Where the Fathers quote Revelation 12

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Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:779…john also speaks b and i saw a great and wondrous sign a woman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet and upon her head a crown of twelve stars and being with… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:143A…air that surrounds them is pure, and into it the orbit of the sun never ventures. Chap. IV. Exhortation to the cultivation of virginity. The passage from Rev. XII, 1-6 is proposed for examination. Now t… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:317…earthquake of the transformation of present things and a great sign appeared in heaven a woman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet and upon her head a crown of twelve stars some… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:657…in the kingdom of the father xii and a great sign appeared in heaven a woman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet and upon her head a crown of twelve stars and… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:383…unutterable and its newness provided astonishment and all the other stars together with the sun and the moon became a chorus to that star but it itself was casting its light above all and there was… Ignatius of AntiochPG 5:659…ineffable and its newness brought astonishment and all the other stars together with the sun and the moon became a chorus to this star but it surpassed them all in its light and there was a… PG 10 (anthology)PG 10:379…apostles and martyrs obtained eternal happiness in the heavens the church as a woman clothed with the sun shortly after he brings forward another likeness concerning the church when he comments upon those words of the… PG 18 (anthology)PG 18:1379…PTER III. — The lot and inheritance of virginity. 141 CHAPTER IV. — An exhortation to cultivate virginity. It is proposed to examine the passage from Apocalypse XII, 1-6. 145 CHAPTER V. — The woman bringing forth, with an hostile… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:657…her head a crown of twelve stars and being with child she cried travailing in birth and pained to be delivered some have said that this woman is the mother of the lord for having set… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:755…woman sitting upon a scarlet colored beast full of names of blasphemy having seven heads and ten horns and the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet and gilded with gold and precious stone and pearls… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1673…to the earth for he says thus and another sign was seen in heaven and behold a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns and upon his heads seven horns and his tail drew… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:143…in torment that she might bring forth and another sign was seen in heaven and behold a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns and on his heads diadems… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:319…death which b through unbelief accompanies life and there appeared another sign in heaven and behold a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns and on his heads seven diadems xii and there appeared… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:659…the toil that was torturing her h and another sign was seen in heaven and behold a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns and upon his heads seven diadems d and his tail… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:779…being with child she cried out laboring and tormented to give birth and the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth so that when she had given birth he might devour her… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1673…necessary to explain regarding that revelation that the tail of the dragon drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth i think that he who ought to hear you… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:145…and his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and did cast them to the earth and the dragon stood before… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:319…follows verbatim the great red dragon the seven headed one which drags the third part of the stars which stood in wait so that it might devour the child of the one travailing is the devil… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:321…be a type of the future coming of the antichrist b xii and the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth so that when she had borne he might devour her child… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:659…horns and upon his heads seven diadems d and his tail drags the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them into the earth h he calls satan a dragon because he is tortuous… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:661…those who had been brilliant like stars he made into darkness xii and the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth that when she had brought forth he might devour her child… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:779…he might devour her child and she gave birth to a male child who was to rule all the nations and her child was caught up to god and to his throne and the woman fled… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:145…forth he might devour her child and she brought forth a male child who was to rule all the nations with a rod of iron and her child was caught up unto god and to his… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:321…acts ix xii and she brought forth a male child who is to rule all nations with a rod of iron and she brought forth a male child the church continuously begets christ through those who… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:661…birth that when she had brought forth he might devour her child and she brought forth a man child who was about to shepherd all the nations with a rod of iron and her child was… PG 10 (anthology)PG 10:379…hands of the faithless 'and she brought forth ' he says 'a man child who was to rule all nations' namely the church while she brings forth christ c of god the male and perfect offspring… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1815…fed for a time and times and half a time and verse the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared by god that there they should feed her a thousand two hundred… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:779…and her child was caught up to god and to his throne and the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared by god that they might feed her there for a thousand… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:145…and her child was caught up unto god and to his throne and the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared of god that they might feed her there a thousand two… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:321…to say they will be with the highest angelic powers c xii and the woman fled into the desert where she has a place prepared by god that they may feed her there for one