The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. (Hebrews 1:3, NIV 1984).
My Musings – Radiance is a glowing light [“the Son”] shining from something [“God’s glory”] else. “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, Who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14, NIV 1984). But in this case, the radiance of “His [the Son] glory” is the also “the glory of the One and Only [the Father].” Two persons, but the same (one) essence.
Representation is a likeness or image of something or someone else. It is not the something else. But in Jesus’ case, the representation is exact. It is the something else. It is “His [the Father] being.” “I and the Father are one.” (John 10:29–30, NIV 1984). Two persons, but the same (one) essence.
“He [the Son] sat down at the right hand of the Majesty [the Father] in heaven.” Leaving us alone? Not at all. “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you know Him, for He lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” (John 14:16–18, NIV 1984). Introduces the third person, but the same (one) essence. “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit…You have not lied to men but to God.” (Acts 5:3-4, NIV 1984).
My Advice – “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” (2 Corinthians 13:14, NIV 1984). God in three persons (blessed Trinity), but the same (one) essence (“God is one”).
The Brew Is A Musing 