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2 Thessalonians 1:7
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Thessalonian believers regarding the future divine intervention that will occur when Christ returns in judgment.
The words — θλιβομένοις (thlibomenois) denotes those currently undergoing affliction, while ἄνεσιν (anesin) literally means a cessation of pressure or repose.
The thread — This return mirrors Matthew 16:27 where the Son of Man comes with angels to render repayment, and Jude 1:14 where the Lord arrives with myriads of holy ones.
Why it lands — The text asserts that relief for the afflicted and judgment for the oppressors are simultaneous events triggered by Christ’s visible descent. A reader must recognize that present suffering is temporary and that divine justice operates on a fixed timeline independent of human circumstances.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
Cross-references
- Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
- Matthew 16:27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Jude 1:14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
- Revelation 22:16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
- Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Titus 2:13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
- Isaiah 57:2 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.
- Matthew 13:39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
- Luke 17:30 It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
- Romans 8:17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.