to him.” When did He say this? When He was seen by men. When did He say this? When
He was seen even by them, by whom He was not loved. How then was He to manifest
Himself to them that loved Him, save in Such a Form, as they who loved Him then saw not?
Therefore, seeing that the Form of God was being reserved, the Form of man manifested;
by the Form of man, speaking to men, conspicuous and visible, He manifested Himself to
all, both good and bad, He reserved Himself for them that loved Him.
13. When is He to manifest Himself to them that love Him? After the resurrection of
the body, when “the ungodly shall be taken away that he see not the Glory of God.” For then
“when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.”3808 This is life
eternal. For all that we said before is nothing to that life. That we live, what is it? That we
are in health, what is it? That we shall see God, is a great thing. This is life eternal; this
Himself hath said, “But this is life eternal, that they may know Thee the Only True God,
and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.”3809 This is life eternal, that they may know, see,
comprehend, acquaint themselves with what they had believed, may perceive that which
they were not yet able to comprehend. Then may the mind see what “eye hath not seen, nor
ear heard, neither hath it ascended into the heart of man;” this shall be said to them at the
end, “Come, ye blessed of My Father, receive the kingdom which hath been prepared for
you from the beginning of the world.”3810 Those wicked ones then shall go into everlasting
burning. But the righteous, whither? Into life eternal? What is life eternal? “This is life
eternal, that they may know Thee, the Only True God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast
sent.”
14. Speaking then of the future resurrection of the body, and not leaving us thus, He
saith, “He hath given Him power to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.
Marvel not at this, for the hour shall come.” He did not add in this place, “and now is;” be-
cause this hour shall be hereafter, because this hour shall be at the end of the world, because
this shall be the last hour, shall be at the last trump. “Marvel not at this,” because I have said,
“He hath given Him power to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. Marvel
not.” For this reason have I said this, because it behoves Him as Man to be judged by men.
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And what men shall He judge? Those whom He finds alive? Not only those, but what? “The
hour shall come, when they that are in the graves.”3811 How did He express those that are
dead in the flesh? “They who are in the graves,” whose corpses lie buried, whose ashes are
covered up, whose bones are dispersed, whose flesh is flesh no more, and yet is entire to
God. “The hour shall come, when all that are in the graves shall hear His Voice, and shall
3808 1 John iii. 2.
3809 John xvii. 3.
3810 Matt. xxv. 34.
3811 John v. 28.
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