The day of the Lord (2:2 ^w; 1 Thes 5:2-4 ^x; see thematic note for The Day of the Lord at end of chapter).