Seeing Christ in Glory

I sometimes wonder when being what may seem flippant about life and death, how that seems to others, especially those that I know care for and about me. As no one knows when there time will come, yet some of us know for sure, that the time we expected will be shortened. And often behind the flippancy there is uncertainty, and not at times untainted with a little fear. The flippancy often hides a multitude of emotions and questions that really don't ave an answer. The laughter can often hide a river of tears. And I also wondere too, how it seems to those, who may be dealing with life and death issues themselves, or with loved ones.

I heard of a Candian friends husband passing into glory yesterday, and by all accounts during his illness being victorious in faith to the end. I didn't know Grant Soles yet through an act of providence putting me back in touch with his wife, was honoured to be asked to pray for him and the Soles family. My heart goes out to the Soles, at this time.

And when something or someone weighs heavy upon our hearts and/or minds, words feel useless and inadquate. But I found this by Johnathon Edwards, and thought now was an appropriate time to blog it:


The saints in heaven shall see and converse with Christ.
They shall see him, as appearing in his glorified human nature, with their bodily eyes; and this will be a most glorious sight. The loveliness of Christ as thus appearing will be a most ravishing thing to them; for though the bodies of the saints shall appear with an exceeding beauty and glory, yet the body of Christ will without doubt immensely surpass them, as much as the brightness of the sun does that of the stars. The glorified body of Christ will be the masterpiece of all God’s workmanship the whole material universe. There shall be in his glorious countenance the manifestations of his glorious spiritual perfections, his majesty, his holiness, his surpassing grace, and love, and meekness. The eye will never be wearied with beholding this glorious sight. When Christ was transfigured in the mount, Peter was for making three tabernacles, that Christ, and Moses, and Elijah might remain there, and that the heavenly vision might never come to an end.Job looked forward to this sight of Christ, and comforted himself with the thoughts of it, when he said, “For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another.” This will be the most glorious object that the saints will ever see with their bodily eyes. And there will be far more happiness redounding to the beholders from this sight than from any other; yea, the eyes of the glorified body will be given chiefly that the saints may behold this sight.
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