2 Thessalonians 1:7 (ASV)

Passage

and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire,

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 1:5 [which is] a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God; to the end that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

2 Thessalonians 1:6 if so be that it is righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to them that afflict you,

2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire,

2 Thessalonians 1:8 rendering vengeance to them that know not God, and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus:

2 Thessalonians 1:9 who shall suffer punishment, [even] eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "afflicted", "rest", "revelation", "lord", "jesus", "heaven", "angels", and "power". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "afflicted" and "rest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "if so be that it is righteous..." into verse 8's "rendering vengeance to them that know not...", so "afflicted" and "rest" belong inside that flow. In 2 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "afflicted" and "rest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.