1 Thessalonians 1:10 (DBY)

Passage

and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from among the dead, Jesus, our deliverer from the coming wrath.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 1:8 for the word of the Lord sounded out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith which [is] towards God has gone abroad, so that we have no need to say anything;

1 Thessalonians 1:9 for they themselves relate concerning us what entering in we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

1 Thessalonians 1:10 and to await his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from among the dead, Jesus, our deliverer from the coming wrath.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "await", "heavens", "raised", "dead", "jesus", "deliverer", "coming", and "wrath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "await" and "heavens", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "for they themselves relate concerning us what...", giving immediate footing for "await" and "heavens". In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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