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Here Is Our God: God’s Revelation of Himself in Scripture is unavailable, but you can change that!

“I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up.” - Isaiah 6:1 Scripture records a number of instances in which God visibly revealed himself to his people, offering a glimpse of his stunning beauty and overwhelming glory. These awe-inspiring manifestations of God’s presence—known as “theophanies”—give us wonderful insights into his character, will, and salvation. In this collection of...

the living God” (v. 16). Peter gets it, at least at that moment—the glorious truth of the deity of Christ. The reason Peter gets it is the same reason any of us gets any spiritual truth: it has been revealed to him by the Father (v. 17). On the heels of Peter’s great profession comes the first mention in Matthew’s Gospel of the church. The truth of who Jesus is leads to the promise that he will build and preserve his church (v. 18). He speaks of the keys of the kingdom of heaven (v. 19). Jesus then
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