Apocalisse 15:4

4 O Signore, chi non ti temerà, e non glorificherà il tuo nome? poichè tu solo sei santo; certo tutte le nazioni verranno, e adoreranno nel tuo cospetto; perciocchè i tuoi giudicii sono stati manifestati.

Apocalisse 15:4 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 15:4

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord
At this time the people of the Jews shall seek after Christ, and fear him and his goodness; the forces of the Gentiles shall be brought into Zion, whose heart shall then fear, and be enlarged; the fear of the Lord will be in all places, and in all men, both Jews and Gentiles, ( Hosea 3:5 ) ( Isaiah 60:5 )

and glorify thy name?
by ascribing all divine perfections to him, giving him divine worship and adoration, and attributing the whole of salvation to him, and the glory of all that is done for his church, and against its enemies:

for thou only art holy;
not only perfectly holy, as man, but infinitely and essentially holy, as God, and the fountain of holiness to his people, as Mediator: this character seems to be given in opposition to antichrist, who arrogantly assumes the title of holiness to himself, when it only belongs to Christ.

For all nations shall come and worship before thee;
the Gospel shall now be preached to all nations, and the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of it; the kingdoms of this world will become Christ's, and his kingdom shall be to the ends of the earth, and all people shall obey him: the words seem to be taken, with some other phrases before used, out of ( Psalms 86:8-10 )

for thy judgments are made manifest;
or "thy justifications", or "righteousnesses"; the perfect righteousness of Christ, and the doctrine of justification by it, will now be most clearly revealed, and generally received, in opposition to the Popish doctrine of merits, works of supererogation or the judgments of the King of saints upon antichrist, who will now avenge their blood, which he has shed; see ( Revelation 17:1 ) ( 19:2 ) and the justice and righteousness of his proceedings against the man of sin will be notorious and manifest to all, and be acknowledged, as in ( Revelation 16:5 Revelation 16:6 ) ( Revelation 19:1 Revelation 19:2 ) .

Apocalisse 15:4 In-Context

2 Io vidi adunque come un mare di vetro, mescolato di fuoco; e quelli che aveano ottenuta vittoria della bestia, e della sua immagine, e del suo marchio, e dal numero del suo nome; i quali stavano in piè in sul mare di vetro, avendo delle cetere di Dio.
3 E cantavano il cantico di Mosè, servitor di Dio, e il cantico dell’Agnello, dicendo: Grandi e maravigliose son le opere tue, o Signore Iddio onnipotente; giuste e veraci son le tue vie, o Re delle nazioni.
4 O Signore, chi non ti temerà, e non glorificherà il tuo nome? poichè tu solo sei santo; certo tutte le nazioni verranno, e adoreranno nel tuo cospetto; perciocchè i tuoi giudicii sono stati manifestati.
5 E dopo queste cose, io vidi, e fu aperto il tempio del tabernacolo della testimonianza nel cielo.
6 E i sette angeli, che aveano le sette piaghe, usciron del tempio, vestiti di lino puro e risplendente; e cinti intorno al petto di cinture d’oro.
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