Symbols in the Bible

There are many things in the Bible that represent Biblical truths.

 Sword = Word of God ~ Ephesians 6:17

Jesus:

Lamb of God ~ John 1:29

John chapter 10, “I Am…the Gate”… and the “Good Shepherd”

John 15:1, “I Am the Vine…”

John 6:48 & 51, "I am the Bread of Life

The Church:

Body of Christ, Eph. 1:23, "God...appointed [Jesus] to be Head over...the Church, which is His Body..."

1 Cor. 12:27, "...you are the Body of Christ..."

God’s Temple: 1 Cor. 3:16 “…you, yourselves are God’s Temple…”

Also look up these symbolisms of plants in the Bible: vine and vineyard, olive trees, fig trees, fir, myrtle and pine; mustard seed, wheat and tares, palm (branches), rose, lily, etc.

The Devil is called a snake, a serpent.

The Cross/ Crucifixion is the symbol of Jesus’ death & resurrection.  But in Roman times it was considered a most shameful and disgraceful way to die.  It symbolized an execution.  It was also a humiliation, by making the condemned as vulnerable as possible.  The length of time required to reach death could range from hours to days depending on method, the victim's health, and the environment.

Crucifixion (or impalement), in one form or another, was also used by Persians, Carthaginians, and Macedonians.  Notorious mass crucifixions followed the Third Servile War in 73–71 BC (the slave rebellion under Spartacus), and other Roman civil wars in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC.

Many Christians now believe that we should do away with the symbols of our modern celebrations of Easter and Christmas.  They believe that the original meanings are non-Christian.  And maybe some of those symbols ARE too much of a stretch to associate with these Holy Days; but not all of them.

 So, since the cross was originally a symbol of execution (non-Christian), is it also wrong to think, & display, it as the symbol of Christ?