Wouldn't that mean that the Garden of Eden has the power to let us see God's face? I wasn't aware that God gave the Garden of Eden anything of that much importance. The reason God gave Moses that Moses couldn't see His face was that His face is too Holy, and since Holiness is the absence of sin, that would mean that it wouldn't matter where they were standing because sin is sin and Holyness is Holyness.
I do not know of any scripture that changes this.
that's as hands on as it gets
so your problem is with Him not coming onto earth and doing it? well He comes to earth in one point in the Bible and i will get to that in a second.
OK, now let me address where you quoted Exodus when God told Moses that no one could see His face. and i agree, that you cannot see the
true face of God. but what i was saying earlier (but you see, i am very poor at explaining things) is that Jesus's face was like that of a mask. when people looked at Him, they saw a human face, covering His divine face. that is the best i can explain on that one, but if you are confused, please tell me and pray that the Holy Spirit can better explain through me.
Now, on to where is said i would talk about God coming to earth. Look back in Genesis to chapter 32. Here we find and excellent example of God making Himself weaker. Now, i have been told by many that Jacob fights merely an angel, but that doesn't explain why the man is called God. Here, many people say, how could God lose in a fight. Well the same reason God, or according to what you believe the Word, can be killed by 4 nails and a cat of nine tails. it's because They were lowering themselves in order to help man kind. And I also ask, how would Jacob be able to beat an angel, even if it was one? angels are fierce warriors who are not allowed to attack humans, but bless them. Unless these humans are evil, or the angel is. Now Jacob was close to God, and the angel wouldn't be able to bless if it were evil. so all in all, the Bible says that it was God. Now let's look at verse 30, shall we:So Jacob called the place Peniel,
saying, "It is because I saw God face to face,
and yet my life was spared." so there you have it, Jacob saw God face to face (obviously not God's true face) and lived. and that was the point i was trying to make earlier. God
can be seen by us, it
is possible. but God must hide His face behind a human mask, and that's where Jesus comes in.
Now, obviously there are those who disagree with the above, but they cannot use Biblical evidence to disprove it, (unless they go on a rant about how the Bible is misinterpreted. why they believe that God would be willing to let the mistakes of humans permanently allow His Word to deceive is beyond me) and i have Biblical evidence to prove it.
Now, on to your question of why Abraham was different, it's because some people are chosen to talk to God directly, and some are chosen to see God's true form, (only His back, though) but regardless, we will all see Him one day, face to face, and that is the most exciting thing i have ever thought about. How about you?
