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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
At the second coming, Christ will appear to all as God, coming in glory, with angels. Now He is so hidden that even His name is condemned. Then you too will appear, and not simply, but "in glory." Therefore seek that day, not this one: strive for that life. For then true life will come for you. The present life is death, since it consists of corruption, of flowing forward and backward. Therefore do not seek honors and glory here; for your glory is there. …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
But what follows he says? When Christ, your life, appears, then you too will appear with him in glory. So now is the time for sighing, then for rejoicing: now for longing, then for embracing: what we now long for is not present; but let us not falter in longing, let long longing train us, because he who promised does not deceive us. We do not say, brothers, let no one grow cold: let no one even grow lukewarm. …
Thomas Aquinas
When he says, when Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory, he shows how this life will be manifested, that is, just as Christ's; for we read, "Our God comes" (Ps 50:3). And so Paul says, when Christ who is our life appears, because he is the Author of our life, and because our life consists in knowing and loving him: "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me" (Gal 2:20). …
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