The cross is prophetic in that a Messiah and His coming was foretold but His prime directive did not involve a rebellion or recapturing of any old order but the heralding of a way of life, values and culture that would span the globe as a Judeo-Christian culture. Evidence of the same appears in the uniform commercial code that delivers a collection of uniform promises(do unto others as you would have them do unto you) that enables modern commerce. This commitment to a code based on such promises is essentially an economic as well as a  political social contract and it is global in addition to having domestic influence in domestic politics(social contract).   What symbolizes His work is His death on a cross and this is important every day even though it may not be Easter. If he died by guillotine in the 16 Century, it is doubtful whether a guillotine would memorialize His life and sacrifice while we are in need of constant reminders in a world full of distractions. However, there is another remarkable symbol chosen before the cross and celebrated by the early church that involved a fish that encapsulated both his death in sacrifice and also His regenerative message of life. The fish is always a symbol of  regenerative life with or without Christ since out of water came life.

The fish was chosen before the cross  as a symbol of the early church while the cross is first and foremost a symbol of death. Nonetheless, it is a symbol of the church and of unity under the blood of Christ and is now a symbol of  not only sacrifice but of regeneration.  Remember life in remembering the cross.