Who is Jesus? #95 (From the Apocalypse)

"His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow..."(Rev. 1: 14). I have to consider the appearance of Moses after he has been in the presence of God. His face "was radiant"(Exodus 34:29). The people were afraid when they saw Moses' face aglow after having been in the presence of God Almighty.
This text from Exodus goes on to say that he kept his face uncovered while he delivered the law of God to "all Israel." Then he would cover his face until he could once again ascend the mountain and be in the presence of God.
I know that I used to believe that Moses hid his face because of the fear of the people when they looked at him. But II Corinthians 3:12ff tells a different story. Now, I believe that he covered his face so that the people would remember how he looked after coming from the presence of God. After a while, the radiance would begin to dim and he did not want the people to see that. When God called him, he would go back to the mountain and the radiance would return and he would let the people see him, as a reminder that he was in the presence of God, and then cover his face once again.
The fundamental point here for the Moses illustration is that when he spoke the law of God he was speaking from and for God because he had been in the presence of God. The brilliant radiance on his face was testimony to that fact.
What doea all of this have to do with what John saw and what does it have to do with us?
I will have to ramble on those questions tomorrow.

Be Strong and Courageous,

L.T.