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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
There remain for discussion the three minor prophets who belong to the closing days of the captivity, namely, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. To begin with, Haggai has the following brief but clear prophecy of Christ and the church: "For thus says the Lord of hosts: yet one little while, and I will move the heaven and the earth, and the sea and the dry land. …
Ambrose of Milan
Therefore, gather from this that the establishment of the earth is in the power of God, as it is written: "He looks at the earth, and it trembles." And elsewhere: "Yet once more I shake the earth." Therefore, it does not remain motionless in its balance, but it is frequently moved by the will and power of God, as even Job says: "For the Lord shakes it from its foundation; its pillars tremble." And elsewhere: "The naked underworld is in his sight, and there is no covering for death, extending the North for nothing, suspending the …
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