Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
General references
Bible References
Dwelling
Psalm 104:2
[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,
[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,
Habakkuk 3:4
His brightness is like the sunlight;
He has [bright] rays flashing from His hand,
And there [in the sunlike splendor] is the hiding place of His power.
His brightness is like the sunlight;
He has [bright] rays flashing from His hand,
And there [in the sunlike splendor] is the hiding place of His power.
1 John 1:5
This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].
Revelation 1:16
In His right hand He held seven stars, and from His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword [of judgment]; and His face [reflecting His majesty and the Shekinah glory] was like the sun shining in [all] its power [at midday].
Revelation 21:3
and then I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “See! The tabernacle of God is among men, and He will live among them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them [as their God,]
Revelation 22:5
And there will no longer be night; they have no need for lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign [as kings] forever and ever.
Whom
Exodus 33:20
But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man shall see Me and live!”
John 1:18
No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father].
John 6:46 Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He [who was with the Father and] who is from God; He [alone] has seen the Father.
John 14:9
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time, and you do not know Me yet, Philip, nor recognize clearly who I am? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
Colossians 1:15
He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.
General references
Exodus 33:18
Then Moses said, “Please, show me Your glory!”
Job 23:8
“Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there;
I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him;
“Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there;
I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him;
Job 26:9
“He covers the face of thefull moon
And spreads His cloud over it.
“He covers the face of the
And spreads His cloud over it.
Psalm 33:14
From His dwelling place He looks closely
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—
From His dwelling place He looks closely
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—
Ecclesiastes 7:24
Whatever has been is far off, deeply remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it [for it is beyond the grasp of man]?