Cross and crown
The traditional Christian symbol of cross and crown ( cross in the middle of a crown ) was used in many churches and in heraldry . Symbolically it represents the reward in heaven (the crown) after the temptations in this life (the cross) have been overcome ( James 1:12 LUT ).
heraldry
The symbol is u. a. contained in the coat of arms of the Buscaglia family, from which Cardinal Ignazio Buscaglia (1731–1803) and the Grand Master of the Order of Malta Antonio Buscaglia (1767–1834) came.
Lutheranism
In Johann Sebastian Bach's cantata Weinen, Klagen, Sorge, Zagen (BWV 12), aria No. 4 begins with the words: “The cross and the crown are connected”. In the middle part of the da capo aria, she formulates the words: “Christians have their torment every hour” and thus points in the sense of James 1:12 to the connection between the suffering of Christians and the promise of eternal security.
Bible Students Movement
In the banner of the Bible Student movement this is icon included. The cross and the crown are framed by a wreath made of laurel . The symbol appeared on the covers of the magazine Wacht-Turm and Herald of the Presence of Christ from 1891 . Cross-and-crown pins were worn by Bible Students at their conventions. However, the Watchtower Society , whose members later adopted the name Jehovah's Witnesses , began to discourage the use of pins in 1928, and from 1931 the logo was no longer used on the front page of the Watchtower. The Free Bible Students continue to use this symbol on the cover of their New Creation magazine to this day .
Christian Science
The symbol is also used in the seal of the Church of Christian Science , where it is surrounded by the words "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons", based on a word of Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew 10.8 EU . In this context, the crown stands for victory over death.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Buscaglia Family Crest ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on June 24, 2017
- ^ Günther Zedler: The preserved church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach. Norderstedt 2008, ISBN 978-3-8370-4401-0 , p. 67
- ↑ George D. Chryssides: The A to Z of Jehovah's Witnesses . The Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2009, pp. 38-39 .
