ACC ~ Revelation 21 v23

THE GLORY OF GOD IS THE PRESENCE OF HIS MAJESTY. APRINGIUS OF BEJA: What an image there is in these words, that the city, which has no need of a temple, has no need of the brightness of the heavenly luminaries! And what is the reason for this? Because the glory of God gives it light. The glory of God, that is, the presence of his majesty, about which it is said, “We shall see him as he is.” Therefore, why would those who shall see God have need of sun or moon? TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 21.23.

CHRIST IS A SUPERIOR AND INEFFABLE LIGHT. PRIMASIUS: Wishing to relieve us altogether from the changeability characteristic of the luminaries of the day and the night, and to call us to that immutable Light, it says, “[The city] had no need of the sun,” nor is that city illumined by that [natural] order. Rather, it is illumined by a much superior and ineffable Light, namely, the Sun of righteousness. Speaking of him, the prophet says, “Healing is in its wings.” “For he is himself the true Son and eternal life and the true light who enlightens every one coming into this world.” COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 21.23.

THE SAINTS WILL SEE SPIRITUAL REALITIES. OECUMENIUS: There is no need of physical light for those who enjoy the spiritual light of God. For to behold spiritual realities is the lot of the saints at that time. COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 21.23-25.

CHRIST IS GLORY AND LIGHT. ANDREW OF CAESAREA: Where there is the intellectual Sun of righteousness, there is no need of perceptible illuminaries. For he is both the glory and the lamp of the city, and “the nations” of those who are being saved will walk in its light. COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 21.23.

THE CHURCH IS LED BY THE ETERNAL SUN. BEDE: [The city has no need of sun or moon] because the church is not governed by the light or the elements of the world. Rather, she is led through the darkness of the world by Christ, the eternal Sun. EXPLANATION OF THE APOCALYPSE 21.23.

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