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	Burning bush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The motto of the Church of Scotland is nec tamen consumebatur (Latin) - 'Yet it was not consumed', an allusion to Exodus 3:2 and the burning bush.
		A stylised depiction of the burning bush is the symbol of the Church of Scotland.
		Shrubs in the genus Euonymus, mostly known as spindles, in the family Celastraceae, are also called burning bush in North America, because of their bright red foliage in fall.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burning_bush (475 words)

	Christian symbolism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Christian symbolism is the use of actions or objects to represent the truths of the Christian faith, either as a reminder of those truths or as a way of spiritually connecting with the underlying truth or act.
		To focus on one stream of the development of this late Christian symbol, the Christmas tree symbolizes, in part, the promised "Branch", the Messiah, who must be the "Root of Jesse", the descendant prefigured by Jesse's royal son, David.
		This connection to the cut-off line is symbolized by the cut-down tree, and is indirectly a symbol of the Son of God.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_symbolism (1209 words)

	The Burning Bush - Article 1
		The first distinct trace of the Burning Bush being used as a symbol is in 1583 when at the 12th National Synod of the French Reformed Church it was resolved that a seal should be made for the use of the National Synod.
		The burning bush symbol was a favourite among the early Hugenots.
		At the Union in 1900 the Burning Bush was combined with the Dove and Olive Leaf, the special emblem of the United Presbyterian Church.
	www.presbyterianireland.org /about/bush1.html (957 words)

	Christian Symbols - Old Testament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Abraham's symbol is a knife, or a brazier of fire, or a number of stars.
		Isaac's symbol is a bundle of wood in the form of a cross.
		Joseph is represented by a multi-colored coat, or a star, or a sheaf of wheat, or an open pit, or an Egyptian column, or a sceptre and chain, or by a mummy.
	www.christiansymbols.net /old_testament_page5.htm (343 words)

	Kansas Wesleyan University :: Student Life :: Christian Symbol Wood Carvings
		The gift of the forty Christian symbols carved from bass wood grew from a desire on the part of the President to increase the influence of the Christian Religion on Kansas Wesleyan University's campus.
		The first and last letters of the Greek Alphabet, symbolizing the completeness of the Bible and that God is the beginning and the end of all things.
		The Chalice symbolizes Holy Communion and the blood shed by Jesus on the cross for forgiveness of sins.
	www.kwu.edu /campuslife/woodcarvings.htm (627 words)

	Two Thousand Year Old
		Many Western Christians, parched wayfarers in these dry and thirsty times, have become totally disillusioned as their Churches have joined the latest whims and infatuations of the surrounding culture in an attempt to be "relevant" and experience worldly glory.
		Orthodox Christianity has the "fullness of faith delivered once and for all to the saints" (Jude 1:3), and it is the repository of "all that the Lord gave, the Apostles preached, and the Fathers preserved," as St. Athanasius the Great (+373) expressed it.
		From the moment that the Christian Empire was established, the center of the world’s life was shifted from ancient Rome to Constantinople, the latter of which became the symbolic center of Christianity.
	www.holytrinitymission.org /books/english/apostolic_christianity_s_kovasevich.htm (19845 words)

	The Bush family and the Jews. - By Anne E. Kornblut - Slate Magazine
		The picture may be a symbol of Bush foreign policy these days, but it speaks to an even more startling truth: Bush is the first in his family of politicians to craft a pro-Jewish image.
		The charges against Sen. Prescott Bush, the grandfather of the current president, went beyond the disdain for Jews and discriminatory practices that were characteristic of New England WASP culture in his day.
		Bush was a self-described pragmatist in international affairs, and in the giddy early days after the end of the Cold War, it was no longer fashionable to view the world in binary terms.
	www.slate.com /id/2064424 (1812 words)

	Advent and the Christmas Season
		The color of the candle is not an essential factor because the symbolism is primarily in the flame.
		To Christians it symbolizes the green of hope at a time of dying, the burning light of Christ at a time of spiritual darkness and the fruits of paradise.
		The red berries and prickly points are symbolic of the crown of thorns and the bloody death that the Christ Child would eventually suffer.
	www.stpaulchonghasang.org /liturgical_year/advent.htm (1407 words)

	CHAPTER - MOSES AT THE BURNING BUSH
		A bush burned with fire, and yet the bush (in that and desert a most inflammable object) was not burnt.
		Equally clear it is that the Burning Bush was a figure of the nation of Israel.
		Finally, the fact that it was an acacia bush burning with fire, represented in a forceful figure the spiritual history of Israel — bearing thorns rather than fruit, and in consequence, being chastened of God.
	www.godrules.net /library/pink/43pink_b4.htm (3343 words)

	Stained Glass Windows
		The main window between the front double doors is the Presbyterian Church symbol designed specifically for the Reuniting 195th General Assembly in 1983 by James Avery, Craftsman.
		The Descending Dove with nimbus is proclamation of the Presence of the Holy Spirit.
		The Dove and the Bush are common to the seal of the reuniting churches, and historically to all branches of the Reformed Faith.
	www.fpc-levelland.org /aboutwindows.html (532 words)

