And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. ~ Habakkuk 2:2-4 Then we have the adjuncts of this vision, which I will but name:— 1. It is certain: “Write it.” It is a certain vision. 2. It is evident: “Make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.” 3. It is determined: “The vision is yet for an appointed time; “you must not cause it to make haste. 4. That there will be a great many interposition, that will cause men to fear this vision will never be accomplished: “Though it tarry, wait for it; at the end it shall speak, and not lie.” Men will think it is but a false vision, that it will lie; but wait, for it will not tarry beyond its appointed time. I could take observations from these adjuncts concerning the destruction of the adversaries of the church, but I shall say nothing to them, because there is something else I would speak unto. Secondly, Habakkuk may be considered not only as a public minister of the church, but as a private believer; and thence we may learn three or four things from his deportment in this case, as he was a private believer. ~ John Owen
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