The Invisibility of God

When we use the word "Invisible," we must not think of it altogether in the terms of substance, but mainly as distance - beyond eyesight, beyond natural visibility. God has been seen with the natural eyes many times, so His invisibility is not something beyond Spiritual or Physical possibility of manifestation or sight now. He will be seen by men in all "Eternity" as we see each other now. (Revelation 21:2-7; 22:4-5; Ezekiel 43:7; 48:35).

God can appear visible or invisible to natural eyes now, and when eyesight is adjusted to see Spiritual things, then Spiritual sight will be as simple and normal as natural sight now.

Angels and other spiritual beings have also been seen by natural eyes. Our natural eyes are not adjusted now to see even some material things, as they will be in the day when God removes the covering of darkness and the veil that is now spread over all nations, a condition existing since the fall of man (Isaiah 24:21-22; 25:7; 1 Corinthians 13:12).

Then, the light of the Sun will be increased 7 times, and the light of the Moon will be as the present light of the Sun (Isaiah 24:23; 30:26).

Even man's invisible Soul and Spirit or "Inner Man" has been and can be seen (Luke 16:19-31; Revelation 6:9-11). Therefore, it is possible for all Spirits and Spiritual things to be seen.

Sin has blinded the natural sight of man so that now we see only as through a glass darkly (1 Corinthians 13:12). No man, therefore, can say with Scriptural authority, that God consists of a kind of invisible substance which cannot be seen or touched by man. In fact, God will live among men in visible form forever (Revelation 21:3-7; 22:4-5).

If we can ever come to the knowledge of what "Spirit Beings" are like, then we can begin to comprehend God as Spirit. There are hundreds of Scriptures which help us to gain such knowledge.

(1) The Bible declares that there are heavenly and Earthly bodies and that there is a Natural body as well as a Spiritual body ( 1 Corinthians 15:35-38). We learn from this passage that all things in Creation have Separate bodies from all others - bodies for Grain, Fish, Birds, Beasts, Man, and every living thing on Earth - bodies for the Sun, Moon, Stars, and all material things in the Heavens - bodies for Angels, Cherubims, Seraphims, and all Spirit beings in the Spirit world. No exception is made here or anywhere in the Bible to the effect that God alone of all beings in the Universe does not have a body.

(2) Moses declared that Man was made in the Image and Likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27; 9:6). The Hebrew word for Image is Tselem, meaning "Shape, Shadow, Resemblance, Figure, Bodily Form" as proved in all passages where it is used (Genesis 5:3 & 9:6; Exodus 20:4; Leviticus 26:1; Psalm 73:20 & 106:19; Isaiah 40:19 & 44:9-17 & 45:20 & 48:5; Jeremiah 10:14 & 51:17). The Hebrew word for Likeness is Demooth , meaning "Model, Shape, Fashion, Similtude, and Bodily Resemblance" as proved in (Genesis 5:1 & 3; Isaiah 40:18; Ezekiel 1:5; 10; 13; 16; 22; 26; 28; 10:1; 10; 21-22).

(3) Bible writers not only stated that God has a body, but they also testified that they have seen it with the Natural eyes. (Genesis 18; 32:24-30; Exodus 33:11-23; 24:9-11; Joshua 5:13-15; Judges 6:11-23; 13;3-23; 1 Chronicles 21:16-17; Job 42:5; Isaiah 6:1-13; Amos 9:1; Acts 7:56-59; Revelation 4:2-5; 5:1; 5:7).

(4) The Bible predicts that all the Redeemed will see God's face (Greek, Prosopon, "Countenance, Outward Appearance, Surface, Person," with their eyes (Revelation 7:9; 14:5; 21:3; 22:4-5). The word is used in these passages of both God and Man, so both must have a face.

(5) The Bible teaches that Angels, Seraphims, Cherabims, and all Spirit beings have Bodies, Souls, and Spirits like Man.

(6) Paul makes it very clear that Men can understand God.

(7) God has a Spirit Body with Body parts like Man.

(8) God has a personal Soul, with Soul passions like those of Man.

(9) God has a personal Spirit with Spirit faculties like those of Man.