	Office of the General Assembly
		The seal is comprised of the symbol, the basic components of which are cross, scripture, a descending dove at the upper part of the cross, and flames on either side of the lower part of the cross, and the name of the denomination, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), encircles the symbol.
		The basic symbols in the seal are the cross, Scripture, the dove, and flames.
		As a symbol of the Holy Spirit, the dove is intimately tied to the representation of the Bible, affirming the role of the Spirit in both inspiring and interpreting Scripture in the life of the church.
	www.pcusa.org /pcusa/seal (661 words)

	Presbyterian churches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The flame is from the traditional symbol of the Church of Scotland - the burning bush seen by Moses.
		The symbol comes from the motto of the Presbyterian Church, nec tamen consumebatur (neither was it consumed) referring the bush that burned, but was not consumed, so will be the church that will last for ever.
		It differs from the Burning Bush used by many other Presbyterian bodies in that the bush is quite large and appears to be, if not an actual tree, then certainly a shrub of some kind.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/rel-pres.html (900 words)

	DEFINITIONS - A...
		Isaiah I. In Christianity: In Christian theology, atonement is the reconciliation ('at-one-ment') of men and women to God through the death of Christ.
		A bush growing in St. Catherine's monastery on the (traditional) site on Mount Sinai is identified by the monks as drived from the original burning bush.
		During the Middle Ages, the burning bush became a Christian symbol for *Mary as e.g.
	www.bloomington.in.us /~okolicko/definitions.html (4313 words)

	Catholic Culture : Document Library : Celebrating Christmas: with the Accent on Christ
		The early Christians of Northern Europe adopted it as a symbol of the burning bush that appeared to Moses.
		The practice of representing Christ with a burning candle is almost as ancient as the Church itself.
		For this reason, they would leave the door unlatched and place a burning candle in the window, so that any priest who might be in the neighborhood would be guided to their home.
	www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=768 (3133 words)

	Star of David OR Star of Lucifer?
		Witches often have this hexagram symbol, of the so-called Star of David, tattooed on the abdomens or palms of witchcraft initiates.
		Exo 3:2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
		THE BURNING BUSH is slightly older, by a matter of months, than the Menorah, and BOTH have a TRUE and direct connection to the Jewish nation.
	www.dccsa.com /greatjoy/starof.htm (2877 words)

	2006 Funded Art Installations
		This project combines the imagery of the biblical Burning Bush with another ancient symbol of enduring life — the Tree of Life, which has appeared in almost every major culture, in various forms, with one unifying thread: the tree stands as a symbol of the human condition.
		In their era, the great Gothic cathedrals were ultimate symbols of hope and fear in the future -- the hope of a New Jerusalem that awaited the faithful, and the fear of eternal punishment and Armageddon.
		Mandala, which means “container of essence” in Sanskrit, has long symbolized both a microcosm of the universe from the human perspective as well as spiritual centers of meditation.
	www.burningman.com /installations/06_art_grant.html (2953 words)

	THE BURNING BUSH DAILY DEVOTIONAL
		For Christians there is a lot of mud out there that we must avoid and it all begins with just a little mud.
		The Christian life is not just about the blessings that God gives to us, or the wonderful way that we feel when we worship Him, or the fellowship we have with other Christians.
		But as Christians we have a peace which is beyond understanding, a joy that is unspeakable, and a hope that good will come from the bad.
	www.theburningbush.org /33.html (21905 words)

	Burning Bush - Main Page
		Welcome to the home page of The Burning Bush a monthly publication dedicated to the exposition of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and the application of its truths to the lives of people in this age of ecumenical apostasy and resurgent Romanism.
		In keeping with Christian ethics, the author and the source of the material should be acknowledged.
		Not every believer in Christ considers the cross to be a true symbol of Christianity, and this editor is one of them, but it must be acknowledged that most people generally do.
	www.ivanfoster.org (1776 words)

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		The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed.
		And out of nowhere God speaks to him from a burning bush and says, “Here is the sign.
		The only thing retirement should mean for a Christian, if their health permits, is now you are able to serve God full-time instead of part-time.
	www.moriel.org /articles/sermons/burning_bush_hineni.htm (4731 words)

	I-87 The “Star of David,” or “Mogen (Magen) David”
		The symbol—which historically was not limited to use by Jews— originated in antiquity, when, side by side with the five-pointed star, it served as a magical sign.
		He tells us that there was a small and lonely school somewhere in Central Europe, apparently “in the early decades of the nineteenth century,” led by a “Master.” What this Master taught was acknowledged by Steiner to have included matters later “disclosed” to him through spiritual science (anthroposophy).
		In his teaching, the Master used the above symbols, which came to him from ancient times, with the words (at the points of the triangles) in Hebrew.
	bibleandanthroposophy.com /Smith/main/burning_bush/charts_tabs/i87.html (676 words)

