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Revelation 22:4
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
And this will come from seeing his face; for he says they shall see his face; and they will see, insofar as is attainable by human nature, even his name upon their foreheads. The present passage plainly signifies the unceasing remembrance and communion of God. For as God is ever present and inscribed upon them, so he will always be with the saints. And it is clear, and from what Paul said: "and we shall always be with the Lord." (1 Thess. 4:17)
Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
But he says there is no night, in order that the saints may not need the sun or lamp-light for illumination, the divine light making their illumination uninterrupted. And the saints will reign, evidently for ever and ever. And these things indeed the most wise Daniel testifies, saying also: "The saints of the Most High will receive and possess the kingdom, and they will rule in it forever and ever." (Dan. 7:18)
Revelation 22:6
And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
These words, he says, are faithful, that is, true. And the Lord is the spirit of the prophets. He says "spirits of prophets" to mean the prophetic gifts, according to what was said to the most wise Paul. And "the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets," (1 Cor. 14:32) and to the divine prophet Isaiah: "Because of your fear, O Lord, we conceived in the womb and we travailed; and we bore the spirit of your salvation, which you made upon the earth." (Isa. 26:18)
He says to show his servants the things which must shortly take place. For through John and his writings all things that were shown to him have been learned. And he rightly said "shortly," for every time is short, as was said before, even if some appear to be especially great, when compared with the coming unending ages.
He says to show his servants the things which must shortly take place. For through John and his writings all things that were shown to him have been learned. And he rightly said "shortly," for every time is short, as was said before, even if some appear to be especially great, when compared with the coming unending ages.
Revelation 22:7
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
For this reason he also brought it on: "Behold, I come quickly." Blessed are those who keep these things of this prophecy. For those who keep them take pains not to fall under the punishments foretold in it through a God-beloved life.
Revelation 22:8-9
And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
And when he says I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel. These things are interpreted in those that have arrived, when we also have demonstrated that the doctrines of the atheistic Greeks about their national leaders have nothing in common with the purest doctrines of the church.
Revelation 22:10
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Do not seal, he says, these words, that is, do not keep them to yourself, nor lock them away and guard them in the treasury of your mind, but reveal them to all.
For he says the time is near. He speaks something like this: the time until their fulfillment is not very long, as before. But do not think it necessary that they be heard now; for it is not personal, as if their omission were unnecessary. For what need is there of exhortation to those who are from now tried by evils or by goods? For it is by deeds, not by untimely words, that those learning by action are instructed. But what does he mean by saying the time is near, neither long to come nor already present?
For he says the time is near. He speaks something like this: the time until their fulfillment is not very long, as before. But do not think it necessary that they be heard now; for it is not personal, as if their omission were unnecessary. For what need is there of exhortation to those who are from now tried by evils or by goods? For it is by deeds, not by untimely words, that those learning by action are instructed. But what does he mean by saying the time is near, neither long to come nor already present?
Revelation 22:11
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
He says, let the unjust continue to do injustice still, and the filthy be filthy still. He does not command or order that they be unjust or be filthy, but says this: a little more time is still allowed to men; therefore let each one act as he pleases, and use his own free will as he wishes, whether for evil or for good. Therefore he further enjoins the righteous to continue to do righteousness, and the holy be holy still.
Revelation 22:12
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every one according as his work shall be. "I come," says the Lord, in the second coming, bringing with me what each must be repaid, whether good or evil.
Revelation 22:13
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
I am, he says, the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. These things have been sufficiently said above; therefore now pass on.
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Blessed, he says, are they that wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life. By robes he means the bodies. Blessed therefore are those who live well and cleanse themselves from every filth of sin; for those who so live will have authority to recline upon the tree of life and to rest upon it, the Lord is the tree of life, as was said before.
And they may enter the city through the gates. And through the gates, that is, through the apostolic dogmas and teachings, they become partakers of the conduct and blessedness of the saints.
And they may enter the city through the gates. And through the gates, that is, through the apostolic dogmas and teachings, they become partakers of the conduct and blessedness of the saints.
