from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, a Th.M. But He is much more than a king. Jesus tells us that we can have no true knowledge of the Father unless He, Jesus, chooses to make this revelation to us. When Old Testament believers witnessed an appearance of Christ, they were often fearful for their lives. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). So, denying the Son is denying the definition of the Son given in the gospel of John. And so does Hebrews 1: 2: God�.has in these last days spoken to us by His Son�.through whom also He made the worlds (universe). Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail, the incarnate deity. In the New Testament, all the authority and tender mercies of God are embodied in the person of Jesus our Lord. Jesus had not lost these attributes of God, but rather, in the process of emptying himself, he chose not to use his relative attributes. In the incarnation, Jesus’ glory was veiled and He voluntarily limited the use of certain of His divine attributes as He took on the form of a servant and became obedient to death on the cross (Phil. The English equivalent of that name is Jesus, and in Arabic it is �Isa. It is an act of the heart, an act of faith in which we submit to God. In other words, one cannot have a true, saving knowledge of the Father unless the Son touches his or her soul with spiritual revelation. Later he wrote of being “caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter” (2 Cor. 12:28). No, the universe, by the Father�s express purpose, is created by the Son and for the Son. Let's open our Bibles to the second chapter of Luke's gospel. And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Colossians 1:17 says in Him all things consist, and Hebrews 1:3 says that the Son is upholding all things by the word of His power. God will send an anointed One, the Messiah, who will be both God and man, and Who will in His own death provide the perfect atonement for human sin. But please bear with me and read it thoughtfully, even if it takes two sessions. We see just a little glimpse of what He is really like. “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him” (John 1:18). In Colossians 2:6 Paul says �As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.� In other words, we received Him by believing the truth about Who He is and submitting our hearts to let Him be our Lord. Not only has the Son created the universe, but it is the active power of the Son that holds the universe together. Only by gazing on the unfading—no, the ever-increasing—glory of Jesus Christ through his Spirit, can the veil be lifted and people finally see the old covenant for what it is (fading). Jesus hid his glory when he became a man in order to show his Father’s glory. The mystery of Jesus Christ is that he put on the physical veil of human nature. But we read that there was still a veil also. The glory of God was such that no human could look at it and live. Clearly, Jesus recognizes that giving God glory is of prime importance. No wonder there was a supernatural darkness during the last three hours Jesus hung on the cross. That celestial glory was temporarily hidden during his earthly life. He was body (Heb. His flesh veiled His deity while He was here on earth. Rather than stay on His throne in heaven, Jesus “made himself nothing” (as the NIV translates Philippians 2:7). But, if there are possibly billions or trillions of other universes, we can (he implies) readily dismiss the evidence for God�s design in our own universe as just a one-in-a-trillion chance! John 17:3). 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