The Glorious Face of Jesus

For it is God who said 'Out of darkness light will shine,' which has flooded that our hearts with Light the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.*

And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light."* This Light was in the beginning. "And this message we have heard and proclaim to you; God is Light..."* Also John writes that which existed from the beginning, they heard, saw, looked upon and their hands touched, concerning the Word of Life.* John proclaims this Life, Eternal Life to us and since God is Light and in Jesus the full deity of God dwelt as a man and fellowship with Jesus is fellowship with the Father thus we have fellowship with Light. In the face of Jesus is an unveiled glory that surpasses the veiled glory of that in the face of Moses. In the face of Jesus the glorious Light of God has flooded our hearts. In the face of Jesus the glorious knowledge of God is revealed to man. Is He is worthy? He is.

through the tender mercies of our God in whom the rising sun will visit us, to shine on the one sitting in darkness and the shadow of death...*

Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist who Jesus said was the greatest of the old prophets, prophesied this, that John would prepare the way for Christ, saying about Christ, He is the rising sun of heaven that would visit us, to shine on the ones sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace, giving knowledge of salvation in the forgiveness of sin through the tender mercies of God.* It is a great spiritual blessing to have knowledge of the forgiveness of sin.* Paul writes there are three that testify, spirit, water, and blood.* Surely as a child of God you should have knowledge of the forgiveness of sin, that you have peace before God, standing in grace which you have access to by faith.*

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God not according to knowledge.*

Jesus said the teachers of the Law took away the key of knowledge, not entering in themselves and hindering others from entering.* Paul writes they knew God but glorified him not as God, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and truth.* This is truly their hypocrisy, knowing of God, as even nature itself, the heavens, declared His glory and now having knowledge of Him through the Law they did not know Him. They knew of Him like the demons do but did not have knowledge of Him and did not glorify Him by becoming like Him in his image but created a god in the image like man. Though understanding the righteousness requirements of the Law, as it gave the knowledge of sin, they did not follow it and approved of others who did not. But God the Father so loved the world sending His son among those who received Him not. But to those who did receive He would shine His Light on through knowledge of the Son. 

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory gives you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in knowing Him, to the extent you have sight, your heart is shined upon...*

This is what it means to be enlightened in knowledge of the Son; to the extent that we see, have sight, that God "has flooded that our hearts with Light, the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.* Understanding is one part of enlightenment, in which we have help, being partakers of the Holy Spirit and having tasted that the Lord is good, that His words exist eternal Life.* Truly if we are adopted and forgiven having testimony of blood and Spirit, we are called to overcome, thus we will  make sure of our calling and not be like the lost who turn away from such glory, but will become holy like Him, purifying the body of sin.

Now, we all unveiled in face, behold as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, transformed into His image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord's Spirit.*

This is what it means to look into the glory in face of Christ, the glory that shines through His face is transforming us into His glory. This is how Jesus condemned sin in the flesh and not man, he gave us the power to become children of God. Yes, this includes an inheritance but more so to share in His glory. A servant nor a slave doesn't share in an inheritance but a son does, and a son abides in the house forever. Becoming like Him, in His image who was in the beginning, this is truly how we were created. Though our inheritance was sold for piece of fruit, the glory of God became flesh to redeem us. This glory is treasure we have found compelling us to forsake all, to follow Christ into a high calling. But we still exist as jars of clay, in which His light shines through. 

Now, we have this treasure in clay jars so that the surpassing power exists of God and not from us.*

His grace is a service because His power is being perfected in this weakness, that we exist treasure in jars of clay. Think of a jar of clay as we read what Paul writes, we are pressed from all sides, but not crushed. Emptied but not utterly at loss. Thrown about, but not abandoned. Cast down but not broken. "always carrying about in the body, the putting to death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus is brought to Light, brought to light in our bodies." Yes, we are in jars of clay, but we have a treasure inside, a Light shining forth, our hearts having been flooded with Light, the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.* The suffering in this jar of clay is not worthy to the glory that will be revealed to us, the new creation eagerly awaiting for the revealing of the glorious freedom of the sons of God.*

And the glory, that given to me, I give to them so that existing one, just as we are one.*

Jesus speaks of a glory that existed with the Father before the world began and that he longed again for this glory. Jesus prays that the glory given to Him be given to us. We see this glory that is given in several ways in His prayer, not speaking of heaven as the glory but Him as the glory, that we may see His glory that existed before the world was created.* The magnificence of heaven with streets paved of gold does not surpass His glory. And he gave to us the Word that the Father had given Him and to those who receive the word, who abide in the word which comes from the Father, who is Jesus the Word of God, these receive eternal life, and when we abide in His words, the truth, we are consecrated in truth.* The words of Jesus exist truth and life thus Jesus exists Truth and Life and the only Way to the Father. The words of Jesus exist Eternal Life and in Him is all wisdom and knowledge. And since His words consecrate us, we grow up into our salvation in knowledge of Him, through abiding in His words, thus we are being transformed from glory to glory through His words.

Righteous Father, as the world knows not, knowing you I know. And these know you because you sent me and I have made known to them your name and make known so that the love which you loved me exists in them and I in them.* 

Also Jesus made known the name of the Father, as through Him we have fellowship with the Father. And He made known to us the manner of love that the Father loved Him with. So together we are enlightened in the words, name, love, fellowship, and glory of the Father through knowing the Son. Paul writes the love of God throws beyond knowledge, so that we are filled to the fullness of God.* I believe Paul is not saying love surpasses as meaning it is better than knowledge but love surpasses as it throws us, compels us into Christ, into knowledge of Him. This is of the same concept that love is the bond that leads to perfection, thus we grow up into Him truth in love. Through an unveiled glory that shines upon us in the face of Christ we are being transformed into glory. We pray that your heart be enlightened, flooded with His glorious Light, the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.*

Let There Be Light