The Bible is full of symbols. The Christian author Ellen G. White has been made fun of becuase of what God revealed to her through the symbols that she saw while in "vision" and in "divine dreams". All prophets saw strange things!
What did they see? They saw beings with wings, with multiple eyes. They saw Jesus as a "lamb that had been slain". Yes, God speaks to us in symbols that we might understand the "heavenly language".
Are we to believe that God needs literal "record books"? Does God need a "sanctuary"? Did God need "animal sacrifices"? NO! So why does God speak to us through symbols? Because we are not God! He speaks to us as a child. He gives us "object lessons", "typology" "symbolism",
"poetry"...and all Truth from these vehicles of expression are confirmed by the gift and power of the Holy Spirit.
Some website's attack Ellen G. White's visions and accuse and make fun of her because she saw "symbols" such as "gold cards" to enter Heaven. These symbols were not necessarily literal just as people with wings and lamb's with seven eye's are not literal as mentioned in the Bible.
Please, do not look at Seventh Day Adventist Christians as being so ignorant! Ask us what we believe! If you want to know what those people on the other side of the street believe, then you may have to take a chance and cross the street. Yes, people may make fun of you and ridicule you..but seek the Truth!
People may honk their horns at you but don't let that stop you. Truth is more important than "horn honking".
Written by Eric W. King [December 24,2007]
By the way, Merry Christmas! [2007]
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