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.

Bible References

Dwelling

Psalm 104:2
He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,
Habakkuk 3:4
He is as bright as lightning; a two-pronged lightning bolt flashes from his hand. This is the outward display of his power.
1 John 1:5
Now this is the gospel message we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
Revelation 1:16
He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.
Revelation 21:3
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: "Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them.
Revelation 22:5
Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

Whom

Exodus 33:20
But he added, "You cannot see my face, for no one can see me and live."
John 1:18
No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.
John 6:46
(Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God -- he has seen the Father.)
John 14:9
Jesus replied, "Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
Colossians 1:15
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,

General references

Exodus 33:18
And Moses said, "Show me your glory."
Job 23:8
"If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.
Job 26:9
He conceals the face of the full moon, shrouding it with his clouds.
Psalm 33:14
From the place where he lives he looks carefully at all the earth's inhabitants.
Ecclesiastes 7:24
Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible