FACE TO FACE WITH GOD 2-6-2022 VIDEO seek his face Bill Johnson 2
The Lord is wanting to encounter you face-to-face. One face-to-face encounter with God can change a persons life forever. In the old testament it was a fear that if you ever saw the Lord face-to-face you would die. We now behold Jesus face to face because of his blood and our righteousness through him. Gods face is revealed in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the upper room. Everyone in that room was permanently changed.
1 Cor 13:12 We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us! MSG
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1 COR 13:12 There was a time of suspense, when everything we saw was merely mirrored in the prophetic word, like in an enigma; but then I gaze face-to-face that I may know me, even as I have always been known! MIRROR
Ex 33:11 And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Moses returned to the camp, but his minister Joshua son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the [temporary prayer] tent. AMP
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Ex 33:20 But, He said, You can not see My face, for no man shall see Me and live.
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Num 14:14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, Lord, are in the midst of this people [of Israel], that You, Lord, are seen face to face, and that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. AMP
2 COR 3:7 Because of its prophetic purpose even the old administration of death, carved in stone evidenced a glimpse of glory; for a brief moment the face of Moses shone with such brilliance that the people of Israel could not even look at his face. The fact that the glory reflected in Moses was brief and fading confirmed that the ministry of the letter had a “sell by” date and that it was destined to be brought to nought.
8 How much more radiant would the ministry of the Spirit be.
9 If the ministry of condemnation had a glimpse of glory, the glory that the ministry of righteousness now communicates is beyond comparison!
10 What seemed glorious and important at the time has been reduced to total obscurity and irrelevance.
11 The fragile and fading glory of the flesh is dwarfed into insignificance by the unfading glory of the Spirit!
12 Our every expectation is fulfilled; therefore, we speak with clarity and conviction!
13 What we say is so unlike Moses who had to keep Israel in suspense with a veiled face; they did not realize that this arrangement would never suffice to secure their standing before God. In essence the letters on stone confirmed their death. All that they could see was the futility of the law of works; how entirely useless their best attempts would be to match the life of their design.
14 Since the time of Moses until this very day their minds remain calloused and veiled. They are kept in suspense without realizing that there is no glory left in the law: reading the Old Covenant without understanding that Christ is the fulfillment of Scripture is a complete waste of time. Only in discovering our union with Christ is the veil removed and do we realize that the old system is rendered entirely useless.
15 In the meantime nothing seems to have changed; the same veil continues to blindfold the hearts of people whenever Moses is read.
16 The moment anyone returns to the Lord the veil is gone!
17 The Lord and the Spirit are one; his Lordship sanctions our freedom. A freedom from rules chiselled in stone to the voice of our redeemed design echoing in our hearts!
18 Now, we all, with new understanding, see ourselves in him as in a mirror. The days of window-shopping are over! In him every face is unveiled. In gazing with wonder at the blueprint of God displayed in human form, we suddenly realize that we are looking into a mirror, where every feature of his image, articulated in Christ, is reflected within us! The Spirit of the Lord engineers this radical 4transformation; we are led from an inferior mind-set to the revealed endorsement of our authentic identity. MIRROR
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2 Corinthians 3:7 Even the ministry that was characterized by chiseled letters on stone tablets came with a dazzling measure of glory, though it produced death. The Israelites couldn’t bear to gaze on the glowing face of Moses because of the radiant splendor shining from his countenance—a glory destined to fade away.
8Yet how much more radiant is this new and glorious ministry of the Spirit that shines from us!
9 For if the former ministry of condemnation was ushered in with a measure of glory, how much more does the ministry that imparts righteousness far excel in glory.
10 What once was glorious no longer holds any glory because of the increasingly greater glory that has replaced it.
11 The fading ministry came with a portion of glory, but now we embrace the unfading ministry of a permanent impartation of glory.
12 So then, with this amazing hope living in us, we step out in freedom and boldness to speak the truth.
13 We are not like Moses, who used a veil to hide the glory to keep the Israelites from staring at him as it faded away.
14 Their minds were closed and hardened, for even to this day that same veil comes over their minds when they hear the words of the former covenant. The veil has not yet been lifted from them, for it is only eliminated when one is joined to the Messiah.
