Where the Fathers quote Revelation 3

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Melito of Sardis fl. c. 170, d. c. 180PG 5:1175…angel of the church of sardis to whom the holy prophet wrote i know thy works that thou hast the name of being alive and thou art dead etc than our own halloius names as patrons… Melito of Sardis fl. c. 170, d. c. 180PG 5:1177…far removed from the times of the apostles finally the very words i know thy works that thou hast a name that thou livest and art dead do not in the least fit melito for these… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:229…iii things written to the angel of the ephesian church h ii and unto the angel of the church of ephesus write these things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand who… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:241…chapter vii sermon iii h h concerning the things signified to the angel of the church in sardis h iii and unto the angel of the church in sardis write these things saith he that hath… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:545…it h chapter vii h h that which was sent to the angel of the church in sardis h and to the angel of the church in sardis write these things says he who has the… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:565B…erses this gloom), as is the angel who brings good news of this, for he goes before it. CHAPTER VII⟧ The things sent to the angel of the Church in Sardis. Apoc. III, 1-3. "And to the angel of the Church in S… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:241…of living faith but as regards good works it lies dead iii be watchful and strengthen the things which remain that were ready to die for i have not found thy works perfect before my god… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:545…you are dead be watchful and strengthen the remainder which were about to die for i have not found your works complete before my god remember therefore how you have received and heard and keep and… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:565…you have a name that you are alive and you are dead be watchful and strengthen the things which remain that are about to die for i have not found your works complete before my god… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:241…die for i have not found thy works perfect before my god remember therefore how thou hast received and heard and hold fast and repent shake off he says the sleep of sloth and negligence and… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:565…found your works complete before my god remember therefore how you have received and heard and hold fast and repent if therefore you will not watch i will come upon you as a thief and you… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:839D…ontext of the speech. I would prefer to take it of Gabriel himself. For the locution is not unusual, [using] the name for the person and the thing. Acts 1, 15; Apoc. III, 4; concerning the Thebans. The Roman name… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:241…disposed it is a thief bringing upon them spiritual death iii but thou hast a few names even in sardis which have not defiled their garments and they shall walk with me in white for they… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:547…lord c iii but you have a few names in sardis who have not defiled their garments and they shall walk with me in white for they are worthy he who overcomes shall be clothed in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1137…indeed thou forgivest them their sin forgive but if not blot me out of the book of life which thou hast written exod xxxii what then do you wish paul to seem inferior to moses he… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:241…with me as having kept the robe of immortality b undefiled iii he that overcometh the same shall be clothed in white raiment and i will not blot out his name out of the book of… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:547…overcomes shall be clothed in white garments and i will not blot his name out of the book of life and i will confess his name before my father and before his angels he who has… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:549…is laid up for all the saints but especially for the martyrs before my father and before his angels before the father and his angels is said because the angels are faithful and benevolent ministers and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1081…their being locked and sealed john instructs us in the apocalypse saying and to the angel of the church in philadelphia write these things says the holy one the true one he who has the key… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:867…instructed by human voices it is written in the apocalypse of john to the angel of the church of the ephesians write i have something against you and again to the angel of the church of… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1079…are closed and sealed john declares in the apocalypse in these words and to the angel of the church which is in philadelphia write these things saith the holy the true he that hath the key… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:209…manifested to the angel of the smyrnean church sermo the things manifested to the angel of the church in pergamum the things manifested to the angel of the church in thyatira the things manifested to the… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:231…amen h chapter iv sermon ii h h what things were indicated to the angel of the church of the smyrn ans h and to the angel of the church in smyrna write these things says… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:233…which sends one into gehenna h chapter v h c things signified to the angel of the church in pergamum and to the angel of the church in pergamum write these things says he who has… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:237…h chapter vi h a what was signified to the angel of the church in thyatira ii and to the angel of the church in thyatira write these things says the son… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:241…amen h chapter vii sermon iii h h concerning the things signified to the angel of the church in sardis h iii and unto the angel of the church in sardis write these things saith he… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:243…righteous shall shine as the sun h chapter viii the things signified to the angel of the church in philadelphia h iii and to the angel of the church in philadelphia b write these things saith… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:493…which he saw jesus amidst the seven lampstands ' the things written to the angel of the church of the ephesians ' the things declared to the angel in the church of the smyrneans ' the… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:523…heights of the mountains are his h chapter iii the things written to the angel of the church of the ephesians h to the angel of the church in ephesus write thus says he who holds… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:529…by nature but theirs by adoption h chapter iv h things signified to the angel of the church of the smyrnaeans let him who has an ear hear what the spirit says to the churches he… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:531…by passing into an interminable death h caput v what is signified to the angel of the church of the pergamenes h b and to the angel of the church in pergamum write these things says… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:535…to be grasped by corruptible knowledge h caput iii h things written to the angel of the church in thyatira and to the angel of the church in thyatira write these things says the son of… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:545…goes before it h chapter vii h h that which was sent to the angel of the church in sardis h and to the angel of the church in sardis write these things says he who… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:551…that which pertains