1 Timothy 6:16

“Who alone possesses immortality”: The word “immortality” literally means deathlessness, the word “immortal” means incorruptible, imperishable. God alone has the freedom from death, aging, and decay. God enjoys exemption from death, this is one reason why Jesus had to become flesh, so He would assume. state in which He would be able to die (John 1:14). Jesus noted that the Father has life in Himself (John 5:26). This would also infer that whatever “immortality” is enjoyed by angels or the redeemed is an immortality that has been given to them, we will live on forever because God lives on. But only God actually possesses immortality as part of His nature.

1 Timothy 6:16 “Dwells in unapproachable light”: “This speaks of the inaccessibility of God to human senses. He dwells in an atmosphere too glorious for mortal creatures to approach” (Hiebert p. 119). Yet the redeemed will be allowed to approach Him in eternity. Compare with Revelation 4:3; Ezekiel 2:4; Psalms 104:2; Daniel 2:22. Such. brilliant light is. reminder of God's holiness and purity.

1 Timothy 6:16 “Whom no man has seen or can see”: The word “invisible” has been already used in 1 Timothy 1:17; see also Exodus 2:20. Jesus noted that no man has ever seen God (John 1:18). Yet, one day the saved will see God (1 John 3:2; Matthew 5:8). There are times in the Old Testament when men caught. glimpse of God in. theophany (Genesis 32:30; Exodus 2:9; Judges 2:22), yet God has never been seen as God. This is even true of Jesus, who was seen in the flesh but has never been seen in His true natural state.

1 Timothy 6:16 “To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen”: God is worthy of all honor, He is also worthy to be the One who has eternal dominion. “This whole passage is. magnificent embodiment of the attributes of the living God, supreme blessedness and almighty power, universal dominion, and unchangeable being, inscrutable majesty, radiant holiness, and glory inaccessible and unapproachable by His creatures” (Reese p. 295). The term “dominion” means force, strength, manifested power, rule, and sovereignty. To the disappointment of the wicked and the encouragement of the righteous, God will never cease to be in charge.