8Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
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After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)It is here promised that the gospel temple shall be very lightsome and very large. I. It shall be very lightsome: Thy light has come . When the Jews returned out of captivity they had light and gladness, and joy and honour ; they then were made to know the Lord and to rejoice in his great goodness ; and upon both accounts their light came. When the Redeemer came to Zion he brought light with him,…
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