684 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XXT. body, quicklyconceivewisdom, quicklynourish it. But at the end shallallJudaeabe made subjecttothe nationswhich Rev.1, shallbelieve,by the mouth of the spiritualsword, which is }g;19" the two-edged word. 25. And thereshallbe signsinthesun,and inthe moon, and inthe stars; and upon the earthdistress of nations,with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26. Men's heartsfailingthem for fear,and for lookingafterthosethingswhich are coming on the earth: forthepowersofheavenshallbe shaken. 27. And thenshalltheyseetheSon ofman coming in a cloudwithpower and greatglory. BEDE. The eventswhich were to followthe fulfilmentof the timesofthe GentilesHe explainsinregularorder,saying, Thereshallbe signsin the sun,and in the moon, and in the stars. AMBROSE. All which signsare more clearlydescribed in Matthew, Then shallthe sun be darkened,and themoon shallnotgive her light,and the starsshallfallfrom heaven. EUSEB. For at thattime when the end of thisperishinglife 1 Cor. shallbe accomplished,and, as the Apostle says,The fashion ' of thisworld passethaway, then shallsucceed a new world, in which insteadof sensiblelight,ChristHimself shallshine as a sunbeam, and as the King of the new world,and so mighty and gloriouswillbe His light,that the sun which now dazzlesso brightly,and the moon and allthe stars,shall be hidden by the coming of a fargreaterlight. CHRYS. For as in thisworld the moon and the starsare soon dimmed by the risingof the sun, so at the gloriousappearanceofChrist shallthe sun become dark,and the moon not shed herray, and the starsshallfallfrom heaven,strippedof theirformer attire,thattheymay put on the robeofa betterlight.EUSEB. What things shallbefalthe world afterthe darkeningof the orbs of light,and whence shallarisethe straiteningof nations,He next explainsas follows,And on theearthdistrea of nations,by reasonoftheconfusionof theroaringofthesea.