Thematic Bible: Crimson, red, purple, and scarlet, symbols of various ideas
Thematic Bible
Colors » Crimson, red, purple, and scarlet, symbols of various ideas » Of royalty
Then Belshazzar gave orders, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now had authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.
The weight of the gold earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments and the pendants and the purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the neck bands that were on their camels’ necks.
The king called aloud to bring in the conjurers, the Chaldeans and the diviners. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as third ruler in the kingdom.”
But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the inscription and make its interpretation known to me, you will be clothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.”
Colors » Crimson, red, purple, and scarlet, symbols of various ideas » Of iniquity
Says the Lord,
“
They will be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They will be like wool.
cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood and bronze and iron and marble,
And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality,
saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, she who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls;
Colors » Crimson, red, purple, and scarlet, symbols of various ideas » Prosperity
Who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet,
Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
For all her household are
Are desolate in the streets;
Those
Embrace ash pits.
Colors » Crimson, red, purple, and scarlet, symbols of various ideas » Conquest
The warriors are dressed in
The chariots are enveloped in
And the cypress
Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems.