Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
Ver. 5. Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya.] A numerous army from all parts. The Church is against all the world, and all the world against the Church. Hic vir totius orbis impetum sustinuit, saith one once concerning Athanasius. A silly poor maid, in the midst of many fierce and savage creatures assaulting her every moment, is a true picture of the Church, saith Luther.