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Major church father / reformer who thought Paul is one of the 24 elders in Rev 4:4 and/or one of the 12 apostles of the Lamb in Rev 21:14

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Before Pentecost, as recorded in Acts 1:12-26, the 11 apostles cast lot between 2 men > ... who have been with [them] the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among [them] beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection. (Acts 1:21-22) and Matthias was chosen. One interpretation for Rev 4:4 about the identity of the 24 elders is that twelve will be the 12 OT patriarchs while the other twelve will be the 12 apostles. Will Matthias be the 12th one in either of the 2 scenes in Revelation (Rev 4:4 and Rev 21:14), or will Paul be the 12th one since Jesus *himself* (rather than humans by lots, despite that they are acting as apostles) seems to commission him as "apostle" (Acts 9:15)? Or was Paul's "title" only an "instrument" (*skeuos*), despite that Paul called himself "apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God" (1 Cor 1:1, *apostolos*)? It seems the interpretation is [a matter of opinion](https://www.gotquestions.org/Matthias-Judas-Paul.html) , and a [previous question](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/7507/who-was-the-12th-apostle-matthias-or-paul) was closed for that reason. So instead, I'm asking this historical question: **were there a major church father or a reformer who *explicitly named Paul* as one of the 24 elders in Rev 4:4 and/or one of the 12 apostles of the Lamb in Rev 21:14?** This also requires the 24 / the 12 to be interpreted literally rather than symbolically. Please provide a quote.
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Jul 3, 2024, 10:12 PM
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