ÁP-RA-HAM – GẶP con người nói lời YHWH
Hình ảnh: con người được gọi là YHWH, ăn uống cùng Áp-ra-ham, đối thoại như bạn bè.
MÔI-SE – THẤY HÌNH DÁNG YHWH
Hình ảnh: Không mô tả khuôn mặt, chỉ có tay, sau lưng, hình dáng và vinh quang, và nói chuyện trực tiếp
Ê-SAI – THẤY CHÚA TRÊN NGAI CAO
Hình ảnh: Ngai cao, vạt áo phủ đầy đền thờ, thiên sứ sáu cánh tung hô vinh quang Ngài.
Ê-XÊ-CHI-ÊN – THẤY VINH QUANG YHWH
Hình ảnh: Ngai bằng ngọc bích, hình dáng giống người, lửa và ánh sáng bao quanh, vinh quang rực rỡ.
ĐA-NI-ÊN – ĐẤNG THƯỢNG CỔ TÓC TRẮNG NHƯ TUYẾT
Hình ảnh: Áo trắng, tóc trắng, ngai lửa, sông lửa, hàng ngàn thiên binh hầu hạ.
GIĂNG – ĐẤNG NGỒI TRÊN NGAI NHƯ ĐÁ QUÝ
Hình ảnh: Đấng sáng như đá quý, ngai vây quanh bởi ánh sáng, cầu vồng, sấm sét và các sinh vật thiên thượng.
CÁC TRƯỞNG LÃO – THẤY DƯỚI CHÂN YHWH
Hình ảnh: Dưới chân Ngài có nền bằng đá sapphire
Tóm lại:
Ngoài lề
Moise được YHWH miệng đối miệng, phán trực tiếp, miệng nói miệng thưa, nghĩa là được nói chuyện trực tiếp chứ không phải được nhìn thấy mặt. (Dân số 12:6-8, Xuất 33:11) John 4:46 “Không ai đã đang thấy Cha, ngoại trừ người đang ở bên cạnh Thần; người này đã thấy Cha.”ENGLISH
The Bible records several instances in which human beings were allowed to see the Divine Being — sometimes called YHWH, sometimes “the Lord,” “the One seated on the throne,” “the Ancient of Days,” or simply “His glory.”
Below are those rare moments, along with their accompanying imagery:
ABRAHAM — MEETING A MAN WHO SPEAKS THE WORDS OF YHWH
“YHWH appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre. He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing before him.”
(Genesis 18:1–2)
Later, one of the three remains and speaks intimately with Abraham about the destruction of Sodom — and is explicitly called YHWH.
Image: A human being who is called YHWH, eating with Abraham and conversing with him as with a friend.
This is an instance of the divine Word being manifested.
MOSES — SEEING THE FORM OF YHWH
“You cannot see My face, for no one may see My face and live… When My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock… then I will take My hand away, and you shall see My back, but My face shall not be seen.”
(Exodus 33:20–23)
“With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he sees the form of YHWH.”
(Numbers 12:8)
Image: No description of the face — only the hand, the back, the form, and the glory — along with direct, speech to speech.
ISAIAH — SEEING THE LORD ON A HIGH THRONE
“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; the train of His robe filled the temple. Seraphim stood above Him… and one called to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is YHWH of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!’”
(Isaiah 6:1–3)
Image: A high throne, the train of His robe filling the temple, six-winged seraphim proclaiming His holiness.
EZEKIEL — SEEING THE GLORY OF YHWH
“Above the expanse over their heads was something like a sapphire throne, and seated above the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man. I saw something like gleaming metal, like fire enclosed all around… This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of YHWH. When I saw it, I fell on my face.”
(Ezekiel 1:26–28)
Image: A sapphire throne, a human-like form, fire and radiant light surrounding Him — overwhelming glory.
DANIEL — THE ANCIENT OF DAYS WITH HAIR WHITE AS SNOW
“I looked, and thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head like pure wool; His throne was flames of fire, its wheels burning fire… A river of fire flowed out from before Him…”
(Daniel 7:9–10)
Image: White garments, white hair, a fiery throne, a river of fire, thousands upon thousands attending Him.
JOHN — THE ONE SEATED ON THE THRONE LIKE PRECIOUS STONES
“A throne stood in heaven, with One seated on the throne. And the appearance of the One seated there was like jasper and emerald. A rainbow encircled the throne, like an emerald in appearance. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder.”
(Revelation 4:2–5)
Image: A radiant Being like precious stones, a throne surrounded by light, a rainbow, thunder, lightning, and heavenly creatures.
THE ELDERS — SEEING WHAT IS UNDER YHWH’S FEET
“Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet there was something like a pavement of sapphire stone, clear as the sky itself. He did not stretch out His hand against the nobles of the people of Israel; they saw God, and they ate and drank.”
(Exodus 24:9–11)
Image: Beneath His feet was a foundation like sapphire stone.
Summary
No one has ever seen the full essence of YHWH, yet a few were granted visions of His form, glory, or manifested presence.
Each encounter left an indelible impression — and conveyed a profound lesson about His absolute holiness and overwhelming majesty.
— chatgpt
Side note
Moses spoke with YHWH mouth to mouth, speaking directly, mouth speaking and mouth responding, meaning direct conversation, not seeing the face.
(Numbers 12:6–8; Exodus 33:11)
John 4:46
“No one has been seeing the Father, except the one who is alongside the Spirit; this one has seen the Father.”
The phrase “has been seeing” is in the perfect tense, not the past tense.
This sentence does not deny those who saw God in the past tense.