In the Biblical book of Ezekiel, the author describes a revelation of the radiant glory of the Son of God as He was manifested before Bethlehem…

“Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him. Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking. He said to me, “Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” Ezekiel 1:25–2:1 (NIV)

By the Holy Spirit, Paul wrote of Jesus the Son of God humbling himself as the Son of Man…

“Who (Jesus), being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!” Philippians 2:6–8 (NIV)

Jesus revealed a glimpse of his innate glory to the three disciples…

“…Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.” Matthew 17:1–2 (NIV)

John wrote in his Revelation of the ascended Jesus…

“…when I turned I saw… someone like a Son of Man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.” Revelation 1:12–16 (NIV)

That Jesus is the One of radiant glory, the author of Hebrews wrote…

“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.” Hebrews 1:3–4 (NIV)

John also wrote of Jesus on his throne…

“…I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne. Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.” Revelation 4:2–5 (NIV)

This same Jesus, Son of God, Son of Man, suffered while on Earth the same indignities that we all suffer in this life, was tempted as we are, yet did not sin or even utter a single complaint.

When He entered Jerusalem as King, he did so without a visible angelic accompaniment and no trace of the majestic and radiant glory in view. Instead, He rode on the back of a borrowed donkey in accordance with the Word of God. The work He did to cleanse the Temple could have been done at one command to a legion of angels, yet in mercy he merely rebuked and whipped the moneychangers to drive them out.

In love, Jesus has shown us all mercy and brought to us the grace and truth of God. He demonstrated this when he took our sins upon himself and went to the Cross at Cavalry, where his blood was shed and he gave his life, a willing sacrifice and ransom for all who trust in Him and his name.

Yet soon, perhaps very soon, Jesus is coming back. Our meek and lowly King will at last come to set all things in order according to his Father’s will, and he will do so in power and glory.

As John wrote of him…

“I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: ‘king of kings and lord of lords.’” Revelation 19:11–16 (NIV)