thousand… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:645…i will give power unto my two witnesses and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days clothed in sackcloth these are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks standing before the god… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:661…and her child was caught up to god and to his throne and the woman fled into the desert where she has a place there prepared by god that they might feed her there a thousand… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1493…its place from the Latin text and interpretation of this is plain. That it means ebasileusen through the Greek is patent. Similarly, it is read in Revelation xii, 7, [text removed]. Into angelic redemption. Clement in Ex… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:1349D…chael the archangel in the Epistle of Jude, verse 9, although it is probable that he belonged to the supreme choir of angels when he fought against the dragon (Apoc. XII, 7), and he is believed to be the prince o… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:323…the fall of satan h b xii and there was a great war in heaven michael and his angels fought with the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels and they prevailed not neither was… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:661…the wicked powers and on the fall of the dragon h xii and there was war in heaven michael and his angels fought with the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels and they prevailed… Macarius of Magnesia fl. c. 400PG 10:1401…which was prefigured by the skin of a lamb from the very beginning of the world to signify an expiatory sacrificial offering. Cf. Rev. XII, 8; Zech. III, 4; Isa. LXI, 3, 10. That Ir… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:1347…thon. This name is not proper to the serpent Python, whom Apollo Pythius killed, but rather to that ancient serpent who is called the devil and Satan (Apocalypse xii, 9). This word is applied to those demons who are seen to have… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:323…that they did not bring their order to a good end xii and the great dragon was cast out the old serpent who is called the devil and satan who… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:325…a seduces the whole world was cast into the earth and his angels were cast out with him and the great dragon was cast into the earth with good reason for… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:663…that ancient serpent who is called the devil and satan who seduces the whole world he was cast into the earth and his angels were cast out with him the war in heaven took place because… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:745…and he laid hold on the dragon that old serpent which is the devil and satan which deceiveth the whole world and bound him a thousand years and cast him into the bottomless pit and shut… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1697…the devil himself is called the accuser of the faithful apocal xii for the accuser of our brethren is cast down which accused them before our god day and night and the history of job and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:631B…before God, because it is said that this work of accusing the brothers is peculiar to the devil: whence also (58) the devil received his name from slandering (Apoc. XII, 10): at the same time, we decline the judg… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:325…have an end to their punishment according to the foolish heretics xii and i heard a loud voice in heaven saying now is come the salvation and strength and kingdom of our god and the power… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:663…devil as slandering god to men as he did to adam xii and i heard a loud voice in heaven saying now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our god and the power… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 37:535…one light and placed it in the arms of the great divinity by the blood of the lamb he cleansed all the stains of old age and having been lifted up from there he became a… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:325…ejection for there is no portion for the faithful with the infidel and they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony and they loved not their lives unto… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:663…accused them before our god day and night and they have conquered him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony and they loved not their soul even unto death therefore… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:417…be saved they indeed he says believed that they would be saved by the blood of the lamb and they attained it but you he says by the blood of christ why will you not rather… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:171…from above is above all he that is of the earth is of the earth and of the earth he speaketh this is a thorny matter difficult to extract a beast impossible to tame having many… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:325…testimony and they loved not their lives unto death therefore rejoice o heavens and ye that dwell in them woe to the earth and to the sea because the devil has come down unto you having… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:663…not their soul even unto death therefore rejoice o heavens and you that dwell in them woe to the earth and the sea for the devil has descended to you having great wrath knowing that he… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:327…caput xxxv that the dragon does not cease persecuting the church h and when the dragon saw that he had been cast into the earth he pursued the woman who gave birth to the male child… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:665…xxxv that the dragon does not cease to persecute the church h and when the dragon saw that he had been cast into the earth he persecuted the woman who had brought forth the man child… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:541…seasons and times and they shall be delivered into his hand until a time and times and half a time and the judgment sat and they shall remove the dominion to consume and to destroy unto… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:543…impious and daring things against the highest whom daniel declares will rule for a time and times and half a time but you ignorant of how long he is to remain think something else for you… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1815…where in verse the woman is said to fly into the desert into her place where she is fed for a time and times and half a time and verse the woman fled into the wilderness… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1827…extreme ends of the ages and it is restricted by daniel to a time and times and half a time that is as john interprets in the apocalypse forty two months and afterward more articulately one… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:667…hand to heaven and swore by him who lives forever that in a time and times and half a time when the dispersion shall be completed