2 Thessalonians 1:8 (YLT)

Passage

in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 1:6 since <FI>it is<Fi> a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you--trouble,

2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to you who are troubled--rest with us in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with messengers of his power,

2 Thessalonians 1:8 in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;

2 Thessalonians 1:9 who shall suffer justice--destruction age-during--from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of his strength,

2 Thessalonians 1:10 when He may come to be glorified in his saints, and to be wondered at in all those believing--because our testimony was believed among you--in that day;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "flaming", "fire", "giving", "vengeance", "knowing", "obeying", "good", and "news". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "flaming" and "fire", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "and to you who are troubled--rest with..." into verse 9's "who shall suffer justice--destruction age-during--from the face...", so "flaming" and "fire" 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 "flaming" and "fire" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.