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 White, Ellen Gould Harmon
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 Mackintosh, C. (Charles) H. (Henry)
Almost opposite was a small eminence, and at its summit a rude cross of Calvary.
From A Monk of Cruta by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
It means to rest all our hope of acceptance before God upon the finished work of Christ upon the cross of Calvary.
From The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit by Torrey, R. A. (Reuben Archer)
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