The Name of the Son and the Judgment of the Leaders

Lord. Therefore, how or when could you be inserted into such clear, equal, and incomparable oracles of the Father? 28.n Concerning the bringing forth of all good by the Son and being 'sun of righteousness and healing' (Mal 4:2) and 'treasure of wisdom and knowledge' (Col 2:3) and 'light', and the believers becoming 'sons of light, not stumbling in him'.

28.1 For those having hymned about him differently, demonstrating to us his divinity and his perfect presiding over his own works, teach that he is the provider of every good and a light that is good-looking and good-making and an intellectual sun, by whom the eyes of the unerring and receptive souls are made brilliant by the light from himself, and leading them into an inward contemplation and making them see things which they had not previously seen through sin by themselves, or even making the whole complete man light-like, just as the sun makes the bodies in which it arises sun-like; and furthermore, that he also is an unexhaustible and all-sufficient healing and 'treasure of wisdom and knowledge'.

28.2 And those sincerely disposed toward him become sons of light just as they do concerning his Father, as sons of God the Father, just as Malachi proclaims: 'the sun of righteousness shall rise for you who fear my name, and healing in his wings' (Mal 4:2); 28.3 and Peter in the second epistle: 'until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts' (2 Pet 1:19); 28.4 and he was saying, I think, that the one from his second appearance is about to rise to the souls as a light and making everything held by darkness shine brightly; 28.5 and also elsewhere: 'and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you' (Luke 1:78); 28.6 33 And Zechariah prophesied: 'if there is anything good, of him, and if there is anything beautiful, it will be from him' (Zech 6:12). 28.7 And Paul to the Colossians about him said: 'in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden' (Col 2:3), but to the Romans: 'for he says', he says.

“The Scripture says: ‘Everyone believing upon it will not be ashamed’ (Rom 10:9). For there is no distinction of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is of all, rich toward all who call upon him. For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved (Rom 10:12-13).”

What name do they call upon the Son, those not saying he is uncreated God or the Son consubstantial with the Father, but calling him the fine net, the savior of heaven and earth and sea? And John similarly says concerning him: “As you have light, believe into the light, so that you become sons of light” (John 8:12).

For after death, he says, there is no repentance, as David sings: “And in Hades, who will confess to you?” (Ps 16:10). And again from the Savior: “Having gone, announce to John what you see and hear: the blind see again, the lame walk, and the dead are raised, and the poor are evangelized; and blessed is he who is not scandalized in me” (Matt 11:4-6).

For what will he say concerning the erring ones and those who lead astray? Isaiah foretold: “My people, those blessing you lead you astray and trouble the path of your feet. But now the Lord will be established for judgment and will set the people for judgment. The Lord himself will come for judgment with the elders of the people and with his rulers. But you, what have you done to my vineyard?” (Isa 5:1-7).

And the Lord himself will come for judgment with the teachers and rulers, not as he himself is to be judged by another, but as one who will convict them, just as he speaks in another part: “Come, let us examine, says the Lord, what things have come to be from me to you and what things have come to be from you to me and to my servants” (Isa 43:26).

For he says “vineyard” regarding the world or the people, whom the heretical and Jewish interpreters made guilty through blasphemous teaching regarding the fire of Gehenna, while the rulers, not owning what belongs to him and having made use of the authority, wronged in various and diverse ways.