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

He drove man out and stationed the cherubim and the flaming, whirling sword east of the garden of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life.

You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire into the heavens and enveloped in a dense, black cloud.

At that time I was standing between the Lord and you to report the word of the Lord to you, because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up the mountain. And He said:

Your hand will capture all your enemies;
your right hand will seize those who hate you.

From Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God appears in radiance.

A river of fire was flowing,
coming out from His presence.
Thousands upon thousands served Him;
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.
The court was convened,
and the books were opened.

Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels!

but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire about to consume the adversaries.

for our God is a consuming fire.

But by the same word, the present heavens and earth are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

The Devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet are, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

But the cowards, unbelievers, vile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Taking

Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay.

In time their foot will slip,
for their day of disaster is near,
and their doom is coming quickly.”

You will break them with a rod of iron;
You will shatter them like pottery.”

Lord, God of vengeance—
God of vengeance, appear.

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
and the day of our God’s vengeance;
to comfort all who mourn,

For I planned the day of vengeance,

and the year of My redemption came.

For we know the One who has said, Vengeance belongs to Me, I will repay,

and again, The Lord will judge His people.

They cried out with a loud voice: “Lord, the One who is holy and true, how long until You judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?”

And that

When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, you will return to the Lord your God in later days and obey Him.

Foreigners submit to me grudgingly;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.

If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the good things of the land.

So the preaching about God flourished, the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

We have received grace and apostleship through Him to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations,

on behalf of His name,

eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;

Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of that one you obey—either of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to righteousness?

But all did not obey the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message?

For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to make the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,

but now revealed and made known through the prophetic Scriptures, according to the command of the eternal God to advance the obedience of faith

among all nations—

and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.

You foolish Galatians! Who has hypnotized you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified?

how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.

After He was perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him,

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ.

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her children when you do what is good and are not frightened by anything alarming.

For the time has come for judgment to begin with God’s household, and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?

General references

But transgressors will all be eliminated;
the future of the wicked will be destroyed.

Fire goes before Him
and burns up His foes on every side.

For the Lord has a day of vengeance,
a time of paying back Edom
for its hostility against Zion.

I will take vengeance in anger and wrath
against the nations that have not obeyed Me.

For I was hungry
and you gave Me nothing to eat;
I was thirsty
and you gave Me nothing to drink;

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

The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,

for our God is a consuming fire.