HOW TO SEE GOD FACE TO FACE

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

1. 11 So the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle. Exodus 33:11
   


2. 1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for he had married an Ethiopian woman. 2 So they said, "Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?" And the LORD heard it. 3(Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.)
   4 Suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, "Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!" So the three came out. 5 Then the LORD came down in the pillar of cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam. And they both went forward. 6 Then He said, "Hear now My words:
   
   If there is a prophet among you,
   I, the LORD, make Myself known to him in a vision;
   I speak to him in a dream.
   7 Not so with My servant Moses;
   He is faithful in all My house.
   8 I speak with him face to face,
   Even plainly, and not in dark sayings;
   And he sees the form of the LORD.
   Why then were you not afraid
   To speak against My servant Moses?"
   Numbers 12:1-8
   


3. 14 and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, LORD, are among these people; that You, LORD, are seen face to face and Your cloud stands above them, and You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. Numbers 14:14
   


4. 4 The LORD talked with you face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire. Deuteronomy 5:4
   10 But since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, (that was at the time of writing the book of Deuteronomy ) Deuteronomy 34:10
   


5. Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, 10 and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity. 11 But on the nobles of the children of Israel He did not lay His hand. So they saw God, and they ate and drank. Exodus 24:9-11
   


6. 35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will plead My case with you face to face. Ezekiel 20:35
   

1. Believe That It Is Possible To See God Face To Face.
   Majority do not believe that is possible to see God face to face. This wrong believes is the very thing that prevents people from seeing God . In spirit, things happen according to your belief (faith and by merit), “According to your faith.” That is why Jesus was always saying, “According to your faith, be it done for you.”
   
   Your belief is a key.
   It either opens the doors for you or locks you out.
   
   In the Bible, there are many records of people who saw God face to face, even on several occasions. That people are ignorant of this thing fact shows that people do not read their holy books. That alone is a terrible mistake.
   


2. Seek God With All Your Heart.
   Majority today are seeking other things in place of God. The worldly people are in place of God. The worldly people are after money, wealth, fame, honors, pleasures, etc. Among the believers, many are seeking the Saints, Virgin Mary, Statues, etc, whereas in spirit, such things do not believe. In the world, you do everything with your hands and legs. But in spirit, your hands and legs are your intention and attention. Whatever you think or intend is action. Your thought is your action. That is why Jesus said, “But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:28-29 Once your attention is diverted, you are left behind. The same is true once you change your intention.
   Jesus said you have to love God with all your heart, your entire mind and your entire soul. How can you claim to love God with all your heart, with all your mind and with all your soul when your attention is always set on a Saint, Mary or image?
   The condition that God gave for finding Him is seeking Him with all your heart, as stated in Jeremiah 29:13-14, “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” As simple and clear as that. In spirit, you go to the person or place you have in mind. In other words, God knows what is obtainable in spirit. That is why He specified the condition for finding Him.
   In the Old Testament, God made this clear, when Samuel said, “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,” 1 Samuel 15:22 It is better to obey the simple guidelines from God than to be doing what you think is right. Many are deceived by their own figments of imagination, fabrications of falsehood and deceptions of the enemy.
   


3. Recognize That You Are A Spirit.
   The life we live is entirely different in spirit. That means that for you to experience spiritual things, you must become spiritual. Jesus said this, emphasized it and repeated the same several times. “23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." John 4:23-24
   You are spirit, not flesh. Unfortunately, majority spend the whole day working for the desires of their bodies. The bodies are nothing but corpses. But you spirit is everlasting. It is far better to care for your spirit self than to care for the body.
   


4. Become As Calm As Water In A Glass.
   Put water in a glass, keep it on a table and spend a long time looking at it. The time you spend looking at it may be so long that you would not even know when you fall asleep while looking at it.
   Become Like The Water In A Glass, because:
   1. It is quiet.
   2. It is silent.
   3. It is not disturbed.
   4. It is not even distracted by any noise or sound.
   5. It does not complain.
   6. It does not worry of anything.
   7. It remains calm in the face of changing situations.
   
