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Eight End Cross
The eight end cross came to be understood as expressing more
completely the Gospel message. Therefore, when the cross is to be represented
symbolically, as atop a church building or as religious jewelry etc., the eight
ended cross became the only acceptable usage of it. Also, as it turns out, all
the apostates continue to use the less meaningful type of cross, and so there
is all the more reason to avoid the use of such other types of crosses. The
eight point cross is commonly understood as being distinctly the Russian Cross. When the Apostle Andrew arrived in the land which later would be known as Russia he placed an eight pointed cross in the ground in order to completely express the Gospel. This is why, for Russians, to not have an eight pointed cross is not Christian. The centuries old cross shown above is from the Pomorsky Old Believers who said they never could add the heretical image of the bird above the crucified Christ to their crosses. The good cross shown above is one I gave to a strict Old Believer brother of mine.
If we look in the back ground of the slanted bar portion of the above cross the New Jerusalem can be seen. Russia understood itself as being that prophetic city.