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Pearls as SymbolWhat do pearls as symbol really stand for? What traits do they represent?
"The pearl owes nothing to man. It is absolutely a gift of nature on which man cannot improve."..quoted from the great gemologist of the late 19th century, George Fredrick Kunz.
The pearl in Judeo-Christian recordings refer to the pearl as symbol of St. Augustine... after realizing that the pearl was not among the gems which signified the twelve apostles... ...declared that the pearl was reserved in this manner by God for
This idea makes a lot of sense, when one thinks of the correlation between these two verses:
John 10:9 "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out and find pasture." And: Revelations 21:21 "And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: each one of the gates was a single pearl." This fits well, as Jesus claimed to be the way into heaven... John 14:6 "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no man comes unto the Father, but through Me. Yet another symbol for which the pearl is used is for as in the following verse:
"The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls." Matthew 13:45
Since the PEARL, represents Jesus Christ himself...and Heaven,
it indeed also represents the:
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And he adds, "The black pearl of Polynesia captures the rainbow after the storm. It is a symbol of hope for all humanity."
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