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men fainting for fear and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
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Verse 26. The powers of heaven, and so forth Some explain this of the angels, who shall be terrified and tremble at the sight of so many calamities. Others understand it of the heavenly bodies, the sun, moon, stars, and so forth which shall in some sort, likewise, be confused in the general dissolution. The prophets often make use of such expressions, when speaking of the fall of monarchies, or the ruin of nations. The heavens shall be astonished and moved, and so forth Ezekiel 32:7. Joel 3:15. Calmet.
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