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Discourse on Eschatology

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Section 43

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XLIII.

Then shall the righteous answer, astonished at the mighty and

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wondrous

fact

that

He

,

whom

the

hosts

of

angels

cannot

look

upon

openly

,

addresses

them

as

friends

,

and

shall

cry

out

to

Him

,

Lord

,

when

saw

we

Thee

an

hungered

,

and

fed

Thee

?

Master

,

when

saw

we

Thee

thirsty

,

and

gave

Thee

drink

?

Thou

Terrible

One

,

when

saw

we

Thee

naked

,

and

clothed

Thee

?

Immortal

,

when

saw

we

Thee

a

stranger

,

and

took

Thee

in

?

Thou

Friend

of

man

,

when

saw

we

Thee

sick

or

in

prison

,

and

came

unto

Thee

?

Thou

art

the

ever

-

living

One

.

Thou

art

without

beginning

,

like

the

Father

,

and

co

-

eternal

with

the

Spirit

.

Thou

art

He

who

made

all

things

out

of

nothing

.

Thou

art

the

prince

of

the

angels

.

Thou

art

He

at

whom

the

depths

tremble

.

Thou

art

He

who

is

covered

with

light

as

with

a

garment

.

Thou

art

He

who

made

us

,

and

fashioned

us

of

earth

.

Thou

art

He

who

formed

things

invisible

.

From

Thy

presence

the

whole

earth

fleeth

away

,

and

how

have

we

received

hospitably

Thy

kingly

power

and

lordship

?

Notes

1
δέσποτα.
2
φοβερέ.
3
ἀθάνατε.
4
φιλάνθρώπε.
5
Matt. xxv. 37, etc.
6
συνάναρχος.
7
4 Esdr. iii. 8.
8
Ps. civ. 2.
9
δημιουργήσας.
10
Col. i. 16.
11
Rev. xx. 11.