When we return to the Lord, we gain sure hope of restoration. What can we expect from the Lord? 1. To the slavery, there will be an end. (v.1-3) 2. To the oppressors, there will be payback. (v.4-6) 3. Against all logic, there will be a full reversal. (v.7-8) How does returning to the Lord change so many things? How do trouble and mercy get dished out? Prov. 11:8 Jam. 2:12-13 What happens to those who troubled us? 2 Thess. 1:5-10 Who will be destroyed, and who will be saved? Phil.1:27-30