Chapter 6

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appropriate when it is displayed in a window above the altar. This symbol has fallen into disuse as churches have moved away from the idea of a stern, angry God. 2. The all seeing eye today is often connected with the Masons, a secret society. When used in this context, the eye is not set within an equilateral triangle. STAR OF DAVID (Creation Star) – 1. Two equilateral triangles are used to form this star. The name of God is found within it. The Hebrew name for God, YHWH, is sacred to the Jews and should never be spoken. Whenever a Jewish rabbi would come to the word “Yahweh” while reading Scripture, he would always say “Adonai” instead. Another substitute for the sacred name of God is to write two Hebrew letters called “yods”. 2. The star is called the creation star because it took six days for God to create the world.
TRIANGLE WITH YOD – The yod symbolizes the sacred name of God (YHWH). The triangle symbolizes the Trinity.
THE WORD ADONAI – Adonai or Adhonai is Hebrew for “Lord”. It is often found written within a circle of glory. The word Adonai is used as a substitute for the sacred name of God (YHWH) and for the word “Jehovah”.

THE WORD EL SHADDAI – Jews consider the name of God (YHWH) too sacred to speak. When they come upon it while reading the Bible out loud, either the word “Adonai”, meaning “Lord”, or El Shaddai, usually translated “the Almighty,” is used as a substitute.

II. GOD THE SON

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the second part of the Trinity. Jesus came to earth where He lived a perfect life, never once breaking one of His Father’s laws. His perfection meant He was not condemned to death. Even so, He chose to go through a sinner’s death so that all who believed in Him would be set free from the condemnation of sin. After three days, God the Father raised His Son from the dead, giving those who believe in Him hope of also being raised from the dead. Jesus will one day come back to earth in victory. At that time, all humanity will stand before Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead. Because Jesus became a physical man, many churches allow for the depiction of Jesus as a male human. One should check with his or her pastor or governing body before using any image in this section to symbolize Jesus in a church.

ANCHOR – The anchor is a symbol that dates back to the first century and has frequently been found in the catacombs. 1. The anchor makes a natural cross and was used as a cryptic way of displaying a cross without getting in trouble with the authorities. 2. Based on Hebrews 6:19, the anchor symbolizes the

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