If you remember when Peter was in his boat after fishing, the Lord said to him "Come, follow me and I will make you fishers of men" The sign of the fish then is symbolic of being a fisher of men i.e seeking out those who would be receptive to the gospel message you have for them. Further information: The fish came to be a readily recognisable, but secret, greeting between Christ-followers in a world where they were likely to be persecuted if exposed. The Greek word for fish is ichthus, spelled: Iota Chi Theta Upsilon Sigma. This is an acrostic which has many translations in English, the most popular of which is "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour." Christians meeting each otehr for the first time might idly scratch a fish symbol in the dust. This would have no meaning for someone who was against the christians, but would serve as a "covert handshake" between the Christians. For further information on the history and significance of the fish symbol, see the link below.
The Christian fish symbol is used by Christians because Christ in choosing His disciples that were fishermen on the shores of the Sea of Galilee called them to follow Him saying he would make them "fishers of men".
Only people knowing this story would know the meaning of the fish symbol so Christians used it when they were being persecuted in Rome as a secret way of signaling to other Christians that they were Christian.
The fish is used as a symbol for Jesus Christ. It represents Jesus' last supper as well as the water used to baptize Christians. In Greek, the word "fish" provides the initials of the title "Jesus Christ Son of God Saviour" and is used as a rebus for Christ's name.
The accepted view of the Church is that the symbol of the Fish (Ichthys, IΧΘΥΣ, in Greek) is an acrostic (where each letter start another word:
Ichthys compiles to "Jesus Christ God's son Saviour": "Iησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ", Iēsous Christos, Theou Huios, Sōtēr.
Although the fish symbol is believed to have been a pre-Christian pagan symbol, its deliberate adoption as such is highly unlikely bearing in mind the teachings of Paul on shunning anything to do with paganism (and the Ichthys was widely used as a secret symbol for Christians way back in Paul's day). Most likely it was adopted, along with the cross, anchor, Chi/Rho sign and other symbols by Christians, as the fish was highly evocative of Christ's ministry. Don't forget that Peter was a fisherman, as were at least three other disciples. One of Jesus' miracles was feeding a multitude with just a few fish, he was seen eatiing fish at the lakeside after his resurrection, and, of course, Peter and Andrew wer called to be 'fishers of men'.
The stylised fish symbol was formerly used quite widely as a sacred symbol of the female vulva. The fish Goddess, Aphrodite Salacia, was worshipped by her followers on her sacred day, Friday, when they ate fish and engaging in orgies.
Just as the early Christians adopted pagan feast days in order to divert worship away from pagan deities, so they adopted the fish symbol and ate fish on Fridays, but of course did not engage in 'salacious' orgies. The original symbolism has long been forgotten, and the symbol is now associated by most Christians with the concept of 'fishers of men'.
It comes from The Bible parable of Jesus as the "fisher of men." It also comes from when he met the apostles fishing and he walked on water to talk to them and feeding thousands.
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Capricorn is symbolized by the "goat-fish".
the fish represents the christ in communion ie crossubstantiation, the changing of the wine into blood of christ, and bread into the body of christ.
The twelve symbols of the zodiac are: Aries: symbolized by the ram (March 21-April 20) Taurus: symbolized by the bull (April 21-May 20) Gemini: symbolized by the twins (May 21-June 20) Cancer: symbolized by the crab (June 21-July 20) Leo: symbolized by the lion (July 21-August 20) Virgo: symbolized by the maiden (August 21-September 20) Libra: symbolized by the scales (September 21-October 20) Scorpio: symbolized by the scorpion (October 21-November 20) Sagittarius: symbolized by the centaur/archer (November 21-December 20) Capricorn: symbolized by the Sea-Goat (December 21- January 19) Aquarius: symbolized by the Water Bearer (January 20-February 18) Pisces: symbolized by the Fish (February 19-March 20)
The likely word is pieces (parts, fragments).The astrological sign, symbolized by fish, is Pisces.
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No. The fish symbol comes from the Greek word for fish icthus which the early Christians used a secret sign of their being Christian. The letters of the symbol standing for central aspects of their belief. The words in Greek are Iesous, Christos, Theos, Huios, soter. This makes the statement when translated literally Jesus, Christ, God, Son, Saviour.This symbol thus has absolutely nothing to do with the constellation Pisces.
Aries- Ram Taurus- Bull Gemini- Twins Cancer- Crab Leo- Lion Virgo- Virgin Libra- Scales Scorpio- Scorpion Capricorn- Goat Aquarius-Water bearer Pisces- Two fish swimming in opposite directions
The fish was cooked over a open flame.
Although the bible doesn't really say what the gifts of the Magi symbolized many think that: gold=king, frankincence=divinity of God, myrrh=healing, or Christ's earthly mission to 'heal' us from our sins.
The opinions on who the Antichrist is (or will be), and when he appeared (or will appear), vary widely. There is really no way to be reasonably sure which of these opinions, or guesses, are true.