ὄν. αὐτοῦ. א adds καί.

4. ὄψονται τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ. This is the locus classicus for what constitutes the blessedness of heaven, the “Beatific Vision.” It is intimated in Job 19:26 and in Isaiah 52:8, where there may be an allusion to the privilege of Moses, Exodus 33:11; Numbers 12:8; Deuteronomy 34:10. In the last verse of Psalms 17 it may be questioned whether the final and immediate vision, or an earthly foretaste, is intended; but Job 42:5-6; Isaiah 6:5 shew that it is only to “the spirits of just men made perfect” that the vision is endurable. In the N.T. we have the promise in St Matthew 5:8; 1 Corinthians 13:12; St John 1; Ephesians 3:2.

τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ. So in Revelation 14:1, where, according to the true text, we see that “His” still means the Name of God, both the Father and the Son.

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