2 Thessalonians 1:9
Men who will suffer punishment, a penalty of eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
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Genesis 4:16And Cain went out from the presence of LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Job 21:14And they say to God, Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of thy ways.
Psalms 16:11Thou made known to (LXX/NT) me the path of life. Thou will fill me of joy with thy countenance (LXX/NT).
Isaiah 2:10Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of LORD, and from the glory of his majesty.
Isaiah 2:21to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of LORD, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.
Isaiah 66:24And they shall go forth, and look upon the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me. For their worm shall not die, nor shall their fire be quenched, and they shall be an abhorring to all flesh.
Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 1:6-11
Prospect of Persecuted Saints. ( a. d. 52.) 5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: 6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who… Read the whole commentary →