2 Thessalonians 1:9 (DRB)

Passage

Who shall suffer eternal punishment in destruction, from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his power:

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 1:7 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of his power:

2 Thessalonians 1:8 In a flame of fire, giving vengeance to them who know not God and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:9 Who shall suffer eternal punishment in destruction, from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his power:

2 Thessalonians 1:10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be made wonderful in all them who have believed; because our testimony was believed upon you in that day.

2 Thessalonians 1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you: That our God would make you worthy of his vocation and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith in power:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "suffer", "eternal", "punishment", "destruction", "face", "lord", and "glory". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "suffer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "In a flame of fire giving vengeance..." into verse 10's "When he shall come to be glorified...", so "shall" and "suffer" 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 "shall" and "suffer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.