We must prepare to meet the Lord (see his face) down here

Our main call is the call to come to Christ, to meet him to truly see his face. In our repentance and commitment to follow and serve the Lord, we do not necessarily understand his will because we lack knowledge. At the time of our sincere commitment, we ask the Lord for the Holy Spirit and he gives it to us, but we do not yet know what he really wants from us.

We can sometimes understand it for a moment by revelation, but because of the lack of knowledge we quickly become forgetful and we mix with the false Christians who are in the world (a multitude) and who live in lies. In reality, our first call is to come to meet the Lord, in order to truly meet him and to see his face. To do this there is a whole desert to cross, a whole mountain to climb, because it is at the top of this mountain that Christ awaits us to clothe us with his Power.

No one can see the face of the Lord without going through sanctification, without being totally sanctified, this is the reason why God gives us his Spirit, so that through him we may be totally sanctified by living by him for a certain time, in order to to be able to meet the Lord Jesus and let him clothe us with his Power (new birth). We don't put new wine in old wineskins, but in new wineskins, which is why we have to sanctify ourselves before we receive this Power in us and can enter into the good works of Christ.

We must absolutely become vessels of honor, sanctified, useful to the Lord, and prepared for every good work:

2 Timothy 2:21 If therefore any man purifies himself of these things, he shall be a vessel of honor, sanctified and useful to the Lord, and prepared for every good work.

The message for those who follow the Lord is: Prepare to meet your God, abiding in sanctification (in consecration) and in fellowship with those who are also in the same mind (there is little elected). This is only possible if we have first given up everything in this world by faith, for no one can begin to ascend the mountain of holiness by still leading a double life or by still being in sin; it requires a life of total consecration.

For example regarding this revelation let's look at Paul's story:

Acts 9: 3 And as he was on his way, and approaching Damascus, all of a sudden a light from heaven shone like lightning around him. 4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? 5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said to him, I am Jesus whom you are persecuting; it would be hard for you to kick against the pricks. 6 Then, trembling and afraid, he said, Lord, what do you want me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and enter into the city, and there they shall tell thee what to do. 7 Now the men who were traveling with him stopped in awe, hearing the voice well, but seeing no one. 8 And Saul arose from the earth, and having opened his eyes, he saw no one, so that they led him by the hand, and led him to Damascus. 9 And it was three days without seeing, and without eating or drinking.

The first time Paul met Jesus on the road to Damascus, he met him as a dazzling Light, for he was not yet sanctified and he could not see his face. This Light made him completely blind and the voice made him scared and all shaking because of the fact that he was a fisherman.

Galatians 1:15 But when it pleased God, who chose me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, 16 To reveal to me his Son inwardly, that I may proclaim him among the Gentiles ; I immediately consulted neither flesh nor blood, 17 and I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and came again to Damascus. 18 Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter there; and I stayed with him a fortnight; 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. 20 Now in the things which I write to you, behold, before God I am not lying.

We see in the above passage that after receiving the Holy Spirit Paul did not go to Jerusalem for 3 years; and after these 3 years he saw the Lord:

Acts 22:17 And it happened to me that when I returned to Jerusalem, and praying in the temple, I was delighted in ecstasy 18 and I saw the Lord saying to me, Make haste and come out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive the testimony you give to me.

We see that Paul saw the Lord in the temple (which represents the presence of God). While he was in prayer he fell into ecstasy and he saw the Lord speaking to him. So this moment is 3 years after Paul met Jesus as Light, but this time he could see him because he had been sanctified by the Spirit which he had received 3 years earlier in Damascus. The Lord told him to leave Jerusalem, which explains why he only stayed with Peter for 15 days.

1 Corinthians 9: 1 Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen our Lord Jesus Christ?

Although this mystery (hidden thing) is great, because it is one of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God that we must understand and live (by faith) for our salvation, we can understand it if we are sincere in our search for Truth. and willing to listen.

Isaiah 59: 1 Behold, the hand of the LORD is not too short to deliver; nor his ear too heavy to hear; 2 But it was your iniquities which made a separation between you and your God, and it was your sins that made him hide his face so that he would no longer hear you. 3 For your hands are filthy with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips utter lies, your tongue utters perversity. 4 No one accuses in righteousness, no one pleads according to the truth; one confides in nothingness, and one speaks falsehoods; we conceive of malice, and we give birth to crime.

Hebrews 12:14 Seek peace with all, and sanctification, without which no one will see the Lord.
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