<p>1:9- see on Rev. 14:10.</p><p><i>They shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might</i>- See on :8. The punishment is destruction; it is eternal in that it has eternal consequence. No second chance, no way to have another crack at the eternal future which they have missed. &quot;From the presence of the Lord&quot; envisages them appearing before His judgment seat and then going out from His presence- &quot;these shall go away into...&quot; destruction (Mt. 25:46). Why the reference to them having to go away from &quot;the glory of his might&quot;? The &quot;might&quot; refers to His might which is given to us by the Spirit to transform us and lead us on the journey to transformation now and final salvation at the last day. The same word is used of this might in Eph. 1:19; 6:10; 1 Pet. 4:11. Those who are rejected will have hidden their talent / gift, quenched the Spirit, grieved the Holy Spirit... and now they walk away from it all to eternal non-existence. We really must use it or lose it.</p>