15 So until now, whenever the Old Testament is being read, the same blinding comes over their hearts.
16 But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see.
17 Now, the “Lord” I’m referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever he is Lord, there is freedom.
18 We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. TPT
Ps 17:15 And me? I plan on looking you full in the face. When I get up, I’ll see your full stature and live heaven on earth. MSG
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Psalms 17:15 As for me, because I am innocent, I will see your face
until I see you for who you really are. I will be satisfied in an awakening of your likeness in me! TPT
Ezek 39:29 After I’ve poured my Spirit on Israel, filled them with my life, I’ll no longer turn away. I’ll look them full in the face. Decree of God, the Master.” MSG
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Ezek 39:29 Neither will I hide My face any more then from them, when I have poured out My Spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord God. AMP
Acts 2:1 When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
2 Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force — no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building.
3 Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through their ranks, MSG
Heb 1:3 He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God’s] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high,
4 [Taking a place and rank by which] He Himself became as much superior to angels as the glorious Name (title) which He has inherited is different from and more excellent than theirs. AMP
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Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s true nature—his mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took his seat on the highest throne at the right hand of the majestic One.
4 He is infinitely greater than angels, for he inherited a rank and a Name far greater than theirs. TPT
Gen 32:30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel [the face of God], saying, For I have seen God face to face, and my life is spared and not snatched away. AMP
Psalms 24:3 Who, then, is allowed to ascend the mountain of Yahweh? And who has the privilege of entering into God’s Holy Place?
4Those who are clean—whose works and ways are pure, whose hearts are true and sealed by the truth, those who never deceive, whose words are sure.
5 They will receive Yahweh’s blessing and righteousness given by the Savior-God.
6 They will stand before God, for they seek the pleasure of God’s face, the God of Jacob. TPT
Ps 11:7 For the Lord is [rigidly] righteous, He loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold His face, or He beholds the upright. AMP
Psalms 42:1 I long to drink of you, O God, to drink deeply from the streams of pleasure
flowing from your presence. My longings overwhelm me for more of you!
2 My soul thirsts, pants, and longs for the living God. I want to come and see the face of God. TPT
Psalms 27:7 Hear my cry. Show me mercy, and send the help I need!
8 I heard your voice in my heart say, “Come, seek my face;” my inner being responded, “Yahweh, I’m seeking your face with all my heart.” TPT
Ps 67:1 GOD BE merciful and gracious to us and bless us and cause His face to shine upon us and among us — Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! —
2 That Your way may be known upon earth, Your saving power (Your deliverances and Your salvation) among all nations. AMP
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Ps 67:1 God, keep us near your mercy-fountain and bless us! And when you look down on us, may your face beam with joy!
2 Send us out all over the world so that everyone everywhere will discover your ways and know who you are and see your power to save. TPT
PS 80:3 Revive us, O God! Let your beaming face shine upon us with the sunrise rays of glory; then nothing will be able to stop us. TPT
Isa 54:8 In a little burst of wrath I hid My face from you for a moment, but with age-enduring love and kindness I will have compassion and mercy on you, says the Lord, your Redeemer.
9 For this is like the days of Noah to Me; as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. AMP
Dan 10:5 I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz.
6 His body also was [a golden luster] like beryl, his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and his feet like glowing burnished bronze, and the sound of his words was like the noise of a multitude [of people or the roaring of the sea].
7 And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision [of this heavenly being], for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them so that they fled to hide themselves. AMP
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let brilliant light shine out of darkness,” is the one who has cascaded his light into us—the brilliant dawning light of the glorious knowledge of God as we gaze into the face of Jesus Christ.
7 We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious treasure within, so that this immeasurable power will be seen as God’s, not ours. TPT
Rev 22:4 They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads.
5 And there shall be no more night; they have no need for lamplight or sunlight, for the Lord God will illuminate them and be their light, and they shall reign [as kings] forever and ever (through the eternities of the eternities). AMP
Ps 105:3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek and require the Lord [as their indispensable necessity].
4 Seek, inquire of and for the Lord, and crave Him and His strength (His might and inflexibility to temptation); seek and require His face and His presence [continually] evermore. AMP
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Psalms 105:3 Shine and make your joyful boast in him, you lovers of God. Let’s be happy and keep rejoicing no matter what.
4 Seek more of his strength! Seek more of him! Let’s always be seeking the light of his face. TPT