Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Malachi 1:7

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 7, page 152, footnote 3 (Image)

Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril. (HTML)

On the Mysteries. IV:  On the Body and Blood of Christ. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2459 (In-Text, Margin)

7. Also the blessed David shall advise thee the meaning of this, saying, Thou hast prepared a table before me in the presence of them that afflict me. What he says, is to this effect: Before Thy coming, the evil spirits prepared a table for men[Malachi 1:7], polluted and defiled and full of devilish influence; but since Thy coming. O Lord, Thou hast prepared a table before me. When the man says to God, Thou hast prepared before me a table, what other does he indicate but that mystical and spiritual Table, which God hath prepared for us over against, that is, contrary and in opposition to the evil ...