Linen is for the Righteous, the Pure and the Holy! By Dr. Chapman Chen

In the Bible, linen is consistently associated with the righteousness of the faithful, with holiness, purity, and priestly service:-

Revelation 19:8 (NLV) – The saints are clothed in fine linen:

She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear.” For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people.

Leviticus 16:4 (ESV) – Linen as the material of the holy garments:

He shall put on the holy linen coat and shall have the linen undergarment on his body, and he shall tie the linen sash around his waist, and wear the linen turban; these are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water and then put them on.

Ezekiel 44:17–18 (ESV) – Priests entering the inner court must wear linen:

"When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments... They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and linen undergarments around their waists. They shall not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat."

Exodus 28:39–42 (ESV) – Priestly garments are commanded to be made of fine linen:

"You shall weave the tunic of checkered work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, the work of an embroiderer." (v. 39, ESV)

On the other hand, many people who wear animal skins quote Genesis 3:21 — “The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them” — to justify abusing and murdering animals for clothing. Did God actually hunt down, in cold blood, a couple of innocent animals and skin them mercilessly in order to make fur coats for Adam and Eve? That sounds absurd, doesn’t it? In reality, ʿôr (עור), the Hebrew word translated as “skin” in this verse, can mean human skin, the human body, or animal skin, according to the Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary. And according to Strong’s Concordance, אוֹר (ʾôr — with Aleph, א) means “light,” while עוֹר (ʿôr — with Ayin, ע) means “skin.”

In the context at hand, the death of an animal is never mentioned. So where did the Lord acquire the skin with which He clothed Adam and Eve? The text does not say. But it is likely that God simply created it — either as human skin or as the human body itself (ohr). Before the Fall, Adam and Eve were clothed in light (Aleph-ʾôr, אוֹר) (Psalm 104:2; Taylor 2013; Malan 1882). After the Fall, their bodies of light turned into skinless flesh, which soon dried up, and God found it necessary to cover them with human skin, according to The First Book of Adam and Eve, translated by Vicar Dr. S.C. Malan (1882). Stop wearing animal skins. Otherwise, you are going against the all-loving God by causing unspeakable pain and unnecessary death to His innocent creatures.

In conclusion, wear linen instead of animal skins, and be a righteous, faithful, holy, pure, and priestly person. Otherwise, you are going against the all-loving God by causing excruciating pain and unwarranted death to His blameless animals. #VeganChrist #VeganGod #VeganTheology #VeganChurch

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