* KNOW THE LORD AS PERFECTLY AS POSSIBLE*
* By A. W. Tozer*
There shall be nothing in the city that is evil; for the
throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his
servants will worship him. And they shall see his
face; and his name shall be written on their foreheads.
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Revelation 22: 3, 4/* If God is the Supreme Good then our highest*
* blessedness on earth must lie in knowing Him as*
* perfectly as possible!** The ultimate end to which redemption leads is the*
* immediate sight of the ever-blessed Godhead. In our*
* present state we cannot with our natural eyes look upon*
* God, for it is written, "Thou canst not see my face: for*
* there shall no man see me, and live" Exod. 33:20** When the work of Christ has been completed in His*
* people, however, it will be possible, even natural, for*
* redeemed men to behold their Redeemer. This is stated*
* plainly by the Apostle John: "But we know that, when he*
* shall appear, we shall be like him: for we shall see him*
* as he is" 1 John 3:2** This rapturous experience has been called the Beatific*
* Vision and will be the culmination of all possible human*
* blessedness. It will bring the glorified saint into a
state of*
* perpetual bliss which to taste for even one moment will*
* banish forever from his mind every memory of grief or*
* suffering here below.** I suppose the vast majority of us must wait for the
great*
* day of the Lord's coming to realize the full wonder of the*
* vision of God Most High. In the meantime, we are, I
believe,*
* missing a great measure of radiant glory that is ours by*
* blood-covenant and available to us in this present world;*
* /if we would but believe it and press on in the way of
holiness./*------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Yours in Christ,*
* Paul N. F.