Thematic Bible: Symbolical
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Anointing » Symbolical » Of jesus
a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of expensive perfume which she poured over his head as he lay at table. When the disciples saw this they were angry. "What is the use of this waste?" they said; "the perfume might have been sold for a good sum, and the poor might have got that." read more.
But Jesus was aware of what they said, and he replied, "Why are you annoying the woman? It is a beautiful thing she has done to me. The poor you always have beside you, but you will not always have me. In pouring this perfume on my body she has acted in view of my burial.
But Jesus was aware of what they said, and he replied, "Why are you annoying the woman? It is a beautiful thing she has done to me. The poor you always have beside you, but you will not always have me. In pouring this perfume on my body she has acted in view of my burial.
Then Mary, taking a pound of expensive perfume, real nard, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair, till the house was filled with the scent of the perfume. One of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was to betray him), said, "Why was not this perfume sold for ten pounds, and the money given to the poor?" read more.
(Not that he cared for the poor; he said this because he was a thief, and because he carried the money-box and pilfered what was put in.) Then said Jesus, "Let her alone, let her keep what she has for the day of my burial.
(Not that he cared for the poor; he said this because he was a thief, and because he carried the money-box and pilfered what was put in.) Then said Jesus, "Let her alone, let her keep what she has for the day of my burial.
Birds » Figurative » Symbolical
Bread » Symbolical » Of the body of Christ
As they were eating he took a loaf and after the blessing he broke it; then he gave it to the disciples saying, "Take and eat this, it means my body."
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I passed on to you what I received from the Lord himself, namely, that on the night he was betrayed the Lord Jesus took a loaf, and after thanking God he broke it, saying, 'This means my body broken for you; do this in memory of me.'
On the first day of the week we met for the breaking of bread; Paul addressed them, as he was to leave next day, and he prolonged his address till midnight
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Broth » Symbolical
Bullock (ox) » Symbolical
the first living Creature resembling a lion, the second living Creature resembling an ox, the third living Creature with a face like a man's, the fourth living Creature like a flying eagle.
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Candlestick » Symbolical
Now, remember the height from which you have fallen; repent and act as you did at first. If not, I will come to you [very soon] and remove your lamp stand, unless you repent.
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So I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me; and on turning round I saw seven golden lampstands and in the middle of the lampstands One who resembled a human being, with a long robe, and a belt of gold round his breast;
As for the secret symbol of the seven stars which you have seen in my right hand, and of the seven golden lamp stands ??the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
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(they are the two olive-trees and the two lampstands which stand before the Lord of the earth):
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Censer » Symbolical
And another angel went and stood at the altar with a golden censer; he was given abundant incense, to be laid with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar in front of the throne;
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And the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and poured it on the earth; then followed peals of thunder, loud blasts, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
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Chariot » Symbolical
Cherubim » Symbolical
Clay » Symbolical
Cloud » Symbolical
Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud One resembling a human being, a golden crown upon his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
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Coal » Symbolical
Corn » Figurative » Symbolical
Crown » Symbolical
also round the throne four and twenty thrones, and on these thrones four and twenty Presbyters seated, who were clad in white raiment with golden crowns upon their heads.
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Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud One resembling a human being, a golden crown upon his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
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The appearance of the locusts resembled horses armed for battle; on their heads were sort of crowns like gold; their faces were like human faces,
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So I looked, and there was a white horse, its rider holding a bow; he was given a crown, and away he rode conquering and to conquer.
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Then I stood on the sand of the sea, and I saw a Beast rising out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, ten diadems on his horns, and blasphemous titles on his heads.
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His eyes are a flame of fire, on his head are many diadems, he bears a written name which none knows but himself.
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Then another portent was seen in heaven! There was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and seven horns and seven diadems upon his heads;
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the four and twenty Presbyters fall down before him who is seated on the throne, worshipping him who lives for ever and ever, and casting their crowns before the throne, with the cry,
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And a great portent was seen in heaven, a woman clad in the sun ??with the moon under her feet, and a tiara of twelve stars on her head;
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turtle Dove » Symbolical » Of the holy spirit
Now when Jesus had been baptized, the moment he rose out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove upon him.
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And John bore this testimony also: "I saw the Spirit descend like a dove from heaven and rest on him.
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and the holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven, "Thou art my son, the Beloved, to-day have I become thy father."
