Chapter 6


THE MANIFEST GOD

By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze

Confucius was a great soul, who sought for knowledge and wisdom.
He sacrificed to the spirits, as if the spirits were present.
But I tell you the Truth: listen to the Holy Spirit
because it is present.
… Nweze Raphael


MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD
         God can manifest Himself in which ever way He chooses: in the form of Light, Fire, Breeze, Dove, Spirit, Sound, Vibration, or in any other form He deems necessary. All because He is Consciousness, the Finest, the Glorious and the Unborn.

The Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) saw God As God Almighty:

2 God also said to Moses, "I am the LORD. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them. Exodus 6: 2-3

Moses saw God as the Burning Brush:

2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. Exodus 3:2

Israelites saw God as a Consuming Fire:

17 To the Israelites the glory of the LORD looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. Exodus 24:17

Leaders of Israel saw God in Human Form:

9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up 10 and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear as the sky itself. 11 But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank. Exodus 24:9-11

Moses met God several times, Face to Face:

11 The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. Exodus 33:11

Adams and Eve had Fellowship with God: Before the fall of Adam and Eve, God was having fellowship with them. When they sinned, they lost the right and ability to fellowship with God.

8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God (as usual) as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Exodus 3, 8:11

Enoch saw God as Consuming Fire in Human Form, Face to Face: Heb11:5-6

Job met God as God with Thunderous Voice:

At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place. 2 Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth. 3 He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth. 4 After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back. 5 God's voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. Job 37:1-5 Daniel saw God as the Ancient of Days:

9 "As I looked, "thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. Daniel 7:9

The Disciples saw God as Jesus Christ:

8 Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us." 9 Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? 10 Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. John 14:5-11

The Israelites were punished for not recognizing God when He visited them in Human Form as Jesus Christ.
         They did not know that Jesus was God in human form (Emmanuel – God With Us). 41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace-but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. 44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you." Luke 19:41-44

Apostle John saw God in the appearance of Jasper and Carnelian:

2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne. …

Stephen saw God as Trinity:

54 When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 "Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." Acts 7:54-56

Micaiah saw ‘God on His Throne”:

19 Micaiah continued, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the host of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left. 1 Kings 22:1-25

Even those who do not seek God can find Him:

"I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here am I.' 2 All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations-- Isaiah 65:1-2

A sinner can also see God:

5 "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty."
6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." Isaiah 6:5-7

You May See The Light of His Presence.
         The Light of His Presence is the Light that radiates from His Body when He is present. That Light is also the Holy Spirit. A little demonstration will help you understand what the Light of His Presence means. Sit or stand with your back to the sun. Then look into your environment. You will not see the sun, but you see the light of its presence. In the same way, when God is present in your environment, you may not see Him directly, but you will see the Light of His Presence. When He is present, the Light that radiates from His body fills the environment. The Light not only dispels darkness. It gives life, knowledge and strength, among other things. No matter the form in which you see God, most often you see Him “in a stepped down form”. The electric energy you use is “in a stepped down form,” in a form convenient for you and different from the “High tension form”.

Elijah met Him as a Still Small Voice,

And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. I Kings 19:12

Solomon saw God as Light:

7:1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. 2 The priests could not enter the temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it. 3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, 2 Chronicles 7:1-3

Three Disciples of Jesus Christ saw God in the Form of Cloud:

7 Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: "This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!" Mark 9:7

I saw God As Three Suns:

While I was lying down on my bed, I was asked to come up to the sky, and I went up to the sky. I met three Suns (Trinity). They spoke to me, and I answered them. They gave me something in my hands, and I came back to the earth. (Extracted from The Visions Of A Saint by Nweze Raphael) Also, I saw God As Trinity (Refer to Everlasting Wonders by Nweze Raphael)