“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.” 2Cor.
3:18.
By dwelling upon the love of God and His Son, by contemplating the perfection
of the divine character and claiming the righteousness of Christ as ours by faith,
we are transformed into the same image!
It is through the last generation of true believers that God will fully reflect His
character to the world. How important, then, for us, in these last days of earth’s
history to correctly understand and fully experience the love and character of
God.
God’s end-time people must receive the “Latter Rain” of the Holy Spirit in order
to finish God’s work in the earth. This “Latter Rain” includes both an
intellectual and an experiential knowledge of God’s character – His perfect love,
wisdom and righteousness as revealed through Jesus Christ.
We have come to the time when every belief, irrespective of how popular or how
long-standing it may be, must be thoroughly tested by the word of God by
allowing scripture to interpret itself. In these last days Bible truth is exposing
religious error.
In this book, the traditional view of a God who destroys His enemies by violent,
cruel, coercive measures is scrutinized and subjected to careful scriptural
analysis. The reader is invited to examine all the evidences honestly, objectively
and carefully and see where the weight of evidence leads.
We must know the truth about this matter because our character transformation
can rise no higher than our conception of God’s character. If we have a faulty
picture of the divine character our own characters will in turn be faulty.
Bible prophecy predicts an unprecedented revelation of the true knowledge of
God’s character in the end-time. Here are a few examples.
“Then shall we know if we follow on to know the Lord: His going forth
is prepared as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as
the latter and former rain unto the earth.” Hosea 6:3.
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14.
“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen
upon thee. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth and gross
darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee. And the
gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy
rising.” Isaiah 60:1-3.
The reader is invited to look to Christ, to behold the attractive loveliness of
His character, and by beholding, become changed into His likeness. The
mist that intervenes between Christ and the soul will be rolled back as you
look by faith past the hellish shadow of Satanic tradition and see God’s
glorious character revealed in the righteousness of Christ.
Satan’s constant work is to hide Jesus from our sight, to darken His light by
tradition and misinterpretation; but when we get a glimpse of His glory, we
will be attracted to Him. Sin hides the beautiful character of Christ from our
view. Prejudice, popular religious tradition, false views of our Heavenly
Father, self-righteousness and passion blind our eyes so that we do not
discern the Saviour. Oh, if we would draw near to God by faith, He would
reveal to us His glory, which is His character. And by knowing Him aright
we would love, admire, adore and willingly obey Him because of His great
love for us, manifested in the gift of His Son.
Indeed to know God aright is to love.
By Dr. Elliot Douglin
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