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Dragon » Symbolical
Then I saw issuing from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the Beast and from the mouth of the false Prophet, three foul spirits like frogs ??14 demon-spirits performing miracles, who come out to muster the kings of the whole world for battle on the great Day of almighty God.
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Dress » Symbolical » Filthy, of iniquity
Eagle » Symbolical
the first living Creature resembling a lion, the second living Creature resembling an ox, the third living Creature with a face like a man's, the fourth living Creature like a flying eagle.
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but the woman was given the two wings of a great eagle for her flight to the desert, to her appointed place, where she is nourished for a Time, two Times, and half a Time, safe from the serpent.
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Earthquakes » Symbolical
At that hour a great earthquake took place, a tenth of the City was destroyed, and seven thousand souls perished in the earthquake: the rest were awestruck, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
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And when he opened the sixth seal, I looked; and a great earthquake took place, the sun turned black as sackcloth, the full moon turned like blood, the stars of the sky dropped to earth as a fig tree shaken by a gale sheds her unripe figs, the sky was swept aside like a scroll being folded up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
followed by flashes of lightning, loud blasts, peals of thunder, and a mighty earthquake, the like of which never was since man lived on earth, such a mighty earthquake it was;
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Every island fled away, the mountains disappeared,
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Egypt » Symbolical
and their corpses will lie in the streets of that great City whose mystical name is Sodom and Egypt ??where their Lord also was crucified.
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Emerald » Symbolical » In the foundation of the holy city
The foundation-stones of the city-wall are adorned with all sorts of precious stones, the first foundation-stone being of jasper, the second of sapphire, the third of agate, the fourth of emerald,
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Euphrates » Symbolical » In the symbolisms of the apocalypse
telling the sixth angel with the trumpet, "Let loose the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
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The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its waters were dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.
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Euphrates » Symbolical » The inundations of, of the extension of the empire of assyria
Forty » Days » Symbolical
Frogs » Symbolical
Then I saw issuing from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the Beast and from the mouth of the false Prophet, three foul spirits like frogs ??14 demon-spirits performing miracles, who come out to muster the kings of the whole world for battle on the great Day of almighty God.
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Gates » Symbolical
it has a huge, high wall with twelve gates, twelve angels at the twelve gates, and names inscribed thereon which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel, three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
The twelve gates are twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl; and the streets of the City are pure gold, clear as crystal.
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(the gates of it will never be shut by day, and night there shall be none),
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Girdle » Symbolical
He came to us, took Paul's girdle and bound his own feet and hands, saying, "Here is the word of the holy Spirit: 'So shall the Jews bind the owner of this girdle at Jerusalem and hand him over to the Gentiles'."
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and out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, robed in pure dazzling linen, their breasts encircled with golden belts.
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Glass » Symbolical
The twelve gates are twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl; and the streets of the City are pure gold, clear as crystal.
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The material of the wall is jasper, but the City is made of pure gold, transparent like glass.
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Gold » Symbolical
The twelve gates are twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl; and the streets of the City are pure gold, clear as crystal.
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The material of the wall is jasper, but the City is made of pure gold, transparent like glass.
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Horn » Symbolical
Then I stood on the sand of the sea, and I saw a Beast rising out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, ten diadems on his horns, and blasphemous titles on his heads.
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Then another portent was seen in heaven! There was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and seven horns and seven diadems upon his heads;
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Then I noticed a Lamb standing in the midst of the throne and the four living Creatures and the Presbyters; it seemed to have been slain, but it had seven horns and seven eyes (they are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth),
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Then I saw another Beast rising from the land; he had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.
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So he bore me away rapt in the Spirit to the desert, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet Beast covered with blasphemous titles; it had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was clad in purple and scarlet, her ornaments were of gold and precious stones and pearls, in her hand was a golden cup full of all abominations and the impurities of her vice, and on her forehead a name was written by way of symbol, "Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and of all abominations on earth." read more.
Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and as I looked at her I marvelled greatly. But the angel said to me, "Why marvel? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman, and of the Beast with the seven heads and the ten horns who carries her. The Beast you have seen was, is not, but is to rise from the abyss ??yet to perdition he shall go ??and the dwellers on earth will wonder (all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of Life), when they see that the Beast was, is not, but is coming. Now for the interpretation of the discerning mind! The seven heads are seven hills, on which the woman is seated: also, they are seven kings, of whom five have fallen, one is living, and the other has not arrived yet ??and when he does arrive, he can only stay a little while. As for the Beast which was and is not, he is an eighth head: he belongs to the seven, and to perdition he shall go. As for the ten horns you have seen, they are ten kings who have no royal power as yet, but receive royal authority for an hour along with the Beast; they are of one mind, and they confer their power and authority upon the Beast. They will wage war on the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings ??the Lamb and the elect, the chosen, the faithful who are with him." He also told me, "The waters you saw, on which the woman is seated, are peoples and hosts, nations and tongues. As for the ten horns you have seen, they and the Beast will hate the harlot, lay her waste, and strip her naked; they will devour her flesh and burn her with fire,
Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and as I looked at her I marvelled greatly. But the angel said to me, "Why marvel? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman, and of the Beast with the seven heads and the ten horns who carries her. The Beast you have seen was, is not, but is to rise from the abyss ??yet to perdition he shall go ??and the dwellers on earth will wonder (all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of Life), when they see that the Beast was, is not, but is coming. Now for the interpretation of the discerning mind! The seven heads are seven hills, on which the woman is seated: also, they are seven kings, of whom five have fallen, one is living, and the other has not arrived yet ??and when he does arrive, he can only stay a little while. As for the Beast which was and is not, he is an eighth head: he belongs to the seven, and to perdition he shall go. As for the ten horns you have seen, they are ten kings who have no royal power as yet, but receive royal authority for an hour along with the Beast; they are of one mind, and they confer their power and authority upon the Beast. They will wage war on the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings ??the Lamb and the elect, the chosen, the faithful who are with him." He also told me, "The waters you saw, on which the woman is seated, are peoples and hosts, nations and tongues. As for the ten horns you have seen, they and the Beast will hate the harlot, lay her waste, and strip her naked; they will devour her flesh and burn her with fire,
Horse » Symbolical
And this is how the horses and their riders looked in my vision: they wore coats of mail red as fire, dark-blue as jacinth and yellow as smoke; the horses' heads were like lions' heads, and from their mouths poured fire and smoke and brimstone.
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So I looked, and there was a white horse, its rider holding a bow; he was given a crown, and away he rode conquering and to conquer. And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living Creature calling, "Come." And away went another red horse; its rider was allowed to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other; he was given a huge sword. read more.
And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living Creature calling, "Come." So I looked and there was a black horse; its rider held a pair of scales in his hand, and I heard like a voice in the midst of the four living Creatures saying, "A shilling for a quart of wheat, a shilling for three quarts of barley; but harm not oil and wine!" And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living Creature calling, "Come." So I looked, and there was a livid horse; its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. They were given power over the fourth part of the earth, to kill men with sword and famine and plague and by the wild beasts of the earth.
And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living Creature calling, "Come." So I looked and there was a black horse; its rider held a pair of scales in his hand, and I heard like a voice in the midst of the four living Creatures saying, "A shilling for a quart of wheat, a shilling for three quarts of barley; but harm not oil and wine!" And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living Creature calling, "Come." So I looked, and there was a livid horse; its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. They were given power over the fourth part of the earth, to kill men with sword and famine and plague and by the wild beasts of the earth.
Then I saw heaven open wide ??and there was a white horse: his rider is faithful and true, yea, just are his judgments and his warfare. His eyes are a flame of fire, on his head are many diadems, he bears a written name which none knows but himself. He is clad in a robe dipped in blood (his name is called THE LOGOS OF GOD), read more.
and the troops of heaven follow him on white horses, arrayed in pure white linen. A sharp sword issues from his lips, wherewith to smite the nations; he will shepherd them with an iron flail, and trample the winepress of the passion of the anger of God almighty. And on his robe, upon his thigh, his name is written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, who shouted aloud to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, "Come, gather for the great banquet of God, to devour the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of the strong, the flesh of horses and their riders, the flesh of all men, free and slaves, low and high alike." And I saw the Beast and the kings of earth and their troops mustered to wage war on him who was seated on the horse and on his troops. But the Beast was seized, together with the false Prophet who had performed in his presence the miracles by means of which he seduced those who received the mark of the Beast and worshipped his statue; both of them were flung alive into the lake of fire that blazes with brimstone, while the rest were killed by the sword of him who is seated on the horse, by the sword that issues from his lips. And all the birds were glutted with their flesh.
