Why We Can't See Nor Be In God's Presence?

Before the fall of man Adam and Eve enjoyed open communion with God. They were sinless, perfect in mind, body, and spirit. They were not marred by any physical defects or illnesses of any kind. Just like the angels in heaven they were tall, graceful, and had a glow about them. Adam and Eve never needed any shelter for the Earth at that time was perfect in beauty. They didn't know anything about severe weather, natural disasters, or nightfall like we know today because severe weather, natural disasters, and nightfall didn't exist then. Before they fell the temperature was always even and comfortable. The air was pure and didn't contain any of the foul odors, pollution, smog, and fog as we have become accustomed to. There were no swamps, barren lands, deserts, rough mountains and craggy hills like we see today, cloudy skies, or bad soil. God created everything in perfection and beauty. The mountains were very smooth and the Earth yielded every kind of tree along with every kind of fruit, flower, and vegetation imaginable.

Adam and Eve were never in any kind of danger when they approached a lion, tiger, bear, panther, or any other kind of animal that we know is wild today. All of creation was in harmony as God intended and man was given complete rulership over the Earth. It is written:"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." Gen.1:26. In other words God made Adam and Eve lord and master over all of the Earth. They were taught the secrets of nature and of the heavens by God from the tiniest molecule to the stars above and they saw that everything God created was perfect and without blemish. We only have but a trace of what once was but one can still see the perfection in God's creation even today. It was always God's pleasure and delight to visit and instruct the first pair in wisdom and the secrets of creation. Adam and Eve were never fearful for their lives nor had anything to be ashamed of when the Lord approached them for they were sinless and perfect as the Lord intended them to be.

If the Lord were to permit me to actually see what the Earth was like before the fall of man I know I would break down and cry. Even as I relate this story to you the reader I am holding back the tears because I can visualize in my mind's eye what we would have enjoyed had man obeyed God in the beginning including fellowshipping with the Creator himself along with the angels. It is because man disobeyed God in the beginning that all was lost including the privilege of enjoying open communion with God and the angels in heaven. When sin entered the world not only did man lose the privilege of fellowshipping with the Creator but the balance of nature began to topple as time progressed. No longer was man able to approach a lion, tiger, bear, panther, or any of the wild animals we know today without the risk of serious injury or loss of life. No longer was man able to enjoy open communion with his Maker because our Creator is now like a consuming fire to us.

Turn to the book of Genesis 33:20 then read what the Lord said to Moses about being in the presence of Him.

"Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips:for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts." Isaiah 6:5

To give you some idea of the majesty, power, and splendor of our Creator:"In the year king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple." Isaiah 6:1.

All of the prophets who either had dreams or visions from the Lord described His awesome splendor or how the earth trembled and quaked at His presence. One other common factor was thunderings and lightnings followed by a soft whisper and for good reason. If the Lord were to speak in a voice other than a soft whisper most of us wouldn't be able to handle it. There are some instances where the Lord spoke to prophets or persons whom He chose to deliver His messages in a normal voice and His voice is described as the sound of many waters. In other words His voice is very, very loud. Here are some examples...

"I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened." Daniel 7:9-10.

"His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. Revelation 1:14-15.

"And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone:and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald." Revelation 4:2-3.

This should give one a very good idea as to the power, majesty, and splendor of the Creator of all worlds and the giver of all life who knows the end from the beginning of all things and there is no other. This is the same Lord who is merciful, longsuffering, and full of everlasting grace. This is the same Lord whose laws and precepts are being trampled upon daily by man and at the same time we question Him. This is the very same Lord whom all of mankind is going to face someday in person where tens of thousands of angels minister before Him but yet we mock, persecute, and kill those who do His will and deliver His messages.

It is for this reason throughout the course of Earth's history the Lord in His infinite wisdom chose persons who desired to do His will were used to communicate His will to the rest of mankind through them. It is for this reason why Jesus came to this Earth and died for us and was risen to serve as an intercessor for us before the Father in Heaven. Although man was cut off from enjoying the high privilege of open communion with God the Lord in His everlasting love, grace, and longsuffering still provided a way for us to have access to Him and that is by believing in Him, prayer, ministering angels, keeping His commandments, faith, and through the Holy Spirit of God. If the Lord were to reveal Himself right now the same way He revealed Himself to Adam and Eve in the beginning none of us would live to tell about it for we would instantly be reduced to ashes. Can you look at the sun for a long period of time let alone go near it? Can you withstand the rays of the sun beating down on your skin for an extended period? Do you think you can place your hand over an open flame without it getting burned? Since we all know the answer is no to all of these questions what makes you think you can stand in the presence of God physically who is the creator of all of these things? It is because of our sinful state the Lord cut us off for our sakes lest He reveal Himself to us and we die. We as human beings have no real concept of our true condition before God and if we were permitted to see our true condition before God as He sees us what would we think of ourselves then? The next time you take your favorite food you have baked out of your 350-400 degree oven and the heat from your oven is making you sweat and you are wearing pot holders to protect your hands from getting burned think about it.

Norman

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