Isaiah 64:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

Have not

Prepared

Matthew 25:34

John 14:3

Hebrews 11:16

Waiteth

James 5:7

Bible References

Have not

but, as it is written, "eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entred into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."

which preceeding was not discover'd to men, as now it is to his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit; to wit,

that mystery, which has been hid from ages and generations, but is now made manifest to his saints:

the mystery of piety is the pillar and basts of truth; and certainly most extraordinary. God has appear'd in the flesh, been justified by the spirit, seen by angels, proclaim'd to the Gentiles, believ'd by the world, and assum'd into glory.

Consider what proof the father has given us of his love, in allowing us to be called the sons of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it knew him not.

and what heightens his love, was this, that it was not we who first loved God, but it was he that first loved us, and sent his son to expiate our sins.

Afterwards I saw a new heaven, and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were vanished; and there was no more sea .

Then he shewed me a pure river of living water, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the lamb.

Prepared

the king shall say to those on his right hand, come, ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

and when I am gone, and have prepar'd a place for you, I will come again, to take you with me, that where I am there ye may be also.

they desired therefore a better, that is, an heavenly country: so that God is very justly stiled their God: for he had appointed a city for them.

Waiteth

At that time there dwelt at Jerusalem one Simeon, an honest, religious man, one who expected the appearance of the Messiah, and was endued with the spirit of prophecy.

mankind impatiently desire that the divine being would display himself to his creatures,

so that you will be deficient in no gift; during your expectation of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

and to expect his son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivers us from impending ruin.

As for you, my brethren, bear your sufferings with constancy, till the advent of the Lord. the farmer, from the prospect of a golden crop, patiently expects the showers of the spring and the autumn.