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وَتَمْشِي شُعُوبُ الْمُخَلَّصِينَ بِنُورِهَا، وَمُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ يَجِيئُونَ بِمَجْدِهِمْ وَكَرَامَتِهِمْ إِلَيْهَا.
التفاسير
مقتطفات جُمعت من تفاسير منشورة لترسيخ القراءة.
of them which are saved . . . in--A, B, Vulgate, Coptic, and ANDREAS read "(the nations shall walk) by means of her light": omitting "of them which are saved." Her brightness shall supply them with light. the kings of the earth--who once had regard only to their glory, having been converted, now in the new Jerusalem do bring their glory into it, to lay it down at the feet of their God and Lord. and honour--so B, Vulgate, and Syriac. But A omits the clause.
افتح المصدر ↗Hitherto the prophecy of this book has presented to us a very remarkable mixture of light and shade, prosperity and adversity, mercy and judgment, in the conduct of divine Providence towards the church in the world: now, at the close of all, the day breaks, and the shadows flee away; a new world now appears, the former having passed away. Some are willing to understand all that is said in these last two chapters of the state of the church even here on earth, in the glory of the latter days; but others, more probably, take it as a representation of the perfect and triumphant state of the church in heaven. Let but the faithful saints and servants of God wait awhile, and they shall not only see, but enjoy, the perfect holiness and happiness of that world. In this chapter you have, I. An introduction to the vision of the new Jerusalem (Rev 21:1-9). II. The vision itself (Rev 21:10, etc.)
افتح المصدر ↗21:24-25 The nations: God’s promise to Abraham is fulfilled (Gen 12:3; see Isa 2:3). • In Revelation, the kings of the world usually refer to God’s enemies (Rev 6:15; 17:18; 18:3, 9). Now that the enemies have been destroyed (16:9, 11; 19:1-2, 19-21), the picture is of God’s glory as reflected in those people who have repented (14:6-7; cp. 11:13) and walk with God (5:9; 15:4). • The gates that are never . . . closed contrast with the ancient scene in which closed gates protected cities from enemies, particularly at night. The people enjoy peace and security in God’s supremacy (see Isa 60:11). God’s enemies have been destroyed, and fear and failure have ended (see Zech 14:7; John 11:8-10; 12:35-36).
افتح المصدر ↗الشواهد المتقابلة
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فِي وَسَطِ سُوقِهَا وَعَلَى النَّهْرِ مِنْ هُنَا وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ، شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ تَصْنَعُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ ثَمَرَةً، وَتُعْطِي كُلَّ شَهْرٍ ثَمَرَهَا، وَوَرَقُ الشَّجَرَةِ لِشِفَاءِ الأُمَمِ.
وَيَجِيئُونَ بِمَجْدِ الأُمَمِ وَكَرَامَتِهِمْ إِلَيْهَا.
وَأَنَا أُجَازِي أَعْمَالَهُمْ وَأَفْكَارَهُمْ. حَدَثَ لِجَمْعِ كُلِّ الأُمَمِ وَالأَلْسِنَةِ، فَيَأْتُونَ وَيَرَوْنَ مَجْدِي.
فَيَتَّصِلُ أُمَمٌ كَثِيرَةٌ بِالرَّبِّ فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، وَيَكُونُونَ لِي شَعْبًا فَأَسْكُنُ فِي وَسَطِكِ، فَتَعْلَمِينَ أَنَّ رَبَّ الْجُنُودِ قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكِ.
هَا أُمَّةٌ لاَ تَعْرِفُهَا تَدْعُوهَا، وَأُمَّةٌ لَمْ تَعْرِفْكَ تَرْكُضُ إِلَيْكَ، مِنْ أَجْلِ الرَّبِّ إِلهِكَ وَقُدُّوسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ مَجَّدَكَ».
وَتَرْضَعِينَ لَبَنَ الأُمَمِ، وَتَرْضَعِينَ ثُدِيَّ مُلُوكٍ، وَتَعْرِفِينَ أَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ مُخَلِّصُكِ وَوَلِيُّكِ عَزِيزُ يَعْقُوبَ.
هكَذَا يَنْضِحُ أُمَمًا كَثِيرِينَ. مِنْ أَجْلِهِ يَسُدُّ مُلُوكٌ أَفْوَاهَهُمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَبْصَرُوا مَا لَمْ يُخْبَرُوا بِهِ، وَمَا لَمْ يَسْمَعُوهُ فَهِمُوهُ.
حَتَّى أَكُونَ خَادِمًا لِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ لأَجْلِ الأُمَمِ، مُبَاشِرًا لإِنْجِيلِ اللهِ كَكَاهِنٍ، لِيَكُونَ قُرْبَانُ الأُمَمِ مَقْبُولاً مُقَدَّسًا بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ.
تَذْكُرُ وَتَرْجعُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ كُلُّ أَقَاصِي الأَرْضِ. وَتَسْجُدُ قُدَّامَكَ كُلُّ قَبَائِلِ الأُمَمِ.
لأَنَّ أَهْلَ مَكِدُونِيَّةَ وَأَخَائِيَةَ اسْتَحْسَنُوا أَنْ يَصْنَعُوا تَوْزِيعًا لِفُقَرَاءِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ الَّذِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.