“He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.”
If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go; if anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed - this verse calls for patient endurance and faithful resistance among the saints, echoing Jeremiah's call to acceptance of exile. Believers are called not to violent retaliation but to steadfast testimony even unto death.
Church Fathers on Revelation 13:10
“And I saw a beast rising up from the sea, like a leopard.” This signifies the kingdom of that time of Antichrist, and the people mingled with the variety of nations. “His feet were as the feet of a bear.” A strong and most unclean beast, the feet are to be understood as his leaders. “And his mouth as the mouth of a lion.” That is, his mouth armed for blood is his bidding, and a tongue which will proceed to nothing else than to the shedding of blood. * * * * * * * *
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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