10 Divisions of Rome

The ten divisions of Rome
1. Alemanni - Germany.	6. Visigoths - Spain.
2. Franks - France.	7. Anglo-Saxons - England.
3. Burgundians - Switzerland.	8. Ostrogoths - Exterminated.
4. Suevi - Portugal.	9. Lombards - Italy.
5. Vandals - Exterminated.	10. Heruli - Exterminated.

Bible Prophecy Symbols

Bible Prophecy Symbols

Why cloak Bible prophecies in Symbols? And Jesus said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that Seeing they may not see, And hearing they may not understand.” Luke 8:10. Many of the apocalyptic prophecies were given while the prophets were in a hostile foreign land. One reason God cloaked the prophecies in symbols was to protect the messages.

Animals and their Parts

• Horse = Strength and Power in Battle Job 39:19, Psalms 147:10, Proverbs 21:31

• Dragon = Satan or his agency Isaiah 27:1; 30:6, Psalms 74:13-14, Revelation 12:7-9, Ezekiel 29:3, Jeremiah 51:34

• Beast = Kingdom / government / political power Daniel 7:17, 23

• Lamb = Jesus / sacrifice John 1:29, 1Corinthians 5:7

• Lion = Jesus / Powerful King i.e. Babylon Revelation 5:4-9, Jeremiah 50:43-44, Daniel 7:4, 17, 23

• Bear = Destructive Power / Medo Persia Proverbs 28:15, 2Kings 2:23-24, Daniel 7:5

• Leopard = Greece Daniel 7:6

• Serpent = Satan Revelation 12:9; 20:2

• Tongue = Language / Speech Exodus 4:10

• Wolf = Disguised Enemies Matthew 7:15

• Dove = Holy Spirit Mark 1:10

• Ram = Medo Persia Daniel 8:20

• Goat = Greece Daniel 8:21

• Horn = King or kingdom Daniel 7:24; 8:5, 21-22, Zechariah 1:18-19, Revelation 17:12

• Wings = Speed / Protection / Deliverance Deuteronomy 28:49, Matthew 23:37

Colors

• White = Purity Revelation 12:9; 20:2

• Blue = Law Numbers 15:38-39

• Purple = Royalty Mark 15:17, Judges 8:26

• Red/Scarlet = Sin/corruption Isaiah 1:18, Nahum 2:3, Revelation 17:1-4

Metals, Elements, and Natural Objects

• Gold = Pure Character Precious and Rare Isaiah 13:12

• Silver = Pure Words & Understanding Proverbs 2:4; 3:13-14; 10:20; 25:11, Psalms 12:6

• Brass, Tin, Iron, Lead, Silver dross = Impure Character Ezekiel 22:20-21

• Water = Holy Spirit / Everlasting Life John 7:39; 4:14, Revelation 22:17, Ephesians 5:26

• Waters = Inhabited area/people, nations Revelation 17:15

• Fire = Holy Spirit Luke 3:16

• Tree = Cross; People / Nation Deuteronomy 21:22-23, Psalms 92:12; 37:35

• Seed = Descendents / Jesus Romans 9:8, Galatians 3:16

• Fruit = Works / Actions Galatians 5:22

• Fig Tree = A Nation that should bear fruit Luke 13:6-9

• Vineyard = Church that should bear fruit Luke 20:9-16

• Field = World Matthew 13:38, John 4:35

• Harvest = End of World Matthew 13:39

• Reapers = Angels Matthew 13:39

• Thorns / Thorny Ground = Cares of this life Mark 4:18-19

• Stars=Angels/messengers = Revelation 1:16, 20; 12:4, 7-9, Job 38:7

• Jordan = death Romans 6:4, Deuteronomy 4:22

• Mountains = Political or religio-political powers Isaiah 2:2-3, Jeremiah 17:3; 31:23; 51:24-25, Ezekiel 17:22-23, Daniel 2:35, 44-45

• Rock = Jesus / truth 1Corinthians 10:4, Isaiah 8:13-14, Romans 9:33, Matthew 7:24

• Sun = Jesus / the gospel Psalms 84:11, Malachi 4:2, Matthew 17:2, John 8:12; 9:5

• Winds=Strife / commotion / "winds of war" Jeremiah 25:31-33, 49:36-37; 4:11-13, Zechariah 7:14

Miscellaneous Objects

• Lamp = Word of God Psalms 119:105

• Oil = Holy Spirit Zechariah 4:2-6, Revelation 4:5

• Sword = Word of God Ephesians 6:17, Hebrews 4:12

• Bread = Word of God John 6:35, 51-52, 63

• Wine=blood/covenant / doctrines Luke 5:37

• Honey = happy life Ezekiel 20:6, Deuteronomy 8:8-9

• Clothing = Character Isaiah 64:6, Isaiah 59:6

• Crown = A Glorious Ruler or Rulership Proverbs 16:31, Isaiah 28:5, Isaiah 62:3

• Ring = Authority Genesis 41:42-43, Esther 3:10-11

• Angel = Messenger Daniel 8:16; 9:21, Luke 1:19, 26, Hebrews 1:14

• Babylon = apostasy / confusion / rebellion Genesis 10:8-10; 11:6-9, Revelation 18:2-3; 17:1-5

• Mark = Sign or seal of approval or disapproval Ezekiel 9:4, Romans 4:11, Revelation 13:17; 14:9-11; 7:2-3

