This article explains what hell is, through the lens of 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9. It also provides five reasons why the doctrine of hell should leave us grateful.

This article is a response of Peterson to an article by Glenn Peoples in which Peoples analyzed Peterson's arguments against annihilationism. Relevant Bible texts include 2 Thessalonians 1:9 and 2 Peter 2:6.

This article presents a critique of Robert Peterson who defends the traditional interpretation of eternal torment against the challenge posed by annihilationism. The author critically examines key features of Peterson’s case and suggest that it has some major shortcomings and is ultimately unsuccessful. Annihilationists admit that the Bible teaches eternal punishment. They differ with the more traditional view of what this punishment entails.

Poythress believes that 2 Thessalonians 1 provides support for amillennialism. He considers separately midtribulational premillennialism, post-tribulational premillennialism, and postmillennialism and its understanding of the rapture, in the light of 2 Thessalonians 1. Poythress also provides a careful reading of 2 Thessalonians 1 in the context of first-century Thessalonica.

The structure of 2 Thessalonians 1:3-10 is in many respects obscure. This paper discusses the problems and seeks to resolve them through punctuation.