On the Making of the World

Contents

1. 1Victorinus announces that he will reflect on the seven days of creation, since everything is governed by the number seven.
2. 2God made light divided into twelve hours of day and night, and on the fourth day the sun, moon, and stars to mark times.
3. 3Victorinus explains the Wednesday fast by the sacred number four and by Christ's arrest on the fourth day of the week.
4. 4On the sixth day, the Preparation, God made man; Christians keep a station or fast on Friday because of Christ's passion.
5. 5Christians fast on Saturday, not keeping the Jewish Sabbath, which Christ dissolved; Moses' raised hands prefigured the cross.
6. 6Joshua, Mattathias, and the prophets set aside the Sabbath; the true Sabbath is the seventh millennium, when Christ will reign with his elect.
7. 7The seven heavens correspond to the seven gifts of the Spirit on Christ, and the Word, the author of creation, bears these seven names in the seven days.
8. 8Victorinus lists the sevens of Scripture.
9. 9The saving events of Christ's life correspond to the days of creation, and his deeds show both his humanity and his lordship.
10. 10The twenty-four elders of Revelation are the angels of the twenty-four hours of day and night.