God, Privilege of Seeing

 The privilege of seeing God comes mainly from a pure heart - one that has love, faith, virtue, and confidence. Every privilege of seeing God is accompanied by the power of the Spirit, as well as a witness of Christ and who He is. If you keep your heart pure, obey the commandments, you will also see God, whether now or later, but you will have "all goodness" pass before your eyes - much like the wonder and testimony of a rainbow after the rain.

*Gen 32:30 - Jacob saw God face to face and his life was preserved(given power to sustain his presence)

*Ex 3:6 - Moses was afraid to look upon God - God came for deliverance and the promised land

*Ex 19:11 - The Lord will come down in the sight of all people

*Ex 19:21 - Stop people from being in the Lord's presence who are not ready, do not have the strength(Spirit, given power to sustain his presence - Gen 32:30)

*Ex 24:9-13 - Moses and leaders and 70 saw God, ate and drank with Him. Moses given instruction - clear as the very heavens

*Ex 33:11 - The Lord spake to Moses face to face, "as a friend" - "Not a prophet in Israel since Moses whom the Lord knew face to face" - Num 12:8, Deut 34:10

*Ex 33:17-23 - When people are not worthy, they cannot see the Lord's face or they will perish

*Judges 13:22 - Manoah and wife(Samson's parents) see an angel of the Lord(they feared death for "seeing God")

*1 King 11:9 - Solomon turned his heart from God even after seeing Him twice(uh oh)

*Job 19:26 - Job knows his Redeemer lives, he will see Him, even after death(resurrection)

*Moses 5:10 - Adam knew that in this life he would have joy and again "in the flesh"(resurrection)see God.

*Isa 6:5-10 - Isaiah sees the Lord, repents, is forgiven and made clean, volunteers to serve

*Matt 5:8, 3 Ne 12:8 - "Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God."

*Matt 11:27 - footnote, only the Father and Son truly know each other, those who see the Son see the Father also.

*John 1:18, 6:46, D&C 67:11 - No one sees God without: 1)having Him witness of His Son 2)Being quickened by the Spirit of God

*John 5:37 - The Father bears witness of the Son

*John 14:18 - "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."

*John 14:18 - They who love God and keep the commandments will have the privilege of seeing Him.

*Acts 7:56 - Stephen sees God the Father and the Son while persecuted, before being stoned to death.

*Heb 12:14 - "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord."

*1 John 3:2 - We are in His image

*Rev 1:17-18 - Christ is He that liveth that was dead, He holds the keys of hell and death

*2 Ne 11:2-7 - Both Jacob and Nephi saw their redeemer, act as witnesses, delight in sharing and testifying. Seeing God = a testimony of creation and plan of salvation, rejoice in it and share it.

*Alma 19:13 - Lamoni receives light of everlasting life and sees the Redeemer - became a witness

*Ether 3:13-15, 20 - The Brother of Jared sees God because of faith, witness of His image, gained perfect knowledge, he could not be kept within the veil

*D&C 35:21(50:45) - You shall hear His voice adn see Him, know that He is - be purified.

*D&C 58:8 - Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, glory follows much tribulation

*D&C 76:23-24 - Joseph and Sydney saw the Father and Son, heard the voice bear witness, saw visions, came to know that we are sons and daughters of God

*D&C 76:116-118 - Privilege of seeing God is you must love God, purify yourselves, have power of the Spirit

*D&C 84:20-22 - You need the power of ordinances/priesthood in order to see God and live through it.

*D&C 88:68 - Sanctify yourselves, minds single to God, and you will see Him - it will be in His own time, in His own way, according to His own will

*D&C 93:1 - "Every soul who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name, and obeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments shall see my face and know that I am"

*D&C 97:16 - He will manifest himself in the temple to the pure in heart

*D&C 110 - Joseph and Oliver see Christ at the Kirtland temple, they were clean before Him

*D&C 136:3 - Interpreting John 14:23 - the appearance of Father and Son was real, the idea that they dwell in a man's heart is false

*Moses 1:2 - Moses saw God face-to-face, talked with Him, had glory so could endure His presence

*Moses 1:5 - No man can behold all His glory and remain in the flesh

*Moses 1:11 - Saw God with his spiritual eyes, with His glory was transfigured to behold His face

*Moses 6:39 - Enoch had walked with God, fear came on others who saw and heard Enoch

*Moses 7:4, 59 - Enoch saw God, spoke with Him face-to-face, saw visions then saw Him ascend to the Father

*Abr 3:11-12 -  Abraham saw God, talked face-to-face, was shown all creations(God layed hands on his eyes)

*JSH 1:17 - Joseph Smith sees God the Father and Jesus Christ, speaks with them, sins are forgiven

*Ex 20:18 -  Some people turn down the privilege of seeing Him(children of Israel)

*Ex 33:18-20 - You can ask for the privilege of seeing Him, one way of seeing His - all His goodness passes before you

*Psalms 27:8 - Seek for the privilege of seeing Him

*Psalms 95:10-11 - Those who err in their hearts and do not know His ways, cannot see Him

*Ezek 1:28 - Ezekiel compares the appearance of the Lord like a rainbow in the sky after rain.

*1 Tim 6:16 - The Lord dwells in a light no man can see or approach

*Heb 3:11 - The Lord stops those who are not worthy to enter His presence

*1 John 4:20 - You need to love God to see Him *1 Ne 1:8 - Lehi sees God *D&C 76:12 - Power of the Spirit opened eyes and understanding in order to see and know the things of God

*D&C 84:24 - When you harden your heart, you cannot endure His presence

*D&C 121:45 - In order to be in His presence: charity, virtue, confidence, doctrine of the priesthood.