The boast and the opened books
Cyril is opening his commentary on Daniel, explaining the little horn's boast and the meaning of the books being opened.
This was nothing other than boasting against the glory of God and exalting himself over the ruler set over those from Israel, as though that ruler could in no way benefit his own people. The books were opened (Daniel 7:10). For when the only Son came in the form that is ours, then the Father opened the books. He released those guilty of sins from judgment, and he permitted those who act courageously to be enrolled and numbered among the choirs above and to be held in remembrance. And what does it mean, “He reached as far as the Ancient of Days” (Daniel 7:13)? Is it in a spatial sense? Then how is this not foolish? Because the divine is not in a place, for it fills all things.
Greek
Τοῦτο δ' ἦν ἕτερον οὐδὲν πλὴν ὅτι μεγαλαυχεῖν κατὰ τῆς δόξης τοῦ Θεοῦ,
κατεπαίρεσθαί τε τοῦ προεστηκότος τῶν ἐξ Ἰσραὴλ, ὡς κατὰ μηδένα τρόπον ὀνῆσαι
δεδυνημένον τὸν ἴδιον λαόν. Βίβλοι ἠνεῴχθησαν. Ὅτε γὰρ ἐν εἴδει γέγονε τῷ καθ'
ἡμᾶς ὁ Μονογενὴς, τότε καὶ βίβλους ἀνέῳξεν ὁ Πατήρ· καὶ ἀνῆκε μὲν τοῦ κρίνεσθαι
τοὺς ἐνόχους ἁμαρτίαις, ἐφῆκε δὲ τοῖς ἀνδριζομένοις τὸ ἐγγράφεσθαί τε καὶ
ἐναριθμεῖσθαι λοιπὸν τοῖς ἄνω χοροῖς καὶ ἐν μνήμῃ κεῖσθαι. Καὶ τί ἐστιν, Ἕως τοῦ
Παλαιοῦ τῶν ἡμερῶν ἔφθασεν; Ἆρα τοπικῶς; Εἶτα πῶς τοῦτο οὐκ ἀμαθές; ὅτι μὴ ἐν
τόπῳ τὸ Θεῖον· πληροῖ γὰρ τὰ πάντα.