and the troops of heaven follow him on white horses, arrayed in pure white linen. A sharp sword issues from his lips, wherewith to smite the nations; he will shepherd them with an iron flail, and trample the winepress of the passion of the anger of God almighty. And on his robe, upon his thigh, his name is written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, who shouted aloud to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, "Come, gather for the great banquet of God, to devour the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of the strong, the flesh of horses and their riders, the flesh of all men, free and slaves, low and high alike." And I saw the Beast and the kings of earth and their troops mustered to wage war on him who was seated on the horse and on his troops. But the Beast was seized, together with the false Prophet who had performed in his presence the miracles by means of which he seduced those who received the mark of the Beast and worshipped his statue; both of them were flung alive into the lake of fire that blazes with brimstone, while the rest were killed by the sword of him who is seated on the horse, by the sword that issues from his lips. And all the birds were glutted with their flesh.
Incense » Symbolical » Of the prayers of saints
And when it took the scroll, the four living Creatures and the four and twenty Presbyters fell down before the Lamb, each with his harp and with golden bowls full of incense (that is, full of the prayers of the saints),
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And another angel went and stood at the altar with a golden censer; he was given abundant incense, to be laid with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar in front of the throne; and the smoke of the incense with the prayers of all the saints rose up from the angel's hand before God.
Jeshua » Joshua called » Symbolical » Prophecies concerning
Joshua » Symbolical » Of the restoration of God's people
Lamp » Symbolical
From the throne issue flashes of lightning and loud blasts and peals of thunder. And in front of the throne seven torches of fire burn (they are the seven Spirits of God);
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The third angel blew, and a huge star blazing like a torch dropped out of the sky, dropped on a third of the rivers and on the fountains
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Lions » Symbolical » Margin
but one of the Presbyters told me, "Weep not; lo, the Lion of Judah's tribe, the Scion of David, he has won the power of opening the scroll and its seven seals."
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The Beast I saw resembled a leopard, his feet were like a bear's, and his mouth like a lion's. To him the dragon gave his own power and his own throne and great authority.
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And this is how the horses and their riders looked in my vision: they wore coats of mail red as fire, dark-blue as jacinth and yellow as smoke; the horses' heads were like lions' heads, and from their mouths poured fire and smoke and brimstone.
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the first living Creature resembling a lion, the second living Creature resembling an ox, the third living Creature with a face like a man's, the fourth living Creature like a flying eagle.
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their hair like women's hair, and their teeth like lions' fangs;
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Lions » Symbolical
Locusts » Symbolical
And out of the smoke came locusts on the earth; they were granted power like the power wielded by scorpions on earth, but they were told not to harm the grass on earth nor any green thing nor any tree, only such human beings as had not the seal of God upon their foreheads; these they were allowed, not to kill but to torture, for five months ??and their torture was like the torture of a scorpion when it stings a man. read more.
In those days men will seek death, but they will not find it: they will long to die, but death flies from them. The appearance of the locusts resembled horses armed for battle; on their heads were sort of crowns like gold; their faces were like human faces, their hair like women's hair, and their teeth like lions' fangs; they had scales like iron coats of mail; the whirring of their wings was like the noise of many chariots rushing to battle; their tails and their stings were like scorpions', and their power of hurting men for five months lay in their tails;
In those days men will seek death, but they will not find it: they will long to die, but death flies from them. The appearance of the locusts resembled horses armed for battle; on their heads were sort of crowns like gold; their faces were like human faces, their hair like women's hair, and their teeth like lions' fangs; they had scales like iron coats of mail; the whirring of their wings was like the noise of many chariots rushing to battle; their tails and their stings were like scorpions', and their power of hurting men for five months lay in their tails;
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
And war broke out in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting with the dragon; the dragon and his angels also fought, but he failed, and there was no place for them in heaven any longer. So the huge dragon was thrown down ??that old serpent called the Devil and Satan, the seducer of the whole world ??thrown down to the earth, and his angels thrown down along with him.
Then I saw a great white throne, and One who was seated thereon; from his presence earth and sky fled, no more to be found.
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Then I saw the new heaven and the new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and the sea is no more.
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After that I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds from blowing on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.
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And when he opened the sixth seal, I looked; and a great earthquake took place, the sun turned black as sackcloth, the full moon turned like blood, the stars of the sky dropped to earth as a fig tree shaken by a gale sheds her unripe figs, the sky was swept aside like a scroll being folded up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
And another angel went and stood at the altar with a golden censer; he was given abundant incense, to be laid with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar in front of the throne; and the smoke of the incense with the prayers of all the saints rose up from the angel's hand before God. And the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and poured it on the earth; then followed peals of thunder, loud blasts, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. read more.
