But he being full of the Holy Ghost
That is, Stephen, as Beza's ancient copy, and some others express
it; and so the Ethiopic version; the Syriac version reads, "full
of faith, and of the Holy Ghost", as in ( Acts 6:5 ) and so some
copies; being under the influences of the Spirit of God, and
filled with his divine comforts, and strong in the faith of Jesus
Christ, and having a holy boldness, courage, and intrepidity of
mind; instead of being discouraged and dejected, of being cast
down in his spirits, and looking down upon the ground, he
looked up steadfastly to heaven;
where he desired to be, and hoped and believed he should be; and
from whence he knew his help came, and which he might now
implore, as well as forgiveness for his enemies.
And saw the glory of God;
not the essential glory of God, but some extraordinary light and
brightness, which was a token and representation of him:
and Jesus standing on the right hand of God;
of that glory which was a Symbol of him: Jesus being risen from
the dead, and ascended on high, was set at the right hand of God,
in human nature, and so was visible to the corporeal eye of
Stephen; whose visual faculty was so extraordinarily enlarged and
assisted, as to reach the body of Christ in the third heavens;
where he was seen by him standing, to denote his readiness to
assist him, and his indignation at his enemies.