The Foursquare Logo
THE CROSS - RED
• The cross represents the death of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross carrying our sins with Him as the perfect sacrifice “having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself” (Colossians 1:20). Red represents the shed blood of Jesus that washes away our sins so we are able to stand before God clothed in robes of righteousness and declared redeemed and justified “being now justified by his blood” (Romans 5:9).
THE DOVE - GOLD
• The dove, a symbol of the Holy Spirit as is seen at the Baptism of Jesus by John in the Jordan River, represents the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit. “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him” (Matthew 3:16). The gold again is a symbol of the fire of the Holy Spirit as was seen on the Day of Pentecost in the upper room.
THE CUP - BLUE
• The cup represents the anointing oil as we are instructed, “Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up” (James 5:14 & 15).
THE CROWN - PURPLE
• The crown represents the Coming King, with the purple showing the royalty of Jesus Christ who will return very soon to catch His bride away to be with Him forever “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (I Thessalonians 4:16 & 17). “He hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS” (Revelation19:16).
The Proper Order of Symbols
Aimee Semple McPherson, following the revelation she had from Ezekiel chapter 1, placed the symbols of the Foursquare logo as follows:
• Across or down: Cross, Dove, Cup, Crown
• If in a the shape of a box or square: Cross, Cup, Dove, Crown
Sources:
The Official Website of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Switzerland
Photo image taken from The Official Website of ICFG