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Yet,
if God should only
  appear in wrath,
then how could anyone
  be saved from it?
If God should only
  show contempt,
then who could ever know
  that God can also be
  gracious instead?

For isn't it the hope
  of seeing God's mercy
  and grace
the very thing
  that is saving us
  from the contempt He has
  for evil ways?
And those who do see
  the Beauty of His Face
when He smiles on them
  with love and grace
will most certainly be saved
and shall never know
  His contempt or hate.

But if it is so just
  that the evil one
  should be condemned,
then what proof is there
  that he cannot be saved
  from it?
What proof is there
  that he ever had a chance
  of being saved?
When did God
  ever offer him
  mercy and grace?

Thus,
when God first
  appears to us,
He will show us
  the Vision of
His mercy, grace, and
  love.
He will smile on those
  whom He loves.
And He will
  shed His grace on anyone
who will accept His
  loving pardon.

And the beauty of His
  Countenance
shall be filled with
  grace and confidence.
And there shall be
  faithful witnesses
who testify of His
  graciousness.
And the Sight
  will renew their spirits
and confirm everlasting
  salvation on them.

For after waiting for
  millennia
for this very moment,
God will finally come
  and appear to us
to satisfy those
  who have waited for Him,
to fulfill their longing
  for righteousness,
to bestow on them
  forgiveness,
to grant them
  their salvation.

So the Sight
  would have to be
  a beautiful one
when He finally comes
  to those He loves.

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