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and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead -- Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.
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An Active, Hopeful Wait
Commentators explain that turning to God involves two key actions: serving Him and actively "waiting for his Son from heaven." This isn't a passive delay but a continuous, life-shaping posture. This hope of Christ's return is meant to provide comfort in trials, motivate holy living, and fuel a desire to share the gospel, just as it did for the Thessalonians.
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1 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And to wait for his Son from heaven, it is clear from this and from other parts of these two epistles that the return of the Lord Jesus to…
To wait for his Son from heaven (αναμενειν τον υιον αυτου εκ των ουρανων). Present infinitive, like δουλευειν, and so linear, to k…
19th Century
Anglican
And to wait.—The idea of the Advent is what is prominent both here and throughout the Epistle in the minds of St. Paul and his fri…
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Baptist
Paul here states that all the churches elsewhere knew what a wonderful time he had had with the Thessalonians, and with what eagerness they had rec…
In describing how the Thessalonians were a model Christian community and giving further proof of the effect of the Gospel on them, Paul gives anoth…
16th Century
Protestant
Whom he raised up. He makes mention here of Christ’s resurrection, on which the hope of our resurrection is founded, for death everywhere …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And to wait for his Son from heaven The Lord Jesus Christ, who is the natural, essential, and eternal Son of God; an…
When careless, ignorant, and immoral persons are turned from their carnal pursuits and connections, to believe in and obey the Lord Jesus, to live …
13th Century
Catholic
The Apostle wishes to strengthen the Church in the face of tribulations. First, he addresses present tribulations in the first letter to the Thessa…
