Beautiful Nativity Icon-Triptych in Gift Box Christmas

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Beautiful Nativity Icon-Triptych in Gift Box Christmas

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Sold Date: 11/29/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Fraternal, Political, Organizations

Icons are Theology in Color ...

Beautiful Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour triptykh in an elegant white gift box (paper) with design in gold (see picture #2). High quality printed icons with gold and silver highlights depict Nativity scene of our Lord Jesus Christ (middle panel) with Archangel Michael (left) and Gabriel (right) on each side panels. Exterior - in blue with gold and silver decorative borders and crosses on each side, on middle panel - troparion of Nativity in old Slavonic (gold lettering) saying:

"Your Nativity, O Christ our God, Has shone to the world the Light of wisdom! For by it, those who worshipped the stars, were taught by a Star to adore You, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know You, the Orient from on High. O Lord, glory to You! "

It might be a meaningful Christmas gift for your loved one or can bring a true meaning of Christmas into your home inspiring to deeper prayer and meditation.

made by Artistic-Industrial Enterprise "Sofrino", Moscow

When wide open has folloving dementions: 10 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches. (25.8 cm x 18.5 cm)

Shipping & handeling: US/Canada $8.00 Worldwide: contact me please.

Will gladly combine shipping if more items purchased!

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"Icon" is a Greek word meaning image. This word usually invokes a negative response in light of the Second Commandment's prohibition against idolatry: "You shall not make for yourself a graven image or any likeness of anything that is in the heaven above, or that is on the earth below," and again, "All worshippers of images are put to shame who make their boast in worthless idols." (Ps 97:7) But it was not against His peoples' making images that God directed this command, but against Idolatry, to which they were prone. God did command the making of various other images, for instance, the images of Cherubim to be placed upon the Ark of the Covenant. Solomon also included images (in pure gold) of Cherubim, palm trees, open flowers, bulls, and lions in his Temple. The faithful did not confuse them with God-- these images, were not idols. The reason the Old Testament prohibited images of God was that no man had ever seen God. "The Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of words, but saw no form; t was only a voice. (Deut 4:12) And, "No man looks on the face of God and lives." (Ex 33:20). Moses only saw His back, while hiding under a cleft in the rock. (Ex. 33: 21-3) But, with the Incarnation, everything is changed. T occurred a decisive and eternal change in the relationship between God and man--between God and all material creation.The Word became flesh--God robed Himself in the garment of humanity. Jesus Christ became "the icon of the invisible God." (Col 115) The Apostles were privileged in that they were able to see Christ with their own eyes. In the Gospel of Matthew, the Lord calls His own disciples blessed: Blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. We also long to hear, and to see, what is possible for us. We still are able to hear the Lord's words from listening to Scripture, and we are still able to see His image by gazing at His icon.

In Eastern tradition, every family has a prayer corner, no matter how humble or sublime the residence, w the family gathers for prayer. The family becomes a "miniature church;" as St. Paul says, with the father as head, as Christ is of the Church, but willing to sacrifice Himself for her. This particular Festal icons convey the same theological and dogmatic truths as the liturgical hymns for the feast.