Today,
reply is on discernment, Incarnation, and the availability of
descriptions for the physical appearance of Jesus Christ. Fully
apprehending, realizing, and “seeing” Jesus will acknowledge both
his carnal aspect (his flesh) and his divine aspect (his spirit).
Features established within Jesus by the Holy Spirit (e.g., genuine
anointing to prophesy, glory, righteousness, godly servitude) must be
recognized and responded to by the application of ones own spirit
content from the makeup of GOD. Thus, it is written: 1st
Corinthians 2: 7-14, King James Version (KJV): 7 But we speak the
wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom,
which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 Which none of
the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they
would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But as it is written,
Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart
of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the
Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11 For
what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is
in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of
God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the
spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely
given to us of God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words
which man’s wisdom teacheth, but
which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with
spiritual. 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the
Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he
know them, because they are spiritually discerned. A fighter
in the “Yahoo! Answers” Religion and Spirituality public forum
who uses the ID “Michael” (Level 1 with 9 points, a member since
August 04, 2015) posted the following:
Was
Jesus ever described as handsome/beautiful or just extremely
charismatic?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man
speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that
no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. (1st
Corinthians 12: 3, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: On Seeing The Father (12/04/2018); GOD Has Come Down
(10/09/2018); These Three Are One (10/03/2018); Applying The Divine
Standards (10/02/2018); Mysteries Of The Kingdom? (09/28/2018);
Appearing Above In Flesh? (09/16/2018); The Relationship As Servant
(06/03/2018); What Is A Spirit? (03/06/2018); GOD Known By Action Not
Form? (03/18/2015)
“Michael”,
many Christian believers agree that the physical appearance of Jesus
Christ can not be correctly described because greater focus must be
upon his revelation and appearing from the Godhead (we also say,
divinity; the divine fullness; the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit).
While many painters and artists have depicted Jesus with a glow, a
halo, or a nimbus above his head, the holy writings describe Jesus as
being average, nondescript, and not standing out in a crowd. Jesus
displayed authentic humanity through his birth, gradual growth,
preaching ministry, and death. Such traits as his eye and hair
color, his nose, brow, other facial features and elements of human
form were intended so that he might blend in with those to whom he
was sent. That one of his apostles, who had lived with him on a daily
basis for the three and one half year of his ministry on the earth,
would be recruited to betray him by approaching and kissing Jesus
during the darkness before daylight is a further aspect of the
mysteries of divine Incarnation.
Developing
Christians are encouraged to practice discernment wherein their own
spirit content imparted from the makeup of GOD is used as the
standard to examine, recognize, and respond to the spirit substance
within events, lessons, other persons, prophecy, etc. Jesus Christ
is to be seen, today, in the Christ-likeness and eternal purpose that
appears among his born-again disciples, followers and joint-heirs who
now also exist as the offspring of GOD and vessels of divine
substance. Consider again the following that uses language from the
Bible:
1.
Isaiah 52: 7-10, King James Version (KJV): 7 How beautiful upon
the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that
publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth
salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! 8 Thy watchmen
shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing:
for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD
shall bring again Zion. 9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye
waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath
comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. 10 The LORD
hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all
the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
2.
Isaiah 53: 2-5, KJV: 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender
plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor
comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that
we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our
faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely
he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem
him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was
wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his
stripes we are healed.
3.
Luke 24: 13-21, KJV: 13 And, behold, two of them went that same
day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about
threescore furlongs. 14 And they talked together of all these things
which had happened. 15 And it came to pass, that, while they
communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and
went with them. 16 But their eyes were holden that they should not
know him. 17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications
are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are
sad? 18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said
unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known
the things which are come to pass there in these days? 19 And he
said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus
of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God
and all the people: 20 And how the chief priests and our rulers
delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 21
But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel:
and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were
done.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 4. John 20: 19-29, KJV: 19 Then the
same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the
doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the
Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace
be unto you. 20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them
his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when
they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be
unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 22
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto
them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they
are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye
retain, they are retained. 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called
Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples
therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto
them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put
my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his
side, I will not believe. 26 And after eight days again his
disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus,
the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be
unto you. 27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and
behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into
my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 28 And Thomas
answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29 Jesus saith unto
him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed
are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.)
Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you
according to your faith.
Washington,
DC
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