Post 35. The Inspired Source, "Jewish High Priest" (Figure 22), and Symbolism Pertaining to the Triune Godhead (The Creation, Volume I: Chapter 7, Subhead 6)

The Inspired Source, “Jewish High Priest” (Figure 22), and Symbolism Pertaining to the Triune Godhead (Post 35. CVIC7S6)

Alignment E, as we have seen, depicts deity:  the Son (the Word), the second person of the Triune Godhead; the angel of the Lord, a manifestation of the Son (the Word); and the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Triune Godhead.  However, there is also present in the inspired source, “Jewish High Priest” (Figure 22), several anomalous features that symbolize the three persons of the Triune Godhead, that is, the Father, the Son (the Word), and the Holy Spirit.  These features are the incense burner, the three chains that are attached to it, and the incense vapor that is seen about the incense burner.  In this context, the three chains, it is believed, symbolize the three persons of the Triune Godhead.  Because the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Triune Godhead, is the person most evident to living entities in the creation, this person can be viewed as being symbolized by the chain that is attached to the left side of the incense burner, and proceeds to the right thumb of the high priest.  This chain in another context is part of alignment A.  Of the three chains, this chain is the least obscured by the vapor of the incense burner.  Therefore, the Holy Spirit, who is symbolized by this chain, can be considered as the most evident of the three chains, and, symbolically, the “most evident” of the three persons in the creation.

Figure 22.  The inspired source, "Jewish

High Priest" (Figure 22), and alignments

A, B, C, D, and E.  Click on the picture to

enlarge.
 

Figure 23. The inspired source, "Jewish

High Priest" (Figure 23), which is the

same inspired source that is depicted

in Figures 11, 12, 22, 25, and 26, with

alignments not drawn for better viewing

of the features of the inspired source.

Click on the picture to enlarge.

The Son (the Word), the second person of the Triune Godhead, is comprised of both the Son (the Word) and the angel of the Lord.  This person can be viewed as being symbolized by the chain that is attached to the right side of the incense burner, and proceeds to the right thumb of the high priest.  This chain in another context is part of alignment C.  This chain is partially obscured by the vapor of the incense burner, so that it appears that it is comprised of two chains.  This, it is believed, symbolizes the two aspects of the second person of the Triune Godhead.  If this is correct, then, perhaps, it can be assumed that the short part of the chain that is attached to the right side of the incense burner and disappears into the lower aspect of the incense vapor symbolizes the angel of the Lord; while the long part of the chain that is attached to the right side of the incense burner, appears out of the higher aspect of the incense vapor, and proceeds to the right thumb of the high priest, symbolizes the Son (the Word).  Jesus Christ is closely associated with the Son (the Word), the second person of the Triune Godhead.  Since his death on the cross and his subsequent resurrection, Jesus Christ, it is believed, has become one both with the Son (the Word) and the angel of the Lord.

The Father, the first person of the Triune Godhead, because he is the person least evident to living entities in the creation, can be viewed as symbolized by the chain that is not shown to be attached to the incense burner (but obviously is so).  This chain in another context is part of alignment B.  This chain appears out of the higher aspect of the incense vapor near the chain that symbolizes the Son (the Word), the second person of the Triune Godhead, and proceeds to the right thumb of the high priest.  Because most of the length of the chain is obscured by the incense vapor, the Father, who is symbolized by this chain, can be considered as the “least evident” of the three persons in the creation.


Commentary 

It may be recalled that in subhead 3 of this chapter (Post 32), deity was depicted symbolically in the inspired source, "Jewish High Priest" (Figure 22) by the alignment points of alignment E.  These alignment points identified the Son (the Word), the angel of the Lord, and the Holy Spirit.  However, in this subhead, subhead 6, deity is depicted symbolically by the three chains, which in another context are part of alignments A, B, and C of the inspired source.  These three chains, symbolically, identify the three persons of the Triune Godhead:  the Father, the Son (the Word), and the Holy Spirit.  By means of symbolism, such as this, inspired sources are capable of communicating knowledge concerning spiritual and religious matters that usually is not possible otherwise.   This kind of communication may cause some, who do not accept the Christian concept of a deity described by the three persons, to re-examine their beliefs in light of what the Creator is revealing to man at this time by mean of  inspired sources.


Credits 

Figures 22 and 23:  The credit references for Figures 22 and 23 are found in the Credits of Post 30 (CVIC7S1).




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