to him hypostatically h chapter viii the things written to the angel of the church of philadelphia h and to the angel of the church in philadelphia write these things says the holy… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:557…christ bore the likeness of the kingdom of david he rightly says he that hath the key of david to open and to shut mentioning to open as to justify and to shut as to condemn… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:565…this for he goes before it h chapter vii the things sent to the angel of the church in sardis apoc iii and to the angel of the church in sardis write these things says he… AnonymousPG 106:1415…of the ephesian church cap iv sermon ii what things were indicated to the angel of the church of smyrna cap v what things were signified to the angel of thechurch of pergamum cap vi what… AnonymousPG 106:1417…in the midst of the seven candlesticks cap iii what was written to the angel of the church of the ephesians cap iv what was signified to the angel of the church of smyrna cap v… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1079…that openeth and no man shutteth and shutteth and no man openeth i know thy works behold i have set before thee an open door which no man can shut and a little later and i… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:243…holy and true as being holiness itself and essential truth c iii i know thy works behold i have set before thee an opened door and no man can shut it for thou hast a little… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:557…for using his divine and eternal power he both justifies and condemns behold i have set before thee an open door the door of good things is given opened as being most ready so that from… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:895…but also john in the apocalypse says thus concerning certain people who say they are jews and are not whom he even pronounces to be of the synagogue of satan it must be known however that… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:233…hidden in the field of the heart and the blasphemy of them which say they are jews and are not but represent the synagogue of satan it is necessary here to repeat the word i know… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:243…do not demand things beyond thy strength iii behold i will give of the synagogue of satan which say they are jews and are not but do lie behold i will make them to come and… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:529…and poverty but you are rich and the blasphemy of those who say they are jews and are not but b are a synagogue of satan do not fear any of those things which you are… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:553…of those who say themselves to be jews and are not but lie behold i will make them so that they shall come and worship before thy feet and know that i have loved thee because… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:557…but with munificence as is my custom i will bestow the recompense behold i will make them of the synagogue of satan who say they are jews and are not but do lie behold i will… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:373…things which are common to both as if by riddles says they say they are jews and are not c so that it would be nothing absurd if the conflict with them who observe so many… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:243…in the hidden part of the heart not in the outward appearance because thou hast kept the word of my patience… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:245…and a i also will keep thee from the hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:553…and worship before thy feet and know that i have loved thee because thou hast kept the word of my patience and i will keep thee from the hour of temptation which is about to come… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:555…thy presence it means thy righteousness which is for me and i will keep thee from the hour of temptation he calls the hour of temptation either the persecution stirred up under domitian which was the… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:557…and worship before thy feet and know that i have loved thee because thou hast kept the word of my patience and i will keep thee from the hour of trial which shall come upon all… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:245…upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the earth behold i come quickly hold that which thou hast that no man take thy crown by the hour of temptation he means either the… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:557…upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the earth behold i come quickly hold that which thou hast that no man take thy crown he that shall overcome i will make him a… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:245…egredietur amplius and he rightly said that he would make the victor a pillar in the temple of god for the one who is victorious over the opposing powers is established as a pillar and ground… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:553…one may take thy crown he who overcomes i will make him a pillar in the temple of my god and he… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:555…shall go out no more and i will write on him the name of my god and the name of the city of my god the new jerusalem which comes down out of heaven… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:557…man take thy crown he that shall overcome i will make him a pillar in the temple of my god and he shall go out no more and i will write upon him the name of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:555…divided among themselves for if the name of the father were not god and the name of the son were not god and the name of the holy spirit were not god one would have to… Melito of Sardis fl. c. 170, d. c. 180PG 5:1175…province of lydia h xiv whether melito is to be understood by the angel of the church of sardis apoc iii h there are therefore some among the learned who because they find mention of the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1647…angels it seems john likewise writes in the apocalypse for example to the angel of the church of the ephesians or of the smyrneans or of the laodiceans and of the others which are written therefore… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1667…that the thing signified is proclaimed more clearly in job that is the beginning of the creation of the lord made to be played with by his angels for one might suppose that of those existing… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:649…angels john also seems to write in the apocalypse for example to the angel of the church of the ephesians or the smyrneans or the laodiceans and others that are written each one of the angels… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:51…this is signified more clearly in job by these words this is the beginning of the creation of the lord made to be mocked by his angels for someone might suppose that heaven and earth were… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:867…by human voices it is written in the apocalypse of john to the angel of the church of the ephesians write i have something against you and again to the angel of the church of pergamos… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1631…is before all things and the lord himself also says i am the beginning of the creation of god for as he consented to become man wishing to be the foundation of the church so that… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:519…nobly and feed those who come to them with readiness sarapion c the angel of the church of the thmuites said that the mind when it has drunk in spiritual knowledge is thoroughly purified but love… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:923…by him who created him and also an elder for he is the beginning of the creation of god as the scripture of the athlete of piety job says but having slipped from his innate