5. This is proof that God is right in his judgment. He wants you to be worthy of his kingdom. Your suffering is for that kingdom.
6. God will do what is right. He will punish those who are causing you trouble.
7. And he will bring relief to you who are troubled. He will bring it to you and to us when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven for all to see, together with his powerful angels.
8. He will come with burning fire to punish those who don’t know God—those who refuse to accept the Good News about our Lord Jesus.
9. They will be punished with a destruction that never ends. They will not be allowed to be with the Lord but will be kept away from his great power.