Annotation CCXCVI

”Coming, he evangelized peace.” — Ephesians 2:17

Angels purged.

Jerome, in this place, is reprehended by Rufinus, because, imitating Origen, he affirmed that all creatures, as well men as angels, were purged by the blood of Christ, saying: “The cross of the Lord profited not only the earth but also heaven; not only men but angels: and every creature of its Lord has been purged by his gore.” See Annotations 170, 293, and 302 of this book.