   8. It does not rejoice when you make a fortune, and does not regret when you have a loss.
   9. It hears all sounds around it because the sounds reach it, and yet, it does not speak.
   10. It records every happening in its environment, and yet it maintains silence.
   11. It does not complain of heat and does not murmur against cold.
   12. It does not ask for praises and does not expect thanks or rewards.
   13. It is always at rest – peace of mind.
   14. It does not get tired.
   15. It maintains its poise during the day and at night.
   16. It does not concern itself with so many things: cares and worreis of everyday life.
   17. It does not keep itself busy quarreling, fighting, gossiping or backbiting.
   
   Become wiser!
   
   “Be still, and know that I am God.”
   Psalm 46:10
   
   “Be quiet, and know that the Almighty is always present, everywhere”
   
   Silence is the abode of God.
   Hence, silence is the guardian of wisdom;
   and rest, the strength of action.
   


5. Observe Quiet Times (Rest, Sabbath And Holy Days).
   Observe quiet times for rest and for spiritual growth. That was why Jesus said to His disciples, “Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and have rest for your souls.” The ability to free the mind from all concerns is the opening of the door into spiritual life, bliss and experience. God wants peace of mind in everyone, so that He can manifest Himself from time to time. That is why He says, "Be still, and know that I am God;" Psalms 46:10
   But people would not heed warning. They prefer the bustle and hustle of everyday life, always engaging in boisterous activities. Everyday, more and more of the people add to the already high level of noise in the name of business, by increasing the level and diversity of the noise called music, using booming music shops and bombarding sounds of various descriptions. So much noise simply means that humanity are everyday pulling down their spiritual level. It means that everyday, people are striving away from heaven and fleeing, heedlessly, to hell. Indeed, many are already at the gate of hell, without knowing it.
   They refused the Sabbath ordained by God, preferring to establish their own days of worship. Even their days of rest and worship, they have turned into a day of social activities of various descriptions. Why are people heedlessly running to hell fire that is everlasting? A person, who cannot withstand the little fire in his cooking place, is steadily moving into an unquenchable fire that is fiercer than the burning sun?
   


6. Do This Simple Breathing Exercise.
   Sometimes pray to God to send the Holy Spirit to you, to guide you and develop your spiritual centers. Then, breathe in deeply and say, “I breathe in the Holy Spirit,” and when you breathe out, say, “Now I flush out all impurities from my physical and spiritual body.” As simple as that
   


7. Engage Yourself In Meditation (Spend Time To Think About God And All Forms Of Godliness).
   You have heard many things about God, and you not experienced what you heard simply because you not spent time to think about God. All the scientific and technological discoveries became manifest because somebody spent time to think about them. Sir Isaac Newton bears witness to this fact: “If I have succeeded in my inquiries more than others, I owe it less to any superior strength of mind than to a habit of patient thinking.”
   God wants your heart, your attention and intention; and not your everyday hustle and bustle.
   


8. Cultivate God-Consciousness.
   You experience what you think. You are what you think. What ever you think about always become part of you. It becomes your nature.
   


9. Behave Like God.
   For you to see God, you must become like God and behave like God. Birds of the same feather flock together. It is the same in spirit. The spiritual law is called the Law of Homogeneity. You can only associate with spirit beings of your own nature.
   When I was in the presence of God, I exclaimed, “I am Jehovah.” That simply means, “My nature is the same as God’s nature.” Also, it means that I am a son of God, and one with the Father.
   


10. Read Good Spiritual Books.
    You spend about two years in the nursery school. Then, you spend six years in the primary school, and another six years in the secondary school. Afterwards, you spend up to four years in the higher institution. Eventually, you graduate in a field of human endeavour. If you spend so much in learning one field of study, how do you think you can know God without reading about God?
    


11. Observe The Laws Of Holiness.
    Today, many churches preach that God is holy, but they do not observe any laws of holiness. God says, “44 For I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth. 45 For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.” Leviticus 11:44-45
    For you to be holy, you must behave like God: by living the way God lives; by accepting what God accepts, and rejecting whatever God rejects; and by doing things the way that God does.
    


