6/23/2023 0 Comments Rugalev icon glue angels abrahamIt’s difficult to make out but he’s holding a staff – symbol of authority. The other figures seem to look towards him. But they are different: the figure on the right is often thought to represent God the Father as the blue on him, sign of humanity, is most hidden. They sit around a table sharing a meal, each of them wears a blue garment, each has a halo and whilst they look a little different, all have similar facial expressions. We have three distinct characters but each of them is linked to the other. What are the similarities and differences between the characters?Īs we have seen this icon is used as a depiction of the Trinity.Hospitality of Abraham - icon by Andrei Rublev Scripture - Genesis 18:1-5 Rev Andy Braunston "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.Sermon - 19th June 2011 Seeing Salvation: 2 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. Hebrews 4:14-16 - "Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess. Jesus is as the book of Hebrews puts it - our great high priest. Over his shoulder you see he wears a stole like I do and Mother Patty does in church. So the middle figure in the icon sits beneath the tree of life. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’" Matthew 28:16-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. When they saw him, they worshipped him but some doubted. "Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. If our Isaiah reading focuses on creation, our reading from Matthew focuses on the new creation that begins with the resurrection of Jesus. The tree of life in Genesis becomes the cross - both the tree of death on which Jesus hangs but also the tree of new life through which you and I are given eternal life. You remember how in church we turn our Christmas tree into a bare cross for Lent and then at Easter we cover it in flower - the tree of new life. But in another sense it is the tree of life. In the story in Genesis the angels met Abraham at the Oak of Mamre. As well as the blue robes representing divinity he wears a robe of earthy brown - he God became a human being. Looking towards God the Father is the middle figure. ( Isaiah 40:15-17)įlick back to picture of icon - This is God who created everything - He sits in front of the house - God on his throne in heaven - yet one day he promises to welcome us home.īecause through Jesus you and I- little old you and I - can have a relationship with the creator of the universe. They are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness…. Nor are its animals enough for a burnt-offering.Īll the nations are as nothing before him The forests of Lebanon would not provide fuel enough, See, he takes up the isles like fine dust. There is a video you may have seen that shows how tiny we are in the universe that God createdĮven the nations are like a drop from a bucket, Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his handĮnclosed the dust of the earth in a measure,Īnd the hills in a balance?( Isaiah 40:12) We know him through Jesus and the Spirit. On top of his blue robe is a slightly shimmery robe. But the rest of their clothing is distinct to represent the 3 persons. The face of each angel is identical to indicate the unity of God. They are each robed in blue - a heavenly colour. The famous Russian artist Rublev painted an icon of the Trinity based on this Story.Įach of the figures represents a person of the Trinity. Christians later took this as an Old Testament Image of the Trinity. There is a Story in Genesis Chapter 18 where three angels appear to Abraham at the Oak of Mamre - three figures and yet later in the Story they are voice of the One God.
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