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John Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 1:31
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the strong shall be as tow, &c.] ˆwsjh, “that strong one”, who is eminently so; the little horn, whose look is more stout than his fellows, (<270720>Daniel 7:20) the beast who had great power and authority given by the dragon, (<661302>Revelation 13:2,4,7) who shall be cast alive into the lake of fire; when he will be like tow in those devouring flames, easily, quickly, and irrecoverably consumed, (<270711>Daniel 7:11) (<661920>Revelation 19:20) and the maker of it as a spark, or “his work”; so the Targum, “and the work of their hands shall be as a spark of fire;” or like the embers and ashes of a coal, which are blown away and lost at once: so antichrist, and all his evil works, as well as all his evil workers under him, will be entirely consumed: or, as it may be rendered, “he that wrought him”: that is, Satan, for his coming is after the working of Satan; he has his seat, power, and authority, from the dragon, the old serpent, and the devil, and may be truly called a creature of his, (<530209>2 Thessalonians 2:9) and they shall both burn together; both the pope and the devil in the lake of fire and brimstone, into which they will both be cast, (<662010>Revelation 20:10) and none shall quench [them]; that fire will be unquenchable and everlasting; they will be tormented for ever and ever, and so will all the worshippers of the beast, (<402541>Matthew 25:41 <410944>Mark 9:44 <661411>Revelation 14:11 20:10). The Chaldee paraphrase is, “so the wicked shall be consumed, and their evil works, and there shall be no mercy upon them.”
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