5/22/19 

II Thessalonians 1:10­­­­

 When He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—for our testimony to you was believed.

I don’t remember when it was in the distant past this statement caught my attention, but I do remember the occasion I was for the moment overwhelmed with the meaning of this statement.  And the awe it raised in me at that time has continued.  Of all the great wonders that will occur at the Lord’s return, that which will most bedazzle the myriads of the elect, “all who have believed”, is the glory and beauty of the Savior.

Why is this so?  This seems to me to be the natural and appropriate question.

1.       We will see Him. Out of all the wonders of the moment, all eyes will be drawn to this single individual.  This could not be so if He did not have a real existence.  The reality of His person in His resurrected glory is a certainty.

2.      We will see that which Isaiah saw in Isaiah 6, but magnified to the point of a marvel.  John 1:18 explains this to us.  “No one has seen the Father at any time.”  It is that unique ,greatly loved Son who reveals Him.  The revelation,

All the words we have so much difficulty defining--love, grace, peace, joy, compassion, and rest we will see when we see Him and it will be a marvel to behold.