12. Desire And Pray To See God.
    Mosses prayed to see God and he saw God. Likewise, you should pray to see God face to face. Myself, who has seen God face to face on several occasions, sought for God in many ways and places.
    
    I stayed alone in the churches looking for God.
    I went to the mountains and valleys looking for my God.
    At times, I stroll along a road hoping to see Godly being.
    I have stayed in the quiet places like wilderness and parks contemplating about God.
    I have fasted often.
    I participated in prayers - silent prayer, chain prayer, etc - hoping to find my Lord.
    I have been to churches, fellowships, ministries and holy places, searching for my Father.
    All these things did not reveal God to me.
    They only told God, “Your son is looking for You.”
    
    And when I thought that all hope was lost,
    I found God.
    He was saying, “Here I am. Here I am. Here I am.”
    I looked at His face, and He was beaming forth with a gentle smile.
    I looked into His heart, and He was saying,
    “Welcome, My Beloved Son.”
    And my heart cried, “Father, we are one!”
    


13. Let God Be The First Thing In The Morning.
    Spend the first hours of the morning in devotion to God. Pray, sing or read about God.
    


14. In Doing Your Everyday Work, Remember God.
    As spiritually ennobling and empowering as that.
    You remember God by:
    1. Calling His name.
    2. Talking about God.
    3. Talking to Him as you would speak to a friend nearby.
    4. Working for God.
    5. Testifying of His goodness.
    6. Praying to Him, and by increasing the number of times you pray to Him.
    7. Singing praises to Him. How come that the physically challenged (handicapped) are wiser in this exercise than the ordinary man?
    8. Setting your handset as a reminder. For example, you can set it to remind you to pray at
    6:00am, 12:00noon and 6:00pm. Or, just set it to play a song of praise for you at the specified times.
    9. Visiting the churches or holy places in the evenings.
    10. Offering few minutes of praises to God at your meetings, activities, etc.
    11. Etc.
    
    
15. “Not God First, But God Always.”
    Make God Your Everyday Delight. This is because God is Love, Loving and Beloved. “Not God First, But God Always,” says the man who saw God face to face.
    


16. Let God Be The Last Thing In The Night.
    Learn from Parable Of The Last Seeds
             A group of student went to a mystic. They wanted to know how best to sleep at night. Therefore, the mystic told them a parable. He said, "A man sowed pepper on his garden. After one day, he came to the garden, removed the pepper and sowed pumpkin seed. Two days after, he returned, removed the pumpkin seed and sowed corn." Then he asked the students a question.
         “At the harvest time, what crop is the farmer going to harvest?”
         “Corn,” answered all the students in unison.
         “Very good,” replied the mystic. “You answered well.” Then he began to explain to them the importance of the last action before bedtime.
         “Whatever you do last at night continues to be fresh in the mind for about twelve hours, and has the tendency to draw into manifestation similar spiritual experiences. That time is so much to be wasted on frivolities. The last action supersedes all other actions in the day. Therefore, you should either pray, meditate or read about God just before you sleep. By so doing, you set your spirit to welcome the Angels and prepare yourself to experience bliss, heaven or God. The night is a time long enough for you to grow in spirit and in truth, undisturbed by everyday activities.”
         “Is that clear?” he asked them.
         “Yes,” they responded.
         “Therefore,” he concluded. “do not spend the last minutes of the day washing pornography, violence, cultism, quarrels, careless talks or such other evils. If you love God in truth, you will find this easy to do. But if you do not love God enough, this advice will annoy or burden you.”
    


17. Set Yourself Free From The World.
    You Set Your Self Free By:
    


18. Recognize That You Are Always In The Presence Of God.
    As you are always in the presence of the sun during the daylight, so you are always in the presence of God. The way the sun shines on you is the same way that the eyes of God are looking at you. Always.
    