Revelation 22:15
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Outside are the dogs, he says. It is customary in the divine writing to call dogs those who associate with others because of their shamelessness and uncleanness. For Moses also says in Deuteronomy, the law of the advocator: "You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any vow of yours." (Deut. 23:18) And since such persons are like dogs in their shamelessness, one of the philosophers outside also testifies, saying likewise: "Flee from every murder and the beds of a woman's adultery;" and oaths of the blessed and shameless couches of youths. Therefore the dogs are outside the holy city and the conduct with the righteous, these and those. For what fellowship have they with the righteous of God? And everyone who loves and practices falsehood, he says will be outside. Falsehood is everything contrary to nature; for since virtue is according to nature, because the Maker originally implanted in our nature the seed of virtue, wickedness is contrary to nature. Just as in bodies health is according to nature and disease contrary…
Outside are the dogs, he says. It is customary in the divine writing to call dogs those who associate with others because of their shamelessness and uncleanness. For Moses also says in Deuteronomy, the law of the advocator: "You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any vow of yours." (Deut. 23:18) And since such persons are like dogs in their shamelessness, one of the philosophers outside also testifies, saying likewise: "Flee from every murder and the beds of a woman's adultery;" and oaths of the blessed and shameless couches of youths. Therefore the dogs are outside the holy city and the conduct with the righteous, these and those. For what fellowship have they with the righteous of God?
And everyone who loves and practices falsehood, he says will be outside. Falsehood is everything contrary to nature; for since virtue is according to nature, because the Maker originally implanted in our nature the seed of virtue, wickedness is contrary to nature. Just as in bodies health is according to nature and disease contrary to nature, and sight and hearing are according to nature while blindness and deafness are contrary to nature, so in souls virtue is according to nature and wickedness contrary to nature; for health is parallel to virtue, and disease to wickedness. And in this respect wickedness is falsehood, because it often pretends to be virtue; for boldness is fashioned to appear as courage, wickedness as prudence, sloth as temperance, and baseness as justice. For all these are vices assuming the guise of virtue, and so he casts out of the divine precincts those who practice the falsehood of wickedness.
And everyone who loves and practices falsehood, he says will be outside. Falsehood is everything contrary to nature; for since virtue is according to nature, because the Maker originally implanted in our nature the seed of virtue, wickedness is contrary to nature. Just as in bodies health is according to nature and disease contrary to nature, and sight and hearing are according to nature while blindness and deafness are contrary to nature, so in souls virtue is according to nature and wickedness contrary to nature; for health is parallel to virtue, and disease to wickedness. And in this respect wickedness is falsehood, because it often pretends to be virtue; for boldness is fashioned to appear as courage, wickedness as prudence, sloth as temperance, and baseness as justice. For all these are vices assuming the guise of virtue, and so he casts out of the divine precincts those who practice the falsehood of wickedness.
Revelation 22:16
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
I, Jesus, he says, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things to the churches. He says that to bear witness is not to do so in secret or in a private whisper, but before the congregations everywhere, so that no one, pretending ignorance, might be wicked through willing misconduct. He says that I am the root and the offspring of David, although with regard to what appears it would be more accurate to say, I am the shoot sprung from the root of David. But now, on the contrary, he has called himself the root of David, and not only root but also offspring, as has been said above. Root indeed and cause of all things, among which is David, insofar as God is what he is understood to be; and offspring truly of David and having sprung from him according to the flesh, insofar as man is what he is understood to be. As to his being himself, for it is not tedious for me to say the same things often, and it is safe for those who encounter them, as the divine apostle in some of his discourses says. (see Philip. 3:1) Therefore since "Emmanuel" exists in both deity and humanity fully po…
I, Jesus, he says, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things to the churches. He says that to bear witness is not to do so in secret or in a private whisper, but before the congregations everywhere, so that no one, pretending ignorance, might be wicked through willing misconduct.
