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THE MOST GLORIOUS PERSON IN THE UNIVERSE Based on Heb. 1:3By Pastor Glenn PeaseThe Hubble telescope has discovered a star in the center of the Milky Waythat is startling in its brilliance. The report of its brightness is astounding, forscientists say it glows with the awesome radiance of ten million suns. That ispower, glory and brilliance that is beyond our minds to comprehend. Before thisdiscovery the brightest star was Sirius, which was over 20 times brighter thanthe sun. This new star makes Sirius pale in comparison.The more we know about God’s creation the more we understand that God islight. The first thing he created was physical light. The very first words of Godrevealed in the Bible are in Gen. 1:3 where God says, “Let there be light.” Lightis of the very essence of God, and of the very essence of creation. Creation camefrom the Creator, and they have something in common, and that something islight.All of life is dependant upon light. Plants absorb light from the sun andproduce life, and animals eat the plants for life. Take the light of the sun out of our solar system and all life will cease. Life and light are one, for you cannothave life without light. That is why hell is eternal death, for it is darknesswithout light, for it is the absence of God, which is the absence of light. Heavenhas no darkness or night, for it is everlasting light in God’s presence, for God islight and in Him is no darkness at all.Physicists who study subatomic particles realize that all matter is made up of vibrations and light. In other words, all of reality is made in the image of God,who is light. All that the Creator has made has a part of Himself in it, and man isespecially made in His image. Jesus was the light of the world and he said thatwe as his followers are to be the light of the world. This means that all peoplehave some of the light of God, for they were made in God’s image. The believerin Christ rises to a higher level of light, for they are to have the light of Christwithin them that can shine out for the world to see. But Christ is the mostglorious person in the universe, for he is the very radiance of God’s glory. Someof God’s glory is radiated by all things and beings, but Jesus is the full radianceof His glory. In other words, He is equal with God the Father, and to see Him isto see the Father.Words wobble, language limps, and communication collapses in its attempt todescribe the glory of Jesus. No tongue can ever tell, and no pen can ever writethe words that could convey the glory of the site-of Jesus, the radiance of God’sglory. But those who love Jesus have tried to do so in poetry. Here is one of myattempts to convey who Jesus is in these first verses of Hebrews.Glorious is your radiance.You’re the essence of all light.
 
Your majesty’s magnificent.You’re the most wonderful sight.But the eyes cannot behold you;Human words fall impotent;All our words of praise is due you,Lord of all omnipotent.The tongue, nor pen, can ever tellOf the glory of the Son.There’s no other that ever shallShine brighter than this great One.Even the darkness of life’s hellCan never dim His great light.Let joyous praise in our heart swell,For He rids our life of night.He’s the radiance of glory.He’s the image of our God.And there is no other storyLike that of the Son of God.He is seated at the right handOf the Majesty on high.He’s the King of everyone’s land,For He came for all to die.Even in life’s stormy weatherHe’s the One in full control.He is holding all together,Body, spirit, and the soul.We will praise His name forever,King of Kings and Lord of Lords.Because of His great endeavor,We will share in His rewards.Here we are looking at a Son who is more glorious than all of the suns of theuniverse put together, for He is the radiance of the glory of God, which is the causeof all the glory and radiance of the universe. The awesome glory of the new star thathas been discovered is but a candle in the light of the glory of Jesus. There are nowords to convey the brightness of that one star even, let alone words to convey thebrightness of the source of all light in Jesus. All we can say is that Jesus is the mostglorious person in all the universe. No one else has ever dreamed of challenging thattitle, for His splendor is as far beyond that of all other beings as the splendor of that
 
new star is beyond the light in your flashlight. History is filled with great men andwomen who have lighted up their generation with their great gifts and leadershipthat changed history for all time, but none can match the glory of Jesus, even intime.This is not to say that the Glory of God cannot be seen in others, for the Biblemakes it clear that it can. In Ex. 34:29 we read, “When Moses came down fromMount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was not awarethat his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.” He was so brilliantthat the people were afraid to come near him, and he had to put a veil over his face.Moses reflected the glory of God in a unique way, but that glory faded. It was amere reflection that was not permanent, for it was not a part of the essence of Moses. Jesus did not just reflect the radiance of God’s glory. He is the radiance of God’s glory. It is who He is. It is His essence.Believers have always been able to reflect some of the glory of God. Ps. 34:5says, “Those who look to him are radiant…” In II Cor. 3:18 we read, "But we all,with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into thesame image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord" We are in theprocess of being glorified all through life as we spend time in the presence of Christ, and as we open ourselves up to be reflectors of His glory. Progressiveglorification is what Christian living is all about. It will be completed when weare changed in the resurrection or rapture and become like Him when we seeHim as He is. We will radiate God’s glory for all eternity. But no one will ever bethe radiance of God’s glory but Jesus. He, and He alone, is the exact replica of God’s being. He will always be the most glorious person in the universe. Again Iam compelled to try to say in poetry what cannot ever be said in any adequateway.What art can reveal such brightness?What words can pen ever write?Jesus is God’s very likeness;He shines with glorious light.He shines with radiant glory;No eye could gaze on His face.Wonderful is the great story,We can still His light embrace.He is our radiant Jesus.He is our Savior on high.He ever looks down and sees usAs those He will glorify.One day our eyes will behold Him.In all His glorious light.
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