2 Thessalonians 1:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

Manifest

2 Thessalonians 1:6

Philippians 1:28

1 Peter 4:14

Righteous

May

Revelation 3:4

General references

Luke 21:13

Bible References

Manifest

Since God deems it just to inflict suffering upon those who are now inflicting suffering upon you,

Without ever shrinking from your opponents. To them this will be a sign of their Destruction and of your Salvation--a sign from God.

If you are reviled for bearing the name of Christ, count yourselves blessed; because the divine Glory and the Spirit of God are resting upon you.

Righteous

Hard-hearted and impenitent as you are, you are storing up for yourself Wrath on the 'Day of Wrath,' when God's justice as a judge will be revealed;

Who will not reverence and praise thy Name, O Lord? Thou alone art holy! All nations will come and worship before thee, for thy judgments have become manifest.'

And I heard the response from the altar-- 'Yes, O Lord, our God, the Almighty, true and righteous are they judgments.'

for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has passed judgment upon the Great Harlot who was corrupting the earth by her licentiousness, and he has taken vengeance upon her for the blood of his servants.'

May

With this in view, our constant prayer for you is that our God may count you worthy of the Call that you have received, and by his power make perfect your delight in all goodness and the efforts that have resulted from your faith.

But, for those who are thought worthy to attain to that other world and the resurrection from the dead, there is no marrying or being married,

Be on the watch at all times, and pray that you may have strength to escape all that is destined to happen, and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out fearlessly, and said: "It was necessary that the Message of God should be told to you first; but, since you reject it and reckon yourselves not worthy of the Immortal Life--we turn to the Gentiles!

I urge you, then--I who am a prisoner in the Master's cause-- to live lives worthy of the Call that you have received;

And you will give thanks to the Father who made you fit to share the lot which awaits Christ's People in the realms of Light.

Yet there are some few among you at Sardis who did not soil their robes; they shall walk with me, robed in white, for they are worthy.

General references

Then will be your opportunity of witnessing for me.