Seeing God
Pure In Heart
5:8 they shall see God. Because God is spirit, His divine essence is invisible (John 4:24; Col. 1:15; 1 Tim. 1:17; 6:16). Because He is infinitely holy, sinful humans would be destroyed if they were to behold His glory directly (Ex. 33:18–23). Nevertheless, believers “see” God through the insight of faith, and Jesus assures His disciples that in seeing Him, they have “seen the Father” (John 14:9). In the glorified state, God’s children will “see him as he is” (1 John 3:2; Rev. 22:4).
3 Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the LORD
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
