C70 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XXI. 9. But when ye shallhear of wars and commo tions,be not terrified: for these thingsmust first come to pass; but theend isnot by and by. 10. Then said He unto them, Nation shallrise againstnation,and kingdom againstkingdom : 11. And great earthquakesshallbe in divers places,and famines,and pestilences; and fearftil sightsand greatsignsshalltherebe from heaven. Greg.in GREG. God denounces the woes that shallforerun the inEvanttdestructionof the world,that so they may the lessdisturb when they come, as having been foreknown. For darts strikethe lesswhich are foreseen. And so He says,But when ye shallhear of wars and commotions,fyc. Wars refer to the enemy, commotions to citizens. To shew us then thatwe shallbe troubledfrom withinand without,He asserts thatthe one we sufferfrom the enemy, the other from our own brethren. AMBROSE. But of the heavenlywords none are greaterwitnessesthan we, upon whom the ends of the world have come. What wars and what rumours of wars have we received! GREG. But thatthe end willnot immediatelyfollowthese evilswhich come first,it is added, These thingsmust first come to pass; but the end is not yet,lfc. For the last tribulationis preceded by many tribulations,because many evilsroustcome first,thattheymay awaitthatevilwhich has no end. It follows,Then said He unto them, Nation shall rise against nation,fyc. For it must needs be that we should suffersome things from heaven, some from earth, some from the elements,and some from men. Here then are signifiedthe confusionsof men. It follows,And great earthquakesshallbe in diversplaces. This relatesto the Chrys. wrath from above. CHRYS. For an earthquakeisat one time Hom. 11.a sign of wrath, as when our Lord was crucifiedthe earth shook; but at anothertime itisa token of God's providence, as when theApostleswere praying,theplacewas moved where Greg.in they were assembled. It follows,and pestilence.GREG. Hom.35.Look at the vicissitudesof bodies. And famine. Observe the barrennessof the ground. And fearfulsightsandgreat