22. But when shall come the divine vengeance for the righteous blood, the Holy Spirit declares by Malachi the prophet, saying, “Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, burning as an oven; and all the aliens and all the wicked shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord.”50 Mal. iv. 1. And this we read also in the Psalms, where the approach of God the Judge is announced as worthy to be reverenced for the majesty of His judgment: “God shall come manifest, our God, and shall not keep silence; a fire shall burn before Him, and round about Him a great tempest. He shall call the heaven above, and the earth beneath, that He may separate His people. Gather His saints together unto Him, who establish His covenant in sacrifices; and the heavens shall declare His righteousness, for God is the Judge.”51 Ps. l. 3–6. And Isaiah foretells the same things, saying: “For, behold, the Lord shall come like a fire, and His chariot as a storm, to render vengeance in anger; for in the fire of the Lord they shall be judged, and with His sword shall they be wounded.”52 Isa. lxvi. 15, 16. And again: “The Lord God of hosts shall go forth, and shall crumble the war to pieces; He shall stir up the battle, and shall cry out against His enemies with strength, I have held my peace; shall I always hold my peace?”53 Isa. xlii. 13, 14.
XXII. Quando autem veniat sanguinis justi divina vindicta, declarat per Malachiam prophetam Spiritus sanctus dicens: Ecce dies Domini venit ardens velut clibanus; eruntque omnes alienigenae et omnes iniqui stipula , et succendet illos adveniens dies, dicit Dominus (Malach. IV, 1). Quod item legimus in Psalmis, ubi Dei judicis praedicatur adventus censurae suae majestate venerandus: Deus manifestus veniet, Deus noster, et non silebit. Ignis ante eum ardebit, et in circuitu ejus procella nimia , Advocabit coelum sursum et terram deorsum, ut separet populum suum. 0636C Colligite illi justos ejus, eos qui disponunt testamentum ejus in sacrificiis; et annuntiabunt coeli justitiam ejus, quoniam Deus judex est (Psal. XLIX, 3-6). Et Esaias eadem praenuntiat dicens: Ecce enim Dominus sicut ignis veniet, et sicut procella currus ejus, retribuere in ira vindictam. In igne enim Domini judicabuntur, et in gladio ejus vulnerabuntur (Isa. LXVI, 15). Et iterum: Dominus Deus virtutum prodibit et comminuet bellum, excitabit certamen , et clamabit super inimicos suos 0637A cum fortitudine. Tacui, numquid semper tacebo (Isa. XLII, 13)?