Reference

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.
8

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

9

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

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.

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Punishment Language
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Punishment Language

This verse directly uses the word "wrath" in reference to divine judgment, which is explicitly included in the theme definition.

Saints Reign in Heaven

This verse speaks of waiting for Jesus' return from heaven and deliverance from future wrath, but it makes no mention of saints reigning with Christ, sitting on thrones, or a millennial reign in a celestial location.

Restoration of Creation

The verse focuses on waiting for Jesus' return and deliverance from future wrath, without mentioning any renewal or restoration of the physical creation or the natural world. Its scope is soteriological (salvation-focused) rather than cosmological.