2Th 1:7 | RWP | e4.org | Rest with us ( ανεσιν μεθ' ημων ). Let up, release. Old word from ανιημ , from troubles here ( ; ; ), and hereafter as in this verse. Vivid word. They shared suffering with Paul (verse ) and so they will share ( μεθ' ) the rest . At the revelation of the Lord Jesus ( εν τη αποκαλυψε του Κυριου Ιησου ). Here the Παρουσια ( ; ; ) is pictured as a Revelation (Un-veiling, απο-καλυψις ) of the Messiah as in , , (cf. ). At this Unveiling of the Messiah there will come the recompense (verse ) to the persecutors and the rest from the persecutions. This Revelation will be from heaven ( απ' ουρανου ) as to place and with the angels of his power ( μετ' αγγελων δυναμεως αυτου ) as the retinue and in flaming fire ( εν πυρ φλογος , in a fire of flame, fire characterized by flame). In the text is flame of fire where πυρος is genitive (like ) rather than φλογος as here ( ).

‏ 2 Thessalonians 1:7

Rest with us ( ανεσιν μεθ' ημων ). Let up, release. Old word from ανιημ, from troubles here (2Co 2:13; 7:5; 8:13), and hereafter as in this verse. Vivid word. They shared suffering with Paul (verse 5) and so they will share ( μεθ' ) the

rest.

At the revelation of the Lord Jesus ( εν τη αποκαλυψε του Κυριου Ιησου ). Here the Παρουσια (1Th 2:19; 3:13; 5:23) is pictured as a

Revelation (Un-veiling, απο-καλυψις ) of the Messiah as in 1Co 1:7, 1Pe 1:7, 13 (cf. Lu 17:30). At this Unveiling of the Messiah there will come the

recompense (verse 6) to the persecutors and the

rest from the persecutions. This Revelation will be

from heaven ( απ' ουρανου ) as to place and

with the angels of his power ( μετ' αγγελων δυναμεως αυτου ) as the retinue and

in flaming fire ( εν πυρ φλογος, in a fire of flame, fire characterized by flame). In Ac 7:30 the text is

flame of fire where πυρος is genitive (like Isa 66:15) rather than φλογος as here (Ex 3:2).