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The emblem which
has become known as the “Messianic Seal” was apparently used by Believers
in Mashiach in first century Jerusalem in the Messianic Synagogue that was
led by Ya'akov ben Yosef, the half-brother of Yeshua. Discovered on
artifacts that were secretly excavated from Mt. Zion prior to the 1967
six-day war by a Greek Orthodox monk who was living as a hermit in the Old
City, the Seal consists of a
menorah whose
base is intertwined with the tail of a fish, creating a Magen David, or
Shield (Star) of David.
The artifacts were discovered
in a grotto near the Tomb of David and the traditional site of the Upper
Room in the Old City, which was apparently used by the
miqra at
Yerushalayim for their mikvah
and as a place for anointing with oil for healing. It is also speculated
that new believers were anointed with oil as part of their
mikvah to
symbolize the immersion of the believer by the Ruach HaKodesh into the
Body of Mashiach.
The
menorah reminds us of the Holy Temple (Exod. 25:31-37) and conveys the
message of hope and salvation associated with it. Seven is the number of
perfection. Its seven-branched shape symbolizes the Tree of Life that
stood in the middle of the Garden of Eden, and which will stand again in
the New Yerushalayim, and carries the promise of eternal life. Its seven
lamps which give the light in its fullest intensity symbolizes the light
of G-d, assurance of G-d’s enlightening presence
in the middle of New Yerushalayim. (Zech 4:1-6; Rev. 22:1-5) It also
speaks to us of the light of Torah and the Righteousness of G-d.
(Prov. 6:23; 13:9; Psalm 36:9-10; 37:6; 119:105, 130; Job 29:3; Isa.
2:1-5) It also reminds us that Yisra'el is called by G-d to
be a light to the Goyim (Isa. 42:6-7; 49:6; 6:1-5). The
menorah has been
used as a symbol for Torah for over 3,000 years.
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The emblem which
has become known as the “Messianic Seal” was apparently used by Believers
in Mashiach in first century Jerusalem in the Messianic Synagogue that was
led by Ya'akov ben Yosef, the half-brother of Yeshua. Discovered on
artifacts that were secretly excavated from Mt. Zion prior to the 1967
six-day war by a Greek Orthodox monk who was living as a hermit in the Old
City, the Seal consists of a
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