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In the OT, there were visible manifestations of God but his face was concealed.
Quote from: Spud on October 23, 2015, 01:17:50 PMIn the OT, there were visible manifestations of God but his face was concealed.Why? Was he butt ugly?
You may ask what is it that leaves our body after what we call DEATH Something was there before & that's the thing that 'allows' to use this body IN this world.Nick
I'm not sure that God really looks like anything, that is if we're talking about essence. God just is. However, using the imagery of scripture God's presence is often associated with fire and light.
Quote from: trippymonkey on October 23, 2015, 03:18:26 PMYou may ask what is it that leaves our body after what we call DEATH Something was there before & that's the thing that 'allows' to use this body IN this world.NickI am not sure what you mean?
Quote from: Floo on October 23, 2015, 03:28:32 PMQuote from: trippymonkey on October 23, 2015, 03:18:26 PMYou may ask what is it that leaves our body after what we call DEATH Something was there before & that's the thing that 'allows' to use this body IN this world.NickI still don't get it?!I am not sure what you mean?WELL... you know when you're alive as you're moving about & are 'conscious' of yourself & your surroundings. Then, at some point, whatever that is-was is suddenly not there, for whatever reason & nobody can seem to 'bring you back'.I think a god would be a creature of THOSE qualities.Nick
Quote from: trippymonkey on October 23, 2015, 03:18:26 PMYou may ask what is it that leaves our body after what we call DEATH Something was there before & that's the thing that 'allows' to use this body IN this world.NickI still don't get it?!I am not sure what you mean?
For as long as I can remember I have had this 'memory', which can only have been a weird dream. I was in heaven with the deity and the angels, apparently being one of them. The deity, who appeared as bright white light, informed me that it was my turn to do my bit on earth. I didn't wish to leave my comfy, billet but arrived down here anyway!
That no doubt accounts for my first three months of continuous infant screaming.
What do believers think the deity looks like?
Quote from: Floo on October 23, 2015, 12:21:54 PMFor as long as I can remember I have had this 'memory', which can only have been a weird dream. I was in heaven with the deity and the angels, apparently being one of them. The deity, who appeared as bright white light, informed me that it was my turn to do my bit on earth. I didn't wish to leave my comfy, billet but arrived down here anyway!Clearly a dream, yes. Real angels are always desperate for anything to relieve the boredom.QuoteThat no doubt accounts for my first three months of continuous infant screaming. Probably just colic. You can't have had the dream then.QuoteWhat do believers think the deity looks like?Nothing looks like anything in heaven. Nobody has any eyes. You don't bump into other angels because you just walk straight through them.
Quote from: jeremyp on October 23, 2015, 01:35:44 PMQuote from: Spud on October 23, 2015, 01:17:50 PMIn the OT, there were visible manifestations of God but his face was concealed.Why? Was he butt ugly?It might have been embarrassed to reveal its horns and tail!
I thought you lived in Wales. Are you not grateful for all that free water he gives you?
Quote from: Spud on October 23, 2015, 07:24:49 PMI thought you lived in Wales. Are you not grateful for all that free water he gives you?Next time there is a severe drought somewhere, Spud, remind me to ask you why God didn't re-distribute the 'free water' to the affected area.
Quote from: Gordon on October 23, 2015, 07:43:11 PMQuote from: Spud on October 23, 2015, 07:24:49 PMI thought you lived in Wales. Are you not grateful for all that free water he gives you?Next time there is a severe drought somewhere, Spud, remind me to ask you why God didn't re-distribute the 'free water' to the affected area.God uses hardship to humble people. This was the case with Joseph's brothers- when a famine made them to go to Egypt for food, they were forced to admit that they were wrong to sell Joseph as a slave. (They said to one another, "Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that's why this distress has come on us." Genesis 42:21)
I would NEVER equate ANY decent deity with what that awful creature was supposed to have done in The Bible ?!?!!?!? Then again it could very easily be complete bollox ?!?!!?! Nick
Dear Floo,I don't know what God looks like but he sounds like James Mason.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs_pnCsLciQGonnagle.
The Bible describes God appearing to people on various occasions. These instances should not be understood as describing exactly what God looks like, but rather as God revealing Himself to us in a way that we can understand. What God looks like is beyond our capability of understanding and describing. God gives glimpses of what He looks like to teach us truths about Himself, not necessarily so that we can have an image of Him in our minds. Two passages that powerfully describe God’s amazing appearance are Ezekiel 1:26-28 and Revelation 1:14-16.Ezekiel 1:26-28 declares, “Above the expanse over their heads was what looked like a throne of sapphire, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him. Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.” Revelation 1:14-16 proclaims, “His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.”These passages represent Ezekiel’s and John’s best attempts at describing the appearance of God. They had to use symbolic language to describe that for which human language has no words; i.e., “what appeared like,” “like the appearance,” “he looked like,” etc. We do know that when we are in heaven, “we shall see Him as He is” (1 John 3:3). Sin will be no more, and we will be able to perceive God in all His glory.http://www.gotquestions.org/what-does-God-look-like.html
