"And above all things, clothe yourselves with the bond of charity, as with a mantle, which is the bond of perfectness and peace." (D&C 88:125)"You shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the tunic and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod" (Isaiah 61:10-New American Standard Bible)Temple Garments
See Washings and Anointings
White Temple Clothes
Origen insisted, in a sermon on the book of Leviticus, that the faithful must have garments kept apart from the common clothing of the world:
Therefore, you have a priesthood because you are 'a priestly nation,' and for this reason 'you ought to offer an offering of praise to God,' an offering of prayers, an offering of mercy, an offering of purity, an offering of justice, an offering of holiness. But in order to offer these things worthily, you must have clean clothes separated from the common clothing of the rest of humanity . . . .(Origen, Homilies on Leviticus 9:1:3, FC 83:177.)
Apron, Girdle or Epod
Why do Mormons wear aprons in the Temple?
Early Christian mysteries included anointing, fig-leave aprons, garments, robes and ascensions into paradise, where hand and wrist grips took place. It is fairly common for Bible commentators to note that in the Old Testament the Hebrew word translated as "apron" (bagorah) is sometimes also translated as "girdle," and that the two words can be used interchangeably. Likewise, in the New Testament the Greek word that is translated as "apron" (simikinthion) literally means "halfgirdle." English dictionaries from the time when the Book of Mormon was being translated indicate that the words "girdle" and "apron" could be used interchangeably.
The ephod is a Hebrew word left untranslated in the King
James Bible, and in numerous other Bibles, because of the uncertainty among
scholars regarding its identity, form, and function. At times, the ephod has been
identified as "a special apron." This view finds support in a growing
number of scholarly writings and some Bible translations have even incorporated
the word apron directly into the text in place of the Hebrew word ephod.
The community at Qumran of the Dead Sea Scroll fame list the 'Apron Wearers' as part of their society. See the Book: The Dead Sea Scrolls - Voices From The Dust
Temple Robe
"Have his sons come forward. Dress them in their linen robes" (Exodus 29:8-God's Word Translation)
"A Cushion for a Crown" - Cap, Miter or Head-dress
“…[T]he crown of sanctification…(the round linen cap was to act as a cushion for a metal crown during a long ceremony). Later the cap alone would suffice, since it showed that the owner was qualified to wear the ‘crown of justification.’”(Hugh Nibley, Don E. Norton, Temple and Cosmos, Deseret Book, Pg. 55)
Reportedly, the bishops anciently “wore mitres or priestly caps, after the model of the Jewish priests: which were modeled like a turban or a bonnet. Jerome described the headdress of the priests: “The fourth of the vestments is a small round cap…much as though a sphere were to be divided through the centre, and one half thereof to be put upon the head.
“…It has no peak at the top, nor does it cover the whole head as far as the hair extends, but leaves about a third of the front part of the head uncovered. It is attached by a band onto the back of the head, so as not be be liable to fall off.”(Catholic Liturgy and the Mormon Temple)
If ones live righteously, endure to the end then comes the Exaltation where they are crowned as gods and goddesses, Kings and Priests and Queens and Priestesses…and become joint heirs with Christ.
See: Deification (Theosis, Exaltation)
Crowns with Strings, Ribbons, & Lappets
Veils, the Women's Head-covering
"But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. (1 Cor. 11: 5-6)
Sash or Girdle
In the book, "The Gate of Heaven," Matthew B. Brown tells how some,
Jerome described the mitres of the Jewish priests:
The fourth of the vestments is a small round cap . . . much as though a sphere were to be divided through the centre, and one half thereof to be put upon the head . . . . It has no peak at the top, nor does it cover the whole head as far as the hair extends, but leaves about a third of the front part of the head uncovered. It is attached by a band onto the back of the head, so as not to be liable to fall off.(Jerome, Letter to Fabiola, quoted in Marriott, Vestiarum Christianum, 13-14.)
There are other articles the Catholic clergy have historically worn as part of their sacred vestments, including a girdle or sash and a stole worn over the shoulders. The stole is worn on different sides, depending on the degree within the priesthood, and is said to represent "the Stole of immortality," lost through the transgression of Adam and Eve.(Wellnitz, "The Catholic Liturgy and the Mormon Temple," 20, and references therein.)
