Hidden Now But to Be Revealed When Christ Returns (Sun. Dec. 12) The word of the day is “appear.” In today’s reading of Colossians 3:4-11, St. Paul promises that when Christ returns, He will bring the faithful with Him to share His glory. The Apostle proclaims, “When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory”  (vs. 4). The root of the Greek original term for “appear” is “to make apparent.”  Therefore, Christ’s appearance means more than that He “shows up.” Rather, the term refers to the revelation of what is hidden. More than that, it is the manifestation of the fundamental character of what is now unseen (Strong’s #5319, 1-20). Our Hidden Life At present, the wickedness…
The word of the day is “appear.” In today’s reading of Colossians 3:4-11, St. Paul promises that when Christ returns, He will bring the faithful with Him to share His glory. The Apostle proclaims, “When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory”  (vs. 4). The root of the Greek original text is “to make apparent.”  Therefore, Christ’s appearance means more than that He “shows up.” Rather, the term refers to the revelation of what is hidden. More than that, it is the manifestation of the fundamental character of what is now unseen (Strong’s #5319, 1-20). Our Hidden Life At present, the wickedness of this present age conceals the true nature of Christ. …
The word of the day is “appear.” In today’s reading of Colossians 3:4-11, St. Paul promises that when Christ returns, He will bring the faithful with Him to share His glory. The Apostle proclaims, “When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory”  (vs. 4). The root of the Greek original text is “to make apparent.” Therefore, Christ’s appearance means more than that He “shows up.”  Rather, the term refers to the revelation of what is hidden. More than that, it is the manifestation of the fundamental character of what is now unseen (Strong’s #5319, 1-20). Our Hidden Life At present, the wickedness of this present age conceals the true nature of Christ. …