Let these few words from us, lover of Christ, serve as an elementary introduction and outline of the faith according to Christ and of His divine appearance to us. Taking these things as a starting point, if you read the writings of Scripture and apply your mind to them sincerely, you will learn from them more fully and clearly the precise truth of what has been said.
For those Scriptures were spoken and written from God through men who spoke of God. We learned from teachers who studied them, men who spoke of God and became witnesses of Christ's divinity, and we now pass what we learned on to your love of learning.
You will also learn of His second appearance to us, glorious and truly divine, when He comes no longer in lowliness but in His own glory, no longer in humiliation but in His own majesty, no longer to suffer but to give everyone the fruit of His Cross—that is, resurrection and incorruption. He will no longer be judged, but will judge everyone according to what each has done through the body, whether good or evil. Then the kingdom of heaven is laid up for the good, but eternal fire and outer darkness for those who have done evil.
For the Lord Himself also says, "I say to you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven in the glory of the Father."
And so there is also a saving word that prepares us for that day: "Be ready and watch, because He comes at an hour you do not know." For according to blessed Paul, "We must all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive according to what he has done through the body, whether good or evil."