What does the lampstand in the wilderness tabernacle symbolically represent?
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The lampstand was just one of the pieces of furniture of the tabernacle. The different pieces of furniture spoke symbolically of the ministry of Christ. (7 pieces in all) The lampstand was of beaten gold, symbolic of His sufferings, and out of that suffering came the "light of the world" which Jesus calls Himself in the book of John.
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The parable of the bride-groom in which Jesus admonishes us to "keep your lamps trimmed and burning" - read it and form some kind of interpretation of what you think it implies... "Always be prepared" - the boy scout motto - fits in good with this too.
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Exodus 13:9-- \nAnd it shall be for a SIGN unto thee upon thine hand, and for a MEMORIAL between thine eyes, that Yahweh's Law may be in thy mouth; for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.\nEzekiel 20:12-13,16,20-- \n12 Moreover also I gave them MY SABBATHS; to be a SIGN between me and them, that they might know that I am Yahweh that sanctify them. \n13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and MY SABBATHS they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. \n16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my SABBATHS: for their heart went after their idols. \n20 And HALLOW MY SABBATHS; and they shall be a SIGN between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Yahweh your Father\n. \nThe Hebrew word translated sign is owth, and means mark. When one obeys Yahweh’s Laws, and observes His Ordinances which govern His Feasts--Doing Every Word That Proceeds From Yahweh’s Mouth, this person is marked by Yahweh as belonging to Him. \nYahweh’s mark is in this person’s forehead because this person’s mind is upon Yahweh and His Every Word. Yahweh’s Mark is also in that person’s hands because that person’s hands cease from doing any work on Yahweh’s Sabbaths. Yahweh’s Mark is the sign upon one’s hands and a remembrance between one’s eyes. \n\nIn the same context, when a person obeys Satan--by rebelling against Yahweh in any way--that person is also marked as belonging to Satan! We are told plainly that we are servants to whom we obey, in: \n\nRomans 6:16--\nDo you not know that to WHOM YOU YIELD YOURSELVES AS SERVANTS TO OBEY, HIS SERVANTS YOU ARE WHOM YOU OBEY--whether of sin, which leads to death, or of Obedience, which leads to righteousness?
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During the day of atonement (Yom Kippur), the sins of the people that had been stored in the tabernacle all year long were placed on the head of the scape goat, representing Satan. It is the scape goat that was sent into the wilderness. The blood of the ram that was slain was sprinkled upon the ark to make atonement for the broken law. This ram represented Christ.
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Yes---the rainbow is a reminder of God's promise to us that never again will the whole earth be covered in water as it was in Noah's time.\nGENESIS 9:12-16--"And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud, and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth."\nWhen we see a beautiful rainbow in the sky, may we see not only it's beauty, but remember what it represents--a promise from our Creator.
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the tabernacle of David is a prophecy for when the messiah will come (who is a descendant of David) and restore the Temple. \n\nThe tabernacle that moses made in the dessert was used by the nation of Israel until Solomon built the first Temple in Jerusalem
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Tibetan Religious Symbols -\n\nIt is common to see various religious symbols when traveling in Tibetan monasteries, villages. They are used as sacred adornments.\n\nThe Eight Auspicious Signs, or eight motifs, generally symbolize how to progress along the Buddhist path.\n\nWhite Umbrella: a symbol of loyalty and faith and Dharma protection from all evil.\n\nGolden Fish: a symbol of happiness, soul emancipation, and salvation from the sea of suffering\n\nVase: stores the nectar of immortality and symbolizes hidden treasure\n\nLotus: symbolizes purity and spiritual enfoldment\n\nConch Shell: proclaims the teachings of the enlightened ones and symbolizes the spoken word.\n\nKnot of Eternity: symbolizes the unity of all things and the illusory character of time.\n\nVictory Standard: the cylinder symbolizes the victory of Buddhism over ignorance and death.\n\nDharma Wheel: symbolizes the unity of all things, spiritual law and Sakyamuni himself. The wheel is usually flanked by two deer, the first to listen to Sakyamuni's teachings. The male deer symbolizes the realization of great bliss while the female deer symbolizes the realization of emptiness.\n\nOther common symbols:\n\nSwastika: commonly seen on home walls or on monastery floors. Meaning good fortune, it symbolizes infinity, universe and sometimes sun and moon. Buddhists draw it clockwise while bon followers draw it anticlockwise.\n\nKalacakra Seal: an adorning motif in murals or on monastery walls. It symbolizes the highest initiations into occult knowledge which can only be possessed by a few high lamas.\n\nWheel of Life: in murals or on monastery walls. The demon of impermanence holds a wheel, segmented into six sections, which mean all realms of existence respectively. These are: Heaven, demigods, humankind, hell, hungry ghosts and animals. The hub in the center symbolizes ignorance, hatred and greed, the three poisons.\n\nSun and Moon: usually seen on village houses and top of stupas. The adorning motif symbolizes the source of light and union of opposites.
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It is referring to the the temple in Jerusalem,which served as a place of worship to Jehovah God.However, the people had defiled this place of pure worship by introducing pagan idol worship.\nThe name Jehovah is the name of the Creator,Our Heavenly Father.Unfortunately the Divine Name has been omitted from most Bible translations today and the Churches of Christendom do not make God's name known,they substitute it with titles such as "Lord" or "God".
