what does burning incense symbolize
In Revelation 8:3-4 an angel holding a gold censer is given a great quantity of incense to offer and the smoke of the incense goes up before God with prayers. So, among Christians today, incense has ritual and symbolic meaning.Its sweet aroma symbolizes something pleasing and acceptable being offered to God. Burning incense is also a sign of reverence and dedication.Incensing the body at a funeral Mass is a sign of reverence for the body that was once the temple of God.he rising smoke came to symbolize a person's or people's prayers rising up to God. So in Psalm 141 we have the plea, Let my prayer come like incense before you.. Early Christians also found symbolic meaning in the use of incense.