3. left in Zion--equivalent to the "escaped of Israel"
(Isa 4:2).
shall be called--shall be
(Isa 9:6).
holy--
(Isa 52:1; 60:21;
Re 21:27).
written--in the book of life, antitypically
(Php 4:3;
Re 3:5; 17:8).
Primarily, in the register kept of Israel's families and
tribes.
living--not "blotted out" from the registry, as dead; but
written there as among the "escaped of Israel"
(Da 12:1;
Eze 13:9).
To the elect of Israel, rather than the saved in general, the
special reference is here
(Joe 3:17).
JFB.
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