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Hello fellow believers in Jesus Christ, I would like to open a discussion with this study,
Not many people understand what glory or to be glorified means. Lets first look at this verse,
The Greek word for glory is "doxa", which has several definitions, "honor, renown, and splendor". Splendor is the definition of interest for this particular study on glory. The glory of something is something that radiates light, hence splendor. What do the sun, moon, and stars all have in common? They radiate light. So therefore, something, or someone that has been glorified, is something or someone that then begins to radiate light. An example of one man that was glorified was actually Moses,
When Moses spoke to God at Mount Sinai, his face then began to radiate light. This light that shone from his face, was the light that Aaron and the sons of Israel saw, and were even afraid of Moses,
Next, Jesus also said this,
So at what point in the beginning did Jesus have this glory that radiates light before the world began? When he uttered these words,
This light came from himself, as the luminaries in the heaven hadn't yet been created till the 4th day to give light upon the earth, so he himself literally began radiating this light that he brought forth into existence, hence why he also says,
He literally became the light of the world, which is the glory he had before the world began. In the John 17:5 verse, he also states, "glorify me in your presence", which means, make me "radiate light" in your presence just as it was before the world began. So when did Jesus begin radiating light after his resurrection? Lets first look at this verse,
So at this point in speaking with Mary, he had not yet ascended to the Father. And then we also read in this verse,
In this verse we can see that the holy spirit was given after Jesus was glorified. The last sighting of Jesus before he ascended was here,
And then in the John 17:5 we read, "glorify me in your presence", and Jesus could've only been in his presence of the Father after he ascended to him. So therefore, the glorification of Jesus occurred after he ascended to the Father. This then coincides with,
It was when he ascended to heaven to the Father, he was thus glorified, he then sent forth holy spirit. So the whole time that Jesus was with the disciples after his resurrection and before his ascension, they had not yet seen his new glory of radiating light on his new body. As even the transfiguration of Jesus was not when he was glorified, because the transfiguration was merely a vision, hence,
This glory that he received that radiates light is the same glory that the world will witness when he comes back,
Now, this glorification of radiating light is similar to the glorification that those who are saved at his coming will also receive, as it is said,
Yet we do not know how exactly each of us will be, as even in 1 John we read,
And then Paul affirms when speaking concerning the new body of the resurrection,
So just as we do not know how big or small a plant will be from the seed we plant, so is the resurrection of the dead, we plant a seed now, yet what body we are given and it's measure of glory, will be determined by God. After this passage, is when he goes on to mention the different glories of the heaven in relation to the new bodies of the resurrection.
Not many people understand what glory or to be glorified means. Lets first look at this verse,
The Greek word for glory is "doxa", which has several definitions, "honor, renown, and splendor". Splendor is the definition of interest for this particular study on glory. The glory of something is something that radiates light, hence splendor. What do the sun, moon, and stars all have in common? They radiate light. So therefore, something, or someone that has been glorified, is something or someone that then begins to radiate light. An example of one man that was glorified was actually Moses,
When Moses spoke to God at Mount Sinai, his face then began to radiate light. This light that shone from his face, was the light that Aaron and the sons of Israel saw, and were even afraid of Moses,
Next, Jesus also said this,
So at what point in the beginning did Jesus have this glory that radiates light before the world began? When he uttered these words,
This light came from himself, as the luminaries in the heaven hadn't yet been created till the 4th day to give light upon the earth, so he himself literally began radiating this light that he brought forth into existence, hence why he also says,
He literally became the light of the world, which is the glory he had before the world began. In the John 17:5 verse, he also states, "glorify me in your presence", which means, make me "radiate light" in your presence just as it was before the world began. So when did Jesus begin radiating light after his resurrection? Lets first look at this verse,
So at this point in speaking with Mary, he had not yet ascended to the Father. And then we also read in this verse,
In this verse we can see that the holy spirit was given after Jesus was glorified. The last sighting of Jesus before he ascended was here,
And then in the John 17:5 we read, "glorify me in your presence", and Jesus could've only been in his presence of the Father after he ascended to him. So therefore, the glorification of Jesus occurred after he ascended to the Father. This then coincides with,
It was when he ascended to heaven to the Father, he was thus glorified, he then sent forth holy spirit. So the whole time that Jesus was with the disciples after his resurrection and before his ascension, they had not yet seen his new glory of radiating light on his new body. As even the transfiguration of Jesus was not when he was glorified, because the transfiguration was merely a vision, hence,
This glory that he received that radiates light is the same glory that the world will witness when he comes back,
Now, this glorification of radiating light is similar to the glorification that those who are saved at his coming will also receive, as it is said,
Yet we do not know how exactly each of us will be, as even in 1 John we read,
And then Paul affirms when speaking concerning the new body of the resurrection,
So just as we do not know how big or small a plant will be from the seed we plant, so is the resurrection of the dead, we plant a seed now, yet what body we are given and it's measure of glory, will be determined by God. After this passage, is when he goes on to mention the different glories of the heaven in relation to the new bodies of the resurrection.
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