holy and profane (Zech. xiv. 20, 21)—nearer and more remote from God—throngh all being henceforth holy, all being brought to the nearest whereof it is capable, to Him ” (Trench).
Unto God and His Father (t® @c@ kal carpi avrod). Lit., to the God and Father of Him. Hence Rev., correctly, Lis God and Father. For the phrase compare Rom. xv. 6; 2 Cor. i. 3; Eph. i. 3.
Glory and dominion (7 50&a wal 76 Kpdros). Rev., correct- ly, rendering the two articles, “the glory and the dominion.” The articles express universality: all glory; that which every- where and under every form represents glory and dominion. The verb de (the glory) is not in the text. We may render either as an ascription, be, or as a confession, zs. The glory és His. Aoga glory means originally opinion or judgment. In this sense it is not used in Scripture. In the sacred writers always of a good or favorable opinion, and hence praise, honor, glory (Luke xiv. 10; Heb. iii. 3; 1 Pet. v. 4). Applied to physical objects, as Laght, the heavenly bodies (Acts xxii. 11; 1 Cor. xv. 40). The visible brightness in manifestations of God (Luke ii. 9; Acts vii. 55; Luke ix. 32; 2 Cor. iii. 7). Magnificence, dignity (Matt. iv. 8; Luke iv. 6). Divine majesty or perfect excellence, especially in doxologies, either of God or Christ (1 Pet. iv. 11; Jude 25; Apoc. iv. 9, 11; Matt, xvi. 27; Mark x. 37; viii. 88; Luke ix. 26; 2 Cor. iii.18; iv. 4). The glory or majesty of divine grace (Eph. i. 6, 12, 14, 18; 1 Tim. i. 11). Zhe majesty of angels (Luke ix. 26; Jude 8; 2 Pet. ii. 10). Zhe glorious condition of Christ after accomplishing His earthly work, and of the redeemed who share His eternal glory (Luke xxiv. 26; John xvii. 5; Philip. iii, 21; 1 Tim. iii. 16; Rom. viii. 18, 21; ix. 23; 2 Cor. iv. 17; Col. i. 27).
Trench remarks upon the prominence of the doxological ele- ment in the highest worship of the Church as contrasted with the very subordinate place which it often occupies in ours, “We can perhaps make our requests known unto God, and this is well, for it is prayer; but to give glory to God, quite apart from anything to be directly gotten by ourselves in re-
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