cross of Calvary
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The tusks lend the cross an undulating vitality, repeated in the budding motif of the Garden of Eden's Tree of Life, then supposed to be the material of the original cross of Calvary.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their vision was filled with the throne, the crown, and the glory, while just before them lay the shame and agony of the garden, the judgment-hall, the cross of Calvary.
From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by Ellen Gould Harmon White
The trefoil signified the Trinity, and the cross no longer the rays of the sun on water, but the cross of Calvary.
From The Book of Hallowe'en by Ruth Edna Kelley
Almost before the indignation rose up within me, there came to counteract it a vision of the cross of Calvary, and of Him who said, “Father, forgive them!”
From In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
From the manger at Bethlehem to the cross of Calvary, the one grand object that swayed His devoted heart was the accomplishment of the will of God.
From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
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