As if We Had Never Seen Him
The sermon emphasizes that Christ's riches and glory are so vast that our current understanding is but a small fraction, and we will be forever changed when we see Him in all His glory.
Anne Dutton preaches about the incomprehensible beauty and glory of Jesus Christ, emphasizing that the best is yet to come at the Marriage Supper and His second coming. She highlights that even the glimpses of His glory we see now are minuscule compared to what we will experience in eternity. Christ's riches are unfathomable, and as we draw closer to perfection, we will continue to be in awe of His magnificence.
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Dear Sister in our Precious Jesus,
We have had many sweet feasts with our Beloved in the
'wilderness'; but the richest provisions and the best wine
are reserved until the last, and the Marriage Supper hastens.
Oh, how little have we seen of His transcendent beauty!
We have beheld so much of His glory as to make Him the
chief of ten thousand in our esteem. But there is enough in
Him to fill men and angels with new wonder to all eternity!
Christ's riches are absolutely unsearchable; a mine that
we can never bottom to eternity! We shall see more and
more of His glory as we pass on towards perfection. And
oh, the wonderful grace that is to be brought unto us at
our Lord's next appearing, which will be the Revelation
of Jesus Christ.
The views of His glory, which we have had here, though
true and real, yet are so small that if compared with what
we shall have then, it will be as if we had never seen
Him, and as if He was but then revealed to us.
We shall be so ravished with the views of His glory that
we shall never be able to look off His bright face forever!
Sermon Outline
- The Riches of Christ
- The Revelation of Jesus Christ
- The View of His Glory
- Our views of His glory are small compared to what we shall have
- We shall be ravished with the views of His glory
Key Quotes
“Christ's riches are absolutely unsearchable; a mine that we can never bottom to eternity!” — Anne Dutton
“We shall be so ravished with the views of His glory that we shall never be able to look off His bright face forever!” — Anne Dutton
“The views of His glory, which we have had here, though true and real, yet are so small that if compared with what we shall have then, it will be as if we had never seen Him, and as if He was but then revealed to us.” — Anne Dutton
Application Points
- We should continually seek to deepen our understanding of Christ's riches and glory.
- We should be patient and expectant of the wonderful grace that will be revealed to us at our Lord's next appearing.
- We should be prepared to be forever changed by the view of His glory.