Person claiming to speak for divine beings

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The presentation of the infant Jesus at the temple. Etching by A. Campanella, 1771, after Fra Bartolommeo.

Daniel and the four fantastic beasts. Engraving, 1634.

King Ahaziah lies sick after having fallen through an upper window: Elijah foretells his death. Drawing by H.P. Bone.

John the Baptist preaching to a crowd at the river Jordan. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after L. Carracci.

The canonised Joshua and Samuel. Lithograph by J.G. Schreiner, c. 1840.

The sword of Laban : Joseph Smith, Jr. and the dissociated mind / William D. Morain.

M0016225: Illustration of a female seer or prophetess

Simeon recognises the infant Jesus as saviour. Etching by C.W. Weisbrod after Rembrandt, 1627-8.

Elijah prays to raise the widow's son. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1768, after Rembrandt.

Simeon holds the infant Jesus in his arms. Etching by Rembrandt, ca. 1639.

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The sword of Laban : Joseph Smith, Jr. and the dissociated mind / William D. Morain.

M0016225: Illustration of a female seer or prophetess

Simeon recognises the infant Jesus as saviour. Etching by C.W. Weisbrod after Rembrandt, 1627-8.

Elijah prays to raise the widow's son. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1768, after Rembrandt.

Simeon holds the infant Jesus in his arms. Etching by Rembrandt, ca. 1639.