Latin Commentaries on Revelation (Biblia.com)

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Interest in the book of Revelation in the Western tradition is stronger and earlier than that in the East. The earliest full commentary on the Apocalypse is that of Victorinus of Petovium written in the mid to late third century by the earliest exegete to write in Latin. Victorinus interpreted Revelation in millennialist terms, a mode of interpretation already evident in works by Irenaeus, as...

[21:13] On the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, on the west three gates. In my opinion this skillful description of the gates intends to indicate the mystery of the number twelve. It can therefore suggest either the whole number of the apostles or the perfection of the church, for through it the faith in the holy Trinity is made known to the four corners of the earth. [21:14] And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the

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