85. And I do not come to this conclusion of
my own mind, but because of the utterances of our Lord’s own
mouth. For the Lord Himself later on, in commending the apostles
to the Father, says: “Father, I will that they also whom
Thou hast given Me be with Me where I am.” S. John xvii. 24. But if He had thought that the
Father would give the divine throne to men, He would have said:
“I will that where I sit, they also may sit with Me.”
But He says: “I will that they be with Me,” not
“that they may sit with Me;” and “where I am,”
not “as I am.”