| SYMBOL |
MEANING |
REFERENCES |
| Angel |
Messenger |
Daniel 8:16; 9:21; Luke 1:19,26;
Hebrews 1:14 |
| Ark of Testimony |
Ark of the covenant/mercy seat
where God dwells |
Exodus 25:10-22; Psalms 80:1
|
| Babylon |
Religious apostasy/confusion |
Genesis 10:8-10; 11:6-9; Revelation
18:2-3; 17:1-5 |
| Balaam, Doctrine
of |
Advancing our own interests, compromise,
idolatry |
Numbers 22:5-25 |
| Beast
|
Kingdom, government, political
power |
Daniel 7:23 |
| Bear
|
Destructive Power /
Medo Persia |
Proverbs 28:15; 2 Kings 2:23-24;
Daniel 7:5 |
| 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 |
Leviticus 17:11; Deuteronomy 12:23 |
| Blue
(color) |
Law |
Numbers 15:38-39 |
| Bottomless pit
|
Earth in chaos, torn up, dark and
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; Psalms 45:4,5
|
| Bread
|
Word of God |
John 6:35, 51, 52, 63 |
| Brass, Tin, Iron,
Lead, Silver dross |
Impure Character
|
Ezekiel 22:20-21 |
| Corrupt Woman
|
Corrupt, apostate church
|
Ezekiel 16:15-58; 23:2-21; Hosea
2:5; 3:1 |
| Crowns |
Kingship, victory |
1 Chronicles 20:2;
2 Kings 11:12; Ezekiel 21:26,27; James 1:12;
2 Timothy 4:7,8;
1 Corinthians 9:25
|
| Clothing
|
Character |
Isaiah 64:6, Isaiah 59:6 |
| Cup |
Meted out suffering and judgments
|
Psalm 11:6; Isaiah 51:12,22-23;
Jeremiah 25:12-17; 49:12 |
| Day
|
Literal year |
Ezekiel 4:6; Numbers 14:34 |
| Door |
Opportunity/
Probation
|
2
Corinthians 2:12; Revelation 3:20
Luke 12:24, 25
|
| Dove
|
Holy Spirit |
Mark 1:10 |
| Dragon
|
Satan or his agency
|
Isaiah 27:1; 30:6; Psalms 74:13,14;
Revelation 12:7,9; Ezekiel 29:3; Jeremiah 51:34 |
| Eagle
|
Speed, Power, vision, vengeance,
protection |
Deut 28:49; Habakkuk 1:6-8; Revelation
12:1-4 |
| Eating of the
book |
Assimilating the message
|
Ezekiel 3:1-3; Jeremiah 15:16 |
| Egypt
|
Symbol of atheism |
Exodus 5:2 |
| Eyes
|
Spiritual Discernment
|
Matthew 13:10-17, 1 John 2:11 |
| Eye salve |
Holy Spirit to help us see truth,
discernment to understand word, antidote for spiritual blindness
|
Ephesians 1:12-19; Psalms 119:18;
I John 2: 20,27; John 16:7-13 |
| Faithful witness |
Christ |
John 18:37; John 3:11; Revelation
1:5; 3:14; 19:11 |
| False Prophet
|
Apostate Protestantism |
Revelation 16:13,14; 13:13,14;
19:20 |
| Famine
|
Dearth of Truth |
Amos 8:11 |
| Feet
|
Your Walk / Direction
|
Genesis 19:2, Psalm 119:105 |
| Forehead
|
Mind |
Romans 7:25; Ezekiel 3:8,9 |
| Fornication
|
Illicit connection between church
and world |
Ezekiel 16:15,26; Isaiah 23:17;
James 4:4; Revelation 14:4 |
| Four Beasts of
Living Creatures |
Heavenly beings with special responsibilities |
Revelation 5:8-10; 4:6-9; 6:1-7;
14:3; 15:7; 19:4 |
| Four corners of
Earth |
Four directions of compass
|
Jeremiah 49:36 |
| Fire
|
Holy Spirit |
Luke 3:16 |
| Fig Tree |
A Nation that should bear fruit
|
Luke 13:6-9 |
| Field
|
World |
Matthew 13:38, John 4:35 |
| Fruit
|
Works / Actions |
Galatians 5:22 |
| Garments
|
Covering of righteousness |
Genesis 35:2; Isaiah 61:10; 52:1;
Zechariah 3:3-5; Romans 13:14 |
| Gold
|
True riches of heaven, faith, scripture
|
Psalms 19:7-10;
Galatians 5:6; James 2:5; Job 23:10; Isaiah 13:12 |
| Goat
|
Greece |
Daniel 8:21 |
| Hand
|
