The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork."
God has set his throne in heaven (Ps.103:17-20)which in John's vision was on the sea of glass. Further along we see it is a sea of glass mixed with fire. The same throne we see in the night visions as a fiery theone. The Holy Spirit sets the world unseen in concrete imagery so we are to look at them as manifestations of his holiness. After our likeness, the Law of the Spirit presented the Lamb slain, the Lamb of God and a throne of God and of the Lamb. The firmament is the face so the Psalmist considers it as a glass.
This glory is set in our hearts. When we love God with our whole heart and whole mind we are changing from glory to glory. "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." (2 Co.3:18) How shall we explain 'with open face' but our works? James explains the purpose of this glass and says," But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." Faith that bonds the worlds framed by the word of God shall always sets this glass. When you adjust your lives accordingly it is an open face. "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."( John 3:19-21) With open face we prove our inner lives," that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." Satan hates this light so he has to work with subtility and serpent fitted his purpose similarly with men. "And both of these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed." The beast is yet another example. They who prosper Satan's lies are sons of perdition. Then as now.
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork."
God has set his throne in heaven (Ps.103:17-20)which in John's vision was on the sea of glass. Further along we see it is a sea of glass mixed with fire. The same throne we see in the night visions as a fiery theone. The Holy Spirit sets the world unseen in concrete imagery so we are to look at them as manifestations of his holiness. After our likeness, the Law of the Spirit presented the Lamb slain, the Lamb of God and a throne of God and of the Lamb. The firmament is the face so the Psalmist considers it as a glass.
This glory is set in our hearts. When we love God with our whole heart and whole mind we are changing from glory to glory. "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." (2 Co.3:18) How shall we explain 'with open face' but our works? James explains the purpose of this glass and says," But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." Faith that bonds the worlds framed by the word of God shall always sets this glass. When you adjust your lives accordingly it is an open face. "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."( John 3:19-21) With open face we prove our inner lives," that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." Satan hates this light so he has to work with subtility and serpent fitted his purpose similarly with men. "And both of these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed." The beast is yet another example. They who prosper Satan's lies are sons of perdition. Then as now.
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