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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"That we should live godly in this present world." And what is this hope? what the reward of our labors? "Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing." For nothing is more blessed and more desirable than that appearing. Words are not able to represent it, the blessings thereof surpass our understanding. "Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour." Where are those who say that the Son is inferior to the Father? "Our great God and Saviour." He who saved us when we were enemies. …
Gregory of Nyssa
In fact, the Life of Virginity seems to be an actual representation of the blessedness in the world to come, showing as it does in itself so many signs of the presence of those expected blessings which are reserved for us there. That the truth of this statement may be perceived, we will verify it thus. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
Here is the reward: the Second Coming, truly blessed. He well said: "glory." He speaks of two appearances. The first, as was said above, had grace and forgiveness, which was accomplished with mercy and simplicity. The second is retribution, which is to be revealed with glory, as it is also said in the Gospel: "when the Son of Man shall come in His glory" (Matt. 25:31). Where are those who demean the Son and do not wish to call Him God? Let them hear that He is both God and great. …
Western Saints
Jerome
But we, living in Christ in a chaste and just manner, not only avoid sin with our body and mind, but also live piously in this world. This piety expects a blessed hope and the advent of the glory of the great God, and of our Savior Jesus Christ. Just as impiety fears the advent of the great God, so does piety confidently await it, secure in its works and faith. Where is the snake Arius? Where is the serpent Eunomius? …
Thomas Aquinas
Then when he says, looking for the blessed hope, he instructs him about the end, which consists in two things, namely, in the soul's glory after death and in the body's glory at Christ's coming: the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment (John 5:28). …
Hippolytus of Rome
These things, then, I have set shortly before thee, O Theophilus, drawing them from Scripture itself, in order that, maintaining in faith what is written, and anticipating the things that are to be, thou mayest keep thyself void of offence both toward God and toward men, "looking for that blessed hope and appearing of our God and Saviour," when, having raised the saints among us, He will rejoice with them, glorifying the Father. To Him be the glory unto the endless ages of the ages. Amen.
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