{"author":null,"canonical_references":[],"database_sha256":"8cfbe7284c6936871d57c02dc6aa63ebbdfd4722422d539dd9f716e46e91112e","date_end":null,"date_start":null,"edition_year":null,"id":"sermonindex-ecf-2815","native_reference":{"book_number":510,"chapter_from":2,"chapter_to":2,"system":"MyBible module coordinates (mapping unverified)","verse_from":19,"verse_to":19},"public_import_allowed":false,"record_kind":"verse-keyed-module-record","review_required":["English edition and exact text","author/work attribution","dating","verse mapping and citation kind","reuse and attribution","split author quotations and deduplicate"],"review_status":"unreviewed","source_html":"<p><b>Bede</b>: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke. The blood of the Lord's side, the fire of the Holy Spirit, the vapor of compunction and weeping. For as from fire comes smoke, so from the ardor of the Holy Spirit proceeds compunction. For it remains to believe that blood flowed from a dead body in a living stream, which is against the nature of our bodies, was done as an indication of a sign. For what other purpose, unless for our salvation and life, which indeed springs from His death? The illumination of the faithful can also be understood in the fire, and the blindness of the Jews who did not believe in the vapor of smoke. Hence, the Lord, about to give the law, descended in fire and smoke, because He illuminates the humble through the brightness of His manifestation, and darkens the eyes of the proud through the obscurity of error.<br/><i>— Commentary on Acts</i></p><p><b>Bede</b>: Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. About fire and smoke it has been said in the previous book: he speaks of blood not only of the Lord's wounds, but also of the Lord's sweat, when, praying before the betrayal, His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground. This is numbered among the divinely wrought signs, because it is proved not to be found in the custom of human nature. It is therefore a sign, because it signified that the whole world would be cleansed by the blood of the Lord, so that just as the tabernacle or temple was at some point consecrated to the Lord with the blood of victims, so now through the whole world the faithful people would be dedicated to Him as a holy house by His own blood, and not only in Jerusalem would be a place for prayer, but in every place of His dominion, the elect would lift their hands through pure prayers to the Lord.<br/><i>— Retractions on Acts</i></p><p><b>John Chrysostom</b>: \"Blood and fire, and vapor of smoke.\" Observe how he describes the capture. \"The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood.\" This results from the internal affection of the sufferers. It is said, indeed, that many such phenomena actually did occur in the sky, as Josephus attests. At the same time the Apostle strikes fear into them, by reminding them of the darkness which had lately occurred, and leading them to expect things to come.<br/><i>— Homily on Acts 5</i></p><p><b>John Chrysostom</b>: The worst to come first; namely, the inhabitants to be taken, and then the city to be razed and burnt. Then he dwelt upon the metaphor, bringing before the eyes of the hearers the overthrow and the taking. \"The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood.\" What means, the moon turned into blood? It denotes the excess of the slaughter. The language is fraught with helpless dismay.<br/><i>— Homily on Acts 5</i></p><p><b>John Chrysostom</b>: Then he goes on with the prophecy, which has in it also something terrible. \"And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath.\" In these words he speaks both of the judgment to come, and of the taking of Jerusalem.<br/><i>— Homily on Acts 5</i></p><p><b>Oecumenius</b>: Now, \"The sun shall be turned into darkness,\" and the preceding, \"blood and fire and vapor of smoke,\" these refer to the coming judgment. More appropriately and specifically they speak of Jerusalem and its then captivity, as is shown by the nature of those suffering. Likewise, according to Josephus, many such things foreshadowed the destruction of Jerusalem. That the moon is said to be turned into blood signifies the excess of slaughter, being nearer to the earth and able to suffer this from the exhalation of blood. As for, \"before the great and notable day of the Lord shall come,\" is terrifying and alarming because of the expected dangers. For he says, do not be confident in the fact that you now sin with liberty; but know that these are preludes to that great and dangerous retribution of deeds which will follow, adding, \"And everyone who shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.\" (Rom. 10:13) For Paul the apostle says this was said concerning Christ: but now, since there is no opportunity for that here, in a certain exemption of speech he postponed this.<br/><i>— Commentary on Acts</i></p>","source_html_sha256":"062f8663b29ee55786a1aa429d63e76808ca76a121c2f433563e1257dc7cb555","source_module":"ECF","source_row_id":2815,"source_url":"https://www.sermonindex.net/commentary/ecf/","text_sha256":"d81854d712f1b57ffbcea094951a7212cc29fa9703da11dbc75aa6ad611466c0","translator":null,"work":null}