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I noticed the 2nd commandment ( Exodus 20) says not to make an image of anything in Heaven or on Earth.
Jesus is in heaven, from heaven, divine - God basically.
A lot of artist have drawn up pictures of Jesus which made for the stereotypical long haired white dude; there is also the cross which I would say could be an idol.
The cross takes on divine meaning and is directly related to God / Jesus, or else it would not be revered or perpetuated by Christianity at all.
It's one of the biggest physical symbols, but God warned against this in Moses's times because this is what pagan worshippers did with their gods; they made objects as symbolism of them, because obviously their gods / goddesses weren't real. God pretty much said there was no need for physical manifestations made of wood and fine stones - hence why the 2nd commandment was established in the first place. I mean, it's obviously not the same as the first commandment or else it would not have been repeated.
I figure that an image of God such as the cross actually comes to mislead people it seems. Anyone can throw a cross around their neck and say they are holy but are they really? I mention this because I figure a figure like the anti - christ would win people over by using a crucifix because people wouldn't be suspect of him - perhaps even believing him to be prophet of God. Since it is technically an image of God or revered like one, then it violates the second commandment, and thus even the devil could wear one because it's not holy at all.
What always creeped me out is the fact that the cross was used to kill Jesus Christ; it's like wearing the knife your parent was killed with in a way.
There's a happening in the OT too where God told the people to build a bronze snake, and when they looked at the statue they would not be bitten and killed by the plague of snakes God brought onto them. However, even after this came to pass, the people still constructed the bronze snake and revered it, saying it was to commemorate God's power at that time. God told one of his prophets to destroy the snake statue which he called an idol even though it was in his name.
The crucifix is the same it seems - people construct it to symbolize God and commemorate Jesus's death which that whole thing was an act of Father's power. Nowadays, every church I've seen has these gigantic crosses on them. My old church had a huge one behind the pastor's podeium.
I've thought about this a lot lately, and ended up throwing out all my crucifixes - even a really nice rosary a priest " blessed " and gave to me a while ago.
What can honestly symbolize our God though? A little wooden or metal t - shaped thing?
No one even knows what Jesus Christ really looked like; all it takes is for some false prophet to come waltzing about with long hair and a white robe and everyone's going to be bowing at his feet.
Not to mention that there are already false prophets amongst us who sport crucifixes and swing the bible around that many believe to be true prophets of God.
Idk.
A lot of false prophets have come about lately, some with the audacity to call themselves Jesus Christ -
But God was already ahead of the game of course, as Jesus proclaimed that the 2nd coming Christ would have a new name and do specific things in Jesus's name that no false prophet would care to do because it isn't flashy or will appeal to the sinful natures of the people to truly catch their interest...
Look beyond the crucifix dangling about someone's neck I would say. Vampires are the best example ha ha, they are suppose to be demons or something like that, and some of them wore crucifixes for fun
Guess it works the same way - bible does say the wolves will come in sheep's clothing...
Jesus is in heaven, from heaven, divine - God basically.
A lot of artist have drawn up pictures of Jesus which made for the stereotypical long haired white dude; there is also the cross which I would say could be an idol.
The cross takes on divine meaning and is directly related to God / Jesus, or else it would not be revered or perpetuated by Christianity at all.
It's one of the biggest physical symbols, but God warned against this in Moses's times because this is what pagan worshippers did with their gods; they made objects as symbolism of them, because obviously their gods / goddesses weren't real. God pretty much said there was no need for physical manifestations made of wood and fine stones - hence why the 2nd commandment was established in the first place. I mean, it's obviously not the same as the first commandment or else it would not have been repeated.
I figure that an image of God such as the cross actually comes to mislead people it seems. Anyone can throw a cross around their neck and say they are holy but are they really? I mention this because I figure a figure like the anti - christ would win people over by using a crucifix because people wouldn't be suspect of him - perhaps even believing him to be prophet of God. Since it is technically an image of God or revered like one, then it violates the second commandment, and thus even the devil could wear one because it's not holy at all.
What always creeped me out is the fact that the cross was used to kill Jesus Christ; it's like wearing the knife your parent was killed with in a way.
There's a happening in the OT too where God told the people to build a bronze snake, and when they looked at the statue they would not be bitten and killed by the plague of snakes God brought onto them. However, even after this came to pass, the people still constructed the bronze snake and revered it, saying it was to commemorate God's power at that time. God told one of his prophets to destroy the snake statue which he called an idol even though it was in his name.
The crucifix is the same it seems - people construct it to symbolize God and commemorate Jesus's death which that whole thing was an act of Father's power. Nowadays, every church I've seen has these gigantic crosses on them. My old church had a huge one behind the pastor's podeium.
I've thought about this a lot lately, and ended up throwing out all my crucifixes - even a really nice rosary a priest " blessed " and gave to me a while ago.
What can honestly symbolize our God though? A little wooden or metal t - shaped thing?
No one even knows what Jesus Christ really looked like; all it takes is for some false prophet to come waltzing about with long hair and a white robe and everyone's going to be bowing at his feet.
Not to mention that there are already false prophets amongst us who sport crucifixes and swing the bible around that many believe to be true prophets of God.
Idk.
A lot of false prophets have come about lately, some with the audacity to call themselves Jesus Christ -
But God was already ahead of the game of course, as Jesus proclaimed that the 2nd coming Christ would have a new name and do specific things in Jesus's name that no false prophet would care to do because it isn't flashy or will appeal to the sinful natures of the people to truly catch their interest...
Look beyond the crucifix dangling about someone's neck I would say. Vampires are the best example ha ha, they are suppose to be demons or something like that, and some of them wore crucifixes for fun
Guess it works the same way - bible does say the wolves will come in sheep's clothing...
