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Psalm 104:4 (WEB)
He makes his messengers winds, and his servants flames of fire.

Fathers and councils · 9

Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies II.30Book II
“…that they themselves are spiritual, while they are in fact shamefully carnal on account of their so great impiety,—affirming that He, who has made His angels spirits, and is clothed with light as with a garment, and holds the circle of the earth, as it were, in His hand, in whose sight its inhabitants are counted as…” — editor's note: Ps. civ. 2, 4.
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John Damascene, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith II.3Book II
“…an incorporeal race, a sort of spirit or immaterial fire: in the words of the divine David, He maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire: and He has described their lightness and the ardour, and heat, and keenness and sharpness with which they hunger for God and serve Him, and how they are…” — editor's note: Ps. civ. 4.
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Origen, De Principiis II.8Book II
“Respecting the substance of the angels also it speaks as follows: “Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a burning fire;” and in another place, “The angel of the Lord appeared in a flame of fire in the bush.”” — editor's note: Ps. civ. 4; cf. Heb. i. 7.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 104
““Who maketh spirits His angels, and flaming fire His ministers” (ver. 4): that is, those who are already spirits, who are spiritual, not carnal, He maketh His Angels, by sending them to preach His gospel.” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo, On the Holy Trinity III.4Book III
“For there the will of God, “who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flaming fire,” presiding among spirits which are joined in perfect peace and friendship, and combined in one will by a kind of spiritual fire of charity, as it were in an…” — editor's note: Ps. civ. 4
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Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XV.23Book XV
“For it is written, “Who maketh His angels spirits,” that is, He makes those who are by nature spirits His angels by appointing them to the duty of bearing His messages.” — editor's note: Ps. civ. 4.
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Theodoret of Cyrus, Letters Letter 147
““Who maketh His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire.”” — editor's note: Psalm civ. 4
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Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion II.8Book II
“Who maketh, says he, His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.” — editor's note: Ps. civ. 4.
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Jerome, To Pammachius against John of Jerusalem
“And concerning the holy angels, the belief of Christians similarly follows Holy Scripture, which says of God,“Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flaming fire.”” — editor's note: Ps. civ. 4.
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