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| The Peace of God, Which Reigneth in Heaven, Passeth All Understanding.
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Chapter 63.—The Peace of
God, Which Reigneth in Heaven, Passeth All
Understanding.
This peace, as Scripture saith,
“passeth all understanding,”1206
and cannot be known by us until we
have come into the full possession of it. For in what sense are
heavenly things reconciled, except they be reconciled to us,
viz. by coming into harmony with us? For in heaven there is
unbroken peace, both between all the intelligent creatures that
exist there, and between these and their Creator. And this peace,
as is said, passeth all understanding; but this, of course, means
our understanding, not that of those who always behold the face of
their Father. We now, however great may be our human understanding,
know but in part, and see through a glass darkly.1207
But when
we shall be equal unto the angels of God1208
then we shall see face to face, as
they do; and we shall have as great peace towards them as they have
towards us, because we shall love them as much as we are loved by
them. And so their peace shall be known to us: for our own peace
shall be like to theirs, and as great as theirs, nor shall
it then pass our understanding. But the peace of God, the
peace which He cherisheth towards us, shall undoubtedly pass not
our understanding only, but theirs as well. And this must be so:
for every rational creature which is happy derives its happiness
from Him; He does not derive His from it. And in this view it is
better to interpret “all” in the passage, “The peace of God
passeth all understanding,” as admitting of no exception even in
favor of the understanding of the holy angels: the only exception
that can be made is that of God Himself. For, of course, His peace
does not pass His own understanding.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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