现在,与马修17和启示录1相比,看来基督在升天之前尚未完全荣耀。如果他会得到荣耀,那么玛丽·玛格达琳(Mary Magdalene)肯定会立即显而易见他的身份{约翰福音20:14},艾玛斯路(Emmaus Road)上的门徒{路加福音24:15-16},当他们在岸上看到他时,彼得(Peter)和使徒在岸上看到他{约翰21:4}。考虑
(Now, in comparison to both Matthew 17 and Revelation 1, it appears that the risen Christ, before his ascension, was not yet fully glorified. If he would have been glorified, surely his identity would have been immediately apparent to Mary Magdalene {John 20:14}, the disciples on the Emmaus road {Luke 24:15-16}, and Peter and the apostles when they saw him on the shore {John 21:4}. Consider)
在比较马太福音17和启示录1的记载时,很明显,复活的基督在升天之前尚未完全荣耀。这表明,那些遇到他的人,例如玛丽·玛格达琳(Mary Magdalene)和艾玛斯路(Emmaus Road)上的门徒,并没有立即承认他。这表明当时他的神性身份尚未完全揭示。
这个观念挑战了对基督荣耀的理解,因为人们期望他的追随者不会隐藏或未认识到一个完全荣耀的人。例如,当彼得和其他使徒在岸上看到他时,他们也没有立即辨别他是谁。这种情况意味着在复活后基督的本性过渡时期,兰迪·阿尔科恩(Randy Alcorn)在他的书《天堂》中探讨了这一时期。