ACC ~ Revelation 22 v4

AN ABIDING MEMORY OF THEIR UNION WITH GOD. OECUMENIUS: They will behold [the face of God] to the extent possible by human nature. “And his name,” it says, “shall be on their foreheads.” These words symbolize the abiding memory they have of God and their union with him. For just as God rests upon them and is imprinted on them, so he is always present with the saints. This is evident also from what Paul said: “And we shall always be with the Lord.” COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 21.26-22.5.

THE VISION OF GOD IS THE REWARD OF FAITH. PRIMASIUS: This implies that there is in store for us a reward for our faith, that vision that John had in mind when he said, “When he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him just as he is.”For, of course, face is to be understood not as the kind of face we now have as part of our body but as a manifestation of what God is. … God will be made known to and be perceived by us, in many ways. He will be seen in the spirit (whereby each of us will see him within ourselves and in one another); he will be seen in himself; he will be seen in the new heavens and the new earth and in every creature then existing. COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 22.4.

THE SAINTS WILL SEE CHRIST. ANDREW OF CAESAREA: Those who become the throne of God because of the rest of the Lord among them will be the inhabitants of that city. They will see him no longer in shadows but face to face, even as the holy apostles saw him on the holy mount, as the great Dionysius says. And instead of the golden breastplate worn in ancient times by the high priest, they will have the divine name imprinted not only on their foreheads but also within their hearts, and this shows their firm, bold and immoveable love toward him. For the writing upon the forehead symbolizes the ornamentation of boldness. COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 22.3-4.

THE VISION OF GOD IS THE HIGHEST GOOD. BEDE: The vision of God is preserved for us as the reward of faith. This is the highest good as Philip understood when he said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied.” EXPLANATION OF THE APOCALYPSE 22.4.

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