Exodus 24:8-11 --- "Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, "This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words." Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear as the sky itself. But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank. "
The passage above tells us that 74 people saw God with their eyes all at the same time. God did not raise His hands against them.
According to scriptures, wretched beings like us will die when we see God. (Judges 13:22).
God showed His mercy, thru the "blood of the covenant" Moses had sprinkled on them symbolizing cleansing.
Today, thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ, His blood has paid it all. We can have access to God too through Jesus Christ who shed all His blood for our salvation and royalty.
The other important criteria to fulfill before we can get to see God is to live a holy and blameless life --- "Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord." (Hebrews 12:14)
"May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us,
Selah" (Psalm 67:1)
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