When lies have been accepted for some time, the truth always astounds with an air of novelty.
Clement of AlexandriaHe who prohibited the making of a graven image would never himself have made an image in the likeness of holy things [i.e., by creating an image of them here on earth]. Nor is there at all any composite thing or creature endowed with sensation [made by God here on earth] like those in heaven. But the face is a symbol of the rational soul, the wings are the lofty ministers and energies of powers right and left, and the voice is delightful glory in endless contemplation.
Clement of AlexandriaThe Word of God became man, that thou mayest learn from man how man may become God.
Clement of Alexandria