Symbol of Deeds / Works / Actions
|
Ecclesiastes 9:10, Isaiah 59:6 |
| Harvest |
End of World |
Matthew 13:39 |
| Harlot
|
Apostate church/religion
|
Isaiah 1:21-27; Jeremiah 3:1-3;
6-9 |
| Heads
|
Major powers/rulers/governments
|
Revelation 17:3, 9, 10; Daniel
7:6; 8:8,22 |
| Healing
|
Salvation |
Luke 5:23-24 |
| Hidden
Manna |
Christ |
John 6:49,50,53; mathew13:44 |
| Honey
|
happy life |
Ezekiel 20:6, Deuteronomy 8:8-9 |
| Horn |
King or kingdom
Power and Strength
|
Daniel 7:24; 8:5, 21, 22; Zechariah
1:18, 19; Revelation 17:12 |
| Horse
|
Strength and Power in Battle
Special representatives/angel
|
Job 39:19, Psalms 147:10, Proverbs
21:31; Exodus 15:21; Isaiah 43:17; Jeremiah 8:6
Zechariah 1:8-10; 6:1-8
|
| Image |
A likeness |
Exodus 20:4; Genesis 1:26; 5:3 |
| Incense
|
Prayers of God’s people |
Psalms 141:2; Revelations 5:8 |
| Israel
|
True Followers of Christ
|
Romans 9:6-8; 2:28,29; Galatians
3:29 |
| Jar
/ Vessel |
Person |
Jeremiah 18:1-4, 2 Corinthians
4:7 |
| Jezebel |
Immorality, Idolatry, Apostasy |
1 Kings 21:25; 2 Kings 9:22 |
| Jordan
|
death |
Romans 6:4, Deuteronomy 4:22 |
| Key
of David |
Power to open & close the sanctuary
|
Revelations 3:7-9; Isaiah 22:22 |
| Keys |
Control/jurisdiction |
Isaiah22:22; Matthew 16:19 |
| Lamb |
Jesus/sacrifice |
John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:7; Genesis
22:7,8 |
| Lamp
|
Word of God |
Psalm 119:105 |
| Lamb’s
Wife |
New Jerusalem |
Revelation 19:7-9; 21:2,9,10 |
| Lion |
Jesus/Powerful King i.e. Babylon
|
Rev. 5:4-9, Jer. 50:43-44, Dan.
7:4,17,23 |
| Locusts |
Destruction |
Joel 1:4; Deuteronomy 28:38 |
| Leopard
|
Greece |
Daniel 7:6 |
| Leprosy
/ Sickness |
Sin |
Luke 5:23-24 |
| Lords
Day |
The Sabbath |
Isaiah 58:13; Matthew 12:8; Exodus
20:10 |
| Man
Child |
Jesus |
Psalms 2:7-9; Revelation 12:5
|
| Mark |
Sign/Seal/mark of approval or disapproval |
Romans 4:11; Ezekiel 9:4; Revelation
13:17; 14:9-11; 7:2, 3
|
| Measuring
Rod |
God’s Law
God’s Word
|
James 2:10-12; Ecclesiastes 12:13,14
Isaiah 8:19,20; 2 Timothy 3:16,17
|
| Merchants |
Advocates of Babylon’s teachings |
Isaiah 47:11-15;Nahum 3:16; Revelations
18:3,11,15,23 |
| Moon
|
Permanence
Moses’
system of types of sacrifices
|
Psalms 89:35-37
Hebrews 10:1,11
|
| Morning
star |
Jesus |
Revelations 22:16 |
| Mountains
|
Political or religion-political
powers |
Isaiah 2:2, 3; Jeremiah 17:3; 31:23;
51:24, 25; Ezekiel 17:22, 23; Daniel 2:35, 44, 45 |
| Mystery
of God |
The gospel |
Ephesians 1:9,10, 3:9, 6:19; Colossians
1:26,27 |
| New
Jerusalem |
The Holy city of Heaven
|
Revelations 3:12, 21:2 |
| Oil
|
Holy Spirit |
Zechariah 4:2-6; Revelation 4:5 |
| Open
Door |
Unlimited Opportunity
|
1 Corinthians 16:9; Acts14:27;
John 10:7-9
Hosea 2:15; Colossians 4:3
|
| Purple |
Royalty |
Mark 15:17, Judges 8:26
|
| Rainbow |
Token of covenant keeping |
Genesis 9:11-17 |
| Ram
|
Medo Persia |
Daniel 8:20 |
| Red
/ Scarlet (color) |
Sin/corruption |
Isaiah 1:18; Nahum 2:3; Revelation
17:1-4 |
| Reapers |
Angels |
Matthew 13:39 |
| Reins |
Seat of will, affections |
Psalms 7:9, 16:7, 26:2, 73:21;
Proverbs 23:16; Jeremiah 17:10 |
| Ring
|
Authority |
Genesis 41:42-43, Esther 3:10-11 |
| Rock
|
Jesus/truth |