• Seal = Sign or mark of approval or disapproval Romans 4:11, Revelation 7:2-3

• White Robes=Victory / righteousness Revelation 19:8; 3:5; 7:14

• Jar / Vessel=Person Jeremiah 18:1-4, 2Corinthians 4:7

• Time = 360 Day Daniel 4:16, 23, 25, 32; 7:25; Daniel 11:13 margin

• Times = 720 Days Daniel 7:25, Revelation 12:6, 14; 13:5

• Day = Literal year Ezekiel 4:6, Numbers 14:34

• Trumpet = loud warning of God's approach Exodus 19:16-17, Joshua 6:4-5

Actions, Activities, and Physical States

• Healing = Salvation Luke 5:23-24

• Leprosy / Sickness = Sin Luke 5:23-24

• Famine = Dearth of Truth Amos 8:11

People and Body Parts

• Woman, Pure = True Church Jeremiah 6:2, 2Corinthians 11:2, Ephesians 5:23-27

• Woman, Corrupt = Apostate church Ezekiel 16:15-58; 23:2-21, Hosea 2:5; 3:1, Revelation 14:4

• Thief = Suddenness of Jesus' coming 1Thessalonians 5:2-4, 2Peter 3:10

• Hand = Deeds / Works / Actions Ecclesiastes 9:10, Isaiah 59:6

• Forehead = Mind Deuteronomy 6:6-8, Romans 7:25, Ezekiel 3:8-9

• Feet = Your Walk / Direction Genesis 19:2, Psalms 119:105

• Eyes = Spiritual Discernment Matthew 13:10-17, 1John 2:11

• Skin = Christ's righteousness Exodus 12:5, 1Peter 1:19, Isaiah 1:4-6

• Harlot = Apostate church/religion Isaiah 1:21-27, Jeremiah 3:1-3; 6-9

• Heads = Major powers/rulers/governments Revelation 17:3, 9-10

Bible Numbers

Many of the numbers in the Bible have deeper prophetic significance. Both in the Old and New Testaments, numbers reveal hidden concepts and meanings that commonly escape the casual reader. And throughout history, men with great minds, like Augustine, Isaac Newton, and Leonardo Di Vinci, showed more than just a passing curiosity regarding the importance of biblical numbers. Once more, Jesus said, “The very hairs of your head are numbered” Matthew 10:30. Obviously, Bible numbers should be carefully considered.

1 – represents absolute singleness and unity (Ephesians 4:4–6; John 17:21-22.) (We presume readers need no more than these two citations, as most of the biblical information regarding unity and singleness is common knowledge.)

2 – represents the truth of God's Word; for example, the law and prophets (John 1:45), two or three witnesses (2 Corinthians 13:1), and a sword with two edges (Hebrews 4:12). See Mark 6:7 and Revelation 11:3. It is also used 21 times in the books of Daniel and Revelation.

3 – represents the Godhead / Trinity. The angels cry “Holy” three times to the triune God (Isaiah 6:3). See also Matthew 28:19 and 1John 5:7-8.

4 – represents universal truth, as in the four directions (north, south, east, west) and the four winds (Matthew 24:31; Revelation 7:1; 20:8). In acts 10:11, a sheet with four corners symbolizes the gospel going to all the gentiles.

5 – represents teaching. First, there are the five books of Moses. Second, Jesus taught about the five wise virgins and used five barley loaves used to feed the 5,000.

6 – represents the worship of man, and is the number of man, signifying his rebellion, imperfection, works, and disobedience. It is used 273 times in the Bible, including its derivatives (e.g, sixth) and another 91 times as “threescore” or “60.” Man was created on the sixth day (Genesis 1:26, 31). See also Exodus 31:15 and Daniel 3:1.

This number is especially significant in the book Revelation, as “666” identifies the beast. “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six” (Revelation 13:18).

7 – represents perfection, and is the sign of God, divine worship, completions, obedience, and rest. The “prince” of Bible numbers, it is used 562 times, including its derivatives (e.g., seventh, sevens). (See Genesis 2:1–4, Psalms 119:164 and Exodus 20:8–11 for just a few of the examples.)

The number seven is also the most common in biblical prophecy, occurring 42 times in Daniel and Revelation alone. In Revelation there are seven churches, seven spirits, seven golden candlesticks, seven stars, seven lamps, seven seals, seven horns, seven eyes, seven angels, seven trumpets, seven thunders, seven thousand slain in a great earthquake, seven heads, seven crowns, seven last plagues, seven golden vials, seven mountains, and seven kings.

10 – represents law and restoration. Of course, this includes the Ten Commandments found in Exodus 20. See also Matthew 25:1 (ten virgins); Luke 17:17 (ten lepers); Luke 15:8 (healing, ten silver coins).

12 – represents the church and God's authority. Jesus had 12 disciples, and there were 12 tribes of Israel. In Revelation 12:1, the 24 elders and 144,000 are multiples of 12. The New Jerusalem city has 12 foundations, 12 gates 12 thousand furlongs, a tree with 12 kinds of fruit 12 times a year eaten by 12 times 12,000 or the 144,000. (See Revelation 21.)

40 – represents a generation and times of testing. It rained for 40 days during the flood. Moses spent 40 years in the desert, as did the children of Israel. Jesus fasted for 40 days.

50 – represents power and celebration. The Jubilee came after the 49th year (Leviticus 25:10) and Pentecost occurred 50 days after Christ's resurrection (Acts 2).

70 – represents human leadership and judgment. Moses appointed 70 elders (Exodus 24:1); The Sanhedrin was made up of 70 men. Jesus chose 70 disciples (Luke 10:1). Jesus told Peter to forgive 70 times 7.

Bible Symbols

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