By Ron Fraser

What is a flag?

According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary a flag is “a piece of cloth … used as a country’s emblem or standard.” An ensign, from the same source, is “a banner or flag.” A standard is “a distinctive flag.” In the same sense, an emblem is “a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge.”

America, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and even the original Canadian flags are red, white and blue.

What significance are the colors of the traditional flags of the English-speaking peoples? Just what is the significance of the English-speaking peoples being branded by these three colors—red, white and blue—in addition to the colors of their royalty being gold and purple?

The nations of Israel, following the conquest of the northern kingdom by Assyria and the southern kingdom later by Babylon/Chaldea, progressively lost their individual and collective identity. The marvel of it is that the most dominant of those nations, the Josephite nations prophesied to inherit magnificent national blessings from the beginning of the 19th century, have unknowingly carried the signs of their national identity throughout their period of greatness over the past few hundred years! Those colors—red, white and blue—and the colors of royalty—purple and gold—were the very colors chosen by God to embellish His temple in ancient times! Yes, believe it or not, the English-speaking peoples have a direct connection to ancient Israel! Every American flag that flies is a witness to that!

For more on why we love the red, white and blue, check out “Flag Day” on theTrumpet.com.