THE CROSS is a symbol - more universal in its use, more important in its significance than any other in the world.

~ George Willard Benson

17. THE BUDDING CROSS

A cross whose arms ends in a trefoil. Three suggests the Trinity. Budding signifies growth. It is also known as the Cross Botonnee. Often used on Corner Stones.

18. THE CROSS AND TRIANGLE

A symbol used mostly in church embroidery work on altar paraments. The cross is intertwined with the triangle - the symbol of the Trinity to signify that Christ crucified is one with the Father, and the Holy Spirit and that the Triune God died.

19. THE CR CROSS

This is a monogram. It consists of the first two Greek letters in the name of Christ. First the CH is used which is an X in the Greek. The second letter R is in the shape of a P in the Greek; the P with a little imagination is seen as a profile of a man on a cross. Christ the Promised One died on the cross.

20. THE CHAIN CROSS

A cross composed of an iron chain. It originated in the days of heraldry. The links at the end are open (broken) signifying freedom or release from the binding power of sin, death and the devil.

John 8:35, Romans 6:18-22.

21. THE CROSS ANSATED

This cross in its origin came to us from Egypt where it appeared in connection with the Tau Cross. The loop resembling a leaf growing of the vertical member of the cross symbolizes life. The point: The cross is the tree of life. Because of its dubious origin the loop has more appropriately become a circle - the Christian symbol of eternal life which has no end. Such is the gift of the cross.

(See cross No. 42)

22. CHRIST THE ROYAL KING CROSS

This cross whose ends terminate with diamonds is a beautiful form of the cross reserved in the main for use in church decoration and embroidery. It is composed of four heraldic ermine spots: ermine is the apparel of a king a sign of royalty. It signals Christ died as King but in "royal beauty bright". By His resurrection the inscription of Pilate on the cross - "Jesus the King of the Jews" becomes "Jesus the King".

The cross becomes a throne.

Luke 19:38, I Timothy 5,

Revelation 1 7:24, Revelationl 9:16

23. THE CROSS DEGRADED

The Cross Alisee Patee Quadrant. The basic cross if Greek and Patee. This is one of the most beautiful and most widely used of all decorative crosses. Many are the variations. Two features stand out:

The cross is designed within a circle (Alisee). This is the symbol of God; Jesus is true God.
The cross has a square in its center - a quadrant. This is the symbol that is assigned to man: Jesus on the cross true man. The message is that the two natures fo Jesus were essential in the triumphs of the cross.

This is also called the Broadfooted Cross.

24. THE WAY CROSS

Again a simple Latin cross is emellished by a door-like opening in the center of the cross where the upper arms meet. Jesus said" "l am the door". John 10:1

25. THE BREAD OF LIFE CROSS

This beautiful Cross woven out of the stems of wheat conveys in its symbolism ideas of both death and life. Jesus said: John 12:24 "Unless a grain of wheat, having fallen into the earth, dies, it bears much fruit. The point: So the Son of Man - by dying - on the Cross will produce millions of children of God - fruit in a most glorious abundance. "The death of Christ was the death of the most fertile grain of wheat". Then too the grain when crushed - produces flour from which there is bread. In Communion by bread, we receive His Body - THE BREAD OF LIFE.

26. THE CROSS INVECTED (MOUSUE)

A beautiful cross with all four extremities rounded. The message is that of the love of God emanating in all directions from the cross. We have embellished the cross with a floral treatment in the center of the cross. The effect produces a door. This cross is the basis for another embellishment that gives us the budding cross. Isaiah 35:1-2 "the desert shall bloom".

27. THE PATERNOSTER CROSS

This is the "Our Father" cross which introduces us to the Lord's Prayer. There are two versions of the Paternoster cross. The Catholic version which has five discs on each arm fo the cross extending away from the central disc giving 1 1 discs up and down and 1 1 discs across the horizontal bar. The discs resemble beads - or the rosary. The other version is the Protestant version which has six discs branching out from the central "Our Father" disc each representing a petition of the Lord's Prayer. The cross is symbolic of Prayer: "Whatsoever ye ask in the name of Jesus (who died for us) He will give it unto you. John 14:13 - 15:16

28. THE ANCHOR CROSS

One of the oldest known cross designs. Found originally in the catacombs in Rome where people worshiped in the presence of the dead. The anchor is the symbol of hope. The anchor cross was officially adopted by sailors.

29. THE CROSS OF 16 POINTS

The unique feature of this cross is that each of the four extremities of the Cross ends in four points, giving a total of 16 points. Little is known of the symbolism of the cross world. It may point to the four Gospel writers who detail the Passion of Christ. By the four Gospel writers, the message is spread to the ends of the earth. Four also portrays:

Four points of the compass.
Four corners of the earth.
And "they shall gather from the four winds". Matthew 24:1 1
The four seasons.

30. THE ALPHA CROSS

The Latin cross stands on a base of an English letter A, the first letter in the Greek alphabet. The usage of the Alpha - as well as the Omega, the first and the last, symbol is derived from Revelations 22:3 where Jesus says: "l am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end". By itself the Alpha is an A but accompanied by a symbol such as the cross signifies that Jesus is the eternal Christ the beginning of all things. The cross over the A signals the eternal love of the Lord Jesus "slain from the foundations of the world. " Revelations 13:8.

31. THE OMEGA CROSS

The Greek letter Omega, last letter of the Greek alphabet, printed out appears as our and forms the basis out of which the cross emerges. The Scripture that suggests this cross is Revelations 1 where the Lord says: "l am the Alpha and the Omega, that is the beginning and the end". The message of this cross is that Jesus Christ is everything and the continuation of all things to the Christian. The A and symbolism was found in use in the catacombs.

32. THE GOOD SHEPHERD CROSS

This cross is of modern vintage and consists of a shepherd's staff with a horizontal cross member added. It is suggested by John 10:1 1 when Jesus says: "The Shepherd gives His life for the sheep....in doing this He becomes the Good Shepherd". John 10:14. The shepherd's staff with its hook or crook was an instrument of rescue. This cross was designed as a logo for Evangelism groups signaling their work of rescuing souls by the preaching of the cross.

33. THE CALVARY CROSS

This is a Latin cross standing on the base of three steps. Beginning with the upper step, the steps represent Faith, Hope, and Charity. It is also called "The Graded Cross".

34. THE RESURRECTION CROSS

The cross with the sun embedded in it signals the rising of the Son of God bringing life and eternal life to light. The sunrise following the darkness (symbol of death) of the night signals Jesus arising from the bondage of three days of darkness and death Easter morning. Mark 16:2.