Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
The verse belongs to Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians, written while the saints were suffering oppression, persecution and tribulation for their faith. It was written to correct the misunderstanding that he expected to live to see Christ come, to express confidence in their integrity and gratitude for their strong faith and abounding love, and to hold them up to other churches as an example of patient, persevering faith that bravely withstands such hardship. Their patient endurance under such oppression points forward to what will soon be repeated for all who believe.
It is a righteous thing with God to repay tribulation to those who trouble His people. Persecution endured for faith is not overlooked, and God Himself will bring trouble upon the persecutors. The mind is carried forward by this to the second coming, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels. Then the people of God shall rest from all cares and perplexities, while vengeance falls on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel.
That repetition of patient endurance under oppression will come when Sunday is exalted by law and human inventions take the place of God's holy day. The chapter containing the verse is suited to believers facing trials. Its promise of divine justice gives assurance to the oppressed amid present and coming persecution, enabling them to endure hardship with faith and hope.
The verse belongs to Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians, written while the saints were suffering oppression, persecution and tribulation for their faith. It was written to correct the misunderstanding that he expected to live to see Christ come, to express confidence in their integrity and gratitude for their strong faith and abounding love, and to hold them up to other churches as an example of patient, persevering faith that bravely withstands such hardship. Their patient endurance under such oppression points forward to what will soon be repeated for all who believe.
It is a righteous thing with God to repay tribulation to those who trouble His people. Persecution endured for faith is not overlooked, and God Himself will bring trouble upon the persecutors. The mind is carried forward by this to the second coming, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels. Then the people of God shall rest from all cares and perplexities, while vengeance falls on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel.
That repetition of patient endurance under oppression will come when Sunday is exalted by law and human inventions take the place of God's holy day. The chapter containing the verse is suited to believers facing trials. Its promise of divine justice gives assurance to the oppressed amid present and coming persecution, enabling them to endure hardship with faith and hope.