“(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us)”
(I John 1:2)
That God wanted to be seen and known is what the four Gospels are about. John writes, “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him.” (John 1:18) The manifestation of God begins when the angel, Gabriel, spoke to a virgin named Mary. It continued in Bethlehem’s manger. That manifestation of God is seen in the miracles Jesus did while He walked on earth. The manifestation of God’s love is seen at Calvary where Jesus suffered pain and agony to pay our sin debt.
The word, “manifest,” is used twice in this verse. John is declaring that God is no longer hidden. He is revealed to mankind in the person of Jesus. John in his Gospel, his three epistles and the Revelation is passing on to his readers the manifestation of God to mankind. The way we see and know God is by looking at Jesus through the written word. We know more and more of Jesus and thus more and more of God, by reading and studying the Bible. When we share Jesus with others we are in the ministry with John.
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