Easter eggs are said to represent Jesus’ emergence from the tomb and resurrection. Decorating eggs for Easter is a tradition that dates back to at least the 13th century, according to some sources. One explanation for this custom is that eggs were formerly a forbidden food during Lent, so ...
Christians believe that the lamb represents Christ himself. This gentle, innocent and pure creature portrays both the suffering and the triumph of the Son of God. This concept had been mentioned in John 1:29. Here it says. “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold...
Religious symbols are icons that represent entire religions or a specific concept within a certain religion. Think of Cross, which is a representation of Christian faith, but the anchor represents hope and steadfastness within the Christian context. There are other endless examples of similar occurrenc...
Bunch of grapes or grapevine: Grapes/a grapevine represents the blood of Jesus Christ as transformed during transubstantiation. Book: This symbol is typically rooted in the Christian faith and represents the Bible. Ajdin Kamber via Shutterstock Cross: The cross is a generic Christian symbol, tho...
believed to be present at the tombs of famous personalities belonging to the Illuminati society. It’s also sometimes referred to as Saint Peter’s Cross. Saint Peter was the first Pope, and he requested that after death, to be crucified upside down the Cross, opposite to that of Jesus. ...
The cross is also a symbol used related to death commonly used at graveyards and to also represent Jesus excepting death on the cross in history… Occult Symbols – Star of David Symbol used in Judaism, the Star that David can be seen as a flattened view of a three dimensional symbol, ma...
As a result, Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus of Nazareth to the authorities when he was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, is often represented in religious art dressed in yellow. This metaphorical meaning of yellow is also reflected in a number of literary works. Sometimes, a yellow ...
“A gesture of reconciliation and a symbol of hope knowing neither beginning nor end”, say Hartog & Henneman. “Through his death Jesus accepted the punishment for the sins of mankind. He was victorious over death, which this piece of jewellery celebrates in the shape of a festive chain”....
The magnificent Easter lily, with its sheer white petals, symbolizes life, purity, innocence, joy, and peace. The beautiful white flowers of the lily were connected with these traits well before Jesus Christ. Many ancient allegories connect the flower with motherhood. One fable tells us that the...
on which Jesus died. Suddenly, it is clear that we have moved well beyond the region of signs. We are contemplating the claim that the physical cross on which Jesus died makes present the invisible Reality of Heaven, Earth, and Hades coming together in his body to form a new pattern of...