“"The blood of the prophets and the saints was found in her and of all who have been slain by [her] upon the earth." Did the same city kill the apostles that also killed the prophets and all of the rest of the martyrs? Rather, this is the city of all the proud and arrogant, which Cain established by the blood of his br…”
Caesarius of Arles, 6th c. — EXPOSITION ON THE APOCALYPSE 18:21-24, HOMILY 17
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24And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
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22And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
23And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.