To help the person reason on that scripture, we might ask: “If Jesus was equal to God before he died and God later exalted him to a higher position, would that not put Jesus above God?
فَهِيَ تَقُولُ :‏ « رَفَّعَهُ ٱللهُ إِلَى مَرْكَزٍ أَعَلَى وَأَنْعَمَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلِٱسْمِ ٱلَّذِي يَعْلُو كُلَّ ٱسْمٍ آخَرَ » .‏