To be near unto God - pagina 151

make forms aad

figures of idols after the

manner

heathen nations, but these are contrivances pure and simple. And in this matter of knowing God, which is eternal life, we have no interest in cunningly constructed fabrications. We want reality. Hence we would say that there can be no representation of God, no outward manifestation of him can show itself, for the reason that his absolute spirituality excludes every idea of matter, form or dimension. But however convincing this maj' seem, it does not end the matter. How can we interpret Isaiah's words in the narrative of his vision-call (6:1)? Including the record of the vear in which it happened he declares: "I also saw the Lord of

sitting upon a throne, high his train filled the temple."

and

lifted

up,

and

We

leave the question unanswered whether Isaiah saw some outside appearance, or whether something presented itself to him in his inner range of vision. It is enough that God manifested himself to the prophet in such a way that it enabled him to give a description of it in wTiting. It was a forcible hold

an appearance which took such upon him, in connection with which so many things took place, and which resulted in such important prophecies, that it

affected all his after life. who in his inspirations and prophecies honor the work of the Holy Ghost, can not take this vision of his call as a meaningless product of an unhealthy imagination. There was reality in this vision, and an action on the part of God. And we conclude that among ^he many means by which God can make himself known to man. he

We

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