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..symbol of healing as in medicine ..
See Moses lifting up ..a serpent, just like the same symbol here..
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The use of symbols to show meanings, and to communicate is as old as human language. Take the example of the Fatherhood of God is naturally found in the father image, so it is inescapable for mankind to forget that idea of using symbols, lah!
- is the systematic or creative use of arbitrary symbols as abstracted representations of concepts or objects and the distinct relationships in between, as they define both context and the narrower definition of terms.
- In a narrow context, "symbolism" is the applied use of any iconic representations which carry particular conventional meanings.
- The term "symbolism" is often limited to use in contrast to "representationalism;" defining the general directions of a linear spectrum wherin all symbolic concepts can be viewed in relation, and where changes in context may imply systemic changes to individual and collective defintions of symbols.
- "Symbolism" may refer to a way of choosing representative symbols inline with abstract rather than literal properties, allowing for the broader interpretation of a carried meaning than more literal concept-representations allow.
- Freemasons all studied extensively on this subject in their art of freemasonary
- Dan Brown and his father from freemason societies <freemason lodge> I guess, very proabably and likely.
- In the early days when Christians secretly meet up with another follower, one of them will squat down and write a semi- cirlce or half a cirlce on the floor or sand. And if there are others around, they will finished it with another reverse semi-curve, forming a symbol of a fish ! Is that a secret society, would that be persecuted (?), likely!- of course-lah but not now!
- The symbolism of sacrifice among Christians and with Judaism -
The sacrifices of the Old Testament were symbolical and typical. An outward observance without any real inward meaning is only a ceremony. But a rite which has a present spiritual meaning is a symbol; and if, besides, it also points to a future reality, conveying at the same time, by anticipation, the blessing that is yet to appear, it is a type. see typology. Thus the Old Testament sacrifices were not only symbols, nor yet merely predictions by fact (as prophecy is a prediction by word), but they already conveyed to the believing Israelite the blessing that was to flow from the future reality to which they pointed. Hence the service of the letter and the work-righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees ran directly contrary to this hope of faith and spiritual view of sacrifices, which placed all on the level of sinners to be saved by the substitution of another, to whom they pointed. Afterwards, when the destruction of the Temple rendered its services impossible<Henrews 6>, another and most cogent reason was added for trying to substitute other things, such as prayers, fasts, etc., in room of the sacrifices. Therefore, although none of the older Rabbis has ventured on such an assertion as that of modern Judaism, the tendency must have been increasingly in that direction. In fact, it had become a necessity--since to declare sacrifices of the essence of Judaism would have been to pronounce modern Judaism an impossibility. But thereby also the synagogue has given sentence against itself, and by disowning sacrifices has placed itself outside the pale of the Old Testament. **** here adopted from Alfred Edershim in the Temple and its services.
[edit] Typology
[edit] Monarchy gemstone
..found among the king's treasure chest
..flora from the ocean
..the vest with gem
..with the King's vest
..the size of the cleric cloak with the gem
[edit] Tuvalu a small Country with 4492 ppl
- Among Singaporeans in the 60s, there were many gangsters and undercover police, they often communicate by symbols such as by use of fingering-symbols to express their gang numbers i.e. 06,08,24,09 etc...
goto see secret code 646
goto typology in the Old Testaments
