Worship Flags
The most common definition of a flag is "a cloth, usually bearing emblems or figures and employed as a symbol or signal". The term "banner" in the Bible means a flag, banner, or standard. It refers to what we commonly call a flag. It can mean to gleam from afar, to raise a beacon, to be conspicuous, to flaunt or raise a flag. The most commonly used Hebrew word translated as "banner" is nec: it means a "flag, flagstaff, signal token, banner, pole, sign, or standard".
Exodus 17:15 says, "And Moses built an altar and called the name of it Jehovah-Nissi". Jehovah-Nissi means "the Lord my Banner". Jesus became a banner for us. John 12:32 says, "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me". At the crucifixion Jesus became the banner, and the cross became the pole. Below you will find a few references for flags.
Psalm 20:5 "We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions."
Psalm 60:4 "Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth."
Song 2:4 "He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love."
Isaiah 59:19 "So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him."
Song 6:4 "O my love, you are as beautiful as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, as awesome as an army with banners!"
Flags are used in praise, worship, intercession, and spiritual warfare. There is no more heart-stirring sight than an altar full of believers waving their flags in praise and worship to the Lord.
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