ACC ~ 1 Peter 1 v12c

The Mysteries Accomplished. Irenaeus: There is one Son who accomplished the Fa-ther’s will and one human race in which the mysteries of God are accomplished, which angels long to behold. AGAINST HERESIES 5.36.3.

ANGELIC LOVE. HILARY OF ARLES: The angels long to look into these things because of the greatness of their love. They meditate on the Spirit and go on doing so forever, because love never comes to an end. INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER.

THE LONGING OF ANGELS AND HUMANS. NICETA OF REMESIANA: If the angels desire to look upon him, should not human beings be all the more afraid to despise him? THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 19.

DESIRING AND SEEING. GREGORY THE GREAT: The angels both desire to see God and see him at the same time. For if they desired to see him but in such a way that their desire remained unsatisfied, they would be anxious and in suffering, but they are not. On the contrary, they are blessed and far removed from any kind of suffering or anxiety, since suffering and blessing do not go together. LESSONS IN JOB 18.91.

FULFILLMENT TO COME. BEDE: Among all the other things which were revealed to the prophets was the message that the fulfillment which they desired would not occur in their time but in yours, for you have been born at the end of the ages. Peter tells his hearers this so that they will value their salvation, knowing that the prophets and righteous people who lived before them were so eager to be on earth when it arrived. ON 1 PETER.