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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Cyril of Alexandria
When He said that some should be taken up, the disciples not unprofitably inquire, 'Where, Lord?' As if He said, As when a dead body is thrown away, all the birds which feed on human flesh flock to it, so when the Son of man shall come, all the eagles, that is, the saints, shall haste to meet Him.
Theophylact of Ohrid
When the disciples asked the Lord where these would be taken, He answered: "where the corpse is, there... are the eagles also"; that is, where the Son of Man is, there are all the saints, light and soaring high, whereas sinners are heavy and therefore remain below. Just as when a dead body lies, all carrion birds flock to it, so too when the Son of Man, who died for us and was accounted as a corpse, appears from heaven, all the saints and the very Angels will be gathered together. …
Western Saints
Ambrose of Milan
"Answering, they said, 'Where, Lord?' " The disciples asked this. The Lord predicted where they must flee, when they must stay, and of what they should be wary. He summarized everything in a general definition, saying, "Wherever the body will be, the eagles will be gathered together there." Let us first speculate what the eagles are, so we may determine what the body is. The souls of the righteous are compared with eagles, because they seek the heights, leave the depths behind, and reportedly reach a great age. …
Bede
Answering they say to him: Where, Lord? He said to them: Where the body is, there the eagles will be gathered. Two Saviors were asked, where the good will be taken, and where the evil will be left, he said one thing, but left another to be understood. For by asserting that the saints will be with him, obviously the reprobates will be separated from his vision, and therefore they will be condemned nowhere else than with the devil, he implies. …
Bonaventure
Answering, they say to Him, etc. After He described the manner of escaping and the state of those who escape, there is added here finally the terminus of the escape and the place of rest, which the Apostles inquire about, when it is said: Answering, namely the Apostles, they say to Him: Where, Lord? namely, will one be taken up and left behind. …
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