Beholding His Glory

There is a Glory that could not be looked upon by sinful man....

"And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.... Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live." (Ex.33:18,20)

If man looks upon the unveiled face and glory of the righteous lawgiver he will surely die!


There is a Glory which sinful man must look upon....

"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." (John1:14)

"In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ who is the image of God, should shine unto them..... For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." (2Cor.4:4,6)

"Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;" (Heb.1:3)

If man looks upon the face and glory of God manifested in flesh, the Savior full of grace and truth, he shall surely live!

Not only will he live, but he will be changed into the same glorious image!

"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
(2Cor.3:18)

What a joyous truth! We are being conformed to the image of the Son! Though often not perceived by us, we are being wrought upon by the Holy Spirit and are being transformed. And, one day soon this transformation will be consummated and complete.... "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." (1John3:2)