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Originally posted by Joecroft
reply to post by lonewolf19792000
Originally posted by Lonwolf1979200
Originally there were only 7 candles. The 9 candle menorah is a prophetic menorah, the extra 2 candles (is thought to) represent the 2 witnesses in the tribulation who witness to the world but are killed by the antichrist but they rise from the dead 3 days later.
Wow! I never new that about the 2 witnesses…I was trying to find a picture of a 7 candled menorah, with a short candle in the middle, but couldn’t find one.
The 9 candled menorah is used to celebrate Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, according to the wikipedai article.
Most of the pictures I have seen, show the middle candle to be bigger than the rest, still not sure what the signisficance of that is, if anything.
- JC
Originally posted by SuperiorEd
I wouldn't be so quick to discount the use of symbolism to speak to a particular group. Societies use this type of thing in all their buildings and rituals. This is nothing new.
Originally posted by BrokenCircles
reply to post by SuperiorEd
Originally posted by SuperiorEd
I wouldn't be so quick to discount the use of symbolism to speak to a particular group. Societies use this type of thing in all their buildings and rituals. This is nothing new.
You are not a group. ATS is not a 'Secret Society'.
Having the 'O' in your title as the only reference to the main character, is nothing more than laziness.