"Where There is No Vision"

"The people perish" Proverbs 29:18

The last 6 months have been absolutely crazy for myself and the family. My wife gave birth to our first, we have moved to a new state, I became a pastor, and we opened up a little side business. I have to say there has been a lot of growth and learning that has happened. It has been incredible. At times it has been painful, but completely worth it.

I started this site out as a blog, I wrote for awhile, but honestly know in my heart that this ministry is meant to be more. I'm spending time in prayer and would ask all of you to do the same for my family and I. I will be changing the site and have a vision of how it should be, and what this ministry is meant to be, it is just a matter of figuring out how to do it as the spirit leads, and then doing it. 

As I have said before we can no longer afford to be a wishy-washy church. Bench set Christians who watch this life from the sidelines. Christ told us to do quite the opposite. "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:14-16

We are meant for so much more than we are. Our mission and our calling is far beyond what we fulfill. Our expectations for ourselves, and I include myself in this, need to be astronomically higher than they are. We are men and women God has called out of this world for a specific purpose; and we must stand ready to fulfill it. Only in the absence of light can darkness reign.

War Cry

 ^"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might^.  Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak." Ephesians 6:10-20


I have been struggling with what I should say about the events that have occurred in the last 48 hours. I have learned, that even patriotism can become an idol, and have been guilty of this in the past. I am not a democrat or a republican. I can say this now. I am a monarchist, I serve a Coming King. I am a Christian, redeemed and save by the blood of Christ, before anything else. With what I am about to tell you some of it you may know, some of it you may not. I tread carefully with the information and it is very general, but I unfortunately have to keep it this way.

We have just voted for an administration that is anti-America, has turned its back on Israel, has allowed the Muslim Brotherhood to flourish abroad and in our own homeland, has literally been arming the people we are fighting overseas, and far worse. The Muslim Brotherhoods "Project"(their plan written in 1981 to infiltrate and overtake the west) has been extremely successful so far, I can only imagine another four years of being allowed to systematically carry out their plan for the west with no hindrance considering they are already 3/4 complete. Thomas Jefferson stated "I tremble for my country reflecting that God is just that His justice cannot sleep forever." Many of us where I am feel, that dark days lie ahead. Far beyond what most in this country realize.  We are watching and have been, what I would call God's abandonment judgement. Where He is lifting His hand of protection. We are watching Romans 1 come to pass. His judgement of giving over to a debased mindset, a nation, that denies Him as creator, and does not worship Him.

If you want to know what is going to happen to this country, simply look at history, the countries that have turned their backs on Israel and God.  I was scouring the news and there were literally O supporters saying that we should Kill Israel, that they stole the land in the 1940's, and should allow for a Palestinian state. And these were NOT Muslims or middle easterners. So what do we have before us? We are literally seeing God moving the pieces into play, to set up the end. We do not know how long, and we do not know how far down the rabbit hole we go. Why do we as Christians in America, believe that we will escape what most of the body of Christ has had to endure for the last 2000 years. I will say this. We as Christians, the church, the ecclesia, can no longer afford to sit back, and watch from the sidelines. We must take up His word, put the milk away and start feeding on the meat. And we must grow from children to men and women of God. This is all coming to a head, we need to be taking every opportunity to witness,  to disciple, to speak Christ. This war is escalating to heights I feel we do not comprehend yet. I tell you now, to find where you stand, take up the armor of God, and agree with me; that at this moment we will be the fire for Jesus Christ that defiantly shines against the night.

The Harbinger

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever.- Thomas Jefferson

Isaiah 9:10 Judgement Pt. 1-4

The Agony of Love

This is from Chuck Missler's learn the Bible in 24 hours, absolutely incredible if you get a chance to listen to it

There is so much that can be talked about in the Gospels, the miracles, the discourses, and of course the greatest achievement of all time, Christ's victory on the cross. This is what I want to focus on today. First let me ask. Does our interpretation and understanding of prophecy and the eschatology (study of the end times) matter? Let me ask you this. The Jews during Jesus time had two different beliefs, one that the Messiah would come on a donkey, one that He would come on a white horse; did their interpretation matter? We see Christ on a white horse at the second coming in Revelation 20, but it was prophesied he would first come on a donkey. Zechariah 9:9, "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass."

