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the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered, taking from this, he taught that it received its fulfillment at the time of the saving passion, when the disciples, having left him, were scattered; For this reason, we too have noted the saying, which, as it requires much investigation, we will set aside for a suitable time. Ps. Of the same. 28. And the Lord will go forth, and will set his battle array against those nations, as on a day of war; and the Lord my God will be present, and all the saints with him. And supposing these things to be said concerning the second coming of Christ, we have noted them. Ps. Of the angel. 29. I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord Almighty, and I will not accept a sacrifice from your hands; For from the rising of the sun even to its setting, my name has been glorified among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure sacrifice; for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord Almighty; but you profane it. Just as his Word is named in the divine scriptures hand and 131 right hand and arm and power of the God of all, so he is also called the name of God. That this divine name, then, has been glorified from the rising of the sun and its setting among the nations is manifest to everyone from those who are called everywhere by the appellation of Christ; who also in every place offer spiritual incense and the pure and bloodless and rational sacrifice through prayers to God by means of the true high priest; but while these worship in this manner, God says that he will turn away from the bodily sacrifices of the former people; and indeed it is clear how after the coming of Christ the prophecy has received its fulfillment in both respects: both in the rejection of the former people, when at the same time sacrifice and libation were taken away from them according to Daniel, and in the conversion of the nations to the God of all. Of the same. 30. The covenant of life and peace was with him, and I gave it to him that he might fear me with fear, and that he might be in awe of my name. The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found on his lips; in peace, directing, he walked with me, and turned many away from iniquity. For the lips of a priest will guard knowledge, and they will seek the law from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty. And we have set these things forth, supposing them to be fitting for the testimonies concerning Christ; for the covenant of life 132 and of peace was with him; and the spirit of fear along with the others rested upon him according to that which is said in Isaiah, 'and the spirit of the fear of God shall fill him'; and this, the law of truth, and not the typical one, was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found on his lips; for according to Isaiah, he committed no sin, nor was deceit found on his lips; and since he was with the paternal power, he walked with him in peace, directing, leading many who formerly did not know God to conversion; and from him, since he is a high priest and guards the knowledge of all things, those who care for knowledge concerning him have sought and will seek the divine law; for he is the messenger of great counsel, ministering and proclaiming the Father's will to every creature. Ps. Of the same. 31. Behold, I send forth my messenger, and he will survey the way before my face, and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire. Behold, he is coming, says the Lord Almighty. And who will endure the day of his coming? or who will stand at his appearing? For he enters in like a refiner's fire and like the lye of washers. and he will sit, refining and purifying as silver and as gold. The things concerning the second coming of Christ are also prophesied through these words, when... s of God and Father of all, being sent forth, he himself, 133 the Christ of God, who is now called the messenger of the covenant, will survey the way before

