Seeing God as He is Notice John’s description of the transformation from flesh to spirit: “Beloved, now are we children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is” (1 John 3:2). Consider the magnitude of what this means. Exodus 33 records a fascinating account of Moses asking God to show Himself in His full glory. God replied, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live” (verse 20). God’s fully glorified form is so awesome that it is impossible for a human being to see Him face-to-face and survive (see also 1 Timothy 6:16; Revelation 1:16). But when we are born into God’s family, we will be able to see God in all His glory because we will be divine spirit beings like Him. The prophet Daniel described God’s resurrected people as shining “like the stars forever and ever” (Daniel 12:3). Jesus said the righteous “will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father” (Matthew 13:43). Imagine the energy and power of our sun, and then imagine how our destiny is to possess far greater power for all eternity! God’s children will radiate power and energy just like God does in His fully glorified form.
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Pau l was a ls o inspire d to w r ite ab out t he transformation from human to the divine spirit level of existence in 1 Corinthians 15:49: “And as we have borne the image of the man of dust [mortal human life], we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man [God].”
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