2 Thessalonians 1:8

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Summary

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

Revelation 21:8

Taking

Hebrews 10:30

Revelation 6:10

And that

General references

Matthew 25:42

Mark 13:26

John 5:22

Bible References

Flaming

Then he will say to those on the left, 'Begone from me, you accursed ones, to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

nothing but an awful outlook of doom, of that burning Wrath which will consume the foes of God.

but the present heavens and earth are treasured up by the same word for fire, reserved for the day when the impious are doomed and destroyed.

and their seducer, the devil, was flung into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the Beast and the false Prophet also lie, to be tortured day and night for ever and ever.

but as for the craven, the faithless, the abominable, as for murderers, the immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and liars of all kinds ??their lot is the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

Taking

We know who said, Vengeance is mine, I will exact a requital: and again, The Lord will pass sentence on his people.

and they cried aloud, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long wilt thou refrain from charging and avenging our blood upon those who dwell on earth?"

And that

And the word of God spread; the number of the disciples in Jerusalem greatly increased, and a host of priests became obedient to the faith.

through whom I have received the favour of my commission to promote obedience to the faith for his sake among all the Gentiles,

eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,

Do you not know you are the servants of the master you obey, of the master to whom you yield yourselves obedient, whether it is Sin, whose service ends in death, or Obedience, whose service ends in righteousness?

But they have not all given in to the gospel of glad news? No, Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed what they heard from us?

I will not make free to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished by me in the way of securing the obedience of the Gentiles, by my words and by my deeds,

has now been disclosed and made known on the basis of the prophetic scriptures (by command of the eternal God) to all the Gentiles for their obedience to the faith ??27 to the only wise God be glory through Jesus Christ for ever and ever: Amen.]

O senseless Galatians, who has bewitched you ??you who had Jesus Christ the crucified placarded before your very eyes?

how shall we escape the penalty for neglecting a salvation which was originally proclaimed by the Lord himself and guaranteed to us by those who heard him,

and by being thus perfected he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,

It was by faith that Abraham obeyed his call to go forth to a place which he would receive as an inheritance; he went forth, although he did not know where he was to go.

whom God the Father has predestined and chosen, by the consecration of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: may grace and peace be multiplied to you.

Thus Sara obeyed Abraham by calling him 'lord'. And you are daughters of Sara if you do what is right and yield to no panic.

It is time for the Judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the fate of those who refuse obedience to God's gospel?

General references

For I was hungry but you never fed me, I was thirsty but you never gave me drink,

Then they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

Indeed the Father passes judgment on no one; he has committed the judgment which determines life or death entirely to the Son,