and to give relief to you that are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
3.    "In flaming fire" points out another accompaniment. The glory and the majesty of the coming are thus emphasized (Exodus 3:2; Acts 7:30; Isaiah 66:15-16; 2 Peter 3:10). The entire picture of the descending Lord is tremendously mighty and majestic.