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The Daily Word of Righteousness
Man—the Image of God, #2
Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. (Ezekiel 1:20)
Each "man," each son of God, is to live in the Spirit of God and be led by the Spirit of God.
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. (John 3:8)
God is clear, transparent, terrible in His holiness. He wants us to be the same way.
And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. (Ezekiel 1:22)
Man has been created to be the eternal throne of God Almighty. Man is to govern all things as Christ dwells in him and God dwells in Christ.
God has come forth from the spirit realm and has appeared as "Man." Man is the form God prefers for eternity.
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. (I Timothy 3:16)
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. (Revelation 3:21)
Behold the image of God, and consequently of perfected Man.
And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. (Ezekiel 1:26-28)
This is the image of the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore this is the image of His brothers, of all those who have been predestined to be changed into His image. Perhaps it will require a billion years for us to attain such a state. Time is of no consequence whatever. There are only two important issues: (1) what God has stated; and (2) are we performing God's will today or are we avoiding our calling?
The Tabernacle of the Congregation, the tabernacle that Moses saw in vision on the mountain, also is a symbolic vision of Christ and of man in the image of Christ. The Ark of the Covenant, covered with the Lid of Reconciliation, represents the Head of Christ crowned with the Glory of God.
The Altar of Incense is the voice of Christ speaking constantly to God. The Lampstand is the right hand of Christ, full of power and revelation. The Table of Showbread is the left hand of Christ holding out His body and blood—the eternal life given to those who do His will.
To be continued.