Patristic A.D. 542
“The throne, the animals, the elders and the Lamb as though slain are all the church together with her head. [The church] dies for Christ that she might live with Christ. The martyrs in the church may also be understood as the Lamb slain.”
Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on Rev 5:6 (EXPOSITION OF THE APOCALYPSE 5:6, HOMILY 4)
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