Where the Fathers quote Revelation 14
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1Rev 14:1
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:339…and the hundred and forty four thousand h xiv and i beheld and lo a lamb stood on the mount sion and with him an hundred forty and four thousand having his name and his father's…
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Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:133…h homily ix homily ix on isaiah on that which is written and i heard the voice of the lord saying whom shall i send and who will go to this people and passing over a…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:21…his name and the name of his father written on their foreheads and i heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters and as the voice of a great thunder and i heard…
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:45…his name and the name of his father written on their foreheads and i heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters and as the voice of a great thunder and the voice…
Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:505…the holy spirit descending upon him in the form of a dove and i heard a voice from heaven saying this is my beloved son in whom i am well pleased hear him and now i…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1225…crying out together in the hebrew and in the syriac i found as the voice of many waters and the earth shone as lightning from his glory round about…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:227…proven and examined in the furnace of temptation b and his voice as the voice of many waters and he had in his right hand seven stars and from his mouth came out a sharp two…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:339…through which they appear venerable and fearful to the exterminating angels xiv and i heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters and as the voice of a great thunder and i heard…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:345…by keeping the divine commandments and keeping their faith in christ inviolate and i heard a voice from heaven saying unto me write blessed are the dead which die in the lord from henceforth yea saith…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:395…again as great and will praise the god who does great things and i heard the voice of a great multitude and as the voice of many waters and as the voice of strong thunders saying…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:513…like to chalcolibanus as if burning in a furnace and his voice as the voice of many waters and he was holding in his right hand seven stars and out of his mouth a sharp two…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:637…and when the seven thunders had spoken i was about to write and i heard a voice from heaven saying seal up what the seven thunders have spoken and do not write them and the angel…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:679…his name and the name of his father written on their foreheads and i heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters and as the voice of a great thunder and the voice…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:681…become a terror to the evil and pernicious demons in this regard as the voice of many waters and as the voice of a great thunder the voice of the waters and of the thunders and…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:687…the saints keeping the commandments of god and the faith of jesus and i heard a voice from heaven saying write blessed are the dead who die in the lord from henceforth yes saith the spirit…
OrigenesPG 16:1647…and i heard the voice of the lord saying whom shall i send or who behold i am here send me and a holy…
OrigenesPG 16:1649…another as a symmachus and i heard the voice of the lord saying whom shall i send or who behold send me this people has hardened their ears…
OrigenesPG 16:2409…their bodies for them v th as the voice of the almighty and i heard the voice of their wings as they were flapping them as the voice of many waters as the voice of the…
OrigenesPG 16:2655…drach h ezechielis caput xliii the hebrew the hebrew and the syrian as the voice of many waters the hebrew and the syrian when they entered to destroy the city the hebrew in greek characters aquila…
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Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:21…heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps and they sang as it were a new song before the throne and before the four animals and the elders and no one could say the song…
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:45…as the voice of harpers harping on their harps and they sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders and no one could learn the song except the…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:339…heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps and they sang as it were a new song before the throne and before the four beasts and the elders the voice of many waters and the…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:679…as of harpers harping on their harps and they sing a common song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders and no one could learn the song except the hundred and…
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Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:365…can sing and he adds these are they who have not been defiled with women for they are virgins these follow the lamb whithersoever he goeth these were redeemed from among men being the first fruits…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:21…four thousand who were bought from the earth these are they who were not defiled with women for they are virgins these follow the lamb whithersoever…
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:45…thousand who had been redeemed from the earth these are they who were not defiled with women for they are virgins these are they who follow the lamb wherever he may go here he shows the…
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:939A…uncorrupted and refuse assent to evil thoughts. If, indeed, he wishes, according to the promise, to be brought into the company and choirs of the pure virgins (cf. Apoc. XIV, 4). For cohabitation and familiar convers…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:719D…so that they are held in custody until the day of judgment, and are not with their Lord, of whom it is written: 'They follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth' (Apoc. xiv, 4)? If the Lamb is everywhere, therefore…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:339…hundred and forty and four thousand which were redeemed from the earth these are they which were not defiled with women for they are virgins these are they which follow the lamb whithersoever he goeth these…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:593…the revelation of the holy john these things these are they who were not defiled with women for they are virgins these are they who follow d…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:681…proportion of his purity xiv these are they who have not been defiled with women for they are virgins these are they who follow the lamb whithersoever he goeth these were bought by jesus from among…
