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EPIPHANY PARAMENTS
Epiphany means to show. It celebrates the manifestation of the glory of God in sending Christ into the world and revealing Him to the wise men representing all the gentiles of the world. The hands in the pulpit parament point in the horizontal and vertical positions within the circle of unity revealing the manifestation of Christ to all people. Greens are symbols of life and growth in the natural as well as in the spiritual world. The central hands are clasped in fellowship as we are brought into the communion of the saints.
The vine in the table parament is used to express the relationship between God and His people. The figure of the vineyard is sometimes used to represent the protected place where the children of God flourish under His tender care (Isaiah 5:7). Christ, too, used this symbol in His teaching: "I am the vine, ye are the branches." (John 15:1-8)