2 Thessalonians / Question
Paul says Jesus comes “to be glorified in his saints” and “to be marveled at among all who have believed” (2 Thessalonians 1:10). He connects this to their belief in the apostolic testimony (2 Thessalonians 1:10).
In 2 Thessalonians 1:8–10, Paul describes the Lord Jesus being revealed and the two final outcomes that follow. Some people are pictured as receiving payback because they do not know God and do not respond as required to the message about the Lord Jesus. These verses continue a sequence that begins just before, where Paul reassures the Thessalonian believers that God will set things right amid their troubles (2 Thessalonians 1:6–7).
Paul ties the Lord Jesus’ future revealing to a public sorting of outcomes. The text presents two contrasting groups: people described by not knowing God and not obeying the gospel, and people described as having believed.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with 2 Thessalonians 1:10, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
10when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired among all those who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed) in that day.