Greetings and peace to you, dear Armand!
Thank you for these wonderful reminders. I recall that event with you on the elevator. In fact, although it may have just been with me, for some reason I think you shared as to it with all of us either here or on the first exjws version. I certainly recall sharing as to the four "living creatures" (this one I do think on the earlier version) and their heads (lion, ox/bull, man, eagle) representing wild, domestic, human, and flying souls (also recorded as being seen by Ezekiel at Ezekiel 1:5-10).
But it's always nice to revisit truths that have been shared with us by our dear Lord so that not only might they stay fresh in our minds and hearts but that they also remind us of how BRILLIANT and unfathomable our der Father's and Lord's creative minds and loving hearts are! Man imagines and dreams up magical and fantasmagorical things, it's true. But ALL that we come up with, even from the most brilliant of human minds can either only seek to imitate or improve upon what the Father and Son actually created.
Man cannot create anything new, and certainly not a brain, an eye, an ear, etc. He can only expand upon an idea, notion, or reality that the Father and Son have already brought into existence. Some would have an issue with my stating that ("Wait! Did YOUR God create a telescope that could travel thousands of light years and send back images from a far away place??"). My response, though, would be that that telescope is merely an extension of an idea and reality that existed long, long before its inventor was ever even a thought, let alone conceived. Because not only was the eye in existence long, long before (Genesis 1:3, 4, 10b, 12b, 18b, 21b, 25b, 31; Psalm 139:6; Proverbs 8:22-31; John 1:3-9; 8:12), not only were images in existence and sent back from a (kind of) far away place long, long before (Exodus 25:9; 1 Chronicles 28:12; Acts 7:44; Hebrews 8:5; 9:9), but at least one far, far more advanced vehicle... one that could not only travel light years... but between the spirit and physical dimensions... was in existence long, LONG before (2 Kings 2:11; 6:17; Psalm 68:17; Ezekiel 1:15-23; ).
And so, as our dear Lord, the congregator/speaker to the people in the assembly (Hebrew qōheleṯ, H6953 - Psalm 22:22, 25; 35:18; 40:9, 10; 111:1) is recorded to have said:
"What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one can say, 'Look! This is something new'? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time.'"
Ecclesiastes 1:9, 10
Thank you, again, dear brother Armand! And may the underserved kindness and mercy of our God and Father, JaH Who Breathes... and the love and peace of His dear Son and our dear, dear Lord, Master, Savior, King, Guide, Teacher, Leader, and Shepherd, His Way, Truth, Life, Light, Lamp, Lamb, Wisdom, Door, Chosen One, Son, and Holy One, the Holy One of Israel and Holy Spirit, JaH'eShua... be upon you ALL... and your dear, DEAR households... to time indefinite!
Your servant, sister, and a slave of Christ -
Shel
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