Chapter 4. I Am Your Glorious God I am exalted over all the nations, my glory above the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before me; strength and glory are in my sanctuary. I wrap myself in light as with a garment; I stretch out the heavens like a tent and lay the beams of my upper chambers on their waters. I make the clouds my chariot and ride on the wings of the wind. I make winds my messengers, flames of fire my servants. The heavens declare my glory; the skies proclaim the work of my hands. I created you in my own image to make for myself a glorious name. You were clean at the beginning, but you defiled yourselves with sins and became sons of the darkness. However, I am gracious and compassionate. I will redeem my people and establish my kingdom. The earth will be filled with the knowledge of my glory, as the waters cover the sea. Only my people can receive my glory and dwell with me in the holy city. Only those who are holy can be my people, and they may inherit eternal life. Only those who obey my commands can be holy, and they may be watched over by me. Only those who understand my word can obey my commands, and they may have the splendor of wisdom. Woe to you who do not bring glory to me! You claim to know me, but by your actions you deny me. You are not ready yet, but you still work in my name everywhere. If you are not mature yet, so, how can you let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise me? Woe to you who do not bring glory to me! You conceal your pride, and pretend to be humble before men. You boast of spiritual gifts, and exalt your horns before men. You accept praise from one another, yet make no effort to obtain the praise that comes from me. You are dragged away by your own evil desires, and you are giving praise to the devil. In that day I will punish the powers in the heavens above and the kings on the earth below. They will be herded together like prisoners bound in a dungeon; they will be shut up in prison and be punished after many days. The moon will be abashed, the sun ashamed; for I will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders, gloriously. He who has ears, let him hear.
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