2 Thessalonians 1:9

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Those people will be punished with a destruction that continues forever. They will not be allowed to be with the Lord. Those people will be kept away from his great power.

Cross References

Genesis 3:8

During the cool part of the day, the Lord God was walking in the garden. The man and the woman heard him, and they hid among the trees in the garden.

Genesis 4:16

Cain went away from the Lord. Cain lived in the land of Nod. [28]

Job 21:14

But evil people say to God,\par ‘Leave us alone!\par We don’t care what you want us to do!’\par

Job 22:17

Those people told God,\par ‘Leave us alone!\par God All-Powerful can’t do anything to us!’\par

Psalm 16:11

You will teach me the right way to live.\par Just being with you, Lord, will bring\par complete happiness.\par Being at your right side will bring\par happiness forever.\par

Psalm 51:11

Don’t push me away!\par And don’t take your Holy Spirit\par away from me!\par

Isaiah 1:28

But all criminals and sinners will be destroyed. (They are the people that don’t follow the Lord.)

Isaiah 2:10

Go hide in the dirt and behind the rocks! You should be afraid of the Lord and you should hide from his great power!

Isaiah 2:19

People will hide behind rocks and in cracks in the ground. People will be afraid of the Lord and his great power. This will happen when the Lord stands to make the earth shake.

Isaiah 2:21

Then the people will hide in cracks in the rocks. They will do this because they will be afraid of the Lord and his great power. This will happen when the Lord stands to make the earth shake.

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Zion {\cf2\super [308]} are afraid. The people that do wrong things shake with fear. They say, “Can any of us live through this fire that destroys? Who can live near this fire that burns forever?” {\cf2\super [309]}

Isaiah 66:24

“\{These people will be in my holy city.\} And if they go out \{of the city\} they will see the dead bodies of the people that sinned against me. \{There will be worms in those bodies\}—and the worms will never die. \{Fires will burn those bodies\}—and the fires will never stop.”

Daniel 12:2

Many of the people that are dead and buried {\cf2\super [133]} will wake up. Some of them will wake up to have life forever. But some will wake up to have shame and disgrace forever.

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man {\cf2\super [235]} will come again with his Father’s glory and with his angels. At that time, the Son of Man will reward each person for the things he has done.

Matthew 22:13

So the king told some servants, ‘Tie this man’s hands and feet. Throw the man out into the darkness. In that place, people will cry and grind their teeth \{with pain\}.’

Matthew 24:30

“At that time, there will be something in the sky that shows the Son of Man {\cf2\super [377]} coming. All the people of the world will cry. All the people will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds in the sky. The Son of Man will come with power and great glory.

Matthew 25:41

“Then the king will say to those bad people on his left, ‘Go away from me. God has already decided that you will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever. That fire was prepared for the devil and his angels.

Matthew 25:46

“Then those bad people will go away. They will have punishment forever. But the good people will go and have life forever.”

Matthew 26:24

The Son of Man {\cf2\super [402]} will go \{and die\}. The Scriptures {\cf2\super [403]} say this will happen. But it will be very bad for the person that gives the Son of Man \{to be killed\}. It would be better for that person if he were never born.”

Matthew 7:23

Then I will tell those people clearly, ‘Go away from me, you people that do wrong. I never knew you.’

Luke 13:27

Then he will say to you, ‘I don’t know you! Where did you come from? Go away from me! You are all people that do wrong!’

John 5:14

Later Jesus found the man at the temple. {\cf2\super [78]} Jesus said to him, “See, you are well now. But stop sinning or something worse may happen to you!”

Deuteronomy 33:2

Moses said:

Philippians 3:19

The way these people live is leading them to destruction. They don’t serve God. Those people live only to please themselves. They do shameful things, and they are proud of those things. They think only about earthly things.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

People will say, “We have peace and we are safe.” At that time destruction will come to them quickly. Destruction will come like the pains of a woman who is having a baby. And those people will not escape.

2 Thessalonians 2:8

Then that Man of Evil will appear (come). And the Lord Jesus will kill that Man of Evil with the breath that comes from his mouth. The Lord Jesus will destroy that Man of Evil with the glory of his coming.

Titus 2:13

We should live like that while we are waiting for the coming of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. He is our great hope, and he will come with glory.

Hebrews 10:29

So what do you think should be done to a person who shows his hate for the Son of God? Surely that person should have a much worse punishment. Yes, that person should have a worse punishment for not showing respect for the blood (Jesus’ death) that began the new agreement. {\cf2\super [137]} That blood once made that person holy. And that person should have a worse punishment for showing his hate against the Spirit {\cf2\super [138]} of God’s grace (kindness).

2 Peter 2:17

Those false teachers are like rivers that have no water. They are like clouds that are blown by a storm. A place in the deepest darkness has been kept for them.

2 Peter 3:7

And that same word \{of God\} is keeping the skies and the earth that we have now. The skies and the earth are being kept to be destroyed by fire. The skies and the earth are kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of all people who are against God.

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a large white throne. I saw the One who was sitting on the throne. Earth and sky ran away from him and disappeared.

Revelation 20:14

And Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death.

Revelation 21:8

But the people who are cowards, people who refuse to believe, people who do terrible things, people who kill, people who sin sexually, people who do evil magic, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [159]} and people who tell lies—all those people will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Revelation 22:15

Outside the city are the dogs (bad people), people who do evil magic, people who sin sexually, people who murder, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [175]} and people who love lies and tell lies.