The history of the Glory of God on earth goes all the way back to Adam. When Adam was created, God breathed into him the breath of life. The Scripture says that he was crowned with the Glory of God (Ps. 8:5).
We’ve all seen old paintings with the little moon glow around the head, or paintings with a little halo. What the artist is trying to depict is the Glory of God. The Glory of God is a power and a covering that Adam had that would actually allow him to live forever and to never have sickness and disease in his body. It allowed him to have no lack and to live the way God wanted him to live. That’s the way that Adam was supposed to live.
If Adam and Eve had not sinned in the garden, Adam and Eve would still be alive today. You may say, “What about me? If Adam and Eve hadn’t sinned, I wouldn’t be here.” Oh, yes you would. You would still be here because God had commanded them to multiply, reproduce and replenish the earth. They had been given that command. We just wouldn’t have gone through the procedure we have gone through to get where we are.
Someone might say, “If Adam and Eve hadn’t sinned, preachers would be out of a job.” No, we’d still be called. We just wouldn’t be preaching the salvation we are preaching now. We’d be preaching dominion.
Adam and Eve had been given dominion over the earth. They had been given a job to do. After they sinned, they were naked. The Word doesn’t say they were nude. They were naked. There is a difference. The reason they were naked was because they had lost their covering. They had lost the Glory of God. They did not qualify for the anointing.
Even with the Glory gone, God still had a love for man and mankind, His creation. He had a supernatural love that we can hardly understand. From the beginning it was God’s plan for man to be crowned with the Glory of God and to live with God and fellowship with God.
Man was placed in fellowship on this earth, he was covered with the Glory of God, he sinned and then he lost that Glory. He became naked and tried to cover himself up. There is no substitute for the Glory of God. The scriptures tell us that Jesus walked in the Glory and that He was resurrected by the Glory of God (Rom. 6:4).
The Bible actually is the story of the Glory. It’s the story about how God created man, covered him with Glory and then gave His best to bring back the Glory to man. We know that one of these days, one of two things is going to happen to each one of us. You are either going to die physically or Jesus is going to return before you die.
The scripture tells us that if you die and you are in Christ, then you will be caught up with him in the sky:
But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep…” (that’s talking about those who have died) “…lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.
(1 Thess. 4:13-18)
This means there is going to be a time when Jesus is going to return and He is going to take every single believer who has died and resurrect their body out of the ground. They will become alive again. You say, “How can that happen?” The way it will happen is the exact same way that it happened with Jesus. By the Glory of God.
Larry Ollison Ministries
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Dr. Larry Ollison is founder and Senior Pastor of Walk on the Water Faith Church and founder of Larry Ollison Ministries. With over forty years in the ministry, he is a very popular speaker nationally and internationally and ministers the Word of Faith through radio, television, Internet, and daily e-mail devotionals. As the author of twelve books (including The Power of Grace, The Practical Handbook for Christian Living, Breaking the Cycle of Offense, Life is in the Blood, and recently released The Paradise of God), he is in frequent demand for radio/TV interviews, book signings, and magazine publications.
Dr. Ollison was raised a Southern Baptist. While majoring in theology at Southwest Baptist University, he received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. For many years he traveled extensively speaking at Full Gospel Business Men's meetings and conventions. He later earned an M.A. in Theology and a Ph.D. and Th.D. from Life Christian University.
Currently President of International Convention of Faith Ministries (ICFM), Dr. Ollison is also Vice-President of Spirit FM Christian Radio Network, Missouri State Director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), and a Trustee on the boards of several international ministries. He is also the host of The Cutting Edge Radio Broadcast and authors The Cutting Edge Daily Devotional.
As the owner of a marine dealership, his extensive business background brings a unique flavor to his teaching. He founded and served as chairman of the Missouri State Marine Board, President of the Marine Dealers’ Association, Vice-President of a bank holding company, along with holding several directorships in various corporations.
Dr. Ollison's strongest areas of teaching are the blood of Jesus, faith, relationships, the Hebrew language, the Holy Spirit, the end times, and heaven. During ministry, he operates freely in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. His use of humor and his ability to make a theological concept simple makes it enjoyable and easy for everyone to understand. Countless testimonies have been received from people who say their lives have been changed after experiencing Dr. Ollison's unique ministry.
Dr. Ollison is a pastor, pilot, teacher, and author. His number one goal is to meet the needs of the people through the teaching of faith in God's Word. He and his wife, Loretta, have two children and six grandchildren.