Who sees God's face?

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According to the Torah, the name "Moses" comes from the Hebrew verb, meaning "to pull out/draw out" [of water], and the infant Moses was given this name by Pharaoh's daughter after she rescued him from the Nile (Exodus 2:10) Since the rise of Egyptology and decipherment of hieroglyphs, it was postulated that the name ...
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saw God face-to-face upon an unknown mountain sometime after he spoke to the Lord in the burning bush but before he went to free the children of Israel from Egypt (see Moses 1:1–2, 17, 25–26, 42; see also Exodus 3:1–10).
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Who can see God's face and live?

What Seeing God's Face Does to Us. This is what God is communicating here in Exodus. No one can see His face and continue to be revived and strengthened by natural means. No one can look directly at the Creator of Genesis 1 and simply call it a nice experience.
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Who can see God?

Fortunately, we have the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, which clarifies the four scriptures that say that man can't see God. The Prophet's inspired revisions of those verses explain that sinful people can't see God—only those who believe.
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Do angels see the face of God?

For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 18:10). Angels see the face of God. They are spirits. They do not have eyeballs or retinas, but they see the face of God.
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Did Enoch see the face of God?

The first one occurs in 2 Enoch 22 which portrays Enoch's encounter with the Lord in the celestial realm. Enoch recounts: I saw the view of the face of the Lord, like iron made burning hot in a fire and brought out, and it emits sparks and is incandescent. Thus even I saw the face of the Lord.
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What seeing God "face-to-face" REALLY means (if God has NO body)



Who saw God's face in the Bible?

Some Important Principles, Doctrines, and Events. Moses saw God face-to-face upon an unknown mountain sometime after he spoke to the Lord in the burning bush but before he went to free the children of Israel from Egypt (see Moses 1:1–2, 17, 25–26, 42; see also Exodus 3:1–10).
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Did Jacob saw God face to face?

According to one Christian commentary of the Bible incident described, "Jacob said, 'I saw God face to face'. Jacob's remark does not necessarily mean that the 'man' with whom he wrestled is God.
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Why can't we see God?

"We can't see God because it's easy for you to see somebody and believe he or she is real. God wants us to be strong and not see but still believe and for us to have faith in him." Yes, the eyes of faith!
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Can we see God the Father in heaven?

God the Father is spirit. That means he does not have a physical body. He is invisible. He is present everywhere.
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Can God speak through angels?

God speaks through different channels, according to individual needs. Often, He speaks through a still, small voice. Sometimes His voice is felt; other times it is audible. He speaks through scriptures, impressions, dreams and angels.
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Is God visible or invisible?

God is said to be the one “who alone possesses unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see” (I Timothy 6:16). We read about “the King, eternal, immortal, invisible” (I Timothy 1:17), “seeing Him who is unseen” (Hebrews 11:27). There is a reference to “His invisible attributes” (Romans 1:20).
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What is it called when someone sees God?

Theophany (from Ancient Greek (ἡ) θεοφάνεια theophaneia, meaning "appearance of a deity") is a personal encounter with a deity, that is an event where the manifestation of a deity occurs in an observable way.
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How can I see God in real life?

Actively Seek Him

Look for God in every situation daily. Whether it is big or small, look for him. If you are just walking down the street, look for the beautiful things he has made. When you are with your friends or family, thank him for putting those people in your life.
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Who can see back of God?

Moshe (Moses) asks God "Show me your glory." God responds that He cannot be seen by any human being. But, God tells Moshe, "Stand in the cleft of the rock" and "you will see My back, but My face must not be seen." (Exodus 33: 17-23) What does this mean?
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Does God have a gender?

Though Church teaching, in line with its Doctors, holds that God has no literal sex because God possesses no body (a prerequisite of sex), classical and scriptural understanding states that God should be referred to (in most contexts) as masculine by analogy.
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Does God hide his face from us?

We are reminded here that not only does God hide his face from us sometimes, but God also hid his face from his own Son. The Father had always delighted in the Son and the Son had always delighted in the Father.
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Will we recognize each other in heaven?

Christians who know and love each other on earth will know and love each other in heaven.
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Where does God sit in heaven?

The throne of God is the reigning centre of God in the Abrahamic religions: primarily Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baháʼí Faith. The throne is said by various holy books to reside beyond the Seventh Heaven which is called Araboth (Hebrew: עֲרָבוֹת 'ărāḇōṯ) in Judaism.
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What does it mean when you see Jesus face?

Researchers have found that the phenomenon of "face pareidolia"--where onlookers report seeing images of Jesus, Virgin Mary, or Elvis in objects such as toasts, shrouds, and clouds--is normal and based on physical causes.
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How many eyes does God have?

Three times Blake lists the Seven Eyes of God, once in each of his longer "prophetic books." In Jerusalem 55.31-32 they are listed only by name, while the accounts in The Four Zoas and Milton, nearly identical, provide a characteristic or two for each Eye.
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Who created the God?

We ask, "If all things have a creator, then who created God?" Actually, only created things have a creator, so it's improper to lump God with his creation. God has revealed himself to us in the Bible as having always existed. Atheists counter that there is no reason to assume the universe was created.
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How does God see us in his eyes?

God sees each of us through eyes of unconditional love, and He loves everyone—it doesn't matter what they do, where they work, how much money they have, how educated they are or what they look like. We need to do the same. We need to learn to see others as God sees them.
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Who was the first person to see Jesus?

9 Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
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How did Isaiah see God?

Isaiah's vision

According to this account he “saw” God and was overwhelmed by his contact with the divine glory and holiness. He became agonizingly aware of God's need for a messenger to the people of Israel, and, despite his own sense of inadequacy, he offered himself for God's service: “Here am I!
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Who is the first person of God?

ADAM1 was the first man. There are two stories of his creation. The first tells that God created man in his image, male and female together (Genesis 1: 27), and Adam is not named in this version.
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