The apostle wrote this second letter to the disciples in Thessalonica to encourage them in the persecution and tribulations which they endured,v.4Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:4 and he commended them for their faith and charity (love) which abounded and for their patience (endurance) in suffering. This encouragement consisted of reminding them of “the righteous judgment of God” who would count them worthy of his kingdom for which they suffered v.5Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:5 and in the future they would “rest with the apostles when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven”,v.7Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:7 “when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe in that day”.v.10Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:10 This is the hope of all true disciples, but the righteous judgment of God will also involve recompensing tribulation on the persecutors v.6Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:6 and "on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ".vs.7-9Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 How important it is, therefore, for us to “know God and obey the Gospel”!
The apostle wrote this second letter to the disciples in Thessalonica to encourage them in the persecution and tribulations which they endured,v.4Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:4 and he commended them for their faith and charity (love) which abounded and for their patience (endurance) in suffering. This encouragement consisted of reminding them of “the righteous judgment of God” who would count them worthy of his kingdom for which they suffered v.5Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:5 and in the future they would “rest with the apostles when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven”,v.7Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:7 “when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe in that day”.v.10Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:10 This is the hope of all true disciples, but the righteous judgment of God will also involve recompensing tribulation on the persecutors v.6Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:6 and "on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ".vs.7-9Waiting for response for 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 How important it is, therefore, for us to “know God and obey the Gospel”!