If God were to show up in a cloud of smoke would we ban Him?
Who is this coming out of the
wilderness
Like pillars of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and
frankincense,
With all the merchant's
fragrant powders? (Song of Solomon 3:6)
I suspect we would be greatly afraid and would run for fear of our precious temple-bodies being made unholy by the smoke of the saints and of God billowing about. There is no safe amount of smoke, as they say.
Notice, too that not only is smoke being banned, but fats too. Hmm. Another enjoyable sin associated with God and smoke. Constantly, those Hebrew priests of the Scripture are offering up the fat upon a smoking altar. I wonder if this smoke and fat means God is an obese diabetic with lung cancer?
Is this why God didn't accept Cain's healthy serving of veggies? He really didn't feel like changing His ways and preferred Abel's smoking barbecue.
And this really bothered Cain. He couldn't quite figure out why his healthy produce wasn't relished by God who seemd to prefer Abel, the shepherding barbecue king. The science said this was wrong. So Cain "banned" Abel for harming God with dangerous fats, smoke, and carbon monoxide. This upset God because He wasn't particularly ready to give up His habits and only Abel knew how to make the secret BBQ sauce. He reprimanded Cain and forgave him for his mistake and sent him on his way with a protective mark (probably a smudge of Abel's BBQ sauce).
Water will have to be the next unhealthy item banned, because it too may remind us of God. It is in the works, controlling water and its use by the common people.
But it is okay to be a temple harlot as long as one is responsible and safe about it.
And as long as we keep the logs in our eyes we can point out everyone else's splinters. But the log will burn longer and hotter than the tiny splinter which can be blown out quickly. I'd rather have a splinter of imperfection than a log of piety constipating my system.
image: Rembrandt, The Prodigal Son Returns
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