	Massachusetts General Hospital - Chaplaincy Services - Chapel Tour
		The golden color is a symbol of the good life and of spiritual treasure, while the oranges and reds recall the warmth of divine love, of courage, and self-sacrifice.
		Angelic figures in the bottom and top panels hold symbols denoting a specific verse, and the panels are numbered with Roman Numerals in the lower edge of the scene.
		Angelic figures in the top hold symbols of each Work, while in the bottom the Tree of Life, here elaborated as the Burning Bush of Moses, denotes the number of each Work by the number of flames on the Bush.
	www.mgh.harvard.edu /visitor/chaplain_chapel_tour.htm (969 words)

	Religious and Cultural Symbols in Art - Symbols of Divinity - Christian, Jewish, Ichthus, IHS and other Age Old Symbols
		The Fish represents the oldest Christian symbol of Christ.
		This sacred symbol appears often in the Old Testament and is also regarded as an ideal reflection of the many aspects of Christ.
		The Burning Bush is an important Old Testament symbol of God's revelation of Himself to Moses.
	www.sumon.com /sod.html (276 words)

	The Christian Dumbing Down Of America
		What Christians have got to do is to take back this country, one precinct at a time, one neighborhood at a time and one state at a time...
		When the Christian majority takes over this country, there will be no satanic churches, no more free distribution of pornography, no more abortion on demand, and no more talk of rights for homo-sexuals.
		The awful vision of a recovering alcoholic Christian fanatic sitting in the oval office, finger poised over the red nuclear button, awaiting instructions from Jesus, is a bone-chilling proposition; a proposition that, without correction, will be the last thing many Americans, and much of the civilized world, will see.
	journals.aol.com /richardbk8/TheSentryNewsDigest/entries/2005/.../773 (1273 words)

	JULY - AUGUST 2002 BURNING BUSH DEVOTIONALS
		When the mother found out that she could not change the name of her son to Christian she went to court and the decision of the court is still pending.
		If you are a Christian having been born again the part of you that knows, reasons, and thinks when you die will be “absent from the body” and “present with the Lord” (II Corinthians 5).
		President Bush encouraged the nation to celebrate freedom but at the same time warned that we are fighting people who want to attack us because they hate freedom.
	www.theburningbush.org /devjulaug02 (21807 words)

	OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today
		There have been no riots or sackings of Afghan embassies, unlike the violence that marked the uproar in Muslim countries after the Danish cartoons were published, but the shock and mutual incomprehension expressed in both cases are similar.
		Outraged at the depiction of US President George W Bush as Lord Shiva in a cartoon, members of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)--Raj Thackeray's new party--decided to burn effigies of the president yesterday.
		After all, everyone knows the Easter Bunny is a Christian symbol, which has no place in the public square in St. Paul, a city named after--uh, we've forgotten.
	www.opinionjournal.com /best/?id=110008149 (2885 words)

	SEPTEMBER 2001 - MARCH 2002 BURNING BUSH DEVOTIONALS
		To believe as a Christian that God has less power to protect us when the number 13 is involved is an indication of a lack of faith.
		As a symbol of America what has happened to those towers is a symbol of what has happened to this country.
		The Holy Spirit is wooing and working in the lives of the lost and we who are Christians have been commanded to go and to seek the lost.
	www.theburningbush.org /devsept01mar02 (19987 words)

	The (Christian) Symbolism of the Christmas Tree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		These dramas were held outside during the Advent and Christmas seasons and the fir tree symbolized the tree of life in the Garden of Eden.
		The evergreen fir tree is a sign of hope throughout the winter season--hope in the promise that the rest of nature too will awaken to new life in the coming spring.
		I hope you are not using that excerpt to justify the use of the tree as a legitimate Christian symbol for the the preceding verses explain that this is the custom of the heathen and one should not follow it for it is vain.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1544250/posts (1652 words)

	Christian Symbols - Crosses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		While we often attribute the work of Salvation to that of Jesus dying on the cross, it was God the Father raising Him from the dead and the work of the Holy Spirit bringing each person conviction to the point of repentance as well.
		These stood for the phrase spoken by God to Moses from the burning bush in Exodus 3:14, "egw eimi o wn", meaning, "I am that I am".
		Keep in mind this phrase was taken from the Septuagint, the Greek form of the Old Testament.
	www.christiansymbols.net /god_page19.htm (130 words)

	4. Moses at the Burning Bush
		It was in this same mount that, centuries later, the Lord met with and commissioned Elijah (1 Kings 19:4-11), as, perhaps, it was also at the same place He gave the Gospel of His glory to the apostle Paul (Gal.
		It is deeply significant that the word "seneh" means "thorny bush", for thorns are the lasting reminder of the curse (Gen. 3:18).
		Finally, the fact that it was an acacia bush burning with fire, represented in a forceful figure the spiritual history of Israel—bearing thorns rather than fruit, and in consequence, being chastened of God.
	www.pbministries.org /books/pink/Gleanings_Exodus/exodus_04.htm (3176 words)

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