For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea (Habakkuk 2:14)
Preachers often quote this majestic promise in describing the consummation of history, the restoration of all things at the end of time. But few seek to uncover the passion of God in this promise: He wants us to know His glory, and He wants us to know it here on earth.
What On Earth Is Glory? is one mans journey into this desire of God. From Mt. Sinai to the Cross, from a solitary confinement cell to the snowboarding slopes of Mammoth Lakes, from fathers and mothers to sons and daughters, from time to eternity, Paul Manwaring traces the revelation of Gods glory, uncovering the patterns of His divine design and purpose in all thing, and inviting others to join him in making the audacious request Moses made millennia ago: Show me Your glory.
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Foreword by Bill Johnson
Introduction
Chapter 1: What on Earth is Glory?
Chapter 2: The Great Request
Chapter 3: Goodness and Glory
Chapter 4: Jesus Asks for Glory
Chapter 5: Restoring the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children
Chapter 6: Glorious Sons and Daughters
Chapter 7: The Glory of Relationships
Chapter 8: What is Man?
Chapter 9: Beauty and Glory
Chapter 10: Honor
Chapter 11: Shekinah
Chapter 12: Wisdom: Stewarding Glory
Chapter 13: Glory Through Gates of Pearl
Chapter 14: The Glory of Freedom, Covenant, and Justice
Chapter 15: Glory and Government
Chapter 16: Opportunities for Glory
Chapter 17: Nothing but Glory
The Afterword
About Paul Manwaring
Endorsements
I am in mild and increasing shock over this book I have just browsed. This man has been gripped by the glory of God and thus has a grip on it to an extent I have not witnessed before. I recently heard an oral presentation of its contents and experienced firsthand its powerful impact. Now my head is spinning with excitement as I try to assess its potentially massive effect on the world in the next years for decades to come. May the reader run through it hilariously, return and walk through it slowly, and return again and again to drink from its page.
Jack Taylor, President, Dimensions Ministries
Often, when we think of Gods glory, mystical images of a purple mist hovering over the Lords people emerge in our minds. Paul Manwarings book, What on Earth Is Glory? opens up our spirit to new dimensions of Gods nature. This book is not so much a theological manuscript, a Hebrew or Greek word study, or a historic description of glory; rather, it is a revelatory account of Gods majesty put on display by the daily acts of His people.
Pauls unique experience as a psychiatric nurse, a prison governor, and a pastor give him insightful perspectives into the ways in which God reveals His glory supernaturally. This book is a road map into the heavenly realms, and a travel guide to the vistas of the high places in the Kingdom. This book could revolutionize your life! I recommend this book to every believer.
Kris Vallotton, Senior Associate Leader, Bethel Church, Redding, California
About the Author
Paul Manwaring is on the senior leadership team at Bethel Church in Redding, California, and oversees Global Legacy, Bethels apostolic relational network. He lives to see the secular/sacred dividing line erased in lives and organizations. Paul spent 19 years in senior prison management in England, is a registered general and psychiatric nurse, and holds a management degree from Cambridge University. He is married and has two sons and one grandson.