THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST
2 Thessalonians 1:5-10
STILL Waiting On Jesus – Part 2
OUR Endurance Is Energized BY THE REVELATION OF JESUS …
v. 5 “… that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering …” (esv)
vv. 4–5 “… your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions … is evidence of the righteous judgment of God …” (esv)
REVELATION THAT BRINGS Relief
v. 7 “… to grant relief to you who are afflicted … when the Lord Jesus is revealed …” (esv)
vv. 7–8 “… Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire …” (esv)
Deuteronomy 4.24 “For the Lord your God is a consuming fire …” (esv)
v. 10 “… when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed …” (esv)
REVELATION THAT BRINGS Retribution
vv. 8–9 “… inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might …” (esv)
Psalm 50.21 “… you thought I was altogether like you.” (niv)
Luke 6.27–28 Jesus: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” (esv)
Romans 12.19 “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’” (ESV)
v. 10 “This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.” (niv)