Trampling Down Death By Death

An Orthodox funeral oration at a Baptist church in Baton Rouge

That is the Orthodox icon of the Resurrection. Here is an explanation of the symbolism:

• Christ’s cape/robe is flowing upward, this symbolizes his radical descent into Hades to save those who have died in the flesh.

• The golden bars by his feet are the gates of Hades, which he has broken and torn apart.  There are keys floating in the abyss below, which sym…