Angels (Part 3)

Has Man Seen God?

Now all this might not pose a problem except for some important passages that, on the surface, seem to tell us something quite different. There are still more passages from the Old Testament that tell us man has seen God. Then, there are the following passages to consider:

20. According to John, when and under what circumstances has man seen God? (John 1: 18)

21. Is "the One who has not been seen" the Father or the Son?

22. How is this God revealed or "declared" to man?

23. Whom did Jesus say had been able to see the Father? (John 6:45,46, see also John 5:37)

24. Is there one whom no man can approach or see? (I Timothy 6:13-16)

Note: If no man could see or approach the Father, how could anyone come to know anything about Him? (Matthew 11:27)

Read Genesis 18:1-33

25. Who appeared to Abraham in this passage? Who was with Him?

26. Who was it that promised a child to Abraham and Sarah, and then rebuked Sarah for laughing? (verse 13)

Note: Remember that "LORD" in capitals is the translation of the Hebrew YHVH or Jehovah.

27. With whom did Abraham share a meal?

28. With whom was Abraham pleading and receiving answers regarding the lives in Sodom?

29. Was Moses able to behold the similitude of Jehovah? (Numbers 12:8)

Note: If these and others saw and heard Jehovah, while no man was able to see the Father or hear His voice, who then is Jehovah? To answer this, we must digress slightly.