Sealed by the lamb of God - now in Traditional version of Chinese =D

By As The Deer - August 12, 2008

A friend mentioned that I should not have used the simplified version of the word for SEAL in mandarin instead of the traditional version as it would lead to a different interpretation.

( I stand corrected - she meant that the analysis of Chinese characters should take into account its evolution through the various forms. - which I totally agree with =D )

So I decided to also research on the traditional version of the word. =) What I found was interesting.

Let's go see the traditional version or fan ti for the mandarin word for SEALor gai... instead of the simplified form or jian ti =)

蓋 - gai

Formed by the element of creation on the top or 艸 (cao) this is further split into 2 屮 (che) which is sprouting plant.

Below it is 去(qu) - which in pictograph form is made of the element of a standing person 大 (da - altered to look like clay 土 tu) - Early pictograph of 大, as mentioned in blog, showed a man with an enlarged head - this is representative of the God head. Under it is the element of (/) which means sacrificial blood or breath of life set in motion.

Under that is the Chinese word for vessel (皿) or vessel containing sacrificial blood (血).

Put them all together what do you see?

This is what I saw k? My opinions... afterall this blog is basically my quiet time notebook in a way haha. So it is fine if you disagree =) No worries there.

There is a pattern of 2, I feel, that is in the bible.

Before the Garden of Eden was created, there was Eden. Eden was ruled by the angels with Lucifer leading the pack. Then Lucifer grew an ego and was thrown down from Heaven with its minions. God then created Earth and the Garden of Eden. (It is important to note for yourself that Eden and Garden of Eden are 2 different places. I promise to touch on that in the next post.)
God created Adam but Adam fell. So God raised a second Adam in the form of Christ.

We are waiting for the second coming of Christ - the first coming was to redeem us, the second coming is to establish His Kingdom on Earth.

The cao zi tou or the element of 艸 represents 2 sprouts.

Personally, for me, I see within these 2 sprouts that there is a creation and a new creation; there was the fall of man and redemption; there was the coming of Christ to die on the cross for our sins to redeem us, and there is the second coming where we will all reign in glory with the Most High as He establishes His Kingdom on Earth.

This is what I felt when I read it. To each his/her own.

In the element of 去, why did 大 became 土? Because God (大) came to Earth ( 土) and was made man. Jesus came to be the ultimate sacrifice - to shed His blood that we might be made righteous. To breathe life over us. To cover/seal us with His shed blood and mark us as His own. =)

So new or old way of writing, 蓋 gai still speaks of God's salvation plan in Jesus Christ for us and his blood shed for all mankind as a sacrifice. Interesting eh? =) I am sure the Holy Spirit made sure of this.