Anf-01 ix.vi.xxi Pg 50
Rev. i. 12.
For in these words He sets forth something of the glory [which He has received] from His Father, as [where He makes mention of] the head; something in reference to the priestly office also, as in the case of the long garment reaching to the feet. And this was the reason why Moses vested the high priest after this fashion. Something also alludes to the end [of all things], as [where He speaks of] the fine brass burning in the fire, which denotes the power of faith, and the continuing instant in prayer, because of the consuming fire which is to come at the end of time. But when John could not endure the sight (for he says, “I fell at his feet as dead;”4102 4102
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, Chapter 1
VERSE (12) - Eze 43:5,6 Mic 6:9
