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Instruments of the Crucifixion The Resurrection of Jesus Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
Depicting the life of Christ in colour with the crucifixion in the centre surrounded by images of the 4 evangelists. Given by Reverend Charles Norris in 1805.
The lion is the symbol associated with St Mark, one of the four evangelists, whose Gospel appears in the New Testament. The East Window is dotted with symbolic references to events throughout Jesus' life. In the top section of the window are found panes of glass representing the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luk and John, and instruments of the Passion, used to scourge and torture Jesus before his crucifixion This image depicts an angel holding the hammers and three nails used to secure Jesus to the cross. One nail was used for each hand, the third was driven through Jesus' overlapping feet. This image depicts Jesus on the cross, before his death. The two images beside Jesus are his mother, the Virgin Mary, and Mary Magdalene.
The letters INRI can be seen at the top of the cross, which is an anacronym for the Latin phrase "IEUS NAZARENVS REX IVDAEORVM", which translates to English as: "Jesus, the Nazarene, King of the Jews".
In the Gospel of John (19:19-20), the inscription is explained:
And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF THE JEWS. This title was read by many of the Jews: for the place where jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek and Latin (King James Version). This image depicts the resurrection of Jesus, on the third day after his death. The image shows the Roman guards, sent to keep watch over the sealed tomb to prevent his disciples removing his body and falsely claiming his resurrection.
The sings of the stigmata (the wounds inflicted upon Jesus before and during curcifixion) are clearly shown on his hands.
It is interesting to note that scholars have refuted claims that those being crucified were done so through the hands - which would not be strong enough to hold the weight of the individual - instead it is believed that the nails were driven through the wrists. This image depicts the traditional Nativity scene of Jesus' birth. After his death, Jesus was taken down from the cross and laid to rest in an empty tomb near to where Jesus was crucified. There were people who helped Jesus as he suffered for us. When it became clear that Jesus was too exhausted to carry the cross himself, the soldiers took a man out of the crowd and made him shoulder the burden.
But surely, as Simon of Cyrene saw the piteous figure of Christ and caught sight of the sorrow in his face as the pain of the world's sin clawed at his heart, pity would have risen up in him which made him carry the cross gladly and not grudgingly. This image shows an angel holding a banner, declaring one of the beatitudes. "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy".
The Beatitudes imply that people not normally considered blessed on Earth are in fact blessed by God and will experience the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Lamb of God is one of the titles given to Jesus in the New Testament.
It refers to Jesus' role as the sacrificed lamb atoning for the sins of man in Christian theology, harkening back to ancient Jewish Temple sacrifices in which a lamb was slain during the Passover, the blood was sprinkled along the door, and the whole of the lamb was eaten.
The words "Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us" are used in many Christian services including the Roman Catholic and Anglican Church.
Depicting the life of Christ in colour with the crucifixion in the centre surrounded by images of the 4 evangelists. Given by Reverend Charles Norris in 1805.
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