SALUTATIONS. THE SECOND ADVENT 1-4. Greeting and thanksgiving for their constant faith and love and patience under persecution: cp. 1 Thessalonians 1:3. 5-C. 2 THESSALONIANS 2:17. The Coming of Christ to judgment. Much is to happen before Christ comes.... [ Continue Reading ]
A MANIFEST TOKEN] The words refer to their sufferings and their patience. If God is righteous there must come a time when wrongs such as theirs shall be righted, and patience like theirs be rewarded. Thus the sufferings and patience of the Thessalonians become a proof that there is a judgment to com... [ Continue Reading ]
REST] better, 'relief.' The true rest and relief comes to the faithful when Christ comes.... [ Continue Reading ]
TAKING VENGEANCE] better, 'awarding retribution.' THEM THAT KNOW NOT GOD, AND THAT OBEY NOT] better, (1) 'them that know not, and (2) them that obey not. 'Possibly (1) Gentiles and (2) Jews.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE EVERLASTING DESTRUCTION (only here) consists in exclusion from God's presence.... [ Continue Reading ]
CALLING] cp. Philippians 3:14; Hebrews 3:1. ALL THE GOOD PLEASURE OF _his_ GOODNESS] better, 'all delight in well-doing.'... [ Continue Reading ]