John Bengel Commentary - Acts 7:56 - 7:56

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John Bengel Commentary - Acts 7:56 - 7:56


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Act 7:56. Ἰδοὺ, Behold) A confession of faith flowing from a present experimental proof. [From this very moment the eternal life shone upon Stephen more strongly than heretofore.-V. g.]-θεωρῶ, I see) It was not the province of his enemies to see, but to believe, if they had had faith.-τοὺς οὐρανοὺς, the heavens) This expresses more than heaven, in Act 7:55.-τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, the Son of man) Luke in the preceding ver. calls Him Jesus. Not Luke, but Stephen, saw Jesus. Comp. note on Mat 16:13 as to the appellation, Son of man. [An appellation which none but Christ employed, and of Himself during His life. Nor is it found in the twenty-one Epistles.] The article refers to Dan 7:13. As Adam is the representative of all his fallen offspring; so Jesus, the second Adam, is the representative-man of all the redeemed sons of men, sustaining their rights and primogeniture. 1Co 15:47; Heb 2:11, where the article is not added, the words being those of David, not Paul. It expresses His manifested state, both the past one in lowliness, and the present and future one in exaltation, as Stephen sees Him, and as He shall appear.