Primasius of Hadrumetum, on Rev 19:17

“And I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that did fly through the midst of heaven: Come, gather yourselves together to the great supper of God:”

“The angel refers to the church in her preaching. Rightly it adds "one," for "my dove is only one." In this manner the mystery of unity is preserved. [The angel] is "in the sun," where it may be already brightly visible and not further hidden because of fear. "And with a loud voice it called out." In the loud voice we recognize the liberty of a great trust.… In some contexts birds are interpreted by the qualities of evil birds, in other contexts they are interpreted by the qualities of good birds. As earlier the form of an eagle in flight was mentioned, so in this passage those who are spiritual are invited to the feast. Peter, who bore the image of the present church, was told of this feast when it was said to him, "Kill and eat." Since they kill what they had been so that they might become what he is, that is, faithful, they are transformed into the body of the church, and having been planted with the members of the Christ, they reign with them. For whatever we eat, we bring over into our body.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.