And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to blow their blasts. The first blew, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, falling on the earth; a third of the earth was burnt up, a third of the trees were burnt up, and all the green grass was burnt up. The second angel blew, and what looked like a huge mountain on fire was hurled into the sea; a third of the sea turned blood, a third of the creatures in the sea ??the living creatures ??perished, and a third of the ships were destroyed. The third angel blew, and a huge star blazing like a torch dropped out of the sky, dropped on a third of the rivers and on the fountains (the name of the star is Wormwood); a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died of the waters, because they had turned bitter. The fourth angel blew; and a stroke fell on a third of the sun, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so as to darken one third of them, withdrawing light from a third of the day and likewise of the night.
And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to blow their blasts. The first blew, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, falling on the earth; a third of the earth was burnt up, a third of the trees were burnt up, and all the green grass was burnt up. The second angel blew, and what looked like a huge mountain on fire was hurled into the sea; a third of the sea turned blood, a third of the creatures in the sea ??the living creatures ??perished, and a third of the ships were destroyed. The third angel blew, and a huge star blazing like a torch dropped out of the sky, dropped on a third of the rivers and on the fountains (the name of the star is Wormwood); a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died of the waters, because they had turned bitter. The fourth angel blew; and a stroke fell on a third of the sun, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so as to darken one third of them, withdrawing light from a third of the day and likewise of the night.
The fifth angel blew, and I saw a Star which had dropped from heaven to earth; he was given the key of the pit of the abyss, and he opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke poured out of the pit, like the smoke of a huge furnace, till the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
And this is how the horses and their riders looked in my vision: they wore coats of mail red as fire, dark-blue as jacinth and yellow as smoke; the horses' heads were like lions' heads, and from their mouths poured fire and smoke and brimstone. By these three plagues the third of men were killed, by the fire, the smoke, and the brimstone, that poured out of their mouths; for the power of the horses lies in their mouths ??and also in their tails (their tails are like serpents, they have heads, and it is with their heads that they hurt).
Then I saw another strong angel descend from heaven; he was clad in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, his face like the sun, his feet like columns of fire, and a small scroll open in his hand. He set his right foot on the sea, his left upon the earth, and shouted aloud like a lion roaring; and at his shout the seven thunders gave voice. read more.
After the seven thunders had spoken, I was going to write it down; but I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said, do not write it." Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and the earth raised his right hand to heaven and swore by Him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, "There shall be no more delay;
After the seven thunders had spoken, I was going to write it down; but I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said, do not write it." Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and the earth raised his right hand to heaven and swore by Him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, "There shall be no more delay;
They have power to shut up the sky, so that no rain falls during the days when they are prophesying; and they have power over the waters, to turn them into blood, and also to smite the earth with all manner of plagues as often as they choose.
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And a great portent was seen in heaven, a woman clad in the sun ??with the moon under her feet, and a tiara of twelve stars on her head; she was with child, crying in the pangs of travail, in anguish for her delivery. Then another portent was seen in heaven! There was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and seven horns and seven diadems upon his heads; read more.
his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and flung them to the earth. And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was on the point of being delivered, to devour her child as soon as it was born.
his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and flung them to the earth. And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was on the point of being delivered, to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Then I saw another portent in heaven, great and marvellous: seven angels with seven plagues ??the last plagues, for they complete the wrath of God. And I saw what was like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and, standing beside the sea of glass, those who came off conquerors from the Beast and his statue and the cipher of his name; they had harps of God and they were singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb ??"Great and marvellous are thy deeds, Lord God almighty! Just and true thy ways, O King of nations! read more.
Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou alone art holy. Yea, all nations shall come and worship before thee, for thy judgments are disclosed."
Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou alone art holy. Yea, all nations shall come and worship before thee, for thy judgments are disclosed."
The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun; and the sun was allowed to scorch men with fire,
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The seventh angel poured out his bowl in the air; then came a loud voice out of the temple of heaven from the throne, crying, "All is over!" followed by flashes of lightning, loud blasts, peals of thunder, and a mighty earthquake, the like of which never was since man lived on earth, such a mighty earthquake it was; the great City was shattered in three parts, the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered to give Babylon the great the cup of the wine of the passion of his anger. read more.
Every island fled away, the mountains disappeared, and huge hailstones fell from heaven on men, till men blasphemed God for the plague of the hail ??for the plague of it was fearful.
