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They shall see his face (opsontai to prosōpon autou). Future active of horaō. This vision of God was withheld from Moses (Exo 33:20, Exo 33:23), but promised by Jesus to the pure in heart (Mat 5:8) and mentioned in Heb 12:14 as possible only to the holy, and promised in Psa 17:15. Even here on earth we can see God in the face of Christ (2Co 4:6), but now in the New Jerusalem we can see Christ face to face (1Co 13:12), even as he is after we are made really like him (2Co 3:18; Rom 8:29; 1Jo 3:2). It is anthropomorphic language, to be sure, but it touches the essential reality of religion. “The supreme felicity is reached, immediate presence with God and the Lamb” (Beckwith).
His name on their foreheads (to onoma autou epi tōn metōpōn autōn). As in Rev 3:12; Rev 7:3; Rev 14:1.