Andreas of Caesarea : "Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and after these things write." This shows that what is now undisclosed is to be explained through experience and the course of the events themselves. And from the heavenly voice the Evangelist learned that the voices are to be imprinted on the mind, but that the final understanding and the clear interpretation of them is reserved for the last times. Also Daniel learned that such words are to be sealed and locked away. — COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 10:4 Jerome : Verse 26. "Thou therefore seal up the vision, because it shall come to pass after many days." Having explained the vision which we have examined above to the best of our ability, the angel Gabriel adds at the end: "Thou therefore seal up the vision, because it shall come to pass after many days." By the mention of a seal, he showed that the things spoken were of a hidden character and not accessible to the ears of the multitude, or susceptible of comprehension prior to their actual fulfilment by the events themselves. — St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER EIGHT Theodoret of Cyrus : "Seal up the vision because it will be in many days time," that is, leave it obscure for many people; I have made it clear to you in your longing before the event. — COMMENTARY ON Daniel 8:26