The Coming Of His Glory
Wade E. Taylor

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.”  Revelation 3:20

“He who has My commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves Me: and he that loves Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him.”  John 14:21

The Lord's part is to reveal His presence.  Our part is to be sensitive and responsive to His presence, and to be available to Him as a “vessel” through whom His glory might be revealed.

Presently, the Holy Spirit is working within us a deeper understanding and out-working of our redemption.  The purpose of this is to prepare us for the coming visitation of His glory.

“Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which He has consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh.”  Hebrews 10:19-20

“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.”  Hebrews 10:22

It is very important for each one of us to recognize that our relationship to the Lord is based on His righteousness, and not our own.  Once we understand this, we can daily draw near to the Lord and commune with Him, no matter how we may feel.  As a result of this on-going daily fellowship with the Lord, we become available to the Lord for the manifestation of His glory through us.

We are living in the last days, during which there is to be a physical manifestation of the glory of God.  This manifested glory will be experienced by those who are prepared, because they have been in the presence of the Lord; but it will only be seen by others.

This manifestation of glory will be a part of the “Parousia” - the appearing of the Lord to prepare those who are overcomers, for their part in the closing out of this age and the ushering in of the Millennial Kingdom Age.

“Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.  For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but the Lord shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you. And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.”  Isaiah 60:1-3

Moses prefigures the manifestation of this end-time glory.  He spent so much time in the presence of the Lord that his countenance literally glowed with the glory of the presence of the Lord.

“But if the ministry of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away, how shall not the ministry of the Spirit be more glorious?”  II Corinthians 3:7-8

The glory that was seen on the face of Moses so convicted Israel that they requested that a veil be placed over his face, when he spoke to them.  They could abide his words, but not the visible glory which they saw resting upon him.

Had Israel rightly responded, this manifested glory would have taken them into a deeper experience of their redemption from Egyptian bondage, and prepared them for a yet greater manifestation of His glory.

I Peter 1:5 tells us that there is a “salvation” that is reserved for the last days.  This salvation is the coming forth of the glory of God in a physical comprehensive way; a visible manifestation of the glory of the Lord upon our being.

The word, “manifest” means “to make visible” to one or more of our five natural senses, which are; hearing, smell, taste, sight, and touch.

Paul said:

“You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men.”  II Corinthians 3:2

It is what we have become, rather than what we say, that is the most effective witness.  Thus, the manifested glory of the Lord, resting upon us, will be a powerful witness in that day.

“Who also has made us able ministers of the New Testament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”  II Corinthians 3:6

This is far more than an ability to preach an intellectually perceptive message.  There have been tremendous orators - those who had great success through what they were able to say.  There are those who lack this ability, but are successful due to the anointing and manifestation of the Lord's presence that rests upon them.  If they had some great natural ability, it would be evident that their success was due to this ability, rather than the imparted presence and glory of the Lord.

In this day, the Lord is taking behind the veil those who are lacking in ability, but who are expectantly abiding in His presence.  These are seeking to better know the Lord, and are available to Him for whatever purpose He may have.  From these, this imparted glory will shine forth in manifest witness.

The Scripture tells us that this glory, which we have received through the New Covenant, is greater than the glory which Moses had.  Yet no one has told any of us to put a veil over our faces.  Thus, there is something available to us that we have not yet appropriated.

This is because we have listened to the lie of the enemy, who told us that we are not worthy to come behind the veil to behold His glory.  We must push past this deception, and come boldly into His presence to “abide” in His glory.

Only then will the world see that which they are searching for, but have not found in the world, or until this time, in the Church.