A light to lighten the Gentiles

These immersed believers of the exceeding great and precious promises covenanted to the fathers, and confirmed in Jesus, the Minister of the Circumcision (Rom. 15:8), by obeying the form of teaching were, brought into a patient waiting for what they believed in and hoped for. In writing to some of them at Corinth, Paul says, that they came behind in no gift, "waiting for the coming of the Lord, the Anointed Jesus" (1 Cor. 1:7). Thus it reads in the English Version; but in the original "the coming" is expressed by... THE APOCALYPSE.

They waited for the Apocalypse of Jehovah, the Anointed Jesus. For the information of the mere English reader we may remark that apokalupsis is derived from a verb which signifies "to uncover, bring to light what was hidden." The noun, therefore, signifies a disclosure, a revelation. The subject of the disclosure may be ideas, persons, or events. In the sense of new ideas being put into the mind with enlightening effect, apokalupsis is used in Luke 2:32, where Simeon, speaking by the Holy Spirit of the future of the child Jesus he then held in his arms, styled him "A light for an apocalypse of nations, and a glory of Jehovah's people Israel." In this text, it clearly signifies illumination. That is, that at some period of the history of the nations, Jesus would be, at one and the same time, a light and a glory to them and Israel. Moses says by the Spirit harninu, goyim, ammo, "Rejoice, ye nations, his people," but Paul, quoting from the Septuagint says, "with his people". Either way answers to the truth; for when the nations are caused to rejoice, they will have previously become Jehovah's people (Zech. 2:11) and will also rejoice with Israel and the Saints. Now, when this shall be the order of the day, the nations will have been apocalypsed by him who will be "the glory of Israel." He will be a light in Zion in the midst of the nations, confounding the moon, and putting the sun of the former heavens to shame.