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| 1 Who, is this, coming in from Edom, With bright-red garments, from Bozrah? This, made splendid in his raiment, Marching on in the greatness of his strength? I, speaking in righteousness, Mighty to save. |
Who is this – The Prophet takes his standpoint down at the end of the Harvest of the Gospel age. D14
That cometh from Edom – Christendom. D15
Corresponding to the symbolic Babylon of Revelation, Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. D17
An appropriate symbol for a class who, in this age, have similarly sold their birthright for a consideration as trifling as the mess of pottage which influenced Esau. D15
From Bozrah – The capital of Edom. The word means "sheepfold." It is even yet noted for its goats. Hence a type of ecclesiasticism. D17
Glorious in his apparel – Clothed with authority and power. D14
I that speak – The King of kings and Lord of lords, our blessed Redeemer and Lord Jesus. D17
Mighty to save – Jesus was such because he was sinless. E96
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From Edom – Edom is Esau. Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. He therefore fittingly represents Christendom who sold their birthright (the High Calling of God in Christ Jesus) for a mess of pottage (membership in earthly organizations aligned with the kingdoms of earth.)
Our Lord is here described as coming "From Edom," i.e., coming from Christendom. This prophetic picture is after He has already trodden the winepress. It is for that reason that He is described as coming "From Edom."
With dyed garments – Dyed red from the blood coming from the winepress (Rev. 14:20).
Bozrah – The capitol city of Edom (Christendom).
Glorious in thine apparel – Christ in His glory at His second advent.
The greatness of His strength – The strength of the right hand of Jehovah, as His general. The strength of the Divine Nature.
I – Jesus.
That speak in righteousness – "There was no deceit in his mouth." Isa. 53:9
Mighty to save – Having provided the Ransom and now having returned with all power in heaven and in earth. Matt. 28:18 |
| 2 Wherefore, is there red, on thy raiment,–And thy garments, as of one treading in a wine-trough? |
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| 3 A winepress, have I trodden, alone, And, of the peoples, there was no, man with me. So I trod them down, in mine anger, And trampled upon them, in mine indignation,–And their life-blood besprinkled my garments, And, all mine apparel, I defiled; |
I have trodden – This work has already (1915) begun in the present European war which is growing in severity and awfulness day by day. R5698:1
The winepress – The last work of this eventful "Harvest" period, the last feature of the great time of trouble. D18
The great conflict is before us. R5697:6
Alone – Divine, not human power, is to overthrow the nations. There will be no human Alexander, Caesar or Napolean to bring order out of the confusion. D18
None with me – In our Lord's saddest hour it was not possible for even his closest earthly friends to enter into his feelings. R3886:4, R2467:2, R4428:6, R4701:3, R5550:6
Not one who understood the circumstances and conditions and who could share his grief by offer of sympathy, encouragement or consolation. F438, F478
With us it is different--we have the fellow-members of the Body. F478
Because he alone had been begotten of the holy Spirit. SM218:3; R4707:5; Q703:2
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In mine anger – This is Jesus, as the general of Jehovah, carrying out the Father's will. Why is He angry? It is because of the treatment of His people at the hands of the false systems, the counterfeit kingdom which called itself Christendom (Christ's Kingdom.) |
| 4 For, a day of avenging, was in my heart, And, the year of my redeemed, had come. |
Day of vengeance – "It is the day of the Lord's vengeance and the year of recompence for the controversy of Zion." (Isa. 34:8) R3841:5
The time of trouble. D11
The natural result of not heeding the Lord's instructions. A309
The pulling down of the old dispensation. B222
The Day of Wrath is included in the Gospel Harvest, in the closing ministry of Christ. R115:6*
From this text Hebraists evolve, by what they term "Raise Teboth," the sentence: "All Judah shall hear and behold the fall of Nicholas, emperor of Muscovy, on account of the oppression of the children of Judah, and after happening our fall will happen our real redemption, and near at hand for the children of Judah will be the good tidings of the Tishbite prophet." R615:6*; C264
And the year – Or time. R3841:5
Of my redeemed – "For the year of my redeemed is come"-vengeance follows immediately upon the completion of the "Little Flock." R247:5
The establishment of the new dispensation. B222; R1385:6
At the same time destruction comes to one class redemption comes to the other. R1385:6
Hebraists evolve, "When Nicholas reigns redemption comes." C264
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Day of vengeance – Another name for the Battle of Armeggeddon.
Year of my redeemed – See additional comments on Isa. 34:8. |
| 5 Therefore looked I around, and there was none to help,–And I was astonished, that there was none to uphold,–So, mine own arm, brought me salvation, And, mine indignation, the same, upheld me; |
Mine own arm – My own power. D18
Salvation – God's sympathy was manifested in the promise to Abraham, that one of his posterity would be the Savior of the world. R4963:6
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| 6 Then trod I down peoples, in mine anger, And make them drunk, with mine indignation, And brought down to the earth their life-blood. |
Drunk – Intoxication of error, false doctrines and theories. R4287:3
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| 7 The lovingkindness of Yahweh, will I recall, the praises of Yahweh, According to all that Yahweh, hath bestowed upon us,–Even the abundance of goodness to the house of Israel, Which he bestowed upon them–According to his compassions, and, According to the abundance of his lovingkindness. |
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| 8 Therefore he said-Surely, my people, they are, Sons, they will not act falsely! So he became their, saviour. |
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| 9 In all their affliction, he, was afflicted, And, the messenger of his presence, saved them, In his love and in his pity, he, redeemed them,–And then lifted them up and carried them, all the days of the age-past time. |
He was afflicted – The Lord's consecrated people belong so completely to him that in all their afflictions he is afflicted. R5173:3
Our Lord was not sick with ordinary maladies. His perfect organism was proof against special diseases. It would appear that his healing of diseases exhausted his vitality, leaving upon him the weight of our sicknesses. R4138:3
Saved them – Applies merely to the overcoming Church of the first-born, typified by the first-born of Israel spared at the time of the first passover. R2911:6
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| 10 But, they, rebelled, and grieved his Holy Spirit,–And so he turned against them as an enemy, He himself, fought against them. |
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| 11 Then were recalled the days of the age-past time, Moses–his people:–Where, is he that led them up out of the sea, with the shepherds of his flock? Where, is he that put, within him, his Holy Spirit? |
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| 12 That caused to go, at the right hand of Moses, his own majestic, arm,–Cleaving the waters from before them, To make himself an age-abiding name: |
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| 13 Causing them to go through the roaring deeps,–Like a horse through the wilderness, That they should not stumble? |
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| 14 As a beast, into the valley, goeth down, The Spirit of Yahweh, causeth him to rest, So, didst thou lead, thy people, To make thyself a majestic, name! |
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| 15 Look thou down, out of the heavens, and see, Out of the high abode of thy holiness and of thy majesty,–Where, are thy jealousy, and thy mighty deeds? The resounding of thy yearning affection, and thy compassions towards me, are they restrained? |
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| 16 For, thou, art our father, Though, Abraham, knew us not, And, Israel, could not acknowledge us,–Thou, O Yahweh, art our father, Our Redeemer from the Age-past time, is thy name. |
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| 17 Wherefore, shouldst thou suffer us to wander O Yahweh, from thy ways? [Wherefore] shouldst thou let us harden our heart past revering thee? Return thou, for the sake of, Thy servants, The tribes thou thyself hast inherited. |
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| 18 For a short time only, did thy holy, people hold possession,–Our adversaries, trod down thy sanctuary! |
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| 19 We have become like those, Over whom, from age-past times, thou hast not ruled, Who have never, been called by thy name! |
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