Isaiah 6:1 (WEB)
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.
Catechism · 1
“The book of Revelation of St. John, read in the Church's liturgy, first reveals to us, "A throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne": "the Lord God."” — Catechism footnote: Rev 4:2, 8; Isa 6:1; cf. Ezek 1:26-28.
Fathers and councils · 13
Origen
“…“I saw the Lord of hosts sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and the seraphim stood round about it: the one had six wings, and the other had six wings.”” — editor's note: Cf. Isa. vi. 1, 2.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“…prophet Isaiah it is attested, as to the manifestation of the Divine appearance vouchsafed to him, when he saw Him that sat “on the throne high and lifted up;” the older tradition, it is true, says that it was the Father Who appeared to him, but the evangelist John refers the prophecy to our Lord, saying, touching…” — editor's note: Is. vi. 1.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“For some of them, beholding Him in glory, saw His glorious life (conversationem) at the Father’s right hand; others beheld Him coming on the clouds as the Son of man; and those who declared regarding Him, “They shall look on Him whom they have pierced,” indicated His…” — editor's note: Isa. vi. 1; Ps. cx. 1.
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John Damascene
“For in it are the angels who do His will and are always glorifying Him.” — editor's note: Isai. vi. 1, seq.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“And this throne the Prophet Esaias having beheld before the incarnate coming of the Saviour, says, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the rest.” — editor's note: Is. vi. 1.
Read the whole comment“He sees, like Esaias, the Lord sitting upon a throne high and lifted up; he sees, like Ezekiel, Him who is above the Cherubim; he sees like Daniel, ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; and the man, who is so…” — editor's note: Is. vi. 1.
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John Chrysostom
“What then shall we answer to the most mighty of voice, Esaias, when he says, “I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and lifted up” ( Isa. vi. 1 ); and to John himself testifying of Him, that “he said these things when he had seen His glory”? ( c. xii. 41.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment““I saw the Lord sitting upon a high throne” ( Isa. vi. 1 ), and what follows.” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on John
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“(Isa. 6:1) The Jews had asked, who was His Father; and Peter and Thomas, whither He went; and neither were told plainly.” — the author cites it
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Ambrose of Milan
“And the Seraphim stood round about Him, each one had six wings, and with two they were covering His face, and with two they were covering His feet, and with two they were flying; and they cried out one to the other, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Sabaoth, the whole earth is full of His majesty.”” — editor's note: Isa. vi. 1–3.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“Isaiah, again, who beheld the glory of the Seraphim, and after him Jeremiah, who was entrusted with great power against nations and kings; the one heard the divine voice and was cleansed by a live coal for his prophetic office, and the other was known before his formation and sanctified before his birth.” — editor's note: Isai. vi. 1 et seq.
Read the whole comment“…or Ezekiel, who was an eyewitness of very great mysteries, and of the other Prophets; for one of these saw the Lord of Sabaoth sitting on the Throne of glory, and encircled and praised and hidden by the sixwinged Seraphim, and was himself purged by the live coal, and equipped for his prophetic office.” — editor's note: Isa. vi. 1 sqq.
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Cross-references · 17
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith I.13.
Cited together in Against Celsus I.43.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.21.
Cited together in Against Celsus I.43.
Cited together in Against Celsus I.43.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith I.13.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith I.13.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith I.13.
Cited together in John Chrysostom on John 12:37–43 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on John 12:37–43 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on John 12:37–43 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on John 12:37–43 (6) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.21.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.21.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.21.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith I.13.
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