For His people, Colossians 1:27 tells us “God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
The ultimate glory in the universe is God in Christ radiating through the holy city New Jerusalem, which is composed with God and all His people. The city comes down out of heaven “having the glory of God” (Rev. 21:10-11).
On the way to New Jerusalem the manifestation of glory develops in several steps. It was first seen by three disciples during the brief transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain (Matt. 17:1-2). This glory is now being worked into us in our transformation by the Spirit “from glory to glory” (2 Cor. 3:18).
The glory will appear to all men when Christ Jesus returns to earth visibly. The Lord spoke about this in Luke 9:26 and Matthew 25:31. At that time we will be brought into His glory as mentioned in Hebrews 2:10—God is “leading many sons into glory.”
We will not only go into glory, but the Lord’s glory will shine out through us “when He [the Lord] comes to be glorified in His saints and to be marveled at in all those who have believed” (2 Thes. 1:10). This will be the initial expression of the corporate glory of New Jerusalem. Christ is our hope for this!
Republished with permission from Blogs.crossmap.com, featuring inspiring Bible verses about Christ is our Hope of Glory.
