ACC ~ Revelation 2 v18b

CHRIST IS RESPLENDENT IN HIS SINLESSNESS. APRINGIUS OF BEJA: [His eyes like flames signify] his gaze which discerns all things, and [his feet like burnished bronze signify] his unstained flesh which glows, just like bronze in a fire is bright with clarity. TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 2.18.

CHRIST IS A THREAT TO SINNERS. OECUMENIUS: “The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like flames of fire” indicates the terrifying threat against sinners, and “whose feet are as burnished bronze,” denotes either the steadfast immutability of faith in him or the spiritual fragrance of the evangelical teachings. COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 2.18-29.

CHRIST IS THE SPIRITUAL OINTMENT OF THOSE BEING SAVED. ANDREW OF CAESAREA: The text speaks of the fiery likeness of the eyes, which signifies the illumination of the righteous and the punishment of the sinners. The feet and the burnished bronze symbolize the fragrance of Christ, the spiritual ointment, among those who are being saved. They symbolize as well the undivided and unmixed unity of the divinity and humanity. For this unity, as though hardened in fire by the Holy Spirit, is incomprehensible to human reasoning. COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 2.18.

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