 Now we can think how were they supposed to know that He was the Messiah?  The answer is found in Daniel 9. Key note: If you do not understand Daniel 9 you will have problems with the rest of the Bible prophecy. It is so key that even Christ refers to it in the Olivet discourse. Daniel 9:25, "Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times." So we have the 69 weeks of the 70 weeks of Daniel here. From the command to restore Jerusalem which was given by Artixerxes Longimanus which was given March 14, 445 B.C. to the Messiah the King, when Christ presented himself on the donkey on April 6, 32 A.D. would be 69 weeks.

So if we have 69 weeks of 360 day years it give us 173,880 days, it takes us exactly from the decree to restore Jerusalem to the day Christ presented Himself, as the King. What we find most interesting is that he held them accountable to know that day. Luke 19:41-44, "And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things [which belong] unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation." This actually happened on in 70 A.D. when Titus Vespasian and the Roman Legions destroyed the city and the temple. He had wanted to take the temple, but he was unable because it had been set on fire, so they literally had to take it apart stone by stone to recover all the gold. As stated in a previous post, we know that the prediction in Daniel was written far before Christ because we have the Septuagint (LXX) the Greek Old Testament, which was written 300 years prior. 

What all happened in the days to come can be looked at as a tragedy, but it is quite the opposite, it was an achievement. He was railroaded through six trials, He was beaten, tortured, and crucified. The passion of the Christ does a very good job giving us a glimpse of how bad it was, but it honestly does not go far enough. We do not see this in the Gospels, but find it in Isaiah. Chapter 52:14 "As many as were astonied at thee; his visage/appearance was marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men." Literally what this is saying, is that he was tortured and beaten so badly, he no longer appeared human. The word for astonied can mean stunned, or appalled. Yet there was far more going on than we can possibly imagine, that goes far beyond the physical suffering. Christ always refers to God in a Father sense, but here at the crucifixion Christ actually calls Him his God, crying "My God, My God, Why hast though forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46  There was a spiritual side to this beyond what we will ever comprehend. There was a separation that even someone that is not saved, will not understand until after death. He took our sins, upon Himself, took our punishment, and stood in our stead, so that we can have life eternal, and be with Him. 

A side note, after the resurrection there are 4 instances in which people did not recognize, or were afraid of Him. Why? All these people that had spent years with Him, how were they unable to recognize Him. Mary in the garden, thought He was the Gardener in John 20:11-16. The Emmaus road two disciples walked with Him for 7 miles, but did not recognize him until he broke the bread Luke 24:13-32. The upper room the people were frightened Luck 24:33-43. Finally, by the sea of Galilee John 21:3-12. This one is the most interesting John 21:12, "Jesus saith unto them, Come [and] dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord." We find he answer in two passages, Revelation 5:6,"And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth." So he carries the scars of His death to this day." Isaiah 50:6, "I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting." We see that His beard had been ripped out, so where once they had seen a beard, they now saw scar tissue. 

How much did your salvation cost the God of the universe? His Son. Christ spared not His own life for every single one of us, should we not do the same? Should we hold back any part of our life from Him? Our commission is to spread the Gospel to the whole world, we are to pursue Him constantly. We without reserve should live Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." Our life is so short, and we are all one heartbeat away from eternity, then it is over. No more chances or opportunities. I plead with you all, to live your lives for Christ, pursue the relationship with Him that he desires with each and every one of us. He is to be our first love.

