Treatise on the Resurrection 4

1Then, as the apostle truly said, “We suffered with him, and we rose with him, and we ascended to heaven with him.” If we live visibly in this world, we wear this world. We are his radiant beams, and we remain with him until our setting—that is, our death in this life. Through him we are drawn to heaven, like rays drawn by the sun, with nothing holding us back. This is the spiritual resurrection, [] swallowing up the soul just as it swallows up the flesh.