Also See:
The Traditional Greek Folk Dances and their Ancient Roots
The community at Qumran of the Dead Sea Scroll fame list the 'Apron Wearers' as part of their society. See the Book: The Dead Sea Scrolls - Voices From The Dust
Temple Robe
"Have his sons come forward. Dress them in their linen robes" (Exodus 29:8-God's Word Translation)
"A Cushion for a Crown" - Cap, Miter or Head-dress
"And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre." (Exodus 29:6-KJV)
"And let the head-dress be placed on his head and the holy crown on the head-dress." (Exodus 29:6-Bible in Basic English)
“…[T]he crown of sanctification…(the round linen cap was to act as a cushion for a metal crown during a long ceremony). Later the cap alone would suffice, since it showed that the owner was qualified to wear the ‘crown of justification.’”(Hugh Nibley, Don E. Norton, Temple and Cosmos, Deseret Book, Pg. 55)
Reportedly, the bishops anciently “wore mitres or priestly caps, after the model of the Jewish priests: which were modeled like a turban or a bonnet. Jerome described the headdress of the priests: “The fourth of the vestments is a small round cap…much as though a sphere were to be divided through the centre, and one half thereof to be put upon the head.
“…It has no peak at the top, nor does it cover the whole head as far as the hair extends, but leaves about a third of the front part of the head uncovered. It is attached by a band onto the back of the head, so as not be be liable to fall off.”(Catholic Liturgy and the Mormon Temple)
If ones live righteously, endure to the end then comes the Exaltation where they are crowned as gods and goddesses, Kings and Priests and Queens and Priestesses…and become joint heirs with Christ.
See: Deification (Theosis, Exaltation)
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.” (Romans 8:16-17)Also see:
“Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.” (II Timothy 4:8)
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.” (James 1:12)
“And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.”(1 Peter 5:4)
“Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.” (Rev. 3;11)
Crowns with Strings, Ribbons, & Lappets
Veils, the Women's Head-covering
"But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. (1 Cor. 11: 5-6)
Sash or Girdle
"And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons." (Exodus 29:9)Temple Slippers or Footwear
"You shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind caps on them, and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. So you shall ordain Aaron and his sons." (Exodus 29:9-New American Standard Bible)
In the book, "The Gate of Heaven," Matthew B. Brown tells how some,
"ritual shoes in the ancient world were made of linen and could only be worn when one was standing on holy ground (compare Ezekiel 42:14; 44:19). The reason for this, evidently, was so that one would not mix common or cursed ground (see Genesis 3:17) together with holy or consecrated ground. Slippers are worn at the present time by the Christian priest of the Syrian Orthodox Church and also the Coptic Church. When the Syrian priest put on their slippers, they recite the prayer: "May my feet, O Lord God, be shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace so that I may tread underfoot serpents and scorpions and all the power of the enemy, forever: (compare Genesis 3:14-15; Psalm 110:1; Isaiah 52:7; Ephesians 6:15). In the Coptic liturgy "shoes are not allowed inside the sanctuary as a sign of respect for its sanctity and as an implied expression of an inner feeling of security and absence of danger in the house of God; thus, the footwear used by...[the] priests...is a pair of slippers made of cotton, wool, or knitted material."The officiating bishop also wore white priestly garb reminiscent of the priestly robes worn in the Jerusalem Temple. Wharton B. Marriott writes that "the dress appropriate to the most solemn offices of the holy ministry, during the primitive age, was white." He also reports that the bishops anciently "wore mitres or priestly caps, after the model of the Jewish priests." (Wharton B. Marriott, Vestiarum Christianum, the Origin and Gradual Development of the Dress of Holy Ministry in the Church (London: Rivingtons, 1868), xxxiii-xxxiv; p. 188; cf. Exodus 28:4.)
Jerome described the mitres of the Jewish priests:
The fourth of the vestments is a small round cap . . . much as though a sphere were to be divided through the centre, and one half thereof to be put upon the head . . . . It has no peak at the top, nor does it cover the whole head as far as the hair extends, but leaves about a third of the front part of the head uncovered. It is attached by a band onto the back of the head, so as not to be liable to fall off.(Jerome, Letter to Fabiola, quoted in Marriott, Vestiarum Christianum, 13-14.)
There are other articles the Catholic clergy have historically worn as part of their sacred vestments, including a girdle or sash and a stole worn over the shoulders. The stole is worn on different sides, depending on the degree within the priesthood, and is said to represent "the Stole of immortality," lost through the transgression of Adam and Eve.(Wellnitz, "The Catholic Liturgy and the Mormon Temple," 20, and references therein.)
Also See:
The Traditional Greek Folk Dances and their Ancient Roots
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