ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 15 v51

ALL MORTALS. CHRYSOSTOM: Even those who do not die will be changed, because they too are mortal. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 42.3.

TRANSFORMING THE OLD MAN. AUGUSTINE: The pious people will be raised as they transform the remnants of the “old man” that cling to them into the “new man.” The impious people who have kept the “old man” from the beginning to the end will be raised in order to be precipitated into the second death. Those who read diligently can make out the divisions of the ages. They have no horror of tares or chaff. ON TRUE RELIGION 27.50.

A MYSTERY. THEODORET OF CYR: Paul calls this a mystery because it is not clear to everyone but is believed only by the beloved. COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 280.

THE NECESSITY OF CHANGE. CASSIODORUS: Anyone who is not changed in this world cannot experience change in the next. EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 20.

THE RADIANCE OF THE SAINTS. CASSIODORUS: The radiance of the saints refers to when they will gleam at the resurrection like the angels of God. They will be so cleansed and radiant that they can gaze on the Majesty with the heart’s eyes. They cannot gaze on that Light unless they are changed for the better. In Paul’s words: “We shall all rise again, but we shall not all be changed.” EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 3.

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