He says that I am the root and the offspring of David, although with regard to what appears it would be more accurate to say, I am the shoot sprung from the root of David. But now, on the contrary, he has called himself the root of David, and not only root but also offspring, as has been said above. Root indeed and cause of all things, among which is David, insofar as God is what he is understood to be; and offspring truly of David and having sprung from him according to the flesh, insofar as man is what he is understood to be. As to his being himself, for it is not tedious for me to say the same things often, and it is safe for those who encounter them, as the divine apostle in some of his discourses says. (see Philip. 3:1) Therefore since "Emmanuel" exists in both deity and humanity fully possessing each of the natures according to their proper principle, unconfused, unchangeably, indivisibly, incomprehensibly, and after the ineffable union we are persuaded that there is one person and one hypostasis and one operation, even if the distinction of the natures be not ignored, from which we say the ineffable union has been accomplished, not the natural property according to quality, as in the discourses of our inspired father Cyril.
The star, he says, is the morning; either he means the sun, since the sun is also called the sun of righteousness in Malachi, (Mal. 4:2) and moreover "fire fell upon them" that sang to the prophet, that is, upon the chief priests of the Jews and they "did not see the sun," (Ps. 57:9) namely the sun of righteousness Christ, or he means the morning star. For this is also called to Peter in the Second Epistle, saying, "until the day approaches and the morning star rises in your hearts." (2 Peter 1:19)
He says that I am the root and the offspring of David, although with regard to what appears it would be more accurate to say, I am the shoot sprung from the root of David. But now, on the contrary, he has called himself the root of David, and not only root but also offspring, as has been said above. Root indeed and cause of all things, among which is David, insofar as God is what he is understood to be; and offspring truly of David and having sprung from him according to the flesh, insofar as man is what he is understood to be. As to his being himself, for it is not tedious for me to say the same things often, and it is safe for those who encounter them, as the divine apostle in some of his discourses says. (see Philip. 3:1) Therefore since "Emmanuel" exists in both deity and humanity fully possessing each of the natures according to their proper principle, unconfused, unchangeably, indivisibly, incomprehensibly, and after the ineffable union we are persuaded that there is one person and one hypostasis and one operation, even if the distinction of the natures be not ignored, from which we say the ineffable union has been accomplished, not the natural property according to quality, as in the discourses of our inspired father Cyril.
The star, he says, is the morning; either he means the sun, since the sun is also called the sun of righteousness in Malachi, (Mal. 4:2) and moreover "fire fell upon them" that sang to the prophet, that is, upon the chief priests of the Jews and they "did not see the sun," (Ps. 57:9) namely the sun of righteousness Christ, or he means the morning star. For this is also called to Peter in the Second Epistle, saying, "until the day approaches and the morning star rises in your hearts." (2 Peter 1:19)
Revelation 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
And he says the Spirit, that is, the prophetic spirit, and the bride, the universal and the church everywhere, say Come. For we have been commanded to seek the second coming of the Lord, but also to place it in prayer; for he who says, "Your kingdom come," (Matt. 6:10) asks of God the kingdom of Christ, which is the kingdom of the Father and of the Spirit. And let the one who hears say, Come. And everyone, he says, hearing the words present, and you, John, make prayer for the coming of the kingdom of Christ. He says this, urging all to works and practices of righteousness; for no one, not having righteousness firmly established in himself, would make prayer for the coming of Christ, in which he will be demanded an account of the words in which he lived. And he who thirsts, he says, let him come; let him who wills take the free gift of the water of life; and in how long the time will come of my presence, says the Lord, to the fountain of life, to the practice of virtue affix your mouth. "And all of you who have no money, come, buy, and drink without money and without price." (Isa. 5…
And he says the Spirit, that is, the prophetic spirit, and the bride, the universal and the church everywhere, say Come. For we have been commanded to seek the second coming of the Lord, but also to place it in prayer; for he who says, "Your kingdom come," (Matt. 6:10) asks of God the kingdom of Christ, which is the kingdom of the Father and of the Spirit.
And let the one who hears say, Come. And everyone, he says, hearing the words present, and you, John, make prayer for the coming of the kingdom of Christ. He says this, urging all to works and practices of righteousness; for no one, not having righteousness firmly established in himself, would make prayer for the coming of Christ, in which he will be demanded an account of the words in which he lived.
