Comparison with Adam in Paradise
Adam in Paradise provides a parallel. He was blessed in his innocence but uncertain of his future perseverance. His blessedness was contingent on his own will, which he exercised to fall. The righteous now, though certain of reward if they persevere, are not certain of persevering; yet their hope, grounded in divine promise, makes them more blessed than Adam because they know their final state through revelation.
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