1 Thessalonians 1:10
“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.”
King James Version
The Thessalonians turned to God to serve Him and to wait for His Son from heaven, Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.
Fulfillment References
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Titus 2:13 Revelation 3:10
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThey turned to God 'to wait for his Son from heaven.' The church waits for one Person, 'even Jesus.' He comes for those who are waiting, and delivers them 'from the wrath to come.' Paul says it again: 'God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ' (1 Thess. 5:9). This is His coming for the church in the clouds (4:16-17), before the wrath falls on the earth.
JewishNo traditional Jewish reading.
CatholicChristians await Christ's return and are saved from the final judgment.
ProtestantChrist saves believers from God's wrath against sin, both now and at the final judgment.
OrthodoxWaiting in hope for the Lord's return.
DispensationalA key pre-tribulation text: the church is delivered from the coming wrath of the tribulation.
AcademicPossibly an early Christian creedal summary (1:9-10). It is among the earliest New Testament statements of the return of Christ.
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