Every island fled away, the mountains disappeared, and huge hailstones fell from heaven on men, till men blasphemed God for the plague of the hail ??for the plague of it was fearful.
Then I saw heaven open wide ??and there was a white horse: his rider is faithful and true, yea, just are his judgments and his warfare. His eyes are a flame of fire, on his head are many diadems, he bears a written name which none knows but himself. He is clad in a robe dipped in blood (his name is called THE LOGOS OF GOD), read more.
and the troops of heaven follow him on white horses, arrayed in pure white linen. A sharp sword issues from his lips, wherewith to smite the nations; he will shepherd them with an iron flail, and trample the winepress of the passion of the anger of God almighty. And on his robe, upon his thigh, his name is written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, who shouted aloud to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, "Come, gather for the great banquet of God, to devour the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of the strong, the flesh of horses and their riders, the flesh of all men, free and slaves, low and high alike."
and the troops of heaven follow him on white horses, arrayed in pure white linen. A sharp sword issues from his lips, wherewith to smite the nations; he will shepherd them with an iron flail, and trample the winepress of the passion of the anger of God almighty. And on his robe, upon his thigh, his name is written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, who shouted aloud to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, "Come, gather for the great banquet of God, to devour the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of the strong, the flesh of horses and their riders, the flesh of all men, free and slaves, low and high alike."
Moon » Symbolical
And a great portent was seen in heaven, a woman clad in the sun ??with the moon under her feet, and a tiara of twelve stars on her head;
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Name » Symbolical
Olive » Symbolical
(they are the two olive-trees and the two lampstands which stand before the Lord of the earth):
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Pearl » Symbolical
The twelve gates are twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl; and the streets of the City are pure gold, clear as crystal.
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Rainbow » Symbolical
Then I saw another strong angel descend from heaven; he was clad in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, his face like the sun, his feet like columns of fire,
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Resurrection » Symbolical
But after three days and a half the breath of life from God entered them; they stood on their feet (terror fell on those who saw them)
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Sanctuary » Symbolical
and who officiates in the sanctuary or true tabernacle set up by the Lord and not by man.
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(men who serve a mere outline and shadow of the heavenly ??as Moses was instructed, when he was about to execute the building of the tabernacle: see, God said, that you make everything on the pattern shown you upon the mountain).
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Scorpion » Symbolical
And out of the smoke came locusts on the earth; they were granted power like the power wielded by scorpions on earth,
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these they were allowed, not to kill but to torture, for five months ??and their torture was like the torture of a scorpion when it stings a man.
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their tails and their stings were like scorpions', and their power of hurting men for five months lay in their tails;
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Sea » Symbolical » In john's apocalyptic vision
And I saw what was like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and, standing beside the sea of glass, those who came off conquerors from the Beast and his statue and the cipher of his name; they had harps of God
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Then I stood on the sand of the sea, and I saw a Beast rising out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, ten diadems on his horns, and blasphemous titles on his heads.
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Then the voice I had heard from heaven again talked to me, saying, "Go and take the small scroll which lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and the earth."
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also in front of the throne there is like a sea of glass, resembling crystal. And on each side of the throne, all round it, four living Creatures full of eyes inside and outside;
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Then I saw the new heaven and the new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and the sea is no more.
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and a small scroll open in his hand. He set his right foot on the sea, his left upon the earth,
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Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and the earth raised his right hand to heaven and swore by Him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, "There shall be no more delay;
The second angel blew, and what looked like a huge mountain on fire was hurled into the sea; a third of the sea turned blood, a third of the creatures in the sea ??the living creatures ??perished, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
The second poured out his bowl upon the sea; it turned blood like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing within the sea perished.
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Sea » Symbolical » In daniel's vision
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Symbolical » Of many sons
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Symbolical » Of liberality
Silver » Symbolical
Staves (long poles) » Symbolical
Stones » Symbolical » Of the kingdom of Christ
Swords » Symbolical
in his right hand he held seven stars, a sharp sword with a double edge issued from his mouth, and his face shone like the sun in full strength.
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Trees » Symbolical
Trumpet » Symbolical
He will despatch his angels with a loud trumpet call to muster his elect from the four winds, from the verge of heaven to the verge of earth.
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The Lord himself will descend from heaven with a loud summons, when the archangel calls and the trumpet of God sounds; the dead in Christ will rise first;
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Then the seventh angel blew; and loud voices followed in heaven, crying, "The rule of the world has passed to our Lord and his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever."
