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Symbolism and Meaning
You will often witness the Crossbearers
of Hope using various “props” during our dances. Well,
we think it critical that you understand that everything
we carry, display and wear has a very significant meaning.
The “props” we use are really “instruments of praise”
and the usage of most of them can be traced back to Biblical
times. We’d like to share more of this information with
you, so that each time you see us it will be that much
more meaningful.
Vestments
Holy priestly garment which serves to cover the priests
physically and spiritually. It identifies clergy and
sets them apart from lay persons.
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Instruments of Praise
- Tabrets: A shield of protection or
defense.
- Praise Hoop: does not contain the symbolic
cloth of a tabret or shield, but it helps to express
joy and love for the Lord in praise and worship.
- Worship Flags: Used to signal. Used
in praise, worship, intercession, and spiritual warfare.
- Tambourines: Express joy.
- Prayer Banners: Serve as a focal point
for united, intercessory, corporate prayer. The symbols
are a visual aid to focused prayer and are used to
accomplish strategic warfare by targeting our prayers
more effectively.
Colors
- Purple: royalty, kingship
- Gold: divine nature, God’s glory
- Yellow: Shekinah glory, joy, celebration
- Blue: heaven, Holy Spirit, Jesus
- Red: blood, atonement
- Orange: praise
- Green: new life, growth, hope, everlasting
life
- White: purity, righteousness, joy, light,
God as Creator
- Silver: redemption
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Symbols
- Sheer Material: freedom and lightness,
joy in His presence
- Dove and Flame: Holy Spirit
- Cross: Jesus’ victory over death
- Sun: Jesus, son of Righteousness
- Crown: Jesus as king over all, glory,
life, righteousness, victory
- Altar: Meeting with God, place of sacrifice/offering,
change
- Flowers: Jesus as Rose of Sharon/Lily
of the valley, the bearing of fruit by God’s people
- Glittering Stones and Jewels: God’s
delight, the glory of God
- Tassels: Holiness, reminder to obey
God’s commandments
- Chain: binding of Satan, bondage, darkness
- Two-edged sword: Word of God through
the Holy Spirit
- Trumpet: Signal of God’s movement, awakening,
voice of prophetic utterance
- Staff: Shepherd’s protection and guidance
- Fine Linen: Righteousness received from
Jesus, His holiness and sinless humanity
- Fire: Cleansing and purification, God’s
presence, judgment
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Why We Use These Instruments of Praise
and Worship
This is a divine move of God. Not only
is He calling us to worship, but He is also redeeming
the arts back to the Body of Christ. Divine creativity
through the arts, through interpretive dance, and through
worship are being used to lift up God the Father.
Although it may not look like it at
first, there is actually a great deal going on when we
use our flags, praise hoops, and tabrets. It isn’t just
a pretty show of colors, or an outward exercise of flashiness.
Something begins to happen in the heavens whenever Jesus
is lifted up.
Some of the reasons we use these instruments
are:
- They are instruments of praise and worship.
- They exalt a specific characteristic
or name of the Lord.
- God is lifted up in our midst.
- It is an outward demonstration of what
we feel inside.
- We confer honor on God when we worship
with these instruments.
- We use them to minister to the Lord.
They are symbolic weapons of warfare
displayed in the midst of the people in order to glorify
God and disrupt the enemy’s kingdom. At times, you can
actually sense the disrupting effect it has over the enemy’s
ability to control the atmosphere.
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