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τὸν ποιμένα, καὶ διασκορπισθήσεται τὰ προβάτα τῆς ποίμνης, ἐντεῦθεν λαβὼν κατὰ τὸν σωτηρίου πάθους καιρὸν πέρας εἰληφέναι ἐδίδαξεν, ὅτε καταλείψαντες αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ διεσκορπίσθησαν· τούτου δὴ χάριν καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐσημειωσάμεθα τὸ ῥητὸν, ὃ καὶ πολλῆς δεόμενον ἐξετάσεως εἰς ἐπιτήδειον ἀναθησόμεθα καιρόν. Ψ. Τοῦ αὐτοῦ. ΚΗʹ. Καὶ ἐξελεύσεται Κύριος, καὶ παρατάξεται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἐκείνοις, καθὼς ἡμέρα πολέμου· καὶ παρέσται Κύριος ὁ Θεός μου, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἅγιοι μετ' αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ταῦτα ὑπονοοῦντες περὶ τῆς δευτέρας λέγεσθαι τοῦ Χριστοῦ παρουσίας ἐσημειωσάμεθα. Ψ. Τοῦ ἀγγέλου. ΚΘʹ. Οὐκ ἔστι μου θέλημα ἐν ὑμῖν, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ, καὶ θυσίαν οὐ προσδέξομαι ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ὑμῶν· ∆ιότι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ἡλίου καὶ ἕως δυσμῶν τὸ ὄνομά μου δεδόξασται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, καὶ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ θυμίαμα προσφέρεται τῷ ὀνόματί μου, καὶ θυσία καθαρά· διότι μέγα τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ· ὑμεῖς δὲ βεβηλοῦτε αὐτό. Ὥσπερ χεὶρ καὶ 131 δεξιὰ καὶ βραχίων καὶ δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ τῶν ὅλων ὁ Λόγος αὐτοῦ ἐν ταῖς θείαις ὠνόμασται γραφαῖς, οὕτως ὁ αὐτὸς καὶ ὄνομα χρηματίζει τοῦ Θεοῦ. Τοῦτο οὖν τὸ θεῖον ὄνομα ὡς ἀπ' ἀνατολῶν ἡλίου καὶ δυσμῶν δεδόξασται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, παντί τῳ πρόδηλον ἀπὸ τῶν πανταχόσε χρηματιζόντων κατὰ τὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ προσηγορίαν· οἳ καὶ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ πνευματικὸν θυμίαμα καὶ τὴν δι' εὐχῶν καθαρὰν καὶ ἀναίμακτον καὶ λογικὴν θυσίαν διὰ τοῦ κατ' ἀλήθειαν ἀρχιερέως προσάγουσι τῷ Θεῷ· τούτων δὲ τοῦτον λατρευόντων τὸν τρόπον, τὰς σωματικὰς τοῦ προτέρου λαοῦ θυσίας ἀποστραφήσεσθαί φησιν ὁ Θεός· καὶ δὴ σαφὲς πῶς μετὰ τὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ παρουσίαν κατ' ἀμφότερα πέρας εἴληφεν ἡ προφητεία· κατά τε τὴν προτέρου λαοῦ ἀποβολὴν ἅμα τε ἀρθείσης ἐξ αὐτῶν κατὰ τὸν ∆ανιὴλ θυσίας καὶ σπονδῆς, καὶ κατὰ τὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐπὶ τὸν τῶν ὅλων Θεὸν ἐπιστροφήν. Τοῦ αὐτοῦ. Λʹ. Ἡ διαθήκη ἦν μετ' αὐτοῦ τῆς ζωῆς καὶ τῆς εἰρήνης, καὶ ἔδωκα αὐτῷ φόβῳ φοβεῖσθαί με, καὶ ἀπὸ προσώπου ὀνόματός μου στέλλεσθαι αὐτόν. Νόμος ἀληθείας ἦν ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀδικία οὐχ εὑρέθη ἐν χείλεσιν αὐτοῦ· ἐν εἰρήνῃ κατευθύνων ἐπορεύθη μετ' ἐμοῦ, καὶ πολλοὺς ἐπέστρεψεν ἀπὸ ἀδικίας. Ὅτι χείλη ἱερέως φυλάξεται γνῶσιν, καὶ νόμον ἐκζητήσουσιν ἐκ στόματος αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἄγγελος Κυρίου παντοκράτορός ἐστιν. Καὶ ταῦθ' ἁρμόζειν ὑπολαμβάνοντες ταῖς περὶ Χριστοῦ μαρτυρίαις ἐκτεθείμεθα· ἥ τε γὰρ διαθήκη τῆς ζωῆς 132 καὶ τῆς εἰρήνης ἦν μετ' αὐτοῦ· τό τε τοῦ φόβου πνεῦμα μετὰ καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἀνεπαύσατο κατὰ τὸ, καὶ ἐμπλήσει αὐτὸν πνεῦμα φόβου Θεοῦ, λεγόμενον ἐν Ἠσαίᾳ· τοῦτο δὲ καὶ ὁ τῆς ἀληθείας νόμος, οὐχὶ δὲ ὁ τυπικὸς ἐν τῷ στόματι ἦν, καὶ ἀδικία οὐχ εὑρέθη ἐν χείλεσιν αὐτοῦ· κατὰ γὰρ τὸν Ἠσαίαν ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἐποίησεν, οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν χείλεσιν αὐτοῦ· οἷα δὲ συνὼν τῇ πατρικῇ δυνάμει ἐν εἰρήνῃ κατευθύνων ἐπορεύετο μετ' αὐτοῦ, πολλοὺς τῶν πάλαι τὸν Θεὸν μὴ εἰδότων εἰς ἐπιστροφὴν ἄγων· παρ' αὐτοῦ δὲ, ἅτε ἀρχιερέως ὄντος καὶ τὴν περὶ πάντων γνῶσιν διαφυλάττοντος, τὸν θεῖον νόμον ἐξεζήτησάν τε καὶ ἐκζητήσουσιν, οἷς μέλει τῆς κατ' αὐτὸν ἐπιστήμης· αὐτὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ τῆς μεγάλης βουλῆς ἄγγελος, διακονῶν καὶ διαγγέλλων παντὶ γενητῷ τὸ τοῦ Πατρὸς βούλημα. Ψ. Τοῦ αὐτοῦ. ΛΑʹ. Ἰδοὺ, ἐξαποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου, καὶ ἐπιβλέψεται ὁδὸν πρὸ προσώπου μου, καὶ ἐξαίφνης ἥξει εἰς τὸν ναὸν ἑαυτοῦ Κύριος, ὃν ὑμεῖς ζητεῖτε, καὶ ὁ ἄγγελος τῆς διαθήκης, ὃν ὑμεῖς θέλετε· ἰδοὺ, ἔρχεται, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ. Καὶ τίς ὑπομενεῖ ἡμέραν εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ; ἤ τίς ὑποστήσεται ἐν τῇ ὀπτασίᾳ αὐτοῦ; διότι αὐτὸς εἰσπορεύεται ὡς πῦρ χωνευτηρίου, καὶ ὡς ποιὰ πλυνόντων· καὶ καθιεῖται ἀναχωνεύων καὶ καθαρίζων ὡς τὸ ἀργύριον καὶ τὸ χρυσίον. Τὰ περὶ τῆς δευτέρας τοῦ Χριστοῦ παρουσίας καὶ διὰ τούτων προφητεύεται, ὁπηνίκα ... ς τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Πατρὸς τῶν ὅλων ἐξαποσταλεὶς αὐτὸς 133 ὁ Χριστὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ὁ νῦν λεγόμενος τῆς διαθήκης ἄγγελος ἐπιβλέψεται ὁδὸν πρὸ