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Friday, November 29th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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2 Thessalonians 1:9

Such people will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction by being separated from the Lord's presence and from his glorious powerDeuteronomy 33:2; Isaiah 2:19; Philippians 3:19; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; 2 Peter 3:7;">[xr]

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Death;   Hell;   Immortality;   Jesus Continued;   Power;   Wicked (People);   Scofield Reference Index - Christ;   Day (of Destruction);   Thompson Chain Reference - Certainties;   Destruction;   Eternal;   Everlasting;   Future State of the Wicked;   Future, the;   Punishment;   Reward-Punishment;   Seven;   Sin;   Uncertainties-Certainties;   The Topic Concordance - Belief;   Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   Destruction;   Disobedience;   Glory;   Hell;   Knowledge;   Punishment;   Saints;   Vengeance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Death, Eternal;   Gospel, the;   Hell;   Power of Christ, the;   Punishment of the Wicked, the;   Second Coming of Christ, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Judgment;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Day of the lord;   Eternity;   Heaven;   Hell;   Jesus christ;   Punishment;   Wrath;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Condemnation;   Death, Mortality;   Eternal Punishment;   Hell;   Immortality;   Paul the Apostle;   Presence of God;   Punishment;   Suffering;   Thessalonians, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Destructionists;   Universalists;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Perdition;   Thessalonians, the Epistles to the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Church;   Everlasting Punishment;   Face;   Judgment Day;   2 Thessalonians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Atonement (2);   Destruction;   Eternal Everlasting;   Eternal Life (2);   Judgment Damnation;   Justice (2);   Power Powers;   Pre-Eminence ;   Presence;   Priest;   Punishment;   Quotations;   Restitution;   Thessalonians Epistles to the;   Token;   Universalism (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Destruction;   Eternal;   Prophets, the;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Fire;   Hell;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Judgment;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Justice;   Man of Sin;   Parousia;   Punishment, Everlasting;   Retribution;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
They will be punished with a destruction that never ends. They will not be allowed to be with the Lord but will be kept away from his great power.
Revised Standard Version
They shall suffer the punishment of eternal destruction and exclusion from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
which shalbe punysshed with everlastynge damnacion from the presence of the lorde and from the glory of his power
Hebrew Names Version
who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
New American Standard Bible
These people will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
New Century Version
Those people will be punished with a destruction that continues forever. They will be kept away from the Lord and from his great power.
Update Bible Version
who shall suffer punishment, [even] eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Webster's Bible Translation
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
English Standard Version
They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
World English Bible
who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power,
Weymouth's New Testament
They will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, being banished from the presence of the Lord and from His glorious majesty,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whiche schulen suffre euere lastinge peynes, in perischinge fro the face of the Lord, and fro the glorie of his vertu,
English Revised Version
who shall suffer punishment, [even] eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Berean Standard Bible
They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
Contemporary English Version
Their punishment will be eternal destruction, and they will be kept far from the presence of our Lord and his glorious strength.
Amplified Bible
These people will pay the penalty and endure the punishment of everlasting destruction, banished from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
American Standard Version
who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Bible in Basic English
Whose reward will be eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
Complete Jewish Bible
They will suffer the just penalty of eternal destruction, far away from the face of the Lord and the glory of his might .
Darby Translation
who shall pay the penalty [of] everlasting destruction from [the] presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his might,
Etheridge Translation
For these in the judgment will be punished (with) the perdition of eternity, from the presence of our Lord, and from the glory of his power;
Murdock Translation
For these will be recompensed with the judgment of eternal destruction, from the presence of our Lord, and from the glory of his power;
King James Version (1611)
Who shalbe punished with euerlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power:
New Living Translation
They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power.
New Life Bible
They will be punished forever and taken away from the Lord and from the shining-greatness of His power.
New Revised Standard
These will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Which shall be punished with euerlasting perdition, from the presence of the Lord, & from the glory of his power,
George Lamsa Translation
For they, at the judgment day, shall be rewarded with everlasting destruction from the presence of our LORD, and from the glory of his power;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Who, indeed, a penalty, shall pay - age-abiding destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who shall suffer eternal punishment in destruction, from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his power:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which shalbe punisshed with euerlastyng dampnation, from the presence of the Lorde, & fro the glorie of his power:
Good News Translation
They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from his glorious might,
Christian Standard Bible®
They will pay the penalty of eternal destruction from the Lord’s presence and from his glorious strength
King James Version
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
Lexham English Bible
who will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
Literal Translation
who will pay the penalty: everlasting destruction from the face of the Lord, "and from the glory of His strength," Isa. 2:19
Young's Literal Translation
who shall suffer justice -- destruction age-during -- from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of his strength,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Which shalbe punyshed with euerlastinge damnacion, from ye presence of the LORDE, and from the glory of his power,
Mace New Testament (1729)
the Lord shall punish them with everlasting destruction, when he shall appear in the glory of his power,
New English Translation
They will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
New King James Version
These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
Simplified Cowboy Version
They'll realize too late how much they missed when they are cut off forever from God's love as a result of their hard hearts.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
Legacy Standard Bible
These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might,

