This is a pretty straightforward song with some vivid imagery. "Thomas eyes" is a reference to Thomas who wanted to see Jesus' wounds before he would believe that Jesus had risen from the dead. The lines after that are some classic Old Testament miracles- the first two featuring Moses and the third feat. Daniel.
I don't know what "back-side glory" refers to, but "this soaked altar going ablaze" is a reference to Elijah and the prophet showdown with the 300 (i think) prophets of Ba'al. They prayed to Ba'al, but their altar didn't catch fire. Elijah soaked his altar and even filled a moat around it, but when he prayed to Yahweh (God) fire came from the sky and destroyed the entire altar, burning up the water and even the stones.
I believe the "back-side glory" is referring to Ex 33:18-23 where God passed by Moses in the cleft of a rock and allowed Moses to see his back side on Mount Sinai because no one can see God's face in full and live. After this Moses face glowed when he came down from the Mount.
I believe the "back-side glory" is referring to Ex 33:18-23 where God passed by Moses in the cleft of a rock and allowed Moses to see his back side on Mount Sinai because no one can see God's face in full and live. After this Moses face glowed when he came down from the Mount.
This is a pretty straightforward song with some vivid imagery. "Thomas eyes" is a reference to Thomas who wanted to see Jesus' wounds before he would believe that Jesus had risen from the dead. The lines after that are some classic Old Testament miracles- the first two featuring Moses and the third feat. Daniel. I don't know what "back-side glory" refers to, but "this soaked altar going ablaze" is a reference to Elijah and the prophet showdown with the 300 (i think) prophets of Ba'al. They prayed to Ba'al, but their altar didn't catch fire. Elijah soaked his altar and even filled a moat around it, but when he prayed to Yahweh (God) fire came from the sky and destroyed the entire altar, burning up the water and even the stones.
I believe the "back-side glory" is referring to Ex 33:18-23 where God passed by Moses in the cleft of a rock and allowed Moses to see his back side on Mount Sinai because no one can see God's face in full and live. After this Moses face glowed when he came down from the Mount.
I believe the "back-side glory" is referring to Ex 33:18-23 where God passed by Moses in the cleft of a rock and allowed Moses to see his back side on Mount Sinai because no one can see God's face in full and live. After this Moses face glowed when he came down from the Mount.