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Can Anyone See God? Face-to-Face vs. No One Can See God

Scripture repeatedly insists no one has seen God and lived, yet Moses spoke with God "face to face," Jacob saw God at Peniel, and Isaiah saw the Lord enthroned — how can both be true?

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Can Anyone See God? Face-to-Face vs. No One Can See God

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