"Christ is the visible image of the invisible
God." (Col 1:15).
The Son has always been there to reveal the Father; whenever
God is revealed it is Christ. In whatever way God manifest it is Christ, even
before anything was created Christ has always been there to make God visible.
"who alone has immortality, who dwells in
unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see." (1Tim 6:16).
No one can approach God, not even the angels. God makes
Himself visible through the Son. Whenever they look and see God, what they are
actually looking at is the Son. This is the role of the Son in the Godhead.
Even while Jesus was on earth the Son was still in Heaven making God visible.
We must understand that God is omnipresent, he is everywhere
at the same time, and Christ is God. When the Israelites were waiting for the
Messiah there weren't waiting for "the Son of God", they were waiting
for God Himself. But God cannot manifest (make himself visible) excerpt through
the Son. The Israelites didn't have the theology of the trinity, all they know
is that God will manifest (create an avatar of Himself) and deliver them,
ruling them Himself.
For He is their king, he has always been their king, we can
see all through the Old Testament. God has always been their king but when they
asked for a have leader He gave them men to represent Him as king. But they
know that someday He would come and rule by himself. They did not know that any
such thing as "the Son" exist, it was God coming to rule His people.
But whenever he makes Himself visible it is the Son. When He makes Himself
visible by His word, that word is the Son (John 1-14).
"Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of
God." (1Cor 1:24).
"He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the
Light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine]," (Heb 1:3).
Whenever God makes Himself visible by his power, it is the
Son. When he makes Himself visible by His glory, it is the Son. Even when the
angels look and see God, it is the Son they see. In whatever way God makes Himself
visible, whatever it may be, that thing is Christ. And when God decided to make
Himself visible in the flesh, it is also Christ.
Christ is not just that flesh, he is also that light, that
glory, the power, the word and every other thing that manifests God. Christ is
not limited to one place, he is omnipresent, and he is everywhere revealing
God, making God visible. Two thousand years ago he was on the earth making God
visible in the flesh, but at the same time he was also in heaven making God
visible to the angels, and at the same time whenever God speaks it is still
Christ making God visible as the word. He is everywhere making the invisible
God visible.
God Himself is invisible, He is unapproachable, He is too
supreme, too great for anyone to behold, whether angel or man. Just as the
natural eyes cannot see the spiritual realm because it is too great for the
natural eyes to see, so also is God too great for any eyes to see, whether
natural or spirit. He is immensely great for any created thing to behold. This
is the Creator, the very beginning of all existence, all realms all realities.
He is a realm on His own, a reality too great for any to reach. This is where
the Son comes in.
The Son is how this immensely supreme being makes Himself visible
to all that he has created. This unapproachable and invisible God is now seen
and approached because of the Son. The Son brings God to a level that He can be
seen and approached by the created.
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