Anonymous (Gallic Acts of Martyrs) date uncertain, likely later antique/medievalPG 5:1471A…ecutors. It is a long task to recount how great a punishment they suffered, but they received a victorious crown. They follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth, ⟦Apoc. xiv, 4⟧ and the sincerity of the Lamb Himself…
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Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:23…bought from among men the firstfruits to god and to the lamb and in their mouth was found no guile for they are without spot now that these things are said in john about those who…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:339…from among men being the firstfruits unto god and to the lamb and in their mouth was found no guile for they are without fault before the throne of god…
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Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:765…heaven unto the earth in the sight of men and he seduces them that dwell on the earth because of the signs which were given him to do in the sight of the beast saying to…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:47…in mid heaven having an eternal gospel to evangelize those dwelling upon the earth and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people saying with a loud voice fear god and give him honor because…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:825D…ms to show that He did not appear to the angelic order without the Gospel, perhaps by that which we taught above mentioning the 'everlasting Gospel' from John [Apoc. xiv, 6]. If, however, it is to be suspected th…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:683…in mid heaven having an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people saying with a loud voice fear the lord and give…
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Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:549…and their disciples which is in one god the father almighty who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them and in one jesus christ the son of god who…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:897…their voice to god and said lord you are the god who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them who through the holy spirit by the mouth of david…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:47…the earth and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people saying with a loud voice fear god and give him honor because the hour of his judgment has come and worship him who made…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1055…sabbath of the lord thy god for in six days the lord made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them and the lord blessed the seventh day and again honor…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:601…spoke before and the apostles together cried out thus master who hast made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them who through the holy spirit by the mouth of our…
Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:509…greeted them in a religious manner thus began liv to god who made heaven and earth and the sea there is no lack of occasion for the salvation of those who desire to be saved for…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:115…his starting point from the creation that is seen saying god who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them and he always starts his discourse from the annual rains…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:93…length concerning the sovereignty and therefore they began thus lord god who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them who by the mouth of david your servant said why…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:227…news to turn from these vain things unto the living god who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them d they rent their garments they leaped out they cried…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:229…also teaching and uttering nothing regarding invisible things who made he says heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them he calls the years their witnesses o the madness of the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:85…to the lord your god for in six days the lord god made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them so that it is clear that everything whatsoever that is…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:269…as moses says for in six days the lord your god created heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them and he rested on the seventh day and he sanctified it…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:461…you should turn from these vain things to the living god who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them and the things that follow have the same meaning but…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:381…all intellectual nature venerable lady the true natural mother of god who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them let him be anathema and separated from the father and…
Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:577…of them and lifted his eyes to heaven said o god who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them who knowest all things before they come to exist do thou…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:167…venerable truly and naturally became the mother of god of him who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them let him be anathema and cursed by the father and…
Leo Choerosphactes c. 845 - c. 917PG 106:1017…in the sabbath he says because in six days the lord god made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them if god created the light he did not likewise create…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:683…the earth and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people saying with a loud voice fear the lord and give him glory because the hour of his judgment has come and worship him who…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:101…to show the signs of christ's grace master you are god who made heaven and earth and the sea and everything that is in them who through the mouth of david your servant said see how…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:211…that you should turn from these vanities to the living god who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them who in past generations allowed all the nations to walk…
Menologium of Basil II compiled under Basil II, r. 976-1025PG 117:169…in persia endowed with singular virtue and fearing the true god who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them and walking according to his commandments and nersas indeed was…