19. “Not By Power Nor By Might, But By My Spirit,” Says The Lord.
    “23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." John 4:23-24
    


20. Seek The Truth, And Rise Above Churches And Religions.
    How come that the religious leaders are everyday busy competing for members, when there is no church in Heaven?
    
    Everybody wants to know whether you belong to his church or not. Each person counts his church the best. Indeed, they are busy deceiving themselves. For the religions were meant to lead people to the Truth. But, instead of doing just that, the religious leaders are busy misleading people with man-made doctrines, and holding people captive.
    
    "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites (religious leaders)! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte (convert), and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves." Matthew 23:15 Spiritual growth must be based on freedom, lest the devote make himself a hypocrite. They fail to understand that God desires knowledge of the Truth, and not all these man-made doctrines, which religions and churches use to mislead the ignorant masses. This is the truth, that is unknown to the general public. That is also the reason why religions have caused humanity the greatest havoc, instead of fostering peace, love and unity.
    I must warn the religious leaders to turn to spirit and prophecy. Otherwise, many of them are busy deceiving themselves. They must study Spiritual Science. (Note that the word ‘must’ has triple emphasis: bold, italic and underline.)
    


21. “Not By Power Nor By Might, But By My Spirit,” Says The Lord.
    But, it was not my efforts that made it possible for me to see God face to face. I discovered that God has been patiently and consistently working for my safe return to His kingdom.
    Besides, God wants to help humanity. Therefore, He choose one person as a medium to bring people closer to Himself: to give corrections, to teach the truth, to give revelations, to guide the meek, and to confirm the elect.
    


22. Read The Psalms Because They Contain And Impart The Powers And Nature Of God.
    Tell those who keep themselves busy reciting the rosary that the rosary is the Devil’s way of keeping people away from the powerful, glorious and meaningful psalms that awakens the powers and nature of God in man. Examples are psalms 24, 18, 104; Isaiah 60, 61, 62.
    


23. Return To The Original Sacred Texts.
    The sacred texts are the detailed explanations of what God is, how to find Him, how to worship Him, etc. They are specially prepared documents, handed down from Heaven. Every true religion has its own sacred texts. Mankind cannot neglect these writings and expect to find God. Can a traveler get to his destination, when he is taking the wrong route? Learn from the parable of the glorious messengers. Churches that establish man-made system of worship do so at their own deceit and to their own detriment.
    God is not somebody you can deceive with pretense or negligence. Also, the fact that you have practiced something for so many years is never a convincing reason before God. One major problem the world has is that most of the juicy contents of the Sacred Texts have not been made public. God has given the world so many books about Himself and life. Ask your reverend ministers, “Where are the books?”
    


24. Ensure Purity Of Heart.
    Blessed are the pure in heart,
    for they shall see God.
    Matthew 5:8
    
    A pure heart is a heart that is: a. Devoid of evil. It does not think of evil, let alone do it. b. A heart that is open-minded. Somebody who is truly seeking for the Truth is ready to find and know the Truth, not minding whether it is from within or outside his religion, culture, convention, environment, etc. c. He is so humble that he learns the truth from whosoever that knows the truth. d. Not fond of attachment to people, place or thing.
    
    During the time of Jesus, many were pure in heart;
    but they were not open-mined.
    And among those that were open-minded,
    many were not humble enough
    to learn from the young Jesus.
    


25. Re-Establish And Celebrate The Originals Feasts Of God.
    One character of God is that He participates in the true worships. In fact, He delights to be in the midst of His people. Then, He manifests Himself beyond all reasonable doubts. In all the feasts of God which I attended, and which feasts were established by God Himself, I saw God Almighty present in those feasts. Also present were Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit and the Heavenly Angels and Saints. Those who celebrate man-made festivals delay their spiritual progress.
    
    8 "These people draw near to Me with their mouth,
    and honor Me with their lips,
    But their heart is far from Me.
    9 And in vain they worship Me,
    Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'" Matthew 15:8-9
    
    It is a mark of foolishness to stand in one’s own church
    and condemn others in their own system of worship,
    when you have not investigated their worship.
    


