And to grant rest with us to you who are afflicted, as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels — the 'rest' (anapausis) is eschatological relief from persecution; it comes at the parousia. The revelation (apokalypsis) includes Christ 'with his mighty angels' (meta tōn angelōn tēs dynameos autou), suggesting cosmic visitation.

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