Thematic Bible: The Dragon
Thematic Bible
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of the devil
And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
And when the thousand years have been completed, Satan shall be loosed from his prison,
And the beast which I saw was like to a leopardess, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave to it his power, and his throne, and great authority;
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of cruel and persecuting kings
speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which saith, My river is mine own, and I made it for myself.
In that day Jehovah, with his sore and great and strong sword, will visit leviathan the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, as in the generations of passed ages. Is it not thou that hath hewn Rahab in pieces, and pierced the monster?
the Dragon » Found in » Deserted cities
And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.
And jackals shall cry to one another in their palaces, and wild dogs in the pleasant castles. And her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
the Dragon » Found in » Dry places
And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in her fortresses; and it shall be a dwelling-place of wild dogs, a court for ostriches.
The beast of the field shall glorify me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I will give waters in the wilderness, rivers in the waste, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
the Dragon » A species of, in rivers
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength; thou didst break the heads of the monsters on the waters:
In that day Jehovah, with his sore and great and strong sword, will visit leviathan the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.
the Dragon » Illustrative » (poison of,) of wine
the Dragon » Described as » Poisonous
the Dragon » Described as » Powerful
and his tail draws the third part of the stars of the heaven; and he cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, in order that when she brought forth he might devour her child.
the Dragon » Often of a red color
And another sign was seen in the heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems;
the Dragon » Its swallowing of its prey alluded to
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel; he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
the Dragon » Its snuffing up the air alluded to
And the wild asses stand on the heights, they snuff up the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of enemies of the church
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under foot.
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of wicked men
Though thou hast crushed us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
the Dragon » Found in » The wilderness
and I hated Esau; and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.
the Dragon » Described as » Of solitary habits
the Dragon » Its mournful voice alluded to
For this will I lament, and I will howl; I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches.
the Dragon » Its wailing alluded to
For this will I lament, and I will howl; I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches.