Jesus the express image of the Father.

Jesus the express image of the Father. 

John  14:7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.  14:8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.  14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?  14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.  14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, during His earthly ministry, affirmed to His faithful followers, that, He was   the express image of the Father. 

Once we have seen Him, we have seen the Father.

The Bible severally confirmed this established undeniable truth, through Him and the blessed Holy Spirit.

By Himself.

John  12:45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

John  14:20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

The blessed Holy Spirit.

Colossians  1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Hebrews  1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,  1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;  1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

While our Lord was the undeniable express image of the Father, the Bible believing believers also are exhorted to be like Jesus.

Romans  8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Romans  13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

John  17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

John  17:19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.  17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:  17:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

1 Corinthians  15:49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

2 Corinthians  3:18 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, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.

Ephesians  1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Ephesians  4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Philippians  3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

1 John  3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.  3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Beloved the question is are you like Christ? Do you resemble Him?

When people see Him, during His earthly ministry, they had seen God.  When people are you, cam they see Christ in you?

Resemblance to Christ, is a requisite for you to partake in the imminent rapture or eternity with God.

Listen to what the Bible says.

John  17:19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

Philippians  3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

1 John  3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.  3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Beloved, if you sincerely desire to be part of the imminent rapture or eternity with God, likeness to Christ is a compulsion.

God’s grace is sufficient for you to be like Him.

2 Corinthians  9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

May the good Lord help you to be like Him here, to help you be like Him, hereafter.

Philippians  3:20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:  3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

Let us pray.