2 THESSALONIANS 1:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;”
They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might — the punishment (dikē) is 'eternal destruction' (olethros aiōnios), the most solemn statement of eschatological separation in Paul. Exclusion from God's presence is the essence of perdition. The loss is the loss of all glory.
Church Fathers on 2 Thessalonians 1:9
There are many men, who form good hopes not by abstaining from their sins, but by thinking that hell is not so terrible as it is said to be, but milder than what is threatened, and temporary, not eternal; and about this they philosophize much. But I could show from many reasons, and conclude from the very expressions concerning hell, that it is not only not milder, but much more terrible than is threatened. But I do not now intend to discourse concerning these things. For the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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