Purple was a kingly color, and the soldiers mockingly put this robe on Jesus Christ because He had claimed to be the king of the Jews. Of course, in reality He is much more than that—He is the “King of kings, and Lord of lords” (1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 19:16).
Likewise, the Veil in the Temple that tore at Jesus' crucifixion had the same color scheme: Blue for sky was the color for deity; red for the red Judean hills was the color for mankind. Being blended to purple represented the God-Man who, by his death, became the Door, our only Access to the Father.
Depictions of Jesus later in life, as an adult, almost always show him dressed in bright red, or vermilion, a color with many complex meanings. In Christianity, it can represent sin, hellfire, or the Devil. But it can also connote martyrdom, or the blood of Christ.
To this day, we think of purple as the color of royalty and luxury. Consequently, it brings up a feeling of trust and reliability. Purple's rarity also gives it an air of mystery. It's associated with creativity and the realm of fantasy — think about how many times magic gets portrayed as purple in popular culture.
The 3 Colors of Ministry presents a holistic approach to identifying and developing your spiritual gifts. It is based on the three dimensions of God's nature, for which the author has chosen the colors of green, red and blue.
The word purple is the fourth most frequently mentioned color in God's Word (48 times). It represents and symbolizes kingship, royalty, luxury, and wealth.
“God is not a human,” the Psalmist plainly states. Jesus himself said that “God is Spirit.” Whether or not spirit can possess the property of color I do not know but, if so, we are certainly not told which color. Besides that, both the Old and New testaments insist that God is invisible to humans.
The color purple is often used to symbolize creativity, royalty, femininity, and spirituality. In some cases, purple is used to symbolize wealth and extravagence. It is also sometimes associated with magic, peace, and pride.
Purple also represents meanings of wealth, extravagance, creativity, wisdom, dignity, grandeur, devotion, peace, pride, mystery, independence, and magic. The color purple is a rare occurring color in nature, and as a result is often seen as having sacred meaning.
Purple has long been associated with royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye—made from the secretions of sea snails—was extremely expensive in antiquity.
So, Jesus was probably clothed in purple but the same word might also be translated scarlet.
Red is the colour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, a sign of his love for us. Also this colour is symbolic of past and present wounds of our people. White is the spirit God in our lives which brings healing and wisdom.
BLUE. Blue symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth and heaven.
Shug says that God can be anything—a feeling of joy or connection with another person, or with nature—and Celie eventually comes to realize that God (whom she addressed in letters for a large part of the novel) is not so much a person or thing as a means toward happiness and fulfillment.
God. God is Celie's salvation for most of the book—by communicating with God through letters, she is able to maintain a certain sanity. Halfway through the book, in a discussion with Shug, Celie confesses that she sees God as a white man with a beard.
In the ancient Middle East, purple was a symbol of prestige: To produce dye of this "royal" color, people had to collect and smash sea snails for their juices. Priests and royalty, including Kings David and Solomon, are often described in the Bible wearing clothing dyed with these extracts.
According to colour language in games, Purple indicates forbidden and unnatural magic, tainted air and water or a spreading danger which must be stopped. And it's being called 'The Colour of Corruption'.
Purple represents penitence and preparation because it signifies the feeling of sorrow for our sins in the light of Christ's passion and death. The color purple is used during both Advent and Lent. In Lent, purple is used beginning Ash Wednesday and extending through Maundy Thursday.
Purple. Purple can symbolize pain, suffering, and therefore mourning and penitence. It is the liturgical color for the Season of Lent. It is also the color of royalty, so traditionally has also been used for Advent and is still used in Catholic churches, although Blue Violet is also used.
Worn during Lent or the Advent, purple represents penance, preparation, and sacrifice. It is also worn at funerals because of its connection to mourning. Purple vestments are donned to remind the funeral-goers to pray for the penance and absolution of the departed.
If you find yourself drawn to purple, there's a chance that you have had a spiritual awakening in your life. As a color intuitive, I advise those drawn to purple to take emotional and spiritual inventory of where they are. This is a moment to recognize your path, and to look at areas where you can improve.
Purple is said to represent transformation. Purple is the color of royalty because of its association with the colored clothing of ancient monarchs and their relatives. Purple is the most powerful visible wavelength out of all of the colors in the rainbow.
Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua.
Blue represents heaven, purple represent the Messiah, who would come. Scarlet represents His blood that was shed and white, the fine linen, represents the righteousness of all who come to Him in faith.
Romans 10:12
“For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile — the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him.” The Good News: God loves everyone equally. It does not matter the color of your skin or how you identify.