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Since when is a lightning bolt symbolic of Satan?
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The Ark of the Covenant\nhttp://www.domini.org/tabern/arkcovnt.htm\n\n"...\n[1] The Ark of the Covenant is the best known item in the Tabernacle, renowned for its mysterious powers against the enemies of Israel ...\n...\n[2] The Ark of the Covenant resided in the Holy of Holies, the innermost room of the Tabernacle.\n...\n[3] Access was only permitted once per year, on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).\n[4] Access was restricted to one person only, the high priest.\n[5] He had to come into the Holy of Holies with the blood of a goat, on behalf of his own and the people of Israel's sins.\n..."
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Tabernacle, tabernaculum in Latin, means tent.\n\nThis is the tent that the Jews put the Ten Commandments and the Ark of the Covenant. This is where God dwelt in the midst of the His people.\n\nAt the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” Then he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.” \n\nCatholics believe this was the First Eucharist, which through some miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nCatholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where the priest, acting in place of Christ, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nThis is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.\n\nIf any of the Body of Christ is not consumed, then it is safely stored in the tabernacle. After all of these years, still the place where God dwells in the midst of the His people.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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We teach with symbols to make universal our message but for a deeper reason, we look deeply into those who pass through our pillars. \n\nWhen you ask what does a symbol mean, the question inevitably is turned back to you as "what does the symbol mean to you?" This is not meant in sport or jest or even to test you but as a way to quicken and deepen the understanding of both the questioner and those who would hear the reply. \n\nI will direct your attention to the objects and then let you reflect upon them. No, I will not answer directly but you may find your own answers just as valid as any Freemason here may give you.\n\nFirst, the compasses. Note, not compass. A compass is a magnetic device to find North. This tool rather is one of two legs and a central point in the middle. It is useful in scribing circles and measuring distances. It may be thought of as a tool of trigonometry, especially spherical trig. Three being a very good number for it: two legs and a center point. Reflect on threes for a bit.\n\nThe square is a puzzle. It is a tool for measuring blocks to see if they are even. Some suggest that the tool was originally four sided: a  uniform square. What an amazingly helpful thing it was to make bricks all the same shape and size! You could build cathedrals that way without having to chuck out stones that were the wrong size. All the blocks even. The buildings would stand tall and not sway over. Square suggests four.  Think of fours for a bit. \n\nSome find the shape the Compasses and Square placed together in interesting. \n\nSome Freemasons have a G in the center of that combination. Those are mostly the English and the American Lodges. The French Lodges have a D.\n\nMy Order has a Pentalpha (five pointed star) with a Yod (Hebrew letter) in the center of the star all inside the Square and the Compasses. Wonder what that would suggest to you? You know what? When we ask, we are told the same thing: "What does it mean to you?"\n\nYou may find all sorts of folks giving you textbook answers. There is a saying, "Those that know, do not say; those that say, do not know." \n\nI am a Master Mason in American Co-Masonry (Freemasonry for women and men)
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My first thought was the 'light under a bushel' quote...so how about this:\n\nMatthew Chapter 5, 14-16\n\n14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. \n \n15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. \n\n \n16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. \n\n -----\n\nEmphasise verse 16, commenting that 'good works' means get off your butts and go do something that shows they can walk the walk as well as talk the talk.  There may be a more 'modern' sounding translation, I found this one on htmlbible.com.
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This is the mark of the anti-Christ, beast, Satan.  \n\nRev 13:18\n18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.\n(KJV)\n\nIt is called the mark of man, because Satan wil posses the man who is the Anti-Christ.\n\nI have much more info on this topic.  If you would like me to answer other questions for you, feel free to contact me.
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It is a symbol of authority and power.  You have to trace it's evolution and destruction from the novel.  That entails... doing your own homework.\n\nGood Luck!\n\nSue
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Hello..\n\nGlory..Glory..Alleluia..Amen\n\nWalk as Children of Light\n \n1  Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;\n \n2  and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savor. \n \n3  ¶ But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;\n \n4  neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.\n \n5  For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.\n \n6  Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.\n \n7  Be not ye therefore partakers with them.\n \n8  For ye were sometime darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;\n \n9  (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)\n \n10  proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.\n \n11  And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.\n \n12  For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.\n \n13  But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.\n \n14  Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, \nand arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. \n \n15  ¶ See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,\n \n16  redeeming the time, because the days are evil.\n \n17  Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.\n \n18  And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;\n \n19  speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;\n \n20  giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;  \n \n21  submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.\n \n====================================================\n\nJesus and Nicodemus\n \n1  There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicode'mus, a ruler of the Jews:\n \n2  the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.\n \n3  Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.\n \n4  Nicode'mus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?\n \n5  Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.\n \n6  That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.\n \n7  Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.\n \n8  The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.\n \n9  Nicode'mus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?\n \n10  Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?\n \n11  Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.\n \n12  If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?\n \n13  And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.\n \n14  And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:\n \n15  that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.\n\nGod So Loved the World \n\n16  ¶ Fo
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I believe you are thinking of Hecate.\nHecate had a special role at three-way crossroads, where the Greeks set poles with masks of each of her heads facing different directions.\nThe crossroad aspect of Hecate stems from her original sphere as a goddess of the wilderness and untamed areas. This led to sacrifice in order for safe travel into these areas. This role is similar to lesser Hermes, that is, a god of liminal points or boundaries.