Isaiah 60:19 (WEB)
The sun will be no more your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
Fathers and councils · 2
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus VI.51Book VI
“We must keep in mind, however, that the Word promises to the righteous through the mouth of Isaiah, that days will come when not the sun, but the Lord Himself, will be to them an everlasting light, and God will be their glory.” — editor's note: Cf. Isa. lx. 19.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X I.13Conference I
“…shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: but the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended:” and therefore the holy Apostle does not say generally or without qualification that every joy is the kingdom of God, but markedly and emphatically that joy…” — editor's note: Is. lx. 17–20.
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