God was against making images and He made an Image?
Leviticus 26:1 You shall not make for yourselves idols, nor shall you set up for yourselves an image or a sacred pillar, nor shall you place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it; for I am the LORD your God.
God forbade us from making images which we would substitute for the image of Him.
Quite a different thing of leaving an image *of* Himself as a testimony and historical placemarker.
...as evidenced by the fact that Christians don't worship the image itself, or sacrifice to it; but correctly use it to direct their attention to Christ.
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The article as posted contains the names of the peer-review journals, and the complete citations, of the peer-review scientific journals which refute the most common skeptical claims regarding the Shroud (carbon dating and paint).
Again, these are peer-reviewed journals.
Why don't you go and read the peer-reviewed literature and see what it says?
It's what you'd recommend as a course of action on any other topic.
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The admonition was against making and Worshiping images as gods.
He ordered the creation of the bronze serpent in the desert, but only had it destroyed after is Israelites began to worship it.
He ordered the creation of the images of the Angels on the Ark of the covenant.