2 Thessalonians 1:5-8
What is written? (ESV)
This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
What does it say?
This [persecution] is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, deeming you worthy of God’s kingdom for which you are suffering. It’s a truth that God considers it just to repay tribulation on those persecutors, and to give you relief together with us in Jesus’ return from heaven together with His mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting repayment on all those who do not know God, not obeying the gospel of Christ.
What is its immediate context?
Paul’s second letter to the church in Thessalonica, encouraging them regarding their present “persecution and afflictions” (vs 2).
How 2 Thessalonians 1:5-8 is applied across Bible answers
How do we know God?
Expressed in the negative, Paul couples not knowing God with not obeying the gospel of Christ.
What happens when Jesus returns?
Jesus will appear with His angels1 in fire to exact judgment on all that have disobeyed His word (the gospel).
Where is Jesus today?
When Jesus returns, He will be returning/coming from heaven.
