Genesis 31:1-55; Job 42:1-17; Matthew 17:14-18:14
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2
This is the ultimate end that God has in mind in the scheme of redemption—to populate heaven with people like Christ. The apostle John is quick to remind us that this is something that has yet to be realised in its fulness. Presently, our sanctification, and hence likeness to Christ, is a work in progress, but there is a time coming, when we will see Christ, and the ultimate result will be realised. Every vestige of the old sin nature will be completely eradicated from our beings, and we will be fully like Christ. Blissful prospect!
—Willie H. Burnett
And is it so, I shall be like Thy Son,
Is this the grace which He for me has won? —J.N. Darby