The answer
Christ, to Him be glory, is the Judge, because, “[T]he Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgement unto the Son” (John 5:22).
He is the Judge, because He acquired us with His blood (Rev. 5:9; 1 Pet. 1:18-19) out of His love, in order to redeem us from corruption. Who, then, can judge us, except Our Master to Whom we belong?
He is the Judge, because He died for us, after having united with our nature, in order to set us free from the corruption of sin. He rose, having paid the price of redemption, and ascended into heaven. He is now interceding for us before the Divine Justice (Rom. 8:34).
Man must be judged by another man like him, except without flaw or sin. This is so that man would not protest to God about the great difference that cannot be gapped between God and man. This is why the Son of Man-Christ, to Him be glory-is the Judge.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 122.
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