- 68. Glory Revealed
Isaiah 40:5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
God promises that the glory of the Lord shall be revealed. Everyone will see the glory of the Lord, believers and unbelievers will see it together. For believers the vision of the glory will be full of joy and wonder; for unbelievers the revelation of he glory will be devastation and destruction. No flesh, with sin in it, will ever be able to stand in the full glory of the Lord when it is revealed. But the flesh with sin cleansed will not only live but also thrive and rejoice in the revealed glory of the Lord. The glory of the Lord will be so overwhelming it will totally consume all sin and the flesh to which it is connected. The glory of the Lord will also be overwhelming to the flesh in which sin has been forgiven, but it will overwhelm with joy and wonder and pure love and awesome worship and unending praise and eternal thanksgiving.
Moses got to see the glory of the Lord but only the backside. John beheld the glory in a vision of the throne in heaven. Peter, James and John saw the glory of Jesus in he Transfiguration. Some humans have seen the glory, but not the full revelation that we will behold in heaven after the resurrection of the flesh.
The glory of the Lord has also been revealed on a sinful earth for all to see, but the overwhelming nature of it is hidden to unbelief. This is the Glory of the Cross, but it doesn’t look like glory because we see pain, agony, suffering, humility and death. However, faith sees the absolute Love of God for sinners. This revelation of glory, prophesied by Isaiah, is just as amazing and overwhelming for we have never seen such love on earth. This kind of “glory in the shame” is not revealed to all flesh but only those to whom the Lord granted faith to see.
Within every created human heart is an inner yearning for God and the desire to behold the Lord face to face. God promises that all flesh shall see it, but if forgiveness of sin has not been received by faith it will not be a pleasant experience. For believers the revelation of glory will be wonderful beyond belief. Now we look at the cross and the tomb to see and be blessed.