Section 4
the vine tree is for the propagating and spread ing of life, that is, for the multiplication and re production of life, and also for the expression of the Triune God. When the Triune God is prop agated, multiplied, and expressed through this organism, the Son is glorified, and in the Son's glorification the Father is glorified also. Thus, the Lord prayed that He, the Son, would be glorified so that the Father also might be glori fied.
God's eternal purpose, His ultimate intention, is to manifest, to express, Himself. Glorification simply means manifestation. To be glorified is to be manifested and expressed. For example, electricity that is not manifested is hidden. Be fore a lamp is switched on, the electricity is hidden within the lamp. But when the lamp is turned on, the electricity is manifested and ex pressed. Likewise, it is God's intention to man ifest and express Himself. As the electricity is glorified when it is manifested, so God is glo rified when He is manifested.
In creation, God created man in His own image (Gen. 1:26). Image denotes some sort of expression. Without a certain kind of image, God could never be expressed. Hence, the image is the very expression of God. God's intention in