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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
The third is the destruction of the fruit, because if one loves riches more, when the time of tribulation comes, one clings to what one loves more. Hence, when the sun was up they were scorched etc., namely, through powerlessness. Apocalypse 13:10: he that shall kill by the sword must be killed by the sword; here is the patience of the saints. And because they had no root, they withered away, because God was not the root. Psalm 21:16: my strength is dried up like a potsherd. …
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