ACC ~ Revelation 6 v3

CHRIST OVERCAME THE TEMPTATION OF THE DEVIL. OECUMENIUS: The second good work of Christ toward us is the temptation of the Lord and his victory over the tempter. This loosed the second seal of the scroll and granted to us the loosing of our shame and the restoration of the vision of God. And this occurred not only that [Christ] might know victory but that the interloper, beaten down, might no longer “bite the heel of the horsemen” or trip us up in our spiritual walk, but rather that he might fall down and be sent away like a slave, and hear from man whom he had defeated, “Begone, Satan!” (although God was in this man!). And so, he who boasted that he would put his throne upon the clouds and make himself like unto the Most High, as Isaiah dramatically depicted it, departs with shame and now for the first time learns of his own weakness. COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 6.1-4.

THE CHURCH IS WARNED OF FUTURE EVILS. PRIMASIUS: The same words of exhortation to “come and see” are repeated, but for a different reason. The white horse is portrayed as good, but the red horse is portrayed as evil. Just as in regard to the good, joy is promised for the church’s victory, so here there is a warning against evil from a foreknowledge of the future. COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 6.3.

SACRED SACRIFICES. ANDREW OF CAESAREA: I suppose that the second living creature is the bull to depict the sacred sacrifices of the holy martyrs, since the first [creature] signified the apostolic authority. COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 6.3.

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