1 Corinthians 10:4; Isaiah 8:13,
14; Romans 9:33; Matthew 7:24 |
| Seal
|
Sign or mark of approval or disapproval
|
Romans 4:11; Revelation 7:2, 3 |
| Seed
|
Descendents / Jesus
|
Romans 9:8, Galatians 3:16 |
| Second
Death |
Lake of fire |
Revelations 21:8; 20:2 |
| Serpent
|
Satan |
Revelation 12:9; 20:2 |
| Seven
Candle sticks |
7 candlesticks in Holy Place of
Sanctuary
Seven Churches
|
Exodus 25:31-40
Revelations1:20
|
| Seven
Heads |
Seven Political Powers |
Revelations 17:9,10; Isaiah 2:2-4 |
| Seven
Lamps |
Jesus, Word of God |
John 9:5, 1:9; Psalms 119:105;
Revelations 4:5 |
| Sickle
|
Symbol of Harvest-End of world |
Mathew 13:39; Revelations 14:14 |
| Silver
|
Pure Words & Understanding
|
Proverbs 2:4, 3:13-14, 10:20, 25:11,
Psalms 12:6 |
| Sodom |
Moral degradations |
Ezekiel 16:46-55; Jeremiah 23:14;
Genesis 19:4-14 |
| Stars
|
Angels/messengers |
Revelation 1:16, 20; 12:4, 7-9;
Job 38:7 |
| Sun
|
Jesus/the gospel |
Psalm 84:11; Malachi 4:2; Matthew
17:2; John 8:12; 9:5 |
| Skin
|
Christ's righteousness
|
Exodus 12:5, 1 Peter 1:19, Isaiah
1:4-6 |
| Sword
|
Word of God
Bloodshed, Destruction
|
Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12
Isaiah 3:25, 13:15; Acts 12:1,2;
Jeremiah 48:2
|
| Testimony
of Jesus |
Holy Spirit/ gift of prophecy |
Revelations 19:10; 22:9; 1 Corinthians
13:2 |
| Thief
|
Suddenness of Jesus' coming
|
1 Thessalonians 5:2-4; 2 Peter
3:10 |
| Thorns
/ Thorny Ground |
Cares of this life |
Mark 4:18-19 |
| Tongue
|
Language / Speech |
Exodus 4:10 |
| Time
|
360 Day
(Literal Years) |
Daniel 4:16, 23, 25, 32; 7:25;
Daniel 11:13 margin |
| Times
|
720 Days
(Literal Years) |
Daniel 7:25, Revelation 12:6,14,
13:5; 11:1,2 |
| Trumpet
|
loud warning of God's approach
|
Exodus 19:16-17, Joshua 6:4-5 |
| Tree |
Cross; People / Nation
|
Deut. 21:22-23, Psalm 92:12, 37:35 |
| Torment
|
Test, prove by trial |
1 Corinthians 3:13; Hebrews 12:29;
Isaiah 33:14 |
| Twenty-four
elders |
A group redeemed from earth |
Revelations 5:9-10, 4:4; 7:9-14 |
| Two-edged
Sword |
God’s word |
Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12; Matthew
10:34 |
| Two
witnesses |
Old and New Testaments |
John 5:39, Zechariah 4:1-14; psalms
119:130, 105; John 12:48 |
| Vineyard
|
Church that should bear
fruit |
Luke 20:9-16 |
| Waters |
Inhabited Area-People/ Nations |
Revelations 17:15 |
| Water
|
Holy Spirit / Everlasting Life
|
John 7:39, 4:14, Rev. 22:17, Eph.
5:26 |
| White
(Color) |
Purity |
Revelation 12:9; 20:2 |
| White
Robes |
Victory/righteousness
|
Revelation 19:8; 3:5; 7:14 |
| Winds
|
Strife, Commotions,
“winds of war” |
Jeremiah 25:31-33,49:36,37, 4:11-13;
Zechariah 7:14 |
| Wings
|
Speed / Protection / Deliverance
|
Deuteronomy 28:49, Matthew 23:37
|
| Wine |
blood/covenant/doctrines
|
Luke 5:37 |
| Woman,
Pure |
True Church |
Jeremiah 6:2; 2 Corinthians 11:2;
Ephesians 5:23-27 |
| Woman,
Corrupt |
Apostate church |
Ezk. 16:15-58; 23:2-21; Hos. 2:5;
3:1; Rev. 14:4 |
| Wolf
|
Disguised Enemies that hunt in
a time of darkness |
Matthew 7:15 |
| Wormwood |
Sorrow/bitterness |
Jeremiah 9:15, 23:15; Lamentations
3:19 |
| Wrath
of God |
Seven Last Plagues |
Revelations 15:1 |
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