THE SYMBOLS IN REVELATION
- THEIR LITERAL MEANING -


Angel = Messenger

Daniel 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19,26; Hebrews 1:14

Ark of Testamony = Ark of the covenant/mercy seat where God dwells

Exodus 25:10-22; Psalm 80:1

Babylon = Religious apostasy confusion

Genesis 10:8-10, 11:6-9; Revelation 18:2&3, Revelation 17:1-5

Balaam, doctrine of = Advancing our own interests, compromise, idolatry

Numbers 22:5-25;

Beast = Kingdom, government, political power

Daniel 7:23

Binding of Satan = A symbolic chain of circumstances.

Isaiah 14:12-20;

Black = Moral darkness; sin; apostasy

Exodus 10:21-23; Jeremiah 4:20-28, 8:21; Acts 26:18;
John 12:35; Joel 2:1-10

Blood = Life

Liviticus 17:11; Deuteronomy 12:23.

Bottomless Pit = Earth in chaos, torn up, dark & empty

Genesis 1:1,2; Jeremiah 4.23-28; Isaiah 24:1-4,19: Revelation 20:1-3.

Bow = Success in battle against evil

Psalm 7:11,12; Psalm 45:4,5.

Corrupt Woman = Corrupt; apostate church

Ezekiel 16:15-58; 23:2-21; Hosea 2:5; Hosea 3:1.

Crowns = Kingship, victory

I Chronicles 20:2; II Kings 11:12; Ezekiel 21:26,27; James 1:12;
2 Timothy 4:7,8 ; I Corinthians 9:25.

Cup = Meted out suffering and judgments

Psalms 11:6; 75:8; Isaiah 51:17,22-23; Jeremiah 25:15-17; 49:12.

Day = Literal year

Ezekiel 4:6; Numbers 14:34.

Door = Opportunity - II Corinthians 2:12; Revelation 3:20.

= Probation - Luke 13:24,25.

Dragon = Satan or his agency

Isaiah 27:1; 30:6; Psalm 74.13,14; Revelation 12:7-9; Ezekiel 29:3;
Jeremiah 51:34.

Eagle = Speed, power, vision, vengeance, protection

Deuteronomy 28:49; Habakkuk 1:6-8; Revelation 12:14.

Eating the Book = Assimilating the message

Ezekiel 3:1-3; Jeremiah 15:16.

Egypt = Symbol of atheism

Exodus 5:2

Eyesalve = Holy Spirit to help us see truth; Discernment to understand

the Word. Antidote for spiritual blindersEphesians1:17-19; Psalm 119:18; I John 2:20,27; John 16:7-13

Faithful witness = Christ

John 18:37; John 3:11; Rev.1:5; 3:14; 19:11

False prophet = Apostate Protestantism

Revelation 16:13,14; 13:13,14; 19:20.

Corners of Earth = Four directions of compass

Jeremiah 49:36.

Forehead = Mind

Romans 7:25; Ezekiel 3:8,9.

Fornication = Illicit connection between church & the world

Ezekiel 16:15,26; Isaiah 23:17; James 4:4; Revelation 14:4.

Four Beasts or
Living Creatures =
Heavenly beings with special responsibilities

Rev. 5:8-10; 4:6-9; 6:1-7; 14:3; 15:7; 19:4.

Garments = Covering of righteousness

Genesis 35:2; Isaiah 61:10; Zechariah 3:3-5; Romans 13:14.

Gold = True riches of heaven; faith; scripture

Psalm 19:7-10; Galatians 5;6; James 2:5; Job 23:10

Hand = Symbol of work

Ecclesiastes 9:10.

Harlot = Apostate church/religion

Isaiah 1:21; Jeremiah 3:1-3, 6-9.

Heads = Major powers, rulers, governments

Daniel 7:6; 8:8, 22; Rev. 17:3, 10.

Hidden Manna = Christ

John 6:49,50,53; Matthew 13:44.

Horn = Power and strength - Deuteronomy 33:17; Zechariah 1:18,19.

= King or Kingdom - Psalm 89:17,24; Daniel 8:5,21,22.

Horse = Symbol of battle - Exodus 15:21; Isaiah 43:17; Jeremiah 8:6;

Ezekiel 38:15; Zechariah 10:3. = Special representatives, angels - Zechariah 1:8-10; 6:1-8.

Image = A likeness

Exodus 20:4; Genesis 1:26; 5:3; Deuteronomy 8:295; Romans 8:29.

Incense = Prayers of God's people

Psalm 141:2; Revelation 5:8; 8:3,4.

Israel = True followers of Christ

Romans 9:6-8; Romans 2:28,29; Galatians 3:29.

Jezebel = Immorality, idolatry, apostasy

I Kings 21:25; II Kings 9:22.

Keys = Control/jurisdiction

Isaiah 22:22; Matthew 16:19.

Key of David = Power to open & close the sanctuary

Revelation 3:7,8; Isaiah 22:22.

Lamb = Jesus sacrifice

John 1:29; I Corinthians 5:7; Genesis 22:7,8.

Lion = Strength and Jesus Christ

Genesis 49:9; Revelation 5:4-9; Psalm 7:2.

Lamb's wife = New Jerusalem

Revelation 19:7-9; 21:2,9,10.

Locusts = Destruction/destructive agencies

Joel 1:4; Deuteronomy 28:38.

