The Vision of God.
Gregory is trying to say something more than that we know God
only incompletely and through reflection. In this partial contemplation we
possess the truth because we truly behold Him, even though His inaccessible
essence remains unknown to us. The "enlightenment" which comes from God and His
"descending" action (or "energy"), which was also described by Basil, the true
rays of the Divinity which penetrate all creation. That we know God "through a
mirror" does not mean that this knowledge is only symbolic. It is a true vision
of God and provides with a genuine participation in the Godhead. What God is by
essence and nature has never been known and will never be known by man. However,
God is accessible to us not only through contemplation and not only by analogy
with the works and creations which express His perfection. God has been seen. He
appeared to Moses and Paul, not in His own nature, it is true, but also not just
as an image. God can be known through Revelation.
thanks to source:
http://www.holytrinitymission.org/books/english/fathers_florovsky_1.htm#_Toc3723867
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