What is the meaning of 2 Thessalonians 1:10? On the day He comes • Scripture speaks of a specific, future moment when Jesus returns in visible power: “This Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go” (Acts 1:11). • Paul calls it “the day of the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 5:2), a real, calendar day God has already set (Acts 17:31). • It is a day of both relief and retribution (2 Thessalonians 1:7–9), when every promise of His appearing—Matthew 24:30; Revelation 19:11–16—comes to pass. To be glorified in His saints • Christ’s glory will radiate through those He has redeemed: “When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory” (Colossians 3:4). • Believers are not passive spectators; we are the canvas on which His splendor is displayed (Ephesians 1:18; 2 Corinthians 3:18). • Our present sufferings prepare us for that unveiling, “that we may also be glorified with Him” (Romans 8:17). And regarded with wonder by all who have believed • Every follower of Jesus will stand in awe, overwhelmed by His majesty—“Though you have not seen Him, you love Him… you are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy” (1 Peter 1:8). • The astonishment echoes the prophetic picture: “Look, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him” (Revelation 1:7); believers respond with worship, declaring, “Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise” (Psalm 96:3–4). • This admiration fulfills Philippians 2:10–11: every knee bows, every tongue confesses—yet for the redeemed it is adoration, not dread. Including you who have believed our testimony • Paul personalizes the promise for the Thessalonians: they embraced the gospel he preached (Acts 17:1–4). • Their faith proves genuine: “When you received the word of God… you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the very word of God” (1 Thessalonians 2:13). • All who trust the apostolic message share the same destiny (John 17:20; Romans 10:17). The future vision is ours as surely as it was theirs. summary 2 Thessalonians 1:10 points to a definite future day when Jesus returns. On that day He will be glorified through His people, His beauty shining in and through us. Believers will marvel at Him with uncontainable joy, and everyone who has trusted the apostolic gospel—then and now—will participate in that breathtaking moment. |
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