What Does Jesus Look Like?

What is your response to . . . How do you think Jesus looks?

I’ve been on mission the past several days, prayerfully considering the most accurate response to this question sent to me earlier this week.

First consideration; “Are you wondering what Jesus looked like when He walked this earth, or are you referring to His appearance right now?”

There are clear Biblical answers to both of these questions.

It is critical to understand that Jesus, both 100 percent God and 100 percent man walked this earth as Deity residing in the flesh.

So, as a human - Jesus grew up in Nazareth, a large city in northern Israel. Spiritually conceived, His mother Mary and His earthly father were both Jewish.

By God’s design, Jesus was a Jew.

As He began His ministry in His thirties, He would have most likely looked like a Palestinian Jewish man in the first century. However, The Bible offers few clues about Christ’s physical appearance.

However, we do know THIS about Him, physically:

He was totally God, totally Man – born of a virgin and lived a sinless, blameless life on this earth. He died a sacrificial death - becoming a substitutionary sacrifice for all of those He created. He died, was buried, and rose again, for the sins of all who choose to accept Him as Lord and Savior. Loving Him and trusting in His Provision for you as being the atonement for your sin, ensures that you will escape the wrath and judgment of God as you step into eternity living.

That was the mission of Jesus, the God-Man in coming to this earth.

Regarding the appearance of Jesus NOW.

The Bible is clear about the image of the glorified and risen Christ seated at the right hand of The Father on His Throne. There was . . .

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.

(Revelation 1:13-15)

This is the very Jesus every single person from man’s beginning will see. Our Great High Priest - Set apart, wise, and the Holy Righteous Judge. 

As a believer, when you see Him, there will be no condemnation in His eyes – for YOU have already been judged on the cross through the Blood of Jesus. His feet like bronze glowing in a furnace is an image of the righteous judgment that has already taken place on your behalf. His voice like the sound of rushing waters will drown out every other sound and pull you into His Heart of grace and mercy.

John was so overcome with WHO HE SAW, that he. . . fell at His feet as though dead. (Revelation 1:17)

And, the apostle Paul states . . . that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:10-11.)

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I love questions that send me on a biblical search. This one helped restore my focus on Jesus and WHO He is now - this very moment as He waits for His children to join Him in the Heavenly Throne Room.

That twinkling of an eye moment, could happen at any second.

Dear Jesus, thank YOU for coming out of the glorious realm of Heaven, and down to the earth You created. You must love us SO MUCH for becoming like us in order to save us from the wrath of God’s holy judgment. Thinking of You right now, poised and ready to call us up into Your presence – fills me with crazy delight and holy shivers. Help me, help us - to keep focused on the reality of Who You are right now. And please Lord, give us the spiritual stamina to keep walking these days with our hearts nestled in Heaven and our feet planted on the ground of soul winning.  Amen.