When Worlds Collide

  

^{It is a beautiful thing when the worlds of science, math, and the Bible collide.}

As we look at Christ through the Gospels we see different perspectives, some times we think that there is contradiction between accounts. But, when we really look at the text, and a diligent all of those apparent contradictions disappear. First lets establish the difference between the Gospels

The first thing I want to look at in Matthew is the structure. It is just one example of literally thousands of examples of how you can prove the Bible. If we look at the Genealogy of Jesus Christ in the Greek we find something very interesting in the structure. With the Understanding of the importance of the number 7, its meaning of completion We find something incredible when we break down this passage in Matthew

#1. The number of words which are nouns is exactly 56, or 7 x 8.
#2. The Greek word "the" occurs most frequently in the passage: exactly 56 times, or 7 x 8.
#3. Also, the number of different forms in which the article "the" occurs is exactly 7.
#4. There are two main sections in the passage: verse 1-11 and 12-17. In the first main section, the number of Greek vocabulary words used is 49, or 7 x 7.
#5. Of these 49 words, The number of those beginning with a vowel is 28, or 7 x 4.
#6. The number of words beginning with a consonant is 21, or 7 x 3.
#7. The total number of letters in these 49 words is exactly 266, or 7 x 38-exactly.
#8. The numbers of vowels among these 266 letters is 140, or 7 x 20.
#9. The number of consonants is 126, or 7 x 18-exactly.
#10. Of these 49 words, the number of words which occur more than once is 35, or 7 x 5.
#11. The number of words occurring only once is 14, or 7 x2.
#12. The number of words which occur in only one form is exactly 42, or 7 x 6.
#13. The number of words appearing in more than one form is also 7.
#14. The number of 49 Greek vocabulary words which are nouns is 42, or 7 x 6.
#15. The number of words which are not nouns is 7.
#16. Of the nouns, 35 are proper names, or 7 x 5.
#17. These 35 nouns are used 63 times, or 7 x 9.
#18. The number of male names is 28, or 7 x 4.
#19. These male names occur 56 times or 7 x 8.
#20. The number which are not male names is 7.
#21. Three women are mentioned-Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth. The number of Greek letters in these three names is 14, or 7 x 2.
#22. The number of compound nouns is 7.
#23. The number of Greek letters in these 7 nouns is 49, or 7 x 7.
#24. Only one city is named in this passage, Babylon, which in Greek contains exactly 7 letters.

As you may know, both the Hebrew and Greek use the letters of the alphabet for numerical values. Therefore, any specific word in either Hebrew or Greek- has a numerical value of its own by adding up the values of the letters in that particular word. The study of the numerical values of words is called gametria.

The 72 vocabulary words add up to a gametrical value of 42,364, or 7 x 6,052.
The 72 words appear in 90 forms-some appear in more than one form. The numeric value of the 90 forms is 54,075, or 7 x
7,725. Exactly.

What I have just given you is the structure of the first 17 verses of Matthew, the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, in the Greek. There is no way, that a human could write this. To Give you a number, the chance of this happening at random is 1 in  191,581,231,380,566,414,401. What get's worse is I just gave you 24 and did not include the values of the letters, and there are even more of these on top of that. 

One thing that I would like to lay to rest, is this notion that Jesus never claimed to be God. Actually this is not correct, and anyone that states this has not done their homework. The rebuttal to this is found in John 8. We see an interesting confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees. Christ has stated that he is thte Light of the world in verse 12 and the Pharisees are not happy about this. What we are missing by just reading this is the emotion within the text, so we can easily miss what is actually going on here. Starting in verse 32-41, "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: [but] the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.  Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God." They are are calling Him a bastard right there. Speaking of His supposed illegitimate birth. 

Moving down to verse 53-59 They asked Him, "
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.<sup>"

The question is why did they want to stone him. It is in the statement Jesus had just made, "Before Abraham was, I Am." We miss it, but the Pharisees got it right away. He was claiming to be the voice of the burning bush that spoke to Moses, the I Am that I Am. Right there is Jesus' claim that He is God.  