Menologium of Basil II compiled under Basil II, r. 976-1025PG 117:345…another god the crucified one saying that he is the one who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them and who was to come from heaven with glory to…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:579…god with one accord and said lord thou art god which hast made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is vers who by the mouth of david thy servant hast said…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:971…that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living god which made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are therein who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:69…to you to turn from these vanities unto the living god who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things that are in them who in past generations allowed all the nations to walk…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:485…the lord almighty yet once i will shake the heaven and the earth and the sea and the dry land and i will shake all nations and the elect of all nations shall come and i…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:491…of the tribe of juda saying yet once more i will move heaven and earth and the sea and the dry land and i will overturn the thrones of kings and i will destroy the strength…
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Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:757…of every unclean and hateful bird because all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her and the merchants of…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:343…angel followed saying babylon that great city is fallen is fallen which made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication h de angelo qui babylonis ruinam annuntiat h by the name…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:383…of every unclean and hated spirit because all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication concerning the metropolis of the chaldeans babylon which was captured by cyrus and the persians…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:685…fallen is babylon the great city because she has made all the nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication the second is not said absolutely and simply but to indicate that when…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:713…a was believed to be affected by passions such that the cup of the wine of the wrath of indignation was given to babylon but what are the islands we can hear the divine words of…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:723…prison of every unclean and hated spirit because all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her and the merchants of…
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Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:343…just d and they have no rest day or night those who worship the beast and his image and if anyone receives the mark of his name…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:685…of the lord not to receive the antichrist h xiv and a third angel followed them saying with a loud voice if anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead…
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Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:757…of every unclean and hateful bird because all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her and the merchants of…
Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:679…name of the lord and god and savior of us jesus christ and in the presence of the holy and chief apostles and through the prayers of all the holy fathers depart unclean spirit from the…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:343…babylon that great city is fallen is fallen which made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication h de angelo qui babylonis ruinam annuntiat h by the name babylon he appropriately…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:383…of every unclean and hated spirit because all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication concerning the metropolis of the chaldeans babylon which was captured by cyrus and the persians…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:685…is babylon the great city because she has made all the nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication the second is not said absolutely and simply but to indicate that when the…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:687…and brimstone in that it is accustomed to stimulate heat continuously furthermore in the presence of the holy angels and the lamb wishes to denote by the angels the implacability toward the torment and by the…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:713…a was believed to be affected by passions such that the cup of the wine of the wrath of indignation was given to babylon but what are the islands we can hear the divine words of…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:723…prison of every unclean and hated spirit because all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her and the merchants of…
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Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:343…of sinners is endless just as the delight of the just d and they have no rest day or night those who worship the beast and his image and if anyone receives the mark of his…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:569…had six wings round about and they were full of eyes within and they have no rest day and night saying holy holy holy lord god almighty who was and who is and who is to…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:685…presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the lamb and the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever and they have no rest day and night who worship the beast and his…
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Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:1135…undoubtedly increasing this happiness of yours but your wisdom being minded to keep the commandments of god and the apostolic canon and that of the church has done exceedingly well in declining the bishopric of the…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:689…eternal life and the heavenly kingdom which is prepared for all who keep the commandments of god and the father which are according to the gospel of our blessed lord jesus christ in the holy spirit…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:345…that dishonorable thing upon their own hearts as if it were honorable here is the patience of the saints here are they that keep the commandments of god and the faith of jesus christ the ungodly…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:687…being punished rising up not for a brief time but eternally xiv here is the patience of the saints keeping the commandments of god and the faith of jesus and i heard a voice from heaven…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:689…you call patient saints then as if responding those he says who keep the commandments of god and the faith of jesus for these even when temptations and death are present will consider all things secondary…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:883…concerning the spiritual that is the evangelical this is the book of the commandments of god and the law which is for eternity and the same man says of it behold the days are coming says…
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Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:21…his name and the name of his father written on their foreheads and i heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters and as the voice of a great thunder and i heard…
