[Mrs. Don-o]

Right. But this law does not extend to every image, only those used for idolatrous purposes.

This can be seen in the Bible. For instance, the carved cherubim in the Temple are "images" of beings "in heaven above," but were not forbidden; they were in fact commanded. Almost all coins were stamped with the visages of persons (Jesus noted that the Roman coins bore the image of Caesar) but the use of coinage was not prohibited.

So you obviously have to ask "What kind of image, and for what purpose?"

If it means any kind of image, then all those gravestones with carved flowers or doves or angels or Jesus the Good Shepherd are prohibited, all sculpture, all Nativity figurines, (all Christmas cards, while we're at it), all crosses, virtually all the decorative furnishings not only of churches, but of anyplace anywhere, all mosaics, frescoes, and paintings, and of course any images made of pixels that appear on your computer screen.

So I'm sure you don't mean "all images."

[Elsie]

So I'm sure you don't mean "all images."

Surely I didn't; for I was not the One who CARVED THE WORDS INTO STONE.

[Iscool]

This can be seen in the Bible. For instance, the carved cherubim in the Temple are "images" of beings "in heaven above," but were not forbidden; they were in fact commanded. Almost all coins were stamped with the visages of persons (Jesus noted that the Roman coins bore the image of Caesar) but the use of coinage was not prohibited.

God makes the rules...If God doesn't want you to create images knowing the weakness of humanity, who are we to argue??? And if God wants these Cherubim on the Mercy Seat, who are we to question God???