Deep Purple

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Posted by Katie

This first week of Easter we are reflecting on PURPLE and what that beautiful color means when it comes to Jesus, our resurrected Lord and Savior. John 19:5 states that before his crucifixion, Jesus was adorned in a crown of thorns and a purple robe. Is there anything to be made of the “purple-ness” of said robe?

Well, I did a little digging, and I did find some fascinating little “findings” I’d like to share.

Take a look at the meaning and significance of a few colors…

PURPLE: An extremely rare color in nature, purple was an expensive color to replicate on garments in ancient times, and thus reserved for royalty.

BLUE: A color often associated with purity, trust, grace, and heaven

RED: A color often referring to sin, blood, passion, and fire.

And as we all know...BLUE + RED = PURPLE.

So…what happened when a fully divine and yet fully human man took on the sins of the world?

(Purity, trust, grace, heaven) + (sin, blood, passion, fire) =

Royalty.

King of Kings and Lord of Lords, to be exact.

Happy first week of Easter!