SEEING THE INVISIBLE. That which is visible is temporal, enduring but for a moment or season. How many things around us fit into this category, flowers, pets even persons whom we know and love are all transitory and fade away much too quickly. We, however, look on those things which are not seen, for instance the working of the Spirit of God in our life. While we do not see Him, we are well aware of the results of His presence in our lives. Therefore we look to the things which are invisible, but eternal and everlasting. 2 Cor. 4:18
GOD, THE INVISIBLE ONE. He is immortal, He is immortality itself, for He, and He alone possesses immortality. He is eternal and everlasting, never dying, ever living. He is the sum and substance of all that is or can be conveyed in the term, immortal. In this case immortality is a person and He is that person. His dwelling is in unapproachable light, for He Himself is light. Light is a living and life giving thing. Light maintains natural and spiritual life here on our planet. Without it there would be no life of any sort. The Lord is the essential quality of light. In this one feature alone, He the invisible one, becomes highly visible. 1 Tim. 6:16
AS THE UNSEEN HE IS:- The eternal King, the King of eternity for He is eternity personified. Apart from Him there can be nothing eternal. It is He who rules and maintains things eternal. He is, everlasting and cannot age nor die. The unseen, yet always existing. The wise God, the God of infinite wisdom, who is wisdom personified. He is to be honored and glorified by the everlasting praises of the redeemed of all ages. 1 Tim. 1:17 Possessing the nature and character that make up His personality, it is an amazing thing that He would love us as much as He does. But because HE IS LOVE, He has loved mankind with an everlasting love. We are unworthy, yet He loves us.
THE LORD REVEALED IN TYPE AND SYMBOL, IN CREATION. The first day of creation was the day when light, as it is known to the inhabitants of this earth was created. Gen. 1:3 Because GOD IS LIGHT, 1 John 1:5, light is from everlasting to everlasting. It always has existed just as God has. The Lord took of His own nature and made it to be something useful and necessary to this earth and its inhabitants. At this time there was no sun, moon or stars. On the fourth day the Lord made light bearing bodies that were to be placed in the heavens. Two great lights were created, both of which were to have dominion or were to rule. They are to rule or govern the particular area of the day or night assigned to them. He likewise created the stars. Their purpose was to give light to the earth, and to rule. Three distinct sources of light are named but all have one area of true harmony, they all bear light. They are distinct, but their work is identical. Gen. 1:16-18
THE LIGHT BEARING BODIES USED AS SYMBOLS. It was in the second dream of Joseph that the light bearing bodies were use to symbolize his parents and his brothers. The sun was interpreted as being Jacob, his Father. The moon, to be his Mother. The stars to symbolize his brothers. Gen, 37:10 Applying this method of interpretation to the created bodies of light we would designate the Sun to typify the Father. The Moon, the Lord Jesus while the Stars would indicate the Holy Spirit.