And he who thirsts, he says, let him come; let him who wills take the free gift of the water of life; and in how long the time will come of my presence, says the Lord, to the fountain of life, to the practice of virtue affix your mouth. "And all of you who have no money, come, buy, and drink without money and without price." (Isa. 55:1) Isaiah admonishes us, prophesying the same things beforehand to the Lord.
And it has also been said in the passages that one receives the gift of virtue's reward after enduring sweats and toils, since "the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to be revealed to us, (Rom. 8:18) according to the words of Paul the most wise.
And let the one who hears say, Come. And everyone, he says, hearing the words present, and you, John, make prayer for the coming of the kingdom of Christ. He says this, urging all to works and practices of righteousness; for no one, not having righteousness firmly established in himself, would make prayer for the coming of Christ, in which he will be demanded an account of the words in which he lived.
And he who thirsts, he says, let him come; let him who wills take the free gift of the water of life; and in how long the time will come of my presence, says the Lord, to the fountain of life, to the practice of virtue affix your mouth. "And all of you who have no money, come, buy, and drink without money and without price." (Isa. 55:1) Isaiah admonishes us, prophesying the same things beforehand to the Lord.
And it has also been said in the passages that one receives the gift of virtue's reward after enduring sweats and toils, since "the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to be revealed to us, (Rom. 8:18) according to the words of Paul the most wise.
Revelation 22:18-19
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
I testify, he says, to everyone who hears these present words; that is, I bear witness not to add anything, lest he bring upon himself the blows spoken here, nor to take away, so that the portion of the tree of life and of the inscribed holy city be not removed; both of which are contained in this little book. Then the evangelist makes his own account credible and reverent; see what he has added:
Revelation 22:20
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Which Paul made when he said, "for I am already being poured out, and the time of my departure has come" (2 Tim. 4:6); this he himself now says also, he who teaches these things, I say and bear witness in them, and so I am from now at the ends of the present life, that the word may be left in suspicion by no one.
For who would choose among those who happen to be, if not then John so great, to devise words as from God, insofar as he was not yet about to undergo common death, and to depart into the hands of God more obviously than those who were formerly still living? I therefore write these things, saying alone to the one who calls me Christ regarding my departure, Yes: I come quickly.
Since in the cases that have occurred the prophetic Spirit said to him, and the hearer says, "Tell the Lord, 'Come,'" obeying the things revealed to him, he says, "Amen: Come, Lord Jesus"; therefore he used to say, "Yes, Master Christ, hasten for us your salvation and your second coming."
For who would choose among those who happen to be, if not then John so great, to devise words as from God, insofar as he was not yet about to undergo common death, and to depart into the hands of God more obviously than those who were formerly still living? I therefore write these things, saying alone to the one who calls me Christ regarding my departure, Yes: I come quickly.
Since in the cases that have occurred the prophetic Spirit said to him, and the hearer says, "Tell the Lord, 'Come,'" obeying the things revealed to him, he says, "Amen: Come, Lord Jesus"; therefore he used to say, "Yes, Master Christ, hasten for us your salvation and your second coming."
Revelation 22:21
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
For the profane have already been shut out from the conduct of the holy and from entrance into the spiritual Jerusalem. But how could the grace of Christ our God come upon those who have been proclaimed? Make us partakers of it, Christ, through your goodness alone; for it befits you to be glorified now and ever and unto the ages. Amen.
Romans 1:26
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
God gave them up because that is what they wanted.
Romans 4:19
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:
Paul was right to say: “about a hundred,” because Abraham was not a hundred but only ninety-nine years old.
Romans 5:5
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
It is to be understood that the indwelling of the adorable and thrice-Holy Spirit is found only in our minds and hearts.
Romans 5:12
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
So that no one can accuse God of injustice, in that we all die because of the fall of Adam, Paul adds: “and so all have sinned.” Adam is the origin and the cause of the fact that we have all sinned in imitation of him.