Fragmenta in Danielem

2. Eusebius of Caesarea, with the text at hand, "Voice of the Lord cutting through a flame of fire." The flame of fire was cut through in Babylon, being severed by the command of God; it received within itself a most pleasant breath and refreshment, as if in some shade of plants, provided in a peaceful state to the children; for it became, he says, like a breeze of dew whistling through. 3. "Like a Son of Man." Eusebius of Caesarea. I clearly understand that the universal judgment is indicated, when all people from eternity will stand before the tribunal of Christ; and after the revival of the dead, and after the judgment upon all, the Son of Man seen by Daniel will stand upon clouds, receiving from the Father authority over all peoples and tribes, as well as an ageless and endless kingdom; as our Savior himself teaches about himself, saying: "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his throne of glory, and all the nations will be gathered before him," and so forth; these things indeed agree with the testimonies at hand from the prophecy of Daniel, according to which it is said: "And behold, with the clouds of the sky, like a Son of Man coming," and, "He reached the Ancient of Days," and, "Authority and honor and the kingdom were brought to him and given to him," and so forth. 4. "Authority was given to him." Eusebius. The prophet not only prophesies the kingdom of the Son of Man, but also more, concerning which he speaks. 5. "And they will receive the kingdom." Eusebius of Caesarea. That is, they themselves will reign jointly with God.

Who could these be but the heirs of God, and co-heirs of Christ? To them is promised the kingdom of the heavens, a kingdom that will be established after four kingdoms, those seen by the prophet, concerning which we have just briefly discussed. From this, I think, the apostle Paul is moved to write about the second coming of Christ as follows: that the Lord himself, by command, in the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will descend from heaven, and so forth. The same apostle also sets forth the final coming of the Antichrist, which is also his destruction, and after this the glorious presence of our Savior, in accordance with the prophecy, saying: Let no one deceive you in any way; for unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of sin, the son of perdition, the adversary who exalts himself above everything called God or worship, is revealed, so that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself to be God—do you not remember that while I was still with you I said these things to you? and so forth. So much did the marvelous Apostle expound in his discourses on the end of life, confirming through the prophet Daniel what was prophesied concerning the Antichrist and the glorious kingdom of our Savior. 6. Anointing will be destroyed. Eusebius. It denounces their lack of judgment and lawlessness; thus you will say it also happened with the sacrifice and the libation, rightly and according to law performed before the passion of our Savior, because of the power that still then oversaw the holy places.

and immediately after his perfect and God-appropriate sacrifice, which he offered himself for our sins—he himself being the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world as a sacrifice for all men—according to the new mysteries of the new covenant, when it was delivered, the things of the old were abolished. For together with the fulfillment of the saying, "And one week of years will strengthen a covenant for many," the things of the old covenant were abolished.