III: Exodus and Wilderness

They Shall See His Face

unveiled access to Yahuah's presence

Root
Exod 33:20 · panim (H6440)
Old Testament chain
  1. Exod 33:20
  2. Num 6:25-26
  3. Job 19:26-27
  4. Ps 17:15
  5. Isa 6:5
  6. Rev 22:4
New Testament
Rev 22:4

Moses asked to see Yahuah's glory and was told, "Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live" (Exod 33:20). The priestly blessing still prayed for His face to shine (Num 6:25-26), David expected to behold His face in righteousness (Ps 17:15). Revelation 22:4 opens what Moses could not see: every barrier between Yahuah and humanity is gone. The torn veil established the covenant pathway; this verse is its destination. The face and the name on the foreheads are the Father's (Rev 14:1), so the singular "his" of 22:3-4 does not fuse the Lamb with the One on the throne into a Trinitarian person.

From The Courtroom of Heaven, pp. 372–373