Charles Ellicott Commentary 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 1:7 (ASV)

Rest with us—Why “with us”? It shows sympathy in their present trials, for it implies that the writers themselves had earned or were earning that rest by similar trials . The word “rest” (or relaxation) is the opposite of the “strain” of the persecution they endured. Such rest is not to be expected in its fullness until the judgment day.

From heaven—St. Paul seems to delight in calling attention to the place from which “the Lord Jesus” (the human name, used to show His sympathy with trouble) will appear (See 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:16).

With his mighty angels—Literally, with the angels of His power—i.e., the angels to whom His power is entrusted and by whom it is administered. The angels do not attend merely for pomp, but to execute God’s purposes (See Matthew 13:41, 49; Matthew 24:31).