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the prophet, in order to receive another revelation, saw four chariots from between two bronze mountains. The first chariot had red horses yoked to it, the second black, the third white, the fourth dappled ash-grey. 1.405 Having seen the four chariots, wishing to learn about them, he asks the angel speaking in him what the things seen are. And he answers, saying that they are the four winds of heaven, that is, the four regions of the inhabited world. The black ones were seen going out from the land of the north, with the white ones going out behind them; and the ash-grey and dappled ones came from the south. 1.406 It was said concerning all the horses, as far as I was able, when they were seen in the first vision following the man mounted on a red horse; therefore, being satisfied with those things, the things said now that were not brought up in the first vision must be considered. 1.407 Two bronze mountains are mentioned from between which the chariots went forth. And see if by bronze is meant the very clear phrase having much resonance. And the sophistic aṇḍ heretical teachers use this, becoming "a resounding bronze and a clanging cymbal," on account of being deprived of divine love for the 1.398 lawlessness, he says to the angel speaking in him: "Where are these carrying the measure?" 1.399 And the angel answering says: "To build a house for it in the land of Babylon, and they will place it there on its foundation." 1.400 For what other place was fitting for that which has lawlessness for a measure, than confusion, so that it might be found ready for those who desire it? Therefore, Babylon must be turned away from and fled from, because the measure has been placed there to be found ready for those who wish it. Therefore, the divine word cries out as a herald ṭọ the one wishing to be zealous: "Come out of Babylon, fleeing from the land of the Chaldeans." 1.401 Having paid attention to the prophet's vision as such, let us hate having the wings of a hoopoe, having been wịnged according to the Holy Spirit; for thus it is easiest to pass into the super-celẹstial regions.

1.402Zach. VI, 1-8: And I returned and lifted up my eyes and saw;

and behold, four chaṛiots coming out from between two mountains, and the mountains were bronze mountains. In the first chariot were red horses, and in the second chariot black horses, and in the third chariot white horses, and in the fourth chariot dappled ash-grey horses. And I answered and said to the angel who was speaking in me: What are these, Lord? Ạnd the angel who was speaking in me answered and said: These are the four winds of heaven, they go forth to stand before the Lord of all the earth; 1.403 in which were the black horses, they went forth to the land of the north, and the white went forth after them, and the dappled went forth to the land of the south, and the ash-grey went forth and looked to go and patrol the earth. And they patrolled the earth. And he cried out and spoke to me, saying: Behold, those who go forth to the land of the north have appeased my wrath in the land of the north. 1.404 The prophet, having returned to receive another revelation, saw four chariots from between two bronze mountains. The first chariot had red horses yoked to it, the second black, the third white, the fourth dappled ash-grey. 1.405 Having seen the four chariots, wishing to learn about them, he asks the angel speaking in him what the things seen are. And he answers, saying that they are the four winds of heaven, that is, the four regions of the inhabited world. The black ones were seen going out from the land of the north, with the white ones going out behind them; and the ash-grey and dappled ones came from the south. 1.406 It was said concerning all the horses, as far as I was able, when they were seen in the first

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ὁ προφήτης εἰς τὸ καὶ ἑτέραν ἀποκάλυψιν δέξασθαι, εἶδεν τέσσαρα ἅρματα ἐκ μέσου δύο ὀρέων χαλκῶν. Τὸ πρῶτον ἅρμα ὑπεζευγμένους εἶχεν πυρροὺς ἵππους, τὸ δεύτερον μέλανας, τὸ τρίτον λευκούς, τὸ τέταρτον ποικίλους ψαρούς. 1.405 Θεασάμενος τὰ τέσσαρα ἅρματα, μαθεῖν τὰ περὶ αὐτῶν βουλόμενος, πυνθάνεται τοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ λαλοῦντος ἀγγέλου τίνα ἐστὶ τὰ ὀφθέντα. Ὃ δὲ ἀποκρίνεται λέγων εἶναι αὐτὰ τοὺς τέσσαρας ἀνέμους τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, τὰ κλίματα δηλονότι τῆς οἰκουμένης τὰ τέσσερα. Ὤφθησαν δὲ οἱ μέλανες ἐκπορευόμενοι ἀπὸ γῆς βορρᾶ, τῶν λευκῶν ἐκπορευομένων ὄπισθεν αὐτῶν· ἤρχοντο δὲ ἐκ τοῦ νότου οἱ ψαροὶ καὶ ποικίλοι. 1.406 Ἐλέχθη περὶ πάντων τῶν ἵππων ὡς δυνατὸν ἐμοὶ ὅτε ὤφθησαν ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ ὀπτασίᾳ ἑπόμενοι τῷ ἐπιβεβηκότι ἐπὶ ἵππον πυρρὸν ἀνδρί· διό, ἐκείνοις ἀρκούμενοι, τὰ περὶ τῶν εἰρημένων νῦν οὐ φερόμενα ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ θεωρίᾳ θεωρητέον. 1.407 ∆ύο χαλκᾶ ὄρη εἴρηται ἀφ' ὧν ἐκ τοῦ μέσου τὰ ἅρματα ἐξεπορεύθη. Καὶ ὅρα εἰ διὰ τοῦ χαλκοῦ δηλοῦται ἡ περίτρανος φράσις πολὺ τὸ ἐξηχεῖν ἔχουσα. Ταύτη δὲ χρῶνται οἱ σοφιστικοὶ κα̣ι`̣ αἱρετικοὶ διδάσκαλοι, γινόμενοι «χαλκὸς ἠχῶν καὶ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον», διὰ τὸ στέρεσθαι τῆς θείας ἀγάπης τῆς πρὸς τὸν 1.398 ἡ ἀνομία, φησὶν τῷ ἐν αὐτῷ λαλοῦντι ἀγγέλῳ· «Ποῦ αὗται ἀποφέρουσιν τὸ μέτρον;» 1.399 Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἄγγελος λέγει· «Οἰκοδομῆσαι αὐτῷ οἰκίαν ἐν γῇ Βαβυλῶνος, καὶ θήσουσιν αὐτὸ ἐκεῖ ἐπὶ τὴν ἑτοιμασίαν αὐτοῦ.» 1.400 Ποῖος γὰρ ἄλλος ἥρμοζεν τόπος τῷ ἔχοντι τὴν ἀνομίαν μέτρῳ, ἢ ἡ σύγχυσις, ἵν' ἕτοιμον εὑρίσκηται τοῖς ἐφιεμένοις αὐτοῦ; ∆ιὸ ἐκκλιτέον καὶ ἐκφευκτέον τὴν Βαβυλῶνα διὰ τὸ ἐκεῖ τεθεῖσθαι τὸ μέτρον πρὸς τὸ ἕτοιμον εὑρίσκεσθαι τοῖς ἐθέλουσιν. Κηρυκάδην οὖν ὁ θεῖος λόγος βοᾷ πρὸς τ̣ο`̣ν εἶναι σπουδαῖον θέλοντα· «Ἔξελθε ἐκ Βαβυλῶνος φεύγων ἐκ γῆς Χαλδαίων.» 1.401 Ἐπιστήσαντες τῇ ὀπτασίᾳ τοῦ προφήτου τοῖόν τε, μισήσωμεν πτέρυγας ἔχειν ἔποπος, πτερωθ̣έντες κατὰ τὸ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα· οὕτω γὰρ ῥᾷστα εἰς τὰ ὑπερουράν̣ια διαβῆναι δυνατόν.

