2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Contents: Believer's comfort in persecution.

Characters: God, Christ, Paul, Silvanus, Timothy.

Conclusion: The patient suffering of believers for Christ's sake, is a manifest token that they are worthy to be accounted Christians, since they can suffer for Christianity. God will recompense their trouble with rest of heart now, and with abundant reward at Christ's coming, when also He will recompense trouble to those who have troubled His people.

Key Word: Comfort, 2 Thessalonians 1:7.

Strong Verses: 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; 2 Thessalonians 1:10.

Striking Facts: 2 Thessalonians 1:10. As the coming of Christ will reveal His wrath and power upon His enemies, so His grace and power will be magnified in the complete salvation of His saints. This is an evidence that the Church will not pass through the Great Tribulation, the time of God's wrath.