prudence… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:229…iii things written to the angel of the ephesian church h ii and unto the angel of the church of ephesus write these things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand who… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:231…h chapter iv sermon ii h h what things were indicated to the angel of the church of the smyrn ans h and to the angel of the church in smyrna write these things says the… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:245…attain such an ear h chapter ix h the things signified to the angel of the church of the laodiceans c and unto the angel of the church in laodicea write these things saith the amen… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:493…he saw jesus amidst the seven lampstands ' the things written to the angel of the church of the ephesians ' the things declared to the angel in the church of the smyrneans ' the things… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:523…of the mountains are his h chapter iii the things written to the angel of the church of the ephesians h to the angel of the church in ephesus write thus says he who holds the… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:529…nature but theirs by adoption h chapter iv h things signified to the angel of the church of the smyrnaeans let him who has an ear hear what the spirit says to the churches he who… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:531…passing into an interminable death h caput v what is signified to the angel of the church of the pergamenes h b and to the angel of the church in pergamum write these things says he… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:559…spoken of that is truth and there is no falsehood in them the beginning of the creation of god signifies his kingship and principality over all things as he rules over the creatures for the beginning… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:723…and let them readily nourish those who come to them with food the angel of the church of the thmuites serapion said that the mind which has been imbued with spiritual knowledge and science is perfectly… Gregory III Mammas, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1459PG 160:85…lord saying in the ninth chapter of the apocalypse 'these things says the faithful and true witness the beginning of the creation of god ' and hearing gregory the theologian saying 'the beginning from the beginning… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:297…after the silence and the quiet the word of god proceeded in the beginning of the creation of the world by an active operation but the things that marcellus dared to suppose saying that god existed… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:397…hint at the place in the apocalypse where it is written to the angel of the church of the smyrn ans i know thy works if this observation is correct there will be no doubt that… Serapion of ThmuisPG 40:897…clearly golden saying of serapion which socrates r recites from evagrius serapion the angel of the church of the thmuites said that the mind is indeed fully purified by a draught of spiritual knowledge but the… AnonymousPG 106:1411…what form christ is seen in the apocalypse that christ is called the beginning of the creation of god does not assist the arians for how long christ remained in the underworld why christ is called… AnonymousPG 106:1415…the ephesian church cap iv sermon ii what things were indicated to the angel of the church of smyrna cap v what things were signified to the angel of thechurch of pergamum cap vi what things… AnonymousPG 106:1417…the midst of the seven candlesticks cap iii what was written to the angel of the church of the ephesians cap iv what was signified to the angel of the church of smyrna cap v what… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:247…hot i would you were cold or hot but because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot i will begin to vomit you out of my mouth seeing that a man ought to live accurately… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:247…of my mouth because you say i am rich and made wealthy and have need of nothing and you know not that you are the miserable and c pitiable and poor and blind and naked just… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:561…eyes so that you may see those whom i love i reprove and chasten be zealous therefore and repent behold i stand at the door and knock if anyone hears my voice and opens the door… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:563…those who see the lack of gifts will certainly open them and as many as i love i rebuke and chasten and deservedly so for he who loves diligently disciplines which is also a proof of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1671…he will draw me with him to eat for behold he says i stand at the door and knock if anyone appears to me i will enter to him and will sup with him and he… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:229…if their words are honey let us prove this from the scriptures behold i stand at the door and knock if any man opens the door to me i will enter to him and will sup… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:797…exists in each one the savior also says in the apocalypse c behold i stand at the door and knock if anyone opens to me i will come in to him and dine with him for… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:799…the savior says in the revelation of john as being in everyone behold i stand at the door and knock if any man open to me i will come in to him and will sup with… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:743…not cleansed by me i mark this on account of these words behold i stand at the door and knock if any man shall open to me the door i will come in to him and… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:727…him who had not washed his feet and again he says elsewhere behold i stand at the door and knock if anyone hears my voice and opens the door i will come in to him for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:731C…he Revelation of John: Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: and if any man shall open to me, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me (Apoc. 3, 20). Therefore, we should not wish to save… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1391D…ny man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him... and the Father and I will come unto him, and make our abode with him" (Apoc. iii, 20; John xiv, 16)? We are even named the t… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:247…of god with what sweetness and kindness he tempers the rebuke iii i stand at the door and knock if any man… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:249…hear my voice and open the door i will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me my presence… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:561…whom i love i reprove and chasten be zealous therefore and repent behold i stand at the door and knock if anyone hears my voice and opens the door i will enter to him and dine… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:563…entrance of the gentle and good guest will be lavished upon them behold i stand at the door and knock my coming he says has no force i knock at the door of the heart and… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:249…word of the lord iii to him that shall overcome i will grant to sit with me in my throne as i also have overcome and have sat with my father in his throne he that… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:561…with him and he with me to him who overcomes i will grant to sit with me in my throne as i also have overcome and have sat with my father in his throne he who… PG 5 (anthology)PG 5:1501…hetic gift of Melito. 1167 § XIII. — Melito is created Bishop of Sardis. 1169 § XIV. — Whether Melito is to be understood by the angel of the Church of Sardis, Apoc. III. 1171 § XV. — On the canon of the Old Testam…