Ésaïe 66:18

18 Je connais leurs oeuvres et leurs pensées. Le temps est venu de rassembler toutes les nations Et toutes les langues; Elles viendront et verront ma gloire.

Ésaïe 66:18 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 66:18

For I know their works, and their thoughts
That is, of the persons before described; their evil works and thoughts, which are known to Christ the discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, whose eyes are as a flame of fire to pierce and penetrate into them, ( Revelation 2:18 Revelation 2:23 ) or, "as for me ^F12, their works and their thoughts"; as I know them, and abhor them, I will take vengeance on them for them, for what they have devised and done against me and mine: "and it shall come"; that is, it shall come to pass, or the time shall come: that I will gather all nations and tongues;
not against Jerusalem in the war of Gog and Magog, as the Jewish commentators, Aben Ezra, Jarchi, and Kimchi, interpret it, illustrating it by ( Zechariah 14:2 ) but to Christ and his church, by the preaching of the Gospel; which in the latter day will be published to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, and that immediately upon the destruction of both the western and eastern antichrists; and particularly, by the means of the latter, way will be made for it into the kingdoms of the east, which thereby will become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, ( Revelation 14:6 ) ( 16:12 ) ( 11:15 ) , and they shall come and see my glory;
the glory of Christ's person, offices, and grace; the glory of his Gospel, worship, and ordinances; the glory that will be upon Zion the church, and on all which there will be a defence, and a glorious sight it will be; see ( Isaiah 4:5 ) ( 60:1-3 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (ykwnaw) "ad me vero quod attinet", Piscator, De Dieu, Cocceius, Vitringa.

Ésaïe 66:18 In-Context

16 C'est par le feu que l'Eternel exerce ses jugements, C'est par son glaive qu'il châtie toute chair; Et ceux que tuera l'Eternel seront en grand nombre.

17 Ceux qui se sanctifient et se purifient dans les jardins, Au milieu desquels ils vont un à un, Qui mangent de la chair de porc, Des choses abominables et des souris, Tous ceux-là périront, dit l'Eternel.

18 Je connais leurs oeuvres et leurs pensées. Le temps est venu de rassembler toutes les nations Et toutes les langues; Elles viendront et verront ma gloire.

19 Je mettrai un signe parmi elles, Et j'enverrai leurs réchappés vers les nations, A Tarsis, à Pul et à Lud, qui tirent de l'arc, A Tubal et à Javan, Aux îles lointaines, Qui jamais n'ont entendu parler de moi, Et qui n'ont pas vu ma gloire; Et ils publieront ma gloire parmi les nations.

20 Ils amèneront tous vos frères du milieu de toutes les nations, En offrande à l'Eternel, Sur des chevaux, des chars et des litières, Sur des mulets et des dromadaires, A ma montagne sainte, A Jérusalem, dit l'Eternel, Comme les enfants d'Israël apportent leur offrande, Dans un vase pur, A la maison de l'Eternel.