Chapter 1


INTRODUCTORY EXPLANATIONS

By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze


It is not enough to teach and preach.
The good teacher must patiently, and minutely,
explain every point in details, even with examples.


Meaning Of Photo
         The word photo means light. Photography means the use of light in producing graphics (images, pictures and drawings). Photosynthesis is the process by which plant’s leaves use light to produce food. You observe that plants that receive sunlight grow and bear fruits. They are nourished. On the contrary, plants that do not receive enough sunlight seize to grow and die.

Scientific Process
         This is the orderly process of studying, confirming and applying the principles (Truth) of life. It refers to a close study of something in order to know about it in details. It provides a detailed understanding and mastery, thereby clearing doubts, assumptions, false beliefs and misconceptions. According to Encyclopeadia Britainica, science is “any system of knowledge that is concerned with the physical world and its phenomena and that entails unbiased observations and systematic experimentation. In general, a science involves a pursuit of knowledge covering general truths or the operations of fundamental laws.”
         Microsoft Encarta Encyclopeadia defines Science as “systematic study of anything that can be examined, tested, and verified.”
         Today, Science has developed into one of the greatest fields of human endeavour. It is also the most influential. Different branches of Science investigate everything that can be observed, analysed or detected. It shapes the way we understand the universe, our environments, our planet, ourselves, and other living things.
         The unfortunate thing is that mankind neglected the third aspect of Science, which is spirituality (Spiritual Science), concentrating on only the physical and mental developments. The result is that today, our problems seem to multiply despite our scientific and technological achievements.

Divine Qualities
         Three supreme qualities of God are: Omnipotence, Omniscience and Omnipresence. Omnipotence is the ability of God to do all (good) things. It is a quality inherent in divinity. Hence, God has nothing to hide. Truth is like an open book, which everybody can read and understand.
         Omniscience is the ability to know all things: past, present and future. Omniscience is possible because all things are with the Eternal Now. What changes is the sequence of activities. The same Eternal Now is the past, the present and the future.
         Omnipresence is the ability of God to be everywhere. It is not only a possibility; it is also a reality. This is why Ezekiel described God’s wheel as full of eyes.

As for their rims, they were so high they were awesome; and their rims were full of eyes, all around the four of them. Ezekiel 1:18-19

God Is Spirit And Light
         God is spirit. The same spirit is light: the very light you see everyday. A close study shows that spirit and light have many things in common. They have similar nature and properties. It is only spirit and light that can appear and disappear (visible and invisible). Both travel at a very high speed (at the speed of thought). And all things, even solids, are made of spirit (light). That is why spirit can pass through solids (walls), because light passes through light.
         When you understand the nature and properties of light, you know the nature and properties of spirit. That is why Photoscientific Explanation of is very important. Everything arises from spirit (light) and returns to spirit (light).

10 "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:10

Who Says the Holy Spirit Is Not Omnipresent?
         The Holy Spirit is like the sunlight. It reaches and beholds all things, both good and bad. Yet, it is unaffected (untainted) by anything; nothing influences or changes it.

God Is Like The Sun
         He directly relates and communicates with all His creations. God is like the air we breathe, always available to everybody who needs it. God is like electricity, the same thing all over the world.
         This Truth is God, who is outside the universe controlling all things, and inside the universe centering all things; just as the sun is outside the earth, controlling the earth by revolution, and inside the earth as sunlight sustaining life, and inside the earth (ground) as heat, empowering reactions.

19 "The sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the LORD will be to you an everlasting light,
And your God your glory.
20 Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the LORD will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.

         1, Raphael Nweze, who has seen the Lord face to face, tells you that the above statement is not a proverb. It is a reality. I have also seen, entered and experienced the Light of Jesus, who is the Sun of Righteousness, The Bright and Glorious Morning Star.

Importance Of Light (Even Sunlight)
         The sun is our source of light on this planet, as provided by God. People are usually and naturally driven by the energy of sunlight. It provides vitality and warmth, and growth for plants. It is the means to cook our food. The sun drives our world of activities. It dictates much of our behavior. The sunrise stimulates activity and vitality and liveliness, while the evening light brings us relaxation. The night, full of darkness (absence of light), makes us sleep and rest.

Why St Augustine Could Not Get To Know God
  1. He was still a spiritual novice. Hence, it was not easy to jump gaps and know about the Almighty. Later, he said about himself that all that he knew before were trash compared to what he knew at last.
  2. Knowledge of God is a step by step process. He still had to move through the seven stages of finding and knowing God.
  3. He was not yet a saint. It is a law of the spirit that like attracts like. Also, a spirit converses at best with another spirit at the same level of maturity. Hence, a master converses at best with a fellow master.
  4. He was not yet purified from his past lives. For example, Moses could not see God’s face soon after he started his work with God. But later, after several spiritual transformations, he saw God face to face several times.
  5. Contemplation is good. But, that alone is not enough for a person to know God. A person must be divinely enabled before he can see God.
  6. He did not have the Holy Spirit that teaches saints about God.
  7. He had no teacher who was knowledgeable enough about God to enlighten and direct him.
  8. The knowledge of the Truth is enormous and yet simple. Such knowledge cannot be attained in a moment. Several preparatory stages are involved.
  9. The seven spiritual centers of his body were then not yet opened up and developed. “… the eye (spirit) is the lamp of the body.” A body full of darkness cannot see or know God. That is why Jesus said, “I stand at the door and knock, and if anyone opens the door, I shall come in and sup with him.” To open the door means to
  10. He was not seeking the knowledge in spirit and in truth. “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”


    11. It is the Father’s will and delight
    that His children know Him.
    Hence, you must worship God to know Him,
    and know Him to worship Him!

    Jesus said it clearly,

    “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” John 4:20-24