of Ezekiel. In these passages the prophet is careful never to say that he saw God or his entourage, but only the likeness of God. A third suggestion is the reverse of the second one. Thus, “likeness” does not soften the concept about “image,” but rather amplifies it. The human being is not simply an image of God, but a likeness-image. That is, more than simply representative, human beings are representational of the invisible God. Whatever the best explanation may be on this technical matter, it