Bible Question: Will we see God's face? Please include scripture references with your answer. |
Bible Answer: Dear JVH0212, this is a good question, and I apologize for not getting around to it the first time! I'm too busy going through all of Hank's posts, and maybe all 900 of yours someday! :) This question is: Will we see God's face? There are many examples in Scripture that tell of where the Lord or angel of the Lord appeared to people, including Gen. 12:7, 16:13-14, 17:1, 18:1, 26:2, 35:9, Ex. 3:16, 1 Kings 3:5, 9:2, 2 Chr. 1:7, 3:1, and Isaiah 6:1-9. I believe that the Lord may have in some way manifested His glory in each situation, but in Exodus 33:20, we learn that 'You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!'. So I believe that while we are here, living on earth, we will not be able to see His face. The closest anyone ever got to seeing the face of God was when Jesus was here on earth, carrying out His ministry (John 12:44-46). But even then, He was in an earthly 'tent' with the fullness of His glory hidden from human eyes! 1 Timothy 6:16 pretty much spells it out for us, that God's face cannot be seen by man. However, when we die, then that is a different story! No longer will we be 'imprisoned' by this body of sin that we dwell in, but Christ will be exalted! "For to live is Christ and to die is gain." In Philippians 1:23, Paul mentions that it is 'much better' to live with Christ then to toil any further on this earth. Therefore, if we are with Christ when we die, I believe that we may be able to 'see' Him then, but only then. Even Moses was able to see Christ in His glory (The transfiguration), but this was long after Moses died. I could say that 'I am sure' that we will see His face in heaven, but there is no Scriptural support for that, only optimistic thinking. |
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