all these things shall be known a xlii who then… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:685…means they shall have an endless enjoyment of good things v until a time and times and half a time hippolytus which signifies three years and a half h cap ix h v and behold the… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:687…the gospel then the righteous shall shine as the sun matt xiii for a time and times and half a time hippolytus he predicted the three years and a half of the antichrist he indicates by… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:779…birth to the male and there were given to the woman c two wings of a great eagle that she might fly into the wilderness where she is fed for a time and times and half… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:781…male and there were given to the woman two wings of the great eagle that she might fly into the wilderness where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time from the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:743…had said it shall be given into his hand he added until a time and times and half a time and this he taught us more clearly at the end of the prophecy for from the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1429…having said it shall be given into his hand he added until a time and times and half a time but this he taught us more clearly at the end of the prophecy… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1433…times and law and it will be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time and the judgment sat and they will take away his dominion to extinguish and to destroy… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1537…heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it shall be for a time and times and half a time from this we have learned accurately that he who was then speaking was not the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1539…high he added and it shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time these then are three years and a half for he called the year a time and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1541…a thousand two hundred and ninety days for since he had said for a time and times and half a time and saw that the blessed daniel had not understood by resolving the time into days… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:327…earth he pursued the woman who gave birth to the male child and to the woman were given two wings of the great eagle that she might fly into the wilderness into her place that she… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:489…saints are to be delivered into the hand of this beast until a time and times and half a time and because in apoc xi it is said that the nations shall tread the holy city… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:665…child and there were given to the woman two wings of the great eagle that she might fly into the wilderness to her place b where she is nourished for a time and times and half… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:667A…here," (Matt. 2:13) which was a wilderness of godliness. And it is a marvel that the Divine was reared among the impious. The "time and times and half a time" (Rev. 12:14) refer to the time of the sojourn in th… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:869…times and laws and they shall be delivered into his hand until a time and times and half a time but jeremiah speaks of his craftiness the partridge has called it has gathered what it did… OrigenesPG 16:2829…to heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it is for a time and times and half a time the end of the scattering of the power of the holy people and all these… OrigenesPG 16:2875…times and law and it shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time c and the judgment shall sit and they shall take away his dominion to exterminate and… OrigenesPG 16:2893…heaven and swore by him that lives forever that it shall be for a time and times and half a time when the dispersion of the power of the holy people shall be finished they shall… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:891…for he says and it will be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time a time is one year in which his presence gradually gains strength times are the remaining… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:779…out of his mouth after the woman water like a river so that he might cause her to be swept away by the river and the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth and swallowed… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:327…in the sensible wilderness in mountains and caves will sometimes flee him and the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river that he might make her caught away by the… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:665…and times and half a time from the face of the serpent and the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river that he might cause her to be carried away… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:667…as three years and a half of the time of herod's life and the serpent cast out of his mouth water having failed in his attempts against the virgin the serpent introduced for us another scheme… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:779…that he might cause her to be swept away by the river and the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the serpent had sent out of his mouth… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:327…a river that he might make her caught away by the river and the earth helped the woman and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:665…that he might cause her to be carried away by the river and the earth helped the woman and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:667…she truly travailed and brought him forth and not by mere appearance and the earth helped the woman that the earth swallowed the river signifies the lord having been received into the grave after death and… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:779…went away to make war with the saints of her seed who keep the commandments of god and have the testimony of jesus lxi by the woman clothed with the sun he signified most clearly the… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:329…of the deceiver being poured out from his mouth b xiii xii and the dragon was wroth with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed who keep the commandments of… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:665…went away to make war against the rest of her seed who keep the commandments of god and have the testimony of jesus those who interpret the woman as the mother of the lord say that… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:329…xxxvi concerning the beast which had ten horns and seven heads h and i stood upon the sand of the sea and i saw a beast rise up out of the sea having ten horns and… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:667…which he describes as if it had been slain h xii xiii and i stood upon the sand of the sea and i saw a beast rise up out of the sea having ten horns and…