8th Temple Guard: Saint Simon of Cyrene

A Temple Guardian & Elder:

The Bearer of the Cross of Victory

Simon of Cyrene /saɪˈriːni/ (Hebrew: שמעון‎ "Hearkening; listening", Standard Hebrew Šimʿon, was the man compelled to carry the actual cross of Yahshuah as He was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels.

"And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross."

The Gospel According to Mark also identifies Simon as "the father of Alexander and Rufus". Mark 15:21, who became Christian missionaries.

Mark at verse 8:34 refers to Yahshuah as saying to the multitude and his disciples:

"Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."

Significantly, this is in the context of a conversation with Simon Peter, who later goes on to deny Yahshuah. So since Simon Peter fails to take up his cross, Simon of Cyrene does so instead.  

With this is mind, we draw our attention to the words of The Rt. Hon. Marcus M. Garvey, when he explain’s the true significance of the act specifically to African Black people, when he states;

“Man was redeemed by Christ
to reach the perfect state as man, through his soul.
The symbol of the Christ was the Cross in sentiment,
therefore, man adores the Cross.
The Black man has a greater claim to the Cross than all other men.

If it is a symbol of Christ's triumph,
then the African should share in the triumph because
Simon the Cyrenian bore the Cross.
Simon the Cyrenian shared in the original triumph".

The Credentials and Significance:

He denied himself, took up and carried the Actual  Cross of Yahshuah  and thereafter followed him.  He only of all men or women carried the actual cross 0f the Karast, a blessing unsurpassed, before his time or since in the history of the world.   As we see from the above quote, he bore this Cross, on behalf of fallen humanity, sharing some of the burden of the flesh, through Yahshuah Victory on the Cross, Simon also became Victor as did and will everyone who follows. He is the standard and the symbol of all African Christians,