Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Isaiah 55:11

There is 1 footnote for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 380, footnote 1 (Image)

Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

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Of the Resurrection of the Dead. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 991 (In-Text, Margin)

... in that resurrection in which all men shall rise, none shall fall again; and by one word of God, sent forth through Christ, all the dead shall rise in the twinkling of an eye, speedily. For He Who brings it to pass is not feeble or insufficient. For with one word of summons He will cause all the ends (of the world) to hear, and all that are laid (in the grave) shall leap forth and rise up; and no word shall return void to Him that sent it forth, but as it is written in the Prophet Isaiah,[Isaiah 55:10-11] who compares the word to rain and snow; for he said:— As the rain and the snow come down from heaven and return not thither, but fertilize the earth and cause it to bring forth and give seed to the sower and bread for food, so shall the word be ...