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:45…his name and the name of his father written on their foreheads and i heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters and as the voice of a great thunder and the voice…
Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:505…the holy spirit descending upon him in the form of a dove and i heard a voice from heaven saying this is my beloved son in whom i am well pleased hear him and now i…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:339…through which they appear venerable and fearful to the exterminating angels xiv and i heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters and as the voice of a great thunder and i heard…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:345…by keeping the divine commandments and keeping their faith in christ inviolate and i heard a voice from heaven saying unto me write blessed are the dead which die in the lord from henceforth yea saith…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:637…and when the seven thunders had spoken i was about to write and i heard a voice from heaven saying seal up what the seven thunders have spoken and do not write them and the angel…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:679…his name and the name of his father written on their foreheads and i heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters and as the voice of a great thunder and the voice…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:687…the saints keeping the commandments of god and the faith of jesus and i heard a voice from heaven saying write blessed are the dead who die in the lord from henceforth yes saith the spirit…
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Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:429…like the son of man having a golden crown upon his head and in his hand a sharp sickle afterward he saw seven angels having the seven last plagues and golden vials full of the wrath…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:225…seven golden candlesticks and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the son of man clothed with a garment down to the foot and girt about the paps with a golden girdle that…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:345…his sickle complete the harvest of that which grows from the earth and i looked and behold a white cloud and upon the cloud one sitting like unto the son of man d having on his…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:347…[Rev. XIV, 14]. By the cloud, we may understand a sen…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:689…sickle the things that germinate from the earth xiv and i saw and behold a white cloud and upon the cloud one sitting like to the son of man having on his head a golden crown…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:691…of the angelic nature whence it is also said to be white having on his head a golden crown the crown signifies the lord jesus as king for christ is king both of the intelligible and…
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Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:347…of the age by the harvest b xiv and another angel went out of the temple crying with a loud voice to him that sat upon the cloud thrust in thy sickle and reap because the…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:689…his head a golden crown and in his hand a sharp sickle and another angel came out of the temple crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud send thy sickle and…
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Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:143…genesis h the hebrew in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth and the earth was a void and a waste and darkness was upon the face of the deep and the spirit of…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:145…h h symmachus h in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and the earth was idle and indistinct and darkness lay upon the face of the abyss and the spirit of god was…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:347…is come to reap for the harvest of the earth is dried and he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle upon the earth and the earth was reaped this voice and cry of…
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Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:347C…CAPUT XLIV. De angelo amaritudinis vitem vindemiante. And another angel went out of the temple which is in heaven, having also himself a sharp sickle. [Rev. XIV, 17]. Although Christ the Lord is called th…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:689…his head a golden crown and in his hand a sharp sickle and another angel came out of the temple crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud send thy sickle and…
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Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:347…impious d xiv and another angel went out from the altar who had power over fire and cried with a loud voice to him that had the sharp sickle saying thrust in thy sharp sickle and…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:349…loud voice the other one who possessed the sharp sickle to harvest the clusters of the vine of the earth by which are characterized the impious and lawless who fill the cup of the wrath of…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:691…who had the sharp sickle saying send thy sharp sickle and harvest the clusters of the vine of the earth for the grape of the earth is ripe and the angel cast his sickle into the…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:693…with a shout the one who possessed the sickle and they reaped the clusters of the vine of the earth the reaping of the grapes signifies those who are especially lawless by whom the cup in…
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Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:349…and the angel cast his sharp sickle into the earth and harvested the vine of the earth and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of god c the winepress of god is none…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:691…for the grape of the earth is ripe and the angel cast his sickle into the earth and harvested the vine of the earth and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of god…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:693…account of the excess of their wickedness casts them straightway into the winepress of the wrath of god deeming them worthy of neither apology nor interrogation and the angel cast his sickle into the earth the…
AnonymousPG 106:1409…of thunder john the mystical voice of thunder the mystical topaz the winepress of the wrath of god christ treads the winepress of the wrath of god mystically apostolic traditions are to be kept the three…
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Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:349…they who enter through it xiv and the winepress was trodden outside the city and blood came out of the winepress even unto the bridles of the horses for a thousand and six hundred stadia d…