The question today is: do you know Him? Have you actually asked Him into your life, and to forgive your sins? The statement has been made I think I can say without fault, millions of times, "I believe in God." That is great, James 2:19 has a very interesting viewpoint on that statement, "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble." We can believe in God all we want, but if we have not accepted Christ, asked Him into our lives, and to forgive our sins, we remain lost. Christ said in John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me"</sup> 

 If you do know God, the next question is, what are you doing for Him? There is an interesting coin that has two sides. Without Him we can't, but the flipside to that is, without us He won't. We have a responsibility, a duty that when pursued is the most fulfilling adventure one could ever begin. It is to make Christ our first love; to search the scriptures daily and pursue a relationship with the very God of the universe. One thing it will reveal, when we begin to really pursue our Christian walk, is who our friends are. When we make major lifestyle changes, it can actually be incredible how those we thought were our friends, will come against us. To put it bluntly that is the enemy working through them. Because Satan knows how easily peer pressure can nullify someone as a threat. If we are truly living as we should, and carrying out the Great Commission that Christ Himself gave to us, we are a threat, and no small one at that. But if we hold fast to Christ, the reward that we will gain, is worth far more, than any small satisfaction we could ever achieve in this life by our own hand.
 

Following the Footsteps

We know that which we are called to, the question is, how well do we know Him who called us? Over the next couple of days we will be looking through the Gospels at Christ, prophecies of Him that were fulfilled from the Old Testament, His life in the Gospels, and His final hours. It is so important for us to have an understanding of who Christ is. While I don't think we can truly ever understand what he did for us, I think that we will spend an eternity learning what it cost Him. Chuck Missler talks about the fact we can figure out how important something is by how much it is discussed. So we have the creation and we have the the redemption of that creation. How much of the Scriptures speak of the creation? We have Genesis, some in Isaiah, Job. How much is dedicated to God's Redemption? Quite a bit. How much did it cost Him? His Son. But, we need to understand that Christs death upon the cross was not a tragedy, it was an achievement! That by which we have eternal life and can spend eternity with Him. Many times I find myself moved to the point of tears when discussing this topic, not for my sorrow; but the overwhelming love and mercy that Christ has for you and I. 

The Old Testament leaves us with Unexplained Ceremonies (Sacrificial Rituals), Unachieved Purposes (Covenants) Unappeased Longings(Poetical Books) Unfulfilled Prophecies (there are over 1,000) As Jesus was being persecuted by the Jews in John chapter 5 he says in verse 39, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." Christ on the Emmeaus road after His ressurection when he is speaking to two of the disciples, "And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself." 

When we really get into the Scriptures, we can see that everything points to Christ. From the brass serpent that Moses raised up, to the Tabernacle; even the prophet Baalam who was wicked and sold his gift for money prophesied of Christ.

We won't post the entirety of each reference, but I would ask that you take the time to look all of this up. Make it a personal journey to track all this down, and you will see the beauty of the design, and it will give us a better understanding of Christ and in turn a greater love for Him. So with that, we will get into the old Testament prophecies of Christ that we find in the Gospels


Christ was to be of David’s family: 2 Sam 7:12-16 "And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took [it] from Saul, whom I put away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever." Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Ps 89:3- 4; 110:1; 132:11;  7; 11:1. 

  Christ would be born of a virgin  Gen 3:15 "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Isa 7:14 

Christ would be born in Bethlehem, Micah 5:2 "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting."

