# “His bright and magnificent throne” by John Calvin

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‘Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; 
they will see a land that stretches
afar.’ (**Isaiah 33:17**)

“The restoration of the Church consists of two parts; first, that ‘the king shall
be seen in his beauty;’ and secondly, that the boundaries of the kingdom shall be
extended.

We know that the appearance of Christ is so disfigured as to be contemptible in 
the eyes of the world, because ‘no beauty or loveliness’ (**Isa. 53:2**) is seen
in Him; but at length, His majesty and splendor and beauty shall be openly displayed,
His kingdom shall flourish and be extended far and wide.

Although at present wicked men have everything in their power, and oppress the true
servants of God, so that they scarcely have a spot on which they can plant their
foot in safety, yet with firm hope we ought to look for our King, who will at length
sit down on His bright and magnificent throne, and will gloriously enrich His people.”

–John Calvin, _**[Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, vol. 3](https://amzn.to/4tVY7FZ)**_,
trans. William Pringle, in _**[Calvin’s Commentaries](https://amzn.to/4tVY7FZ)**_(
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1993), 3: 31–33. Calvin is commenting on **Isaiah 33:17**.

[⌊Calvin's Commentary on Isaiah Volume 3⌉⌊Calvin's Commentary on Isaiah Volume 3⌉[

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