Is it possible to see God's 'face'?

[adambradley]

In John 1:18, it says, 'No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him'.

If John is correct, as I believe he is, then we need to understand more about the 'face' of God. For the 'face' and 'countenance' of the LORD appears numerous times in scripture. Here's a taster:

Genesis 32:30. 'And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face [Heb. panim], and my life is preserved'.

Exodus 33:11. 'And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face [Heb. panim] , as a man speaketh unto his friend'.

Exodus 33:20. 'And he said, Thou [Moses] canst not see my face [Heb. panim]: for there shall no man see me, and live'.

Numbers 6:25. 'The LORD make his face [Heb. panim] shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:'

Psalm 17:15. 'As for me, I will behold thy face [Heb. panim] in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness'.

Psalm 105:4. 'Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face [Heb. panim] evermore'.

Ezekiel 39:29. 'Neither will I hide my face [Heb. panim] any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD'.

1 Corinthians 13:12. 'For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face [Gk. prosopon]: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known'.

Is it possible to see God's 'face'?

Matt 5:8

 

[sun rise]

8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

John 14:9
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?

Is the Christ is both fully God and fully man, I agree but not from a theological Christian perspective.

 

[adambradley]

Is the Christ is both fully God and fully man, I agree but not from a theological Christian perspective.

What other perspective is there? The trinity and divinity of Christ are Christian doctrines
Thanks

 

[Windwalker]

What other perspective is there? The trinity and divinity of Christ are Christian doctrines
Thanks

That all humans have a divine nature, as well as a human nature. Hence, everyone is fully divine and fully human. It's a matter of which nature do we feed the most, and which controls us the most. Jesus represents the fully awakened divine nature in humanity. "He was in all ways tempted like us, yet without sin".

Hence, we are supposed to "follow Christ", and "sin no more" as well, following the divine nature in us instead of the 'ways of the world' and the impulses of the 'natural man'.

 

[Sargonski]

Is it possible to see God's 'face'?

Yes ... look in the Mirror and then to Page 1 of the Bible .. "Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness,"

 

[Kenny]

Is the Christ is both fully God and fully man, I agree but not from a theological Christian perspective.

Yes... I do agree that the christ is both fully God and fully man. One could say that no one has physically seen The Father... but just as my body is the image of my spirit (though no one has seen my spirit) - if you have seen my body, you have seen my spirit, likewise, if you have seen Jesus, you have seen the Father.