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Click on banner above to go back to The Hero Academy VBS. A robe is not a cape perhaps but we believe that the very Romans that mocked our Lord wore capes and we like to use a cape as a example in our programs of just how Christ was treated. Jesus taught us to be HUMBLE. A Real Hero has a heart for others and is humble, not one who dresses up to impress, or has power from such a outfit. The Power comes from GOD! ROBES and CAPES are not the same thing? A Cape can be used to describe any sleeveless outer garment, such as a poncho, but usually it is a long garment that covers only the back half of the wearer, fastening about the neck. A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment. A robe is distinguished from a cape or cloak by the fact that it usually has sleeves. The blood-stained robes of the Lord symbolize His punishment of the nations (Isa 63:3; Rev 19:13). When Christ returns He will wear a robe with the words "KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORD" written upon it (Rev 19:16). People in the Bible often tore their robes as an expression of grief, repentance, and shock (2 Sam 15:32; Job 1:20; 2:12; Ezra 9:3, 5). King David's virgin daughters wore robes of many colors which became rare symbols of the purified Church approaching Christ as a virgin bride (2 Sam 13:18-19; Psa 45:14). After being raped by her half-brother Amnon, David's daughter Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her many-colored robe in a poignant expression of her grief at the loss of her honor. Royal robes were laid aside and replaced with sackcloth and trembling when nations realized that the wrath of God was near (Jonah 3:6; Ezek 26:16). Three different robes have their place in the Passion story. The most famous is the scarlet or purple robe used in the Mocking of Christ and the Ecce Homo [Latin for "Behold the Man"] (Mt 27:28-31; John 19:2-5; Mk 15:16-20). Purple robes, because of their costly dye, were worn by Greek and Midianite rulers (Judg 8:26). Roman soldiers wore scarlet robes. The scarlet robe placed on Christ was probably one of the soldier's cast-off rags. After flogging Jesus, the Roman soldiers placed this robe on Him and offered Him mock worship along with a crown of thorns and a reed scepter. When they were finished with their game, Pilate brought the bleeding Jesus out to the Jewish mob still wearing His "kingly" attire and announced "Behold the Man," possibly hoping, even at this late stage, to invoke some pity in the crowd for the man he believed innocent (John 19:5). Since the mob still demanded His death, Christ's own clothes were put on Him and the Savior began His journey to Calvary (Mt 27:31). Historic Haunted America This book by Michael Norman, Beth Scott - 1996 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 672 pages Ritual Cape Earth has Mother Gaia holding a cornucopia of fruit and vegetables, surrounded by her consorts the Green Man spirit of vegetation and the Horned God spirit of the animal nature. Ritual Cape representing Fire has a golden dragon, symbolizing life force energy and longevity, holds a crystal ball in front of a blazing sun disc, invoking the energies of fire: energy, passion, light, movement. Cosmic Alchemy Cape has 12 signs of the zodiac, suns and moons, stars and comets, a large symbol of eternity over a double spiral. Creative Magic Happens! Its not the color but what a cape has represented throughout the ages and even today. The Lord instructs us " Lead us not into temptation" why should we as Christians even influence such things to our children.
Pine Cone Rose Craft by Rev. Dan Wheeler Roses have a long and colorful history. They have been symbols of love, beauty, war, and politics. The rose is, according to fossil evidence, 35 million years old. In nature, the genus Rosa has some 150 species spread throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Mexico and including northern Africa. Garden cultivation of roses began some 5,000 years ago, probably in China. During the Roman period, roses were grown extensively in the Middle East. They were used as confetti at celebrations, for medicinal purposes, and as a source of perfume. Roman nobility established large public rose gardens in the south of Rome. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the popularity of roses seemed to rise and fall depending on gardening trends of the time. "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets" (Matthew 5:17). Reverently and humbly I venture to explain some of the myths and misconceptions that have accumulated about the flowers Here are some basic facts about this verse and how it may be related to Jesus being considered the Rose of Sharon.
However, in the above verse, the person saying she is the rose of Sharon is a woman, not a man. Jesus is obviously referred to as "male" since He is always referred to as "He" in the Bible. The rose is considered the most "perfect" of all flowers. You will notice that Jesus is symbolically referred to as the rose of Sharon. Jesus is totally perfect in His nature and personality. He thus can be considered the actual rose of Sharon since He is totally perfect within His own nature - just like the rose is supposed to be considered the most perfect of all flowers. Normally in a husband-wife or boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, it is the male who gives roses to the wife or girlfriend. Since Jesus is considered the Bridegroom in His personal relationship with His church, it would thus be Jesus coming to us to give us the flowers. However, in this case, God may be going one step further in allowing this analogy to be made of His Son. I believe God may be trying to tell us that Jesus will go one step further. Instead of Jesus being the One who would give us the flowers as we have in our normal human relationships, Jesus is actually referred to as the flower itself! And with the rose being the most perfect of all flowers, God is telling us that His Son Jesus is the Rose of Sharon rather than just having Him be the One to just give us this rose flower due to His perfect nature and perfect love that He has for all of us. The Pine Cone Rose Craft. 1. Pine cones in their new state 2. Q tips to paint them 3. Glue 4. Floral wire or very small wooden dowels it is your choice. These are used for the stems 5. Paint. Red, Yellow, Pink, White [Make sure you explain what the colors represent] 6. You can wrap the material you use for a stem with tape and place a ribbon with a scripture on it or simply the perfect rose...Jesus Christ
Pine cones Have the children break them Below paint them with a Q tip. As they dry over the days they will open up.
What to do: Collect the cones, have the children break them. I like to tell them the scripture in Isiaha about How the Messiah, Jesus was foretold by the prophets. Then when the children break the pine cones they can relate to the scripture. The Most perfect flower is the Rose. And Jesus Christ I believe himself was the Rose of Sharon the perfect rose. That he was broken for us. Isiaha 53 2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. By using the rose flower as a "visual symbolism" of Jesus’ love for us, we can better appreciate or "see" what God is trying to tell us in the personal love relationship that He wants to establish with each and every one of us. He wants us to realize how "special" His love is for us and that He wants more than anything to be able to enter into this personal love relationship with each one of us. |
Why we don't use capes in our program. First of all JESUS our top Hero never wore a cape and the very idea of capes go hand in hand with halloween and costumes, vampires and dark characters, wicca, demons, the founder and member's of the Satanic church also wears capes. It's not that a cape is a bad thing, we want to teach children that the HERO lives inside of each of them and they don't need to dress or wear anything to be a real hero. This is also a worldly way to look at a super hero. So why should we even try to introduce unbiblical dress to our children. It what is on the INSIDE not what they wear on the outside!