He would sojourn in Egypt: Hos 11:1    
He would live in Galilee: Isa 9:1, 2...in Nazareth: Isa 11:1. 
To be announced by an Elijah-like herald: Isa 40:3-5; Mal 3:1; 4:5. 
Would occasion massacre of Bethlehem’s children: Gen 35:19-20; 
Jer 31:15. 
Would proclaim a Jubilee to the world: Isa 58:6; 61:1. 
His mission would include the Gentiles: Isa 42:1-4. 
Ministry would be one of healing: Isa 53:4. 
He would teach through parables: Isa 6:9-10; Ps 78:2. 
He would be disbelieved, rejected by rulers: Ps 69:4; 118:22; Isa 6:10; 29:13; 53:1. 
Would make a triumphal entry into Jerusalem: Zech 9:9; Ps 118:26. 
Betrayed by friend for 30 pieces of silver: Zech 11:1-13; Ps 41:9. 
 
Would be like a smitten shepherd: Zech 13:7. "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man [that is] my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones."
 
Would be given vinegar and gall: Ps 69:21. 
They would cast lots for His garments: Ps 22:18. 
His side would be pierced: Zech 12:10; Ps 22:16. 
Not a bone would be broken: Ex 12:46; Num 9:12; Ps 34:20. 
Would die among malefactors: Isa 53:9, 12. 
 
His dying words foretold: Ps 22:1 "[[To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.]] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?"; 31:5 "Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth."

Would be buried by a rich man: Isa 53:9. 
Rise from dead on 3rd day: Gen 22:4; Ps 16:10-11; Jon 1:17. 
Resurrection followed by destruction of Jerusalem: Dan 9:26; 11:31; 12:1,11. 

One thing we have to look at here, and it actually pervades from Christ going to Egypt through the Crucifixion. Why did Christ have to go to Egypt, what ties this and the Crucifixion? We can find it in Isaiah 63:8-9 "For he said, Surely they [are] my people, children [that] will not lie: so he was their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old." So as Israel was afflicted, so Christ was? Yes. As Israel went to Egypt, So Christ went to Egypt. How did He suffer? As they were put into jail, so He was. He was Naked as they were naked; 6,000,000 Naked.   

We know that these were written over 3 centuries before Christ because we have what is called the Septuagint. It is the Greek version of the Old testament that was written in the 3rd century B.C. We can point to that and know that these existed long before the days that Christ walked the earth.

There are a lot of other prophecies that Christ fulfills, but these are specifically the ones that are quoted in the Gospels. There are more, and they are found in the Final week of Christ's life. 

What we need to understand, just as Christ pervades the Scriptures, so He should our lives. He is to be our first love. If we have a better understanding, and a greater love for Him, in turn we will be better equipped to share Him with others. My challenge is to search Christ out in the Scriptures and your daily life in prayer and conversation with Him, just as He has sought you out, and willingly gave up His own life, so that you can know Him.

                  

The Volume of His Glory

When we think about Heaven, we think of it as a fuzzy not so clear type of place. Actually when it comes down to it, and you look at the physics of it all the world we live in is the fuzzy, not so clear realm. We know that we live in 3 knowable dimensions, 4 actually when we include time. God, and Heaven is far beyond 4 dimensions. This would explain why He is able to have personal interaction with each of us. 

To make it clear we will go down to two dimensions. If I draw two people on a piece of paper, they are 2 dimensional. They can only understand a 2 dimensional world. But, me being of 3 dimensions I can touch both of them with my finger and interact with them both separately from one another. What I would like us to do, is think about this from the perspective of where we are heading to after this life. It says in Isaiah 64:4,"For since the beginning of the world [men] have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, [what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him." We cannot even imagine, the greatness that is God, and His glory that shines forth in the heavens. 

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork." Psalm 19:1 We see the creation, we see the beauty that space and the incredible creations out in the universe. The awe we can have watching clouds form the most incredible shapes, all this declares the glory of the Lord, and yet it is nothing, absolutely nothing in comparison to Heaven and what He, Himself looks like. 

The hope and joy that we take is found in 1 John 3:1-3 "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 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. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure." We will see him as He is, and we will be like Him. This right here confirms I have said. So for all the beauty and majesty, we only understand and see it post curse, in a fallen manner. But, today think on all this. It is exciting, perplexing to the mind, yet brings about the longing to be with our King so much more.