1.402Zach. VI, 1-8: Καὶ ἐπέστρεψα καὶ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου καὶ εἶδον·

καὶ ἰδοὺ τέσσερα ἅρμ̣ατα ἐκπορευόμενα ἐκ μέσου δύο ὀρέων, καὶ τὰ ὄρη ἦν ὄρη χαλκᾶ. Ἐν τῷ ἅρματι τῷ πρώτῳ ἵπποι πυρροί, καὶ ἐν τῷ ἅρματι τῷ δευτέρῳ ἵπποι μέλανες, καὶ ἐν τῷ ἅρματι τῷ τρίτῳ ἵπποι λευκοί, καὶ ἐν τῷ ἅρματι τῷ τετάρτῳ ἵπποι ποικίλοι ψαροί. Καὶ ἀπεκρίθην καὶ εἶπα πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον τὸν λαλοῦντα ἐν ἐμοί· Τί ἐστιν ταῦτα, Κύριε; Κ̣αὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ λαλῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ καὶ εἶπεν· Ταῦτά εἰσιν οἱ τέσσαρες ἄνεμοι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἐκπορεύονται παραστῆναι τῷ Κυρίῳ πάσης τῆς γῆς· 1.403 ἐν ᾧ ἦσαν οἱ ἵπποι οἱ μέλανες, ἐξεπορεύοντο ἐπὶ γῆν βορρᾶ, καὶ οἱ λευκοὶ ἐξεπορεύοντο κατόπισθεν αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ ποικίλοι ἐξεπορεύοντο ἐπὶ γῆν νότου, καὶ οἱ ψαροὶ ἐξεπορεύοντο καὶ ἐπέβλεπον τοῦ πορεύεσθαι καὶ περιοδεῦσαι τὴν γῆν. Καὶ περιώδευσαν τὴν γῆν. Καὶ ἀνεβόησεν καὶ ἐλάλησεν πρός με λέγων· Ἰδοὺ οἱ ἐκπορευόμενοι ἐπὶ γῆς βορρᾶ ἔπαυσαν τὸν θυμόν μου ἐν γῇ βορρᾶ. 1.404 Ἐπιστρέψας ὁ προφήτης εἰς τὸ καὶ ἑτέραν ἀποκάλυψιν δέξασθαι, εἶδεν τέσσαρα ἅρματα ἐκ μέσου δύο ὀρέων χαλκῶν. Τὸ πρῶτον ἅρμα ὑπεζευγμένους εἶχεν πυρροὺς ἵππους, τὸ δεύτερον μέλανας, τὸ τρίτον λευκούς, τὸ τέταρτον ποικίλους ψαρούς. 1.405 Θεασάμενος τὰ τέσσαρα ἅρματα, μαθεῖν τὰ περὶ αὐτῶν βουλόμενος, πυνθάνεται τοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ λαλοῦντος ἀγγέλου τίνα ἐστὶ τὰ ὀφθέντα. Ὃ δὲ ἀποκρίνεται λέγων εἶναι αὐτὰ τοὺς τέσσαρας ἀνέμους τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, τὰ κλίματα δηλονότι τῆς οἰκουμένης τὰ τέσσερα. Ὤφθησαν δὲ οἱ μέλανες ἐκπορευόμενοι ἀπὸ γῆς βορρᾶ, τῶν λευκῶν ἐκπορευομένων ὄπισθεν αὐτῶν· ἤρχοντο δὲ ἐκ τοῦ νότου οἱ ψαροὶ καὶ ποικίλοι. 1.406 Ἐλέχθη περὶ πάντων τῶν ἵππων ὡς δυνατὸν ἐμοὶ ὅτε ὤφθησαν ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