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They clothed him with a "purple" or "scarlet" (Matthew 27:28) robe symbolizing a royal gown since purple was a royal color, put a crown of thorns on his head symbolizing a royal crown, and put a staff in his hand symbolizing a scepter. They knelt before him and said, "Hail, king of the Jews!"
Red or purple are appropriate for Palm Sunday. During Holy Week, purple is used until the church is stripped bare on Maundy Thursday; the church remains stripped bare on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, though in some places black might be used on those days.
Other versions include purple as an additional color to represent worship. Use. Although some are made by professional jewelry designers, salvation bracelets are more often hand-crafted, and are worn as a symbol and a reminder of faithful seeking of God.
ReligionFacts.com: Christian Symbols Basic Christian symbols A to T, types of crosses, number symbolism and color symbolism. Color Symbolism in The Bible An in depth study on symbolic color occurrence in The Bible.
Colored version of the Whore of Babylon illustration from Martin Luther's 1534 translation of the Bible
The amethyst is a brilliant transparent stone of a purple colour and varies in shade from violet purple to rose. There are two kinds of amethysts: the oriental amethyst, a species of sapphire that is very hard (cf. Heb., hlm ), and when colourless is almost indistinguishable from the diamond .
The ground is white, representing purity. In the upper corner is a blue square, the color of the waters of baptism, emblematic of heaven, the home of the Christian; also a symbol of faith and trust. in the center of the blue is the cross, the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity: the cross is red, typical of Christ's blood.
In the Hebrew Bible, the Urim (Hebrew: אוּרִים ʾŪrīm, "lights") and the Thummim (Hebrew: תֻּמִּים Tummīm, "perfection" or "truth") are elements of the hoshen, the breastplate worn by the High Priest attached to the ephod, a type of apron or garment.
The violet or purple colour is often used for antependia, the vestments of the clergy, and often also the tabernacle . On the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, rose may be used instead, referencing the rose used on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent.
The word is translated "rose" in the KJV, but is rendered variously as "lily" (Septuagint κρίνον, [5] Vulgate lilium, [6] Wycliffe "lily"), [7] "jonquil" ( Jerusalem Bible) and "crocus" ( RSV ). Varying scholars have suggested that the biblical "rose of Sharon" may be one of the following plants: