These events were interpreted as "divine signs" by some priests, who urged the population to oppose the new reform laws.
Full-bodied deer have been interpreted by some Christians as a divine sign or as a symbol of Christ.
In his autobiography, Herbert said he once prayed for and received a divine sign.
Considered as a divine sign, a huge deer appeared and showed were could the army pass across.
Shipherd took this as a divine sign that the college should be located there.
While the priests and people of Sarsina were assembled to choose a bishop, a divine sign appeared over the mountain top.
One day, while working at the mine, his lamp went out without apparent reason, which he interpreted as a divine sign that he should abandon this work.
Being all-powerful, if they truly wanted humans to believe, they could send a divine sign not left up to interpretation.
The mapou trees that emerge above natural springs are a divine sign of providence, they said.
Raymond took this as a divine sign that they would survive and thus prepared for a final fight rather than surrender.