Colors
that are applicable to the Sanctuary
(In Process)
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Color |
Represents |
Scripture(s) and Explanation |
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Scripture |
Other Source |
Explanation / Comments |
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| Blue |
God's LAW |
Exodus 31:18 |
And he [God] gave unto Moses, . . . upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. |
Shadows of His Sacrifice, |
The law was written on sapphire stone which is blue. |
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| Dark Flesh |
Humanity |
Isaiah 53:2 | he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. |
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| Red |
(Forgiving) Blood |
Leviticus 17:11 |
For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. | In the Old Testament sanctuary services, the blood of animals was taken from the Courtyard to the Holy Place to be offered for the forgiveness of sins for the repentant sinner. | |||
| Hebrews 9:22 | And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. | Christ shed His blood on the Cross on earth, so that His blood would be effective in the Holy Place of the Heavenly Sanctuary for the forgiveness of our sins on this earth. | |||||
| Purple | Royalty | John 19:2 | And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe | Sanctuary
Cross, Corky Evans |
Jesus Christ was a member of the royal family of heaven - the Son of God, His Father. | Purple has been the color worn by royalty in the past. | |
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White |
(Christ's) Righteousness | Revelation 19:7,8 | Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. | White is the symbol of purity and cleanness. Moral cleanness comes from God, our Heavenly Father, through forgiveness of our sins through Jesus Christ, our High Priest in Heaven as we ask for forgiveness, and Christ petitions our Father in Heaven for forgiveness of our sins. When we are forgiven of our sins, we are then righteous because no sins are accounted as against us. | |||
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| Gold | Heavenly | Revelation 21:21 | And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. | ||||