ACC ~ Revelation 9 v6

SAINTS WISH TO DIE TO THE WORLD. TYCONIUS: They say that death is a rest. And so, they seek death, not that they may die but that they might have rest from evil things while the evil vices die away. They desired to die, that is, that they might die to the world and, as the apostle says, live again to God. “They seek death but will not find it,” it says. They desire to be changed to better things, so that they might have rest after the labor of sins. … Therefore, “death will flee” while life is close by and we are truly dying while we are being freed from the chains of sins. COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 9.6.

SUFFERING MAKES SIN HATEFUL TO THE SINNER. ANDREW OF CAESAREA: Through these words the magnitude of the evils is revealed. For it is common among those in severe troubles to call upon death. But it is from the judgments of God that death does not come to those in the midst of trouble who seek it. For he considers it beneficial to use the bitterness of tribulations to make hateful that sin which was the mother and patron of their torments. COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 9.6.

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