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On the Lord's day I found myself rapt in the Spirit, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet calling,
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in the days of the seventh angel's voice, when he now blows his blast, then shall the secret purpose of God be fulfilled, as he assured his servants the prophets."
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After this I looked, and there was a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice I had heard talking with me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must come to pass after this."
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The fifth angel blew, and I saw a Star which had dropped from heaven to earth; he was given the key of the pit of the abyss, and he opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke poured out of the pit, like the smoke of a huge furnace, till the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. And out of the smoke came locusts on the earth; they were granted power like the power wielded by scorpions on earth, read more.
but they were told not to harm the grass on earth nor any green thing nor any tree, only such human beings as had not the seal of God upon their foreheads; these they were allowed, not to kill but to torture, for five months ??and their torture was like the torture of a scorpion when it stings a man. In those days men will seek death, but they will not find it: they will long to die, but death flies from them. The appearance of the locusts resembled horses armed for battle; on their heads were sort of crowns like gold; their faces were like human faces, their hair like women's hair, and their teeth like lions' fangs; they had scales like iron coats of mail; the whirring of their wings was like the noise of many chariots rushing to battle; their tails and their stings were like scorpions', and their power of hurting men for five months lay in their tails; they had a king over them, the angel of the abyss ??his Hebrew name is Abaddon, but in Greek he is called Apollyon. The first woe has passed: two woes are still to come. Then the sixth angel blew; and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God, telling the sixth angel with the trumpet, "Let loose the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
but they were told not to harm the grass on earth nor any green thing nor any tree, only such human beings as had not the seal of God upon their foreheads; these they were allowed, not to kill but to torture, for five months ??and their torture was like the torture of a scorpion when it stings a man. In those days men will seek death, but they will not find it: they will long to die, but death flies from them. The appearance of the locusts resembled horses armed for battle; on their heads were sort of crowns like gold; their faces were like human faces, their hair like women's hair, and their teeth like lions' fangs; they had scales like iron coats of mail; the whirring of their wings was like the noise of many chariots rushing to battle; their tails and their stings were like scorpions', and their power of hurting men for five months lay in their tails; they had a king over them, the angel of the abyss ??his Hebrew name is Abaddon, but in Greek he is called Apollyon. The first woe has passed: two woes are still to come. Then the sixth angel blew; and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God, telling the sixth angel with the trumpet, "Let loose the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
Vine » Symbolical
[Chapters he cuts away any branch on me which is not bearing fruit, and cleans every branch which does bear fruit, to make it bear richer fruit. You are already clean, by the word I have spoken to you. read more.
Remain in me, as I remain in you: just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself, without remaining on the vine, neither can you, unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains in me, as I in him, bears rich fruit (because apart from me you can do nothing).
Remain in me, as I remain in you: just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself, without remaining on the vine, neither can you, unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains in me, as I in him, bears rich fruit (because apart from me you can do nothing).
War » In heaven » Symbolical
And war broke out in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting with the dragon; the dragon and his angels also fought,
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Water » Symbolical
(the name of the star is Wormwood); a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died of the waters, because they had turned bitter.
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Then from his mouth the serpent poured water after the woman like a river, to sweep her away with a flood;
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The third poured out his bowl upon the rivers and fountains of water, and they turned blood.
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Then came one of the seven angels with the seven plagues and spoke to me, saying, "Come and I will show you the doom of the great Harlot who is seated on many waters,
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He also told me, "The waters you saw, on which the woman is seated, are peoples and hosts, nations and tongues.
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Wheel » Symbolical
Wine » Symbolical » Of the blood of jesus
So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life within you. He who feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood possesses eternal life (and I will raise him up on the last day), for my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. read more.
He who feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains within me, as I remain within him.
He who feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains within me, as I remain within him.
this means my blood, the new covenant-blood, shed for many, to win the remission of their sins.
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So too he gave them the cup after supper, saying, "This cup means the new covenant ratified by my blood shed for your sake.
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He also took a cup and after thanking God he gave it to them, and they all drank of it; he said to them, "This means my covenant-blood which is shed for many;
Women » Symbolical » Of wickedness
True and just are his sentences of doom; he has doomed the great Harlot who destroyed earth with her vice, he has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
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Wormwood » Symbolical
(the name of the star is Wormwood); a third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died of the waters, because they had turned bitter.
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