But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound the trumpet, the mystery of God shall be finished, as he hath declared by his servants the prophets.
αλλ εν ταις ημεραις της φωνης του εβδομου αγγελου οταν μελλη σαλπιζειν και ετελεσθη τελεσθη το μυστηριον του θεου ως ευηγγελισεν τους δουλους αυτου τους προφητας
3 Church Fathers comment on this verse
This, I think, means that everything foretold by the holy prophets will be fulfilled after six ages, in the seventh, which is signified by the seventh trumpet. This fulfillment is called good tidings because of the rest prepared after it for the saints.
The angel swears by the name of God, by Whom he was sent, that there will be no more time for repentance or for bringing forth its good fruits.
"Then the mystery of God will be finished, as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets." This mystery does not refer to the fall of Jerusalem, nor to any other calamity, because it is proclaimed as good tidings. Rather, it refers to the liberation of Christians from Jews and pagans, or to some other joyful event.
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