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Metals —gold, silver, iron—and jewels and precious stones —e.g. ruby, emerald, sapphire, amethyst, pearl—are used symbolically. There is numerical symbolism in the Bible; the first ten digits (notably one, three, seven, and eight) and also twelve and forty carry symbolic meanings.
- A Lamb
- Shepherds
- Leaven
- Stars
- Fire
- A Woman
- White Robes
- Fruit
- Harvest
- Darkness
A lamb is a symbol of Jesus Christ as the blood sacrifice required to pay for mankind’s sins (John 1:29). Lambs were killed in accordance with the sacrificial laws God gave to Israel. They were sacrificed annually at the Passover and regularly as burnt offerings (Exodus 12:5-6; Leviticus 1:10). One essential requirement of the sacrificial lambs was...
Shepherds are used in the Bible to refer to leaders, sometimes political ones, but more often religious leaders. They are those who teach, direct, watch over and guide. Ephesians 4:11 tells us that Jesus Christ gave members of His Church various responsibilities, some to be “the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherdsand teachers” (E...
Leaven—what causes dough to rise—is used often in the Bible as a symbol for sin. The apostle Paul revealed the connection when he wrote, “Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness”(1 Corinthians 5:8). Paul was reminding the Church about the spiritual reality represented by an Old Testament fe...
Stars in the Bible often refer to angels, as in Job 38:7, where God says the “stars [angels] sang together” and “shouted for joy” when the earth was created. Likewise, in Revelation 12:3-4, we are told that “a great, fiery red dragon [Satan] . . . drew a third of the stars [angels] of heaven and threw them to the earth,” alluding to the fact that S...
Fire is used in different ways in the Bible, but it often symbolizes God’s indignation and righteous judgment. In Deuteronomy 4:24 He is called “a consuming fire,” a reference to His great and dreadful power to destroy those who willfully oppose Him. A display of this power can be seen in God’s condemnation of Sodom and Gomorrah, where He “rained b...
The symbol of a woman is used to describe both the true Church of God and the false religious system referred to as Babylon.The context shows which is being discussed. God’s Church is described as a woman preparing to be the Bride of Jesus Christ. It’s a metaphor that once applied to ancient Israel, a people God selected for Himself, before being t...
White robes symbolize God’s righteousness and are often associated with the apparel of Jesus Christ and the resurrected saints. John saw a vision of these resurrected saints, standing before the throne of God, “clothed with white robes” (Revelation 7:9). When asked about their identity, an angel said, “These are the ones who come out of the great t...
The majority of references to fruit in the Bible symbolically mean the visible results or product of something. Let the Bible interpret the Bible. Don’t try to force an explanation for a symbol based on an isolated verse. Instead, let all of Scripture be your guide.Jesus said, “Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit” (Matt...
The work God is doing here on earth is likened to a harvest, not of literal grain and fruit, but of human beings. Jesus told His disciples, “Lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!” (John 4:35). Grain is symbolic of the firstfruits of God’s spiritual harvest (Exodus 23:16, 19)—the first batch of mature Chri...
Darkness symbolizes spiritual blindness. After Adam and Eve’s sin in the Garden of Eden, humanity was effectively cut off from the Creator (Genesis 3:23; Isaiah 59:2). The result was a thick spiritual darkness—massive deception—that fell on man’s eyes and left him helpless to find his way around, through or out of it. Isaiah affirmed mankind’s cond...
Objects, actions or creatures that have a deeper significance and are so understood by those who see them or use them. Symbolic objects. The rainbow: a symbol of God’s covenant See also Ge 9:13; Eze 1:28; Rev 4:3. A stairway: a symbol of the way to God Ge 28:11-13; Jn 1:51.
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His name, of which baptism is just the outward symbol. The common name of the three persons of the Trinity points at once to the unity and fullness of the Godhead as well as the ministries and fellowship signified by those “persons” of “the name” as enjoyed by the subject.
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