2 Thessalonians 1:8

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2 Thessalonians 1:8

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2 Thessalonians 1:8

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Flaming

Taking

Revelation 6:10

And that

General references

Bible References

Flaming

So he drove out the man. And he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to guard the way of the tree of life.

And ye came near and stood under the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.

(I stood between LORD and you at that time, to show you the word of LORD, for ye were afraid because of the fire, and did not go up onto the mount), saying,

Thy hand will find out all thine enemies. Thy right hand will find out those who hate thee.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.

A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set, and the books were opened.

Then he will also say to those at the left hand, Depart from me, ye accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his agents.

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and of fire, a fervor that is going to devour the opposition.

For our God is also a consuming fire.

But now the heavens and the earth, which have been stored up by the same word, are being preserved for fire in a day of judgment and destruction of irreverent men.

And the devil who leads them astray was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where also were the beast and the FALSE prophet. And they will be tormented day and night into the ages of the ages.

But for the cowards, and unbelieving, and sinful, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

Taking

Vengeance is mine, and recompense at the time when their foot shall slide. For the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.

Thou shall break them with a rod of iron, thou shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

O LORD, thou God to whom vengeance belongs, thou God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.

to proclaim the acceptable year of LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed has come.

For we know him who said, Vengeance is for me, I will repay, says Lord. And again, Lord will judge his people.

And they cried out in a great voice, saying, Master, Holy and True, how long do thou not judge and avenge our blood from those who dwell on the earth?

And that

When thou are in tribulation, and all these things have come upon thee, in the latter days thou shall return to LORD thy God, and hearken to his voice.

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

If ye are willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.

And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a large company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations on behalf of his name,

to those who indeed seek by perseverance of good work, glory and esteem and immortality--eternal life--

Know ye not, that to what ye present yourselves as bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to what ye obey, whether of sin for death, or of obedience for righteousness?

But not all were obedient to the good-news, for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?

For I will not dare to speak anything of which Christ did not accomplish through me for the obedience of Gentiles, by word and work,

but that was now revealed, and by prophetic scriptures, according to a commandment of the eternal God that was made known to all the nations for obedience of faith,

casting down imaginations, and every high thing exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought captive into the obedience of the Christ,

O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was earlier described among you, crucified?

how will we escape, having neglected so great a salvation? Which first, having taken to be spoken by the Lord, was verified for us by those who heard;

And having been fully perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation to all those who obey him,

By faith Abraham, when called, obeyed to go out to the place that he was going to take for an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace be multiplied.

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children ye became, doing good, and not being afraid of anything fearful.

Because the time to begin judgment is from the house of God, and if first from us, what is the end of those who disobey the good-news of God?

General references

As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

A fire goes before him, and burns up his adversaries round about.

For LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that did not hearken.

For I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat, I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink,

And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with much power and glory.

For neither does the Father judge any man, but he has given all judgment to the Son,

For our God is also a consuming fire.