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The Pantocrator

Icon Symbols

Coptic Abbreviation

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Meaning "Jesus Christ"

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The Garment Colors Represent:
 

 

  • White > His Holiness

  • Red > His sacrifice and His role as the Redeemer who shed His blood for humanity​


Signifies His divinity and role as the Saviour of the world

The Cross Within the Halo

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Symbolize the Eucharist: the grapes represent the wine (Christ's blood), and the wheat represents the bread (Christ's body)

Grapes and Wheat

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The Pantocrator

  • The Lord Jesus Christ's Icon is always spotted on the right of the iconstasis, depicted as a King on his throne. This matches the description in Psalm 45:6:

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Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;

A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom

 

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  • The icon is named “The PANTOCRATOR” meaning “The Ruler of all” or “Almighty”

  • And in Revelation 19:16: 

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KING OF KINGS AND

LORD OF LORDS

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