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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Oecumenius
And another, it is said, an angel from the altar who had power over fire. And this, I understand, is appointed for the punishment of the ungodly. Then he says, send and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth. Now the previously mentioned (Rev. …
Western Saints
Bede
And another angel came out from the altar, who has power over fire, etc. There is a dual office of angels, as Jerome says. Some are to grant rewards to the just, others to preside over individual torments. As it is said: He makes His angels spirits, etc. The two angels who proclaim the ripe harvest and mature vineyard can be understood as the prayers of the Church, which daily with great desire prays for the Lord's kingdom to come, ...
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