| The Ancient Way - Eastern Orthodox The forum for Eastern Orthodox churches (such as Greek, Russian, Antiochian, etc). |
 | | 
18th November 2009, 12:30 PM
|  | Woe those who call evil good + good evil. Is 5:20
37   
 | | Join Date: 29th July 2007
Posts: 5,825
Blessings: 21,069,527
Reps: 398,724,314,321,260,160 (power: 398,724,314,321,270) | | | Icons of Old Testaments Saints
Do the Orthodox have OT Saints icons? I'm especially looking for a good Job one. Thx!!  |
18th November 2009, 12:57 PM
|  | One of God's handmaidens
    
| | Join Date: 10th July 2007 Location: Colorado
Posts: 13,777
Blessings: 101,816,110 My Mood 
Reps: 2,960,314,619,125,206,016 (power: 2,960,314,619,125,224) | | Yes we do. Here's one I found of Job: 
__________________
"The greater the love, the greater the sufferings of the soul.
The fuller the love, the fuller the knowledge of God.
The more ardent the love, the more fervent the prayer.
The more perfect the love, the holier the life." ~St. Silouan
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
The Father is my hope, the Son my refuge, the Holy Spirit my protection: All-Holy Trinity, glory to You!
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
PRAY constantly to FIND GOD.
LOVE greatly to KNOW GOD.
PARTAKE of His Sacraments to EXPERIENCE GOD.
~ from my little Orthodox Prayer book
|
18th November 2009, 01:10 PM
|  | Newbie
34 
| | Join Date: 27th November 2007 Location: Florida
Posts: 18
Blessings: 94,301 My Mood 
Reps: 142,557,050,018,075 (power: 142,557,050,023) | | Originally Posted by MrPolo  Do the Orthodox have OT Saints icons? I'm especially looking for a good Job one. Thx!!
I can't post links yet but if you go to comeandseeicons.com they have a good one.
In fact it's the exact same one in the post above mine.
Yours in Christ
Joe
__________________ "It is later than you think! Hasten therefore to do the works of God."
Blessed Seraphim of Platina
|
18th November 2009, 03:20 PM
|  | Servant of God
32  
| | Join Date: 21st January 2009 Location: Jackson, MI
Posts: 2,181
Blessings: 1,030,434 My Mood 
Reps: 188,930,043,092,595,904 (power: 188,930,043,092,601) | | | Yes we do. Abraham and Isaac are on the walls by our altar.
__________________
Χριστὸς ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρων, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, καὶ τοῖς ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι ζωὴν χαρισάμενος. |
18th November 2009, 03:26 PM
|  | Senior Member
21
| | Join Date: 21st June 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 1,384
Blessings: 2,126,710
Reps: 7,104,707,315,332,645 (power: 7,104,707,315,338) | | The prophets are pictured in the dome surrounding Christ at my church. The Prophet Elijah is also pictured on our iconostasis.
The dome at my parish: 
__________________ "He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." (1 John 4:8) |
18th November 2009, 03:33 PM
| | Senior Member
21
| | Join Date: 21st June 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 1,384
Blessings: 2,126,710
Reps: 7,104,707,315,332,645 (power: 7,104,707,315,338) | | St. Isaac of Syria Skete has a nice selections of icons of the Prophets: Skete.com: The Prophets
__________________ "He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." (1 John 4:8) |
18th November 2009, 05:08 PM
|  | Veteran
23   
| | Join Date: 14th April 2008 Location: New Joisey
Posts: 2,395
Blessings: 1,247,355 My Mood 
Reps: 33,340,725,813,566,092 (power: 33,340,725,813,572) | | Originally Posted by Andrew21091 The prophets are pictured in the dome surrounding Christ at my church. The Prophet Elijah is also pictured on our iconostasis.
The dome at my parish:
*likes*
there are also OT event icons too, like the creation |
18th November 2009, 09:29 PM
|  | Abe Frohmann
38  
| | Join Date: 22nd February 2004 Location: Six-burgh, Pa
Posts: 34,172
Blessings: 5,543
Reps: 1,008,025,187,147,289,600 (power: 1,008,025,187,147,331) | | | The person who wrote the first icon of the Prophet Job was a friend of mine, Nick Papas.
__________________ Bless the Lord, all of you works of the Lord! Praise and exult him above all forever! A change that even with regret can not be undone...
Pink Floyd, A Great Day for Freedom The One True Old Posters of the Genuine Ancient Way in Exile From Christian Forums Resistance in Communion with Baklavas Synod in Exile Abroad...anathema upon anyone who says the pastry is too sweet! |
18th November 2009, 10:12 PM
| | One of God's handmaidens
| | Join Date: 10th July 2007 Location: Colorado
Posts: 13,777
Blessings: 101,816,110 My Mood
Reps: 2,960,314,619,125,206,016 (power: 2,960,314,619,125,224) | | |
__________________
"The greater the love, the greater the sufferings of the soul.
The fuller the love, the fuller the knowledge of God.
The more ardent the love, the more fervent the prayer.
The more perfect the love, the holier the life." ~St. Silouan
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
The Father is my hope, the Son my refuge, the Holy Spirit my protection: All-Holy Trinity, glory to You!
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
PRAY constantly to FIND GOD.
LOVE greatly to KNOW GOD.
PARTAKE of His Sacraments to EXPERIENCE GOD.
~ from my little Orthodox Prayer book
|
18th November 2009, 10:21 PM
|  | Regular Member
29
| | Join Date: 26th January 2007
Posts: 4,147
Blessings: 2,090,610
Reps: 252,416,884,788,481,024 (power: 252,416,884,788,491) | | | often times too in the narthex, since that is where baptism and chrismation usually occur, you will find many churches having OT baptismal icons like the Flood, Moses and the Red Sea, etc.
__________________
"Everyone capable of thanksgiving is capable of joy and eternal salvation." -Fr. Alexander Schmemann
"The time of the end, though it seems to be near, we do not know. Let us then struggle while it is still day, with the time and the weapons which our All-merciful God has given us!" -Fr. Seraphim Rose | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
| | |
