Mongolia, flag & emblem

Introduction
As I am going to bee soon in Mongolia I will say a few things about this nation. Some of you know that there will be a Worship Festival called "Sound of Heaven". 2006 is the anniversary of the foundation by Genghis Khan 800 years ago. His grandson Kublai Khan was very impressed by the Italian merchant Marco Polo who told him about Jesus. He asked the pope to send 100 christian teachers, but only two reached Mongolia. Finally he decided not to become Christian, but to open the land for the tibetic lamaism.
In the early 90s of the last century the land opened for the West and many missionaries had the oppurtunity to share the gospel: thousands became christians, many miracles happened on the spot. About 1996 there was a worship concert only for god in the desert Gobi. Now there will be a festival for 3 days: 72 hours of nonstop worship. This time with the worldwide body of Christ participating. They are expecting about 5,000 people. This could be a turning point for the whole country this time having the chance again to turn to Christ as a whole country!

On general
Mongolia is 1,565,500 km² big and has about 2,4 million inhabitants und 2 million horses . That means about 2 people per km². In the capital Ulaan Batar live 844,786 residents - about a third of the whole inhabitation of the whole country.

The flag of Mongolia

The flag has 3 vertical stripes, the middle blue one representing the "eternal sky", the red ones meaning advance and wealth. The sky-blue has been the national color for centuries. The emblem of Mongolia soyombo has mystical meaning. It has these elements:

• Fire is a general symbol of wealth and success. The three tongues of the flame represent the past, present, and future.


• Sun and moon are old symbols of Tengriism for father sky, and thus for the origin of the Mongolian people.


• The two triangles allude to the point of an arrow or spear. They point downward to announce the defeat of interior and exterior enemies.


• The two horizontal rectangles give stability to the round shape. The rectangular shape represents the honesty and justice of the people of Mongolia, whether they stand at the top or at the bottom of society.


• The two fish are the equivalent of the Chinese yin-yang symbol, which illustrates the mutual complement of man and woman. In socialist times, they were alternatively interpreted as a symbol of vigilance, because fish never close their eyes.


• The two vertical rectangles can be interpreted as the walls of a fort. They represent unity and strength, based on a Mongolian proverb: "The friendship of two is stronger than stone walls.

Coat of arms of Mongolia
We find similiarities in the emblem. The blue background is again the symbol of eternal blue sky. In the centre shall be a combination of the Golden Soyombo and the Treasured Steed, an expression of the independence, sovereignty and spirit of Mongolia . The rest of the symbols are spiritual too. In socialistic times there was used a similiar symbol. Here you can see a normal horse with rider and in the background a rising sun.

Why am I telling you this? Some time ago I was praying for mongolia and the event. Suddenly there was this phrase:
Jesus will raise the sun of righteousness over mongolia.

Then I found the following scripture:
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. Malachi 4:2

Then I looked if I could find any parallels in mongolia. And there it is: The sun in both the emblem and the flag, the wings in the horse. Nice!