It says "an angel of the Lord" met with Gideon. Are you hard of reading?Okay Sparky. Now do Gideon in the Book of Judges who meets up with the Lord in the flesh. He is setting under an oak tree. He also has a staff and uses it.
Is that a metaphor too?
Angels and demons and every creature inbetween are metaphors for human archetypes..simple.
Just like the big bad wolf... Pinocchio, talking serpents, ghouls, or the three little pigs. Oinker.
Last edited: