The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all
the
nations
Revealed his Gospel, which is a system of holy doctrines, and is
the power of God unto salvation, openly, in the sight of all men,
and given it a general spread all the world over; and with it has
exerted his almighty power, in the marvellous conversion of
multitudes of souls everywhere, in which his holiness, as well as
his power, is displayed: or else Christ is here meant, who is the
power of God; by whom he has made the world, and upholds it; by
whom he has redeemed his people, and saved them; and by whom he
keeps and preserves them; and by whom he will raise them from the
dead at the last day; and who is holy in his nature, and in his
works: this arm of his was made bare or revealed at his
incarnation; is evidently seen in his word and ordinances; and
will be more clearly revealed therein in the latter day, as he
will be most fully manifested in person at the last day, even in
the eyes of the whole world. The allusion is to military persons
preparing for battle, especially in the eastern countries, where
they wore loose and long garments, which they tucked up on their
arms, that they might be more expeditious in it, and so in any
other service. Scanderbeg used to fight the Turks with his arm
bare, as the writer of his life observes. And all the ends
of the earth shall see the salvation of our God;
the salvation which Christ, God manifest in the flesh, has
wrought out: the people of God, in the several parts of the
world, shall see their need of this salvation; the suitableness
of it to them; the necessity of going to Christ for it; their
interest in it; and shall partake of the blessings of it: or
Christ himself is meant, the Saviour of God's providing, sending,
and giving; of whom multitudes, in the several parts of the
world, shall have a spiritual sight, by faith, in the latter day;
and all shall have a corporeal sight of him, when he comes in
person, or appears a second time, without sin unto salvation.
Isaiah 52:10
