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The group responded they were looking for Jesus. Does he have arms, legs, eyes and so on just like us? When he was speaking to the religious leaders of Israel who thought highly of themselves because they had Abraham as their father, he told them, "before Abraham was born, I AM!" (John 8:58).

The above example was not the only time Christ admitted to be the great "I AM" or God who interacted with mankind.

The Being known as the Father is the Sovereign Ruler of all. war, punishment for certain heinous crimes, etc.).

A Test of Faith

Genesis 22 delineates the trying of Abraham's faith when he is personally commanded to sacrifice his only son Isaac by God.

And it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."
And He (God) said, "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell you." (Genesis 22:1 - 2, HBFV).

Abraham is told to carry out the offering on Mount Moriah.

Concerning the sacrifice of Isaac, we need to be careful not to judge God based on our own standards of right and wrong.

For example, from a strictly human (non-Christian) perspective, the sacrifice of Isaac at the hands of his father likely strikes most people as being unnecessary at best and at worse murder. But My face shall not be seen." (Exodus 33:19 - 20, 22 - 23).

God's backside as he creates

the stars and planets.

Michelangelo, 1511 A.D.

The above tells us that God, in his spiritual form, has a head, face, hands, back, legs and back parts just like a human!

The Transfiguration

The transfiguration is the miraculous manifestation of Jesus' glory as a member of the Godhead along with the glorified forms of Moses and Elijah.

The reason given Abraham for why he should carry out the death penalty on his son was not as punishment for some grievous sin he committed.

Such an addition obscures the fact that when Jesus said "I AM" He was admitting that he was God in the flesh! He makes an altar, binds Isaac, and places him on a pile of wood. After a faithful life, they are resurrected, given a spiritual body that will never die, and made to be sealed forever in holiness.

Has Anyone Seen God?

Has anyone ever seen God face to face?

That said, many people have heard, seen and even interacted with God, the Son. The apparent contradiction comes from a grave misunderstanding of what is called the Godhead.

An Example

The easiest way to understand this difficult subject is to review the first verse in the book of John. This manifestation was witnessed by Peter, James and John who were on a high mountain when the event took place.

And He was transfigured before them; and His face shined as the sun, and His garments became white as the light (Matthew 17:2, see also Mark 9:1 - 10, Luke 9:27 - 36).

Note that Jesus, when he showed his glorified form as God, did not become a blob or take on some shape that was unrecognizable to the apostles.

It is a word used to denote a group composed of more than one individual (Strong's Concordance), much like "team" denotes more than one person. Several people, however, did see and interact with a pre-incarnate Jesus Christ such as Jacob (Genesis 32:30), Moses (Exodus 33:11, Deuteronomy 5:4, 34:10) and Job (Job 42:1, 5).

This is one of many reasons why most societies severely punish those who murder and only allowing killing under special circumstances (e.g. The Bible, however, does not back up this supposition.

Arriving at Mount Moriah where the sacrifice is to take place, Abraham makes all the preparations necessary to offer his son to the Eternal.

Although greater than His Son in authority, he nevertheless shares all that he has with him.

Jesus Christ

The Being who became Jesus, before his human birth, existed for all eternity with the Father. The response he received was amazing!

"I (God) will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before you .

It does, however, just the opposite! And I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back parts.
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