Contextual Overview

5 This is evidence of God's righteous judgment and is intended to make you worthy of God's kingdom, for which you are suffering.Philippians 1:28; 1 Thessalonians 2:14;">[xr] 6 Certainly it is right for God to pay back those who afflict you with afflictionRevelation 6:10;">[xr] 7 and to give us who are afflicted relief when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels1 Thessalonians 4:16; Jude 1:14; Revelation 14:13;">[xr] 8 in blazing fire. He will take revenge on those who do not know God and on those who refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.Psalm 79:6; Romans 2:8; 1 Thessalonians 4:5; Hebrews 10:27; 12:29; 2 Peter 3:7; Revelation 21:8;">[xr] 9 Such people will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction by being separated from the Lord's presence and from his glorious powerDeuteronomy 33:2; Isaiah 2:19; Philippians 3:19; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; 2 Peter 3:7;">[xr] 10 when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be regarded with wonder on that day by all who have believed - including you, because you believed our testimony.Psalm 68:35; 89:7;">[xr]

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

be: Isaiah 33:14, Isaiah 66:24, Daniel 12:2, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 25:46, Matthew 26:24, Mark 9:43-49, Luke 16:25, Luke 16:26, John 5:14, Philippians 3:19, Hebrews 10:29, 2 Peter 2:17, 2 Peter 3:7, Jude 1:13, Revelation 14:10, Revelation 14:11, Revelation 20:14, Revelation 21:8, Revelation 22:15

from the presence: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:16, Job 21:14, Job 22:17, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 51:11, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 25:41, Luke 13:27

the glory: 2 Thessalonians 2:8, Deuteronomy 33:2, Isaiah 2:10, Isaiah 2:19, Isaiah 2:21, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 24:30, Titus 2:13,*Gr: Revelation 20:11

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:14 - from thy Leviticus 22:3 - from my Deuteronomy 7:23 - shall destroy 2 Samuel 22:41 - I might 2 Kings 13:23 - neither cast he 2 Kings 17:20 - until he had cast 2 Chronicles 14:13 - before the Lord Job 15:30 - the flame Job 31:3 - destruction Psalms 2:12 - when Psalms 9:3 - they shall Psalms 34:21 - they Psalms 36:12 - There Psalms 37:38 - General Psalms 45:4 - right Psalms 50:3 - a fire Psalms 68:2 - as wax Psalms 73:18 - thou castedst Psalms 80:16 - perish Psalms 138:6 - afar off Isaiah 1:28 - the destruction Isaiah 27:11 - therefore Isaiah 50:11 - ye shall Jeremiah 4:20 - upon destruction Jeremiah 23:39 - cast Ezekiel 3:19 - he shall Jonah 1:3 - from Matthew 3:7 - flee Matthew 5:26 - Thou Matthew 7:13 - that Matthew 18:8 - everlasting Matthew 18:34 - and delivered Mark 3:29 - but is Mark 9:44 - the fire 1 Corinthians 16:22 - Anathema Ephesians 2:8 - by 1 Thessalonians 5:3 - then Revelation 15:8 - from the

Cross-References

2 Peter 3:5
But they deliberately ignore the fact that long ago the heavens existed and the earth was formed by God's word out of water and with water,Genesis 1:6,9; Psalm 24:2; 33:6; 136:6; Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 11:3;">[xr]
Revelation 10:6
He swore an oath by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: "There will be no more delay.Nehemiah 9:6; Daniel 12:7; Revelation 4:11; 14:7; 16:17;">[xr]

