symbol? A symbol represents a spiritual truth by means of images or properties of natural things. A symbol must not be taken as an allegory, an allegory is simply a figurative discourse with a meaning other than that contained in literal words. A symbol is sealed until the right spirit is given for its understanding, and God’s symbols are undetected unless His Spirit is in His child to enable him to understand. What did the cloudy pillar by day or the fiery pillar by night signify to the hordes in