The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Hebrews 1:3a,
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"The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being…"
Here is something that captures my imagination this morning. I find this intriguing, fascinating. Jesus Christ is the radiance of God's glory. He is the exact representation of God's being.
For the latter, I understand it to mean that the Father and the Son are one. How the Father is, so is the Son. They share different roles or different positions within the godhead but have their being, together with the Holy Spirit, as God – members of the Trinity. The writer of Hebrews takes effort to point out that Jesus is distinct from the angels in this chapter. Jesus Christ, as God, is the Creator. Angels, mankind, everything else we know of is a part of what he has created as the Creator. Since God the Son penetrated his creation and appeared as a man, taking on flesh and living life as a man, it is understandable that the writer of Hebrews clarifies the deity of Jesus Christ.
The former part is what captures my imagination this morning. We are told that the Son is the radiance of God's glory! Just what does that imply, what does it mean? Scripture speaks of the glory of God. The experience of Israel in their exodus from Egypt, their meeting with God at Mt. Sinai, the Tent of Meeting are all attended by God's glory. Moses even had to cover his face after having met with God on the mountain so he could meet with his fellow Israelites as we are told God's glory radiated from his face and somehow making it difficult for them.
I am also reminded of Jesus Christ appearing in all his glory on the Mount of Transfiguration. It terrified Peter, James and John. What did this glory look like to them? What would it look like to us if the Lord appeared in all his glory, say, at the next Super Bowl? What would that be like? We are told that the Lord resides in unapproachable light. What is that like? I try to imagine it but as one who can only attempt to visualize something I have never seen. It is beyond my experience. I only have the accounts of those who have seen it and it is just startling to think about. John's description of the Lord in Revelation 1:12-16 is just breath-taking!
On a whole other level, I see that Jesus Christ radiates God's glory in how he manifests all of the pristine and impeccable qualities of the perfections that mark the Trinity. Love, mercy and kindness as demonstrated in Jesus Christ's earthly ministry are on display. Justice, righteousness and a fearful anger is on display in the prophetic writings of Peter and John as they tell us about the future events of the Son of God at the end of the age.
Jesus Christ, God the Son, is the radiance of God's glory… what a thought to behold, what a thought to contemplate, to reflect and meditate on!
Here is something that captures my imagination this morning. I find this intriguing, fascinating. Jesus Christ is the radiance of God's glory. He is the exact representation of God's being.
For the latter, I understand it to mean that the Father and the Son are one. How the Father is, so is the Son. They share different roles or different positions within the godhead but have their being, together with the Holy Spirit, as God – members of the Trinity. The writer of Hebrews takes effort to point out that Jesus is distinct from the angels in this chapter. Jesus Christ, as God, is the Creator. Angels, mankind, everything else we know of is a part of what he has created as the Creator. Since God the Son penetrated his creation and appeared as a man, taking on flesh and living life as a man, it is understandable that the writer of Hebrews clarifies the deity of Jesus Christ.
The former part is what captures my imagination this morning. We are told that the Son is the radiance of God's glory! Just what does that imply, what does it mean? Scripture speaks of the glory of God. The experience of Israel in their exodus from Egypt, their meeting with God at Mt. Sinai, the Tent of Meeting are all attended by God's glory. Moses even had to cover his face after having met with God on the mountain so he could meet with his fellow Israelites as we are told God's glory radiated from his face and somehow making it difficult for them.
I am also reminded of Jesus Christ appearing in all his glory on the Mount of Transfiguration. It terrified Peter, James and John. What did this glory look like to them? What would it look like to us if the Lord appeared in all his glory, say, at the next Super Bowl? What would that be like? We are told that the Lord resides in unapproachable light. What is that like? I try to imagine it but as one who can only attempt to visualize something I have never seen. It is beyond my experience. I only have the accounts of those who have seen it and it is just startling to think about. John's description of the Lord in Revelation 1:12-16 is just breath-taking!
On a whole other level, I see that Jesus Christ radiates God's glory in how he manifests all of the pristine and impeccable qualities of the perfections that mark the Trinity. Love, mercy and kindness as demonstrated in Jesus Christ's earthly ministry are on display. Justice, righteousness and a fearful anger is on display in the prophetic writings of Peter and John as they tell us about the future events of the Son of God at the end of the age.
Jesus Christ, God the Son, is the radiance of God's glory… what a thought to behold, what a thought to contemplate, to reflect and meditate on!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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