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction,.... With destruction both of soul and body, though not with the annihilation of either; their gnawing worm of conscience will never die, and the fire of divine wrath will never be quenched; the smoke of their torment will ascend for ever. Sin being committed against an infinite and eternal Being, will be infinite in its duration; nor will it cease to be in the persons punished, who will not be in the least reformed or purged from sin by punishment; which will make the continuance of it just and necessary. And these will be driven

from the presence of the Lord; as the former clause may express the punishment of sense the wicked will feel in their own breasts, this may intend the punishment of loss; or what they will be deprived of, the presence of the Lord, in which the happiness of angels, and of glorified saints lies; and may also signify how sudden and terrible their destruction will be. As soon as the Lord appears, they will perish at his presence like wax before the fire; and so awful will be his appearance, they will flee from it with the utmost terror, and call to the rocks and mountains to hide them from the face of the Lord, and to screen them from his wrath:

and from the glory of his power; or his glorious power, in which he shall come, and which will be exerted, and shown in raising the dead, and gathering all nations before him, in passing sentence on them, and in executing it. For he has power, as to save, so to destroy, as to glorify the bodies and souls of his saints, so to destroy the wicked, both body and soul, in hell; and the glory of his power will be seen in the one, as well as in the other. And now it will be, that tribulation will be rendered to the troublers of the Lord's people.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction; - see the notes on Matthew 25:41, Matthew 25:46. The word which is here rendered “destruction” (ὄλεθρον olethron), is different from that which occurs in Matthew 25:46, and which is there rendered “punishment” - κόλασις kolasis. The word ὄλεθρον olethron - “olethron” - occurs only here and in 1Co 5:5; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; 1 Timothy 6:9; in each of which places it is rendered destruction. It does not denote annihilation, but is used in the same sense in which we use the word when we say that a thing is destroyed. Thus, health is destroyed when it fails; property is destroyed when it is burned or sunk in the ocean; a limb is destroyed that is lost in battle; life is destroyed when one dies. In the case before us, the destruction, whatever it be, is:

(1) To be continued forever; and,

(2) Is to be of the nature of punishment.

The meaning then must be, that the soul is destroyed as to the great purposes of its being - its enjoyment, dignity, honor, holiness, happiness. It will not be annihilated, but will live and linger on in destruction. It seems difficult to conceive how anyone can profess to hold that this passage is a part of the Word of God, and yet deny the doctrine of future eternal punishment. It would not be possible to state that doctrine in clearer language than this. It is never is in clearer language in any creed or confession of faith, and if it is not true that the wicked will be punished forever, then it must be admitted that it would not have been possible to reveal the doctrine in human language!

From the presence of the Lord - That is, a part of their punishment will consist in being banished from the immediate presence of the Lord. There is a sense in which God is everywhere present, and in that sense he will be in the world where the wicked will dwell, to punish them. But the phrase is also used to denote his more immediate presence; the place where are the symbols of his majesty and glory; the home of the holy and the blessed. It is in that sense that the word is used here, and the idea is, that it will be one of the circumstances contributing to the deeper woe of the place of punishment, that those who dwell there will be banished from that holy abode, and will never be permitted to enter there.

And from the glory of his power - The meaning seems to be, that they will not be able to endure the manifestation of his power and majesty when he shall appear, but will be driven away by it into outer darkness; see 2 Thessalonians 2:8. The Saviour, in describing his second coming, uses this language: “They shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory;” Matthew 24:30. There will be a great exhibition of both. The power will be seen in the convulsions of nature which will precede or attend him; in the resurrection of the dead; and in the bringing of all to judgment: and the glory will be seen in his own person; the dignity and number of his attendants; and the honor that shall then be conferred on him as the final Judge of all mankind. By the manifestation of that power and glory the wicked will be driven away into eternal ruin. They will not be able to stand before it, and though, in common with the righteous, they may see the majesty of the Redeemer in the last day, yet they will be driven away to witness it no more.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 9. Who shall be punished — What this everlasting destruction consists in we cannot tell. It is not annihilation, for their being continues; and as the destruction is everlasting, it is an eternal continuance and presence of substantial evil, and absence of all good; for a part of this punishment consists in being banished from the presence of the Lord-excluded from his approbation, for ever; so that the light of his countenance can be no more enjoyed, as there will be an eternal impossibility of ever being reconciled to him.

The glory of his power — Never to see the face of God throughout eternity is a heart-rending, soul-appalling thought; and to be banished from the glory of his power, that power the glory of which is peculiarly manifested in saving the lost and glorifying the faithful, is what cannot be reflected on without confusion and dismay. But this must be the lot of all who acknowledge not God, and obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.


 
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