Interpretation and reception
Catechetical Lectures
Cyril of Jerusalem
Urges hearers to distinguish Christ's return from a false claimant; includes expected signs and judgment.
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Meeting the Lord in the clouds · commentary →
“Now is the falling away” · commentary →
Cyril expects the heavens to be renewed · commentary →
Cyril expects the heavens to be renewed · commentary →
The Roman kings and Antichrist · commentary →
The Roman kings and Antichrist · commentary →
Wars, divided churches, and signs Cyril saw in his own day · commentary →
Which temple does Cyril mean? · commentary →
Which temple does Cyril mean? · commentary →
Three and a half years of tribulation · commentary →
Three and a half years of tribulation · commentary →
Three and a half years of tribulation · commentary →
Christ’s return will be visible · commentary →
Meeting the Judge through works of mercy · commentary →
Meeting the Judge through works of mercy · commentary →
Does “until” put an end to Christ’s kingdom? · commentary →
Does “until” put an end to Christ’s kingdom? · commentary →
The cross as the sign in heaven · commentary →
The poor and servants are not overlooked · commentary →
Cyril reads the aging poem as a vision of the end · commentary →
Cyril reads the aging poem as a vision of the end · commentary →
Cyril reads the aging poem as a vision of the end · commentary →
Two advents of Christ · commentary →
Edition and location
Source. Translated by Edwin Hamilton Gifford. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. 7. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1894.) New Advent revised web edition.
Lecture XV, discussion of Matthew 24 and Antichrist