26. Value And Practice Prophecy.
    The pagans would happily and confidently tell you what their god or shrine said. In matters of importance, they consult their god. The scientist would go into his laboratory and come out with definite results. The computer operator would print and show you what computer has done. How come that the Almighty God, who made all these things possible, does not speak? Can an employee of an organization claim to be working for the company, when he does not follow instructions from the management? Or, have you ever seen a well trained soldier who does not follow directives from his headquarters?
    


27. Reduce Noise Level In Our Environments.
    Noise is a nuisance. Noise is not good to our health. Noise is not good to our spiritual growth. That is why Jesus told the disciples, “Come away to a lonely place by yourselves, and have rest for your souls.” The society, government and churches should provide quiet gardens of beautiful flowers for people to rest and meditate.
    


28. Listen To Good Sounds And Melodies.
    The Holy Spirit wants soft, cool and melodious sounds and music Whoever that sings or plays music speaks to the entire universe. Good songs and music produce melody. Melody brings harmony, and harmony makes the Kingdom of Heaven manifest.
    Unfortunately today, many are either playing or hearing noisy music; booming and bombarding sounds and music that shatter the ear, destroy peace of mind and create confusion. All of which are demonic manipulations and expressions.
    


29. Find God Where He Is.
    God said “And Ye shall seek me and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart,” Jeremiah 29:23. How do you search for something? You search everywhere, every nook and cranny, in the home and outside. Besides, you search for the object where it is and where it is not. You will leave no stone unturned. Again, you do not search and stop. Instead, you continue to search until you find.
    But what do the majority do? They do not search for the Truth. Many play safe by expecting others to search for them. They prefer to believe whatever their religions tell them. By the time the enlightened ones are no longer in their midst, the society becomes a reality of blind men leading a blind people. Jesus said it correctly,
    
    “Let them alone: they are the blind leaders of the blind.
    And if the blind lead the blind,
    both shall fall into the ditch (pit)”
    Mathew 15:14
    What is more?
    Whoever that follows a blind man,
    makes himself a blind fellow.
    …Raphael Nweze
    
    If Nicodemus had not moved out by night to meet Jesus, he would not have found the Truth. In other words, if you do not search out the Truth by yourself, ignorant people will mislead you into falsehood, and yet claim to be doing a good thing for you.
    
    Search for God in the following places:
    a. Silence and quietness.
    b. Your heart (within you).
    c. Holy Places.
    d. Nature.
    e. Universe.
    f. Spirit.
    g. Charity.
    h. Prayer.
    i. Prophecy: dreams, visions, trances, etc.
    j. Sacred texts.
    k. Songs and worships.
    l. Chanting of His name.
    m. Festivals established by God (Not man-made feasts).
    n. Love, Life and Truth.
    
    

1. Your Personal Interest And Effort.
   Majority are not interested in finding God. They are more interested in the cares and riches of the world. Among the few that are interested, most of them do not make effort. Then, among those that make effort, only very few make the right effort. Others are busy following the imaginations of their hearts. Many are pleased with ‘only believe.’ But believing is not enough.
   


2. The Path You Follow.
   Some churches and religions are better than others in understanding and teaching Spiritual Science. Some keep people standing still, without the members knowing it. Some mislead people into darkness. The true churches lead people to God.
   


3. How Consistent You Practise The Truth And Spirituality.
   Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
   


4. Who Is Teaching You About God
   There are ignorant religious teachers, whom Jesus described as blind men leading blind people. Also, there are knowledgeable teachers, who know the truth. They teach very well, though they have not experienced it. Above all, the best are those who have experienced life in spirit and in Truth, and are ready to teach the main points with supporting details.
   

1. Majority think that it is not possible to see God.
2. Many believe that whoever that sees God must die. What a false claim!
3. So many believe that God is no longer speaking to the people of this age. This is also not true.
4. This generation is the luckiest generation, because God is sending so many messages, corrections and teachings, to guide humanity.