In a message dated 12-5-1999 7:09:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> You correctly point out that, according to the Bible, God has been seen, in
> part, and, more importantly, can be seen.
>
> - Michael
>
(1) I'm not sure what chapter and verse you have in mind. This is what I was
thinking of (God to Moses). Moses actually asks to see God, and gets this
answer.
"And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me, and
live" (Exod. 33.20).
"...my face shall not be seen" (Exod. 33.23)
Also Rev. 22.4, where the redeemed, taken up to the city of God after the
judgment, "shall see his face." But this is presented as an event in the
future, and until then, "we see through a glass, darkly" (1 Cor. 13.12).
Notice that when the redeemed shall see the face of God, the light of the sun
will no longer be needed (22.5), and we certainly need the light of the sun
now.
(2) How do you understand a theophany?
pat sloane
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