tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post6797424001786667993..comments2024-03-12T12:03:26.474-07:00Comments on Scriptorium Blogorium: The plague of flies in the last daysMichaela Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post-1478669494726973102015-08-14T09:55:38.789-07:002015-08-14T09:55:38.789-07:00Rozy Lass, I do have a tendency to read the script...Rozy Lass, I do have a tendency to read the scriptures symbolically and to try to apply them to current challenges, so I usually have to remember that I don't necessarily know what is coming down the line that may also fulfill it literally or symbolically in a different way. Keep working on your kids to get out of their mobile devices; that's a very important work.<br /><br />Romona,interesting thoughts on comparing it to the plagues in Exodus. I hadn't thought of that. Also, I have sometimes thought zombies were a great representation of spiritual death and decay as well. I wonder if that imagery came out of leper communities?<br /><br />Michaela Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post-44708243261701143772015-08-14T09:31:23.911-07:002015-08-14T09:31:23.911-07:00Great post and thought provoking too
In reading D&...<br />Great post and thought provoking too<br />In reading D&C 29, the language is like the language in Exodus concerning the judgement of Egypt. It seems that the majority of those plagues were quite literal given the civilization. I think the comparison of technology and it's distractions can be loosely attributed in this time frame. The technology we enjoy in this day and time is for a blessing and a curse.<br />That being said, I tried to find out why "flies" are used. <br />Flies are not really good for anything (in my opinion) except for spreading disease, and being a general nuisance. Wherever there is decay (physical, or spiritual or moral), there will be a "waste" product of some sort. A "death" of sorts. <br />I think your key word is "knowledge". You pose the statement" Okay, so maybe knowledge is lost...."<br />In the scriptures the Lord says "My people are destroyed because of a lack of knowledge" <br />Is that a knowledge of the scriptures, a knowledge of who God is? etc. Sometimes knowledge is defined as a form of unity.<br />In preceding verses in D&C 29 the Lord speaks of gathering his elect like a mother hen gathers her chicks, which symbolizes gathering of Zion and the unity of his people, that love him with their all of their hearts, mights and minds. His people, who in keeping their covenants, and participating in ordinances, find protection "against the day of tribulation and desolation sent forth upon the wicked. <br />Spiritual and moral decay is the disease of the "wicked". Jesus said that it is not what goes into the body that causes this corruption/decay, but what comes out, which corrupts and causes decay and flies<br />It is sort of like looking at Zombies walking around. They don't realize that they are decaying from the inside out, flies swarming all around them, appendages falling off, eyes, ears etc. These can be compared to the open sculptures, whitewashed on the outside but smelling of death on the inside.Ramona Gordyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03897052109437761869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post-26436436612834919732015-08-13T19:06:02.344-07:002015-08-13T19:06:02.344-07:00I too wonder if some of the prophecies of the last...I too wonder if some of the prophecies of the last days are literal or symbolic. Your speculations and insights are great. I'm part of the group who doesn't have a smart phone, still uses old-fashioned mail, and finds social media perplexing. I'm forever trying to get our five children off of it and interacting with people in person! Plus there is so much to DO, that enhances our talents and skills, furthers the work of the kingdom, and is generally worthwhile, other than having our noses glued to a screen, large or small.<br />Rozy Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019413665136390175noreply@blogger.com