“For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.”
For the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with speed and finality.' — The rapid execution (ἐπιτέλεια, epiteleia, "completion") of God's λόγος (logos, "word/verdict") is certain. The judgment and salvation are swift; the eschatological word of Isaiah will be fulfilled.
Church Fathers on Romans 9:28
“He will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness,” he says, “because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.” Isaiah 10:23, Septuagint What he means then is somewhat of this sort. There is no need of fetching a circuit, and of trouble, and the vexation of the works of the Law, for the salvation is by a very short way. For such is faith, it holds salvation in a few short words. “For if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your…
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