Revelation 19:15 (WEB)
Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the wine press of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.
Fathers and councils · 5
Irenaeus of Lyons
“And He hath upon His vesture and upon His thigh a name written, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.”” — editor's note: Rev. xix. 11–17.
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Tertullian
“See we, then, whether that which has another action be not another sword,—that is, the Divine word of God, doubly sharpened with the two Testaments of the ancient law and the new law; sharpened by the equity of its own wisdom; rendering to each one according to his own action.” — editor's note: Comp. Heb. iv. 12; Rev. i. 16; ii. 12; xix. 15, 21; also Eph. vi. 17.
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Jerome
“If you look only to yourself your troubles are indeed great but if you look to the strong Warrior, they are but child’s play and the conflict is only the semblance of one.” — editor's note: Cf. Rev. xix. 11–16.
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Ambrose of Milan
“For He came that He might give the Spirit; and so there is in His mouth a two-edged sword, which is in truth the grace of the Spirit.” — editor's note: Rev. xix. 15.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Also He has on His garment and on His thigh the name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords.”” — editor's note: Rev. xix. 11–16.
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Cross-references · 5
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.7.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.7.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.7.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.7.