Lord's Day =The Sabbath

Isaiah 58:13; Matthew 128; Exodus 20:10.

Man child = Jesus

Psalm 2.7-9; Revelation 12:5.

Mark = Signal/mark of approval or disaproval

Romans 4:11; Revelation 7:2,3; Ezekiel 9:4.

Measuring rod = God's law - James 2:10-12; Ecclesiastes 12:13,14.

= God's word - Isaiah 8:19,20; II Timothy 3:16,17.

Merchants = Advocates of Babylon's teachings

Isaiah 47:11-15; Nahum 3:16; Revelation 18.3,11,15,23.

Moon = Permanence

Isaiah 89.35-37.

??? = Moses' system of types and sacrifices

Hebrews 10:1,11.

Michael = Christ

See exhibit #3.

Mystery of God = The gospel

Ephesians 1:9,10; 3:9; 6:19; Colossians 1:23,27.

Morning Star = Jesus

Revelation 22:16.

Mountains = Political or religio/political powers

Isaiah 2:2,3; Jeremiah 17:3; 31:23; Jeremiah 5124,25;
Ezekiel 17:22,23; Daniel 2.35,44,45.

New Jerusalem = Holy City of Heaven

Revelation 3:12; 21:2.

Oil = Holy Spirit

Zechariah 4:2-6; Revelation 4:5.

Open Door = Unlimited opportunity

I Corinthians 16:9; Acts 14:27; John 10:7-9;
Hosea 2:15; Colossians 4:3.

Rainbow = Token of covenant keeping

Genesis 9:11-17.

Red (color) = Sin, Corruption

Isaiah 1:18; 26:21; Psalm 75:8; Jeremiah 46:10. = Persecution, destruction Ezekiel 32:6,11; Nahum 2:3.

Reins = Seat of will, affections

Psalm 79; 16:7; 26:2; 73:21; Proverbs 23:16; Jeremiah 17:10.

Second Death =Lake of fire

Revelation 21.8; 20:14.

Serpent = Satan

Revelation 12.7-9; Revelation 20:2.

Seven Candlesticks = 7 Candlesticks in Holy Place of Sanctuary

Exodus 25:31-40. = Seven Churches Revelation 1:20.

Seven Heads = Seven political powers

Revelation 17:9,10; Isaiah 2:2-4; Jeremiah 17:3.

Seven Lamps = Jesus; Word of God

John 9:5; John 1:9; Psalm 11: 105; Revelation 4:5.

Sickle = Symbol of harvest - End of world

Matthew 13.39; Revelation 14:14.

Sodom = Moral degradation

Ezekiel 16:46-55; Jeremiah 23:14; Genesis 19:4-14.

Star = Angels

Revelation 1:16,20; 12.4, 7-9; Job 38:7.

Seal = Sign, mark and seal mean the same thing

Romans 4:11; Revelation 7:2,3, Ezekiel 9:4.

Sun = Jesus and the gospel

John 9:5; Psalm 84:11; Malachi 4:2; Matthew 17:2; John 8:12.

Sword = Bloodshed, destruction

Isaiah 3:25; 13:15; Acts 12:1,2; Jeremiah 48:2.

Testimony of Jesus = Spirit/gift of prophecy

Revelation 19 10; 22:9; I Corinthians 13:2.

Thief= Suddenness of Jesus' coming

I Thessalonians 5:2; II Peter 3:10.

Time = Literal Year

Daniel 4:16,23,25,32; 7:25; 11:13; Revelation 12:6,14; 11:2,3.

Torment = Test, prove by trial

I Corinthians 113; Hebrews 12:29; Isaiah 33:14.

Twenty Four Elders = A group redeemed to inherit earth

Revelation 5:9,10; 4:4; 7:9-14.

Two-edged Sword = God's Word - Sword of Spirit

Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12; Matthew 10:34; Isaiah 49:2.

Two Witnesses = Old and New Testaments

John 5:39; Zechariah 4:1-14; Ps. 119:130,105; John 12:48.

Waters = Inhabited areas, people, nation

Revelation 17:15.

White (color) = Purity

Psalm 51:7; Isaiah 1:18.

White robes = Victory & Righteousness

Isaiah 61:10; Revelation 19:8; 3:5; Zechariah 3:1-5;
Revelation 7:14; Galations 3:27.

Winds = Strife, commotion, "winds of war"

Jeremiah 25:31-33; 49:36,37; 4:11-13; Zechariah 7:14.

Wine = False doctrine/teachings

Jeremiah 25:15-18; 51:7. = Jesus’ blood of atonement Matthew 26:21-29.

Wings = Speed

Habakkuk 1:6-8; Jeremiah 4:13; Exodus 19:4.

Woman (Pure) = True Church

Jeremiah 6:2; Isaiah 51:16; II Corinthians 11:12; Ephesians 5:22-35.

Woman (Impure) = Apostate church

Ezekiel 23:2-21; Revelation 14:4; Hosea 2:5; Hosea 3:1; Ezekiel 16:15-58.

Wormwood = Sorrow/bitterness

Jeremiah 9:15; 23:15; Lamentations 3:19.

Wrath of God = See ‘Seven Last Plagues’ - Also The Wrath of Of God Study

Romans 1:24,26,28; Revelation 15:1.

 

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