The sages say, in the world to come (עוֹלָם הַבָּא), God will bring the sun out of its sheath to burn the wicked; they will be judged by it, but the righteous will be healed by it (Shemot Rabbah). Yeshua is compared to the Sun because as the Sun is the central luminous body of our world, so Yeshua is called the Light of Life (אוֹר הַחַיִּים). Yeshua is melech ha-kavod (מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד), the King of Glory -- and no one can stand before the blinding power of His countenance (Psalm 27:4; Rev. 1:8-19). His is the Fountain of Light for all of creation, the Source and End of all life: For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities -- all things were created through Him and for Him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together... that in everything He might be preeminent (Col. 1:16-18). Yeshua will come with healing in his wings -- that is, in healing radiance, with rays and beams, which metaphorically describe His influence over the hearts of men... Note that the word for wings used in this passage (i.e., kanaf: כָּנָף) pictures the image of a heavenly tallit (טַלִּית), or the heavenly firmament (רָקִיעַ) of the LORDs sheltering Presence.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 20:06:52 +0000
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