17 Bible Verses about The Presence Of God
Most Relevant Verses
Now the Lord [i.e., Christ] is the Holy Spirit, and there is freedom [from the bondage of sin and fear] wherever the Spirit of the Lord is.
We are encouraged, I say, and would rather be away from our body and at home with the Lord.
It is in [fellowship with] Christ that we have boldness and confident access [to God] through our faith in Him.
For through Him we [Jews and Gentiles] both have access to the Father by means of one Holy Spirit.
For we [apostles] are not like so many people, who "peddle" God's message merely for profit [or, "who corrupt God's message"], but in Christ's [service] we proclaim the message from God with sincerity, [realizing we are] in the presence of God.
This was all done so that no human being could boast in front of God.
The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
They will pay the penalty of never ending destruction, being banished from the presence of the Lord and from His mighty splendor.
Therefore, you people [must] repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives] and turn [back] again [to God] so that your sins will be blotted out and so that you may enjoy times of [spiritual] refreshment from the presence of the Lord [i.e., through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit].
Make sure you do not look down on any one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of Christ]. For I tell you, their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. {[{[Some ancient manuscripts include verse
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Holy of Holies [i.e., heaven] by means of the blood of Jesus,
Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord and He will exalt you people.
Therefore, as I have fellowship with Christ Jesus, I am proud of my service to God.
For Christ did not enter the Holy of Holies made by hand, which is [only] a counterpart of the true one, but into heaven itself, where He now appears in God's presence for us. [See verse 12].
[I command you], when you people are assembled together, with my spirit [also present], in the name [i.e., by the authority] and power of our Lord Jesus,
In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God's angels [i.e., in heaven ?] over one sinful person who repents."
We know that God, who raised up the Lord Jesus [from the dead], will also raise us [apostles] up with Jesus and present us with you people [i.e., in the presence of the Father in heaven].