"What Is The Purpose Of The Flag or Banner Ministry?"
Flags, as well as banners, are used in worship to exalt Jesus and His name before men and also before the powers of
darkness. They may also declare our redemption through Jesus and His blood. During worship or during ministry time, our flags
proclaim the dominion of God's Kingdom and mark our Spiritual territory. They also serve to invite and usher in the presence
of the Holy Spirit.
The flag makes a proclamation before heaven and earth, angels and demons through the one raising the flag, on behalf
of all those present, whom the flag bearer represents. The flag bearer is truly "raising the standard" to rally
the troops in spiritual unity. The flag minister must be following the Holy Spirit, who is also guiding the worship leader,
the dance leader, and the covering of the house. If we all remain submitted to the Lord, He will ensure order, and be enabled
to move in power through the unified body.
In worship, the flag may be speaking the heart of the people toward God, or God's heart toward His people. It declares
His awesome power, reminds Him, and us of His eternal word and covenant promises. In warfare, the flag proclaims the Kingdom
of God, and declares our authority over the powers of darkness. We raise our flags in victory as we go in to battle, giving
honor to the One who has already won all our battles.
Twelve purposes for banners
are outlined in the Scriptures:
1. BANNERS RALLY THE TROOPS IN WAR
Isaiah
13:2-Lift up a banner on the high mountain,
Raise your voice to them; Wave your hand, that they
enter the
gates of the nobles.
2. BANNERS BESTOW HONOR AND LOVE
Song of Songs2:4-He brought me to the banqueting
house,
and his banner over me was love.
3. BANNERS SIGNAL OR ATTRACT ATTENTION
Isaiah 62:10-12-Go
through, Go through the gates!
Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the
highway! Take out the
stones, Lift up a banner for the
peoples! Indeed the Lord has proclaimed To the end of
the world: "Say to
the daughter of Zion, "Surely your
salvation is coming; Behold, His reward is with Him,
And His work before
Him." And they shall call them the
Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord; And you shall be
called Sought Out,
A City Not Forsaken.
Jeremiah 4:5-6-Declare in Judah and proclaim in
Jerusalem, and say: "Blow the
trumpet in the land; Cry,
'Gather together," And say, "Assemble yourselves, And
let us go into the fortified
cities. 'Set up the
standard (banner) toward Zion. Take refuge! Do not
delay! For I will bring disaster from
the north, and
great destruction."
4. BANNERS HERALD AN EVENT
Isaiah 18:3-All inhabitants
of the world and dwellers
of the earth: when he lifts up a banner on the
mountains, you see it; and when he
blows a trumpet, you
hear it.
5. BANNERS UNIFY THE COMPANY-DIRECTING WARFARE AND PRAISE
Isaiah
13:2-Lift up a banner on the high mountain,
Raise your voice to them; Wave your hand, that they may
enter
the gates of the nobles.
6. BANNERS SHOW VICTORIES WON
Psalm 20:5-9-We will rejoice in your salvation,
And in
the name of our God we will set up our banners! May the
Lord fulfill all your petitions. Now I know
that the
Lord saves His annointed; He will answer him from His
Holy Heaven with the saving strength of His
right hand.
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will
remember the name of the Lord our God.
They have bowed
down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright.
Save, Lord! May the King answer us when
we call.
7. BANNERS ARE A DEMONSTRATION OF GOD'S PRESENCE LIFTED IN
OUR MIDST.
Exodus 17:15-And
Moses built an alter and called it's
name, The-Lord-Is-My-Banner.
8. BANNERS CAN BE A RALLYING POINT
FOR HEALING
Isaiah 11:10-11-"And in that day there shall be a Root
of Jesse, who shall stand as a banner to
the people;
For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place
shall be glorious." It shall come to pass
in that day
that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time
to recover the remnant of His people who
are left, from
Assyria and Egypt, from Pathros and Cush, from Elam and
Shinar, from hamath and the islands
of the sea.
9. BANNERS PUT THE ENEMY TO FLIGHT
Isaiah 59:19-So shall they fear the name of the Lord
from the west, And His glory from the rising of the
sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit
of the Lord will lift up a standard (banner) against
him.
10. BANNERS MARK THE SAFE PATH TO
FOLLOW
Jeremiah 4:6-Set up the standard (banner) toward Zion.
Take refuge! Do not delay!
11.
BANNERS MINISTER TO AND CELEBRATE THE LORD
Psalm 20:5-Wwe will rejoice in your salvation, And in
the name
of our God we will set up our banners! May the
Lord fulfill all your petitions.
12. BANNERS TELL PEOPLE
WHO YOU REPRESENT
Numbers 1:52-The children shall pitch their tents,
everyone by his own camp, everyone by
his own standard
(banner), according to their armies.
SCRIPTURAL MEANING OF COLORS:
RED - Blood and Atonement - Leviticus 17:11, Hebrews 9:12-14
BLUE - Heaven and Heavenly Grace
- Exodus 24:10
PURPLE - Royalty - Judges 8:26, Mark 15:17-18
WHITE - Purity and Holiness - Psalm 51:7, Matthew 17:2,
Revelation 3:4
SILVER - Redemption - Numbers 18:15-16
GOLD - Divinity and God's Glory - Exodus 37, Exodus 40:34-35,
Revelation 1:13-14
BRONZE/BRASS - Judgement - Exodus 27:1-3, Exodus 30:17-21
YELLOW - Celebration and Joy - Isaiah 51:11, Isaiah 61:3,
Hebrews 1:9
GREEN - New Life - Psalm 92:12-14, Hosea 14:8
BROWN/GREY - Repentance and Humility - Esther 4:3, Daniel 9:3-5
ORANGE/YELLOW/RED - Fire and the Holy Spirit - Acts 2:3, Deuteronomy 4:24
PLUM - Richness, Abundance, Infilling of the Holy Spirit
Hosea 2:22, Joel 2:24
BLACK - Sin and Death - Psalm 23:4, Ephesians 5:11
NAVY - Worship and Warfare - Psalm 74:4, Isaiah 31:9, Psalm 20:5, Song Of Solomon 6:4
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