OBJECTS AND SYMBOLS IN
THE BOOK OF REVELATION
(ROUGH DRAFT) Gary L. Poll
May, 2015
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SYMBOL
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POSSIBLE
MEANINGS
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REFERENCES
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1/4
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A determined amount+
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6:8
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1/3 PART
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A restricted element. God’s mercy
is greater than his punishment.@ That part slated for destruction. A large
part. See Gaskill p. 118-119.
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8:7-12; 9:15,18; 12:4; Ezek.
5:1-5,12; Zech. 13:8-9; D&C 29:36-38
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½ HOUR
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Short interval (21 years?) when
Saints & angels prepare for destruction upon world.
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8:1
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1 DAY
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With no warning
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18:8
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1 HOUR
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A controlled short period of time
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17:12; 18:10,17,19
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1
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Holy, Unified, Deity. Represents
the beginning of all things. Often used in the context of the “first,” the
“first fruits,” or the “Firstborn,” and may refer to place, time, or rank.* As a symbol for God the number 1 is
indivisible, not made up of other numbers. Independent of all others.%
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6:1; 9:12; 17:12,13
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10 DAYS
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A short period of testing
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2:10; Dan. 1:12-15
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10, 1/10
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Represents a completeness and is
often multiplied with other numbers for emphasis.* The Lord’s portion, the whole of a
part- All the tribes taken into captivity, but not all of
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11:13; 12:3; 13:1
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10 HORNS
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Ten kings@ Horns =Power. 10=great power
neither perfect or complete.@
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12:3; 13:1; 17:3,7,12,16
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10 CROWNS
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When placed on the horns of the beast
in 13:1, they represent ruling by force+
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13:1
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10 KINGS
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Kings who are yet to come who will
reign for a short time.
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17:12
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100
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Highest possible number of
expression.
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1000 (6 times)
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Used to denote power, strength, &
magnitude. It symbolizes greatness and vastness.*
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1000 YEARS
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A millennium
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20:2,3,4,5,6,7
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10,000
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Myriads. An ancient way of saying great numbers
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5:11; Mormon 6:10, 12-15; 1 Nephi 4:1; Micah 6:7
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11
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incompleteness, disorganization,
disintegration# sin%
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12 (23 times)
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Represents the priesthood including
its power & right to govern & completeness. When multiplied by
another number, it symbolizes an increase in power and covenant
responsibility.*
Government, Authority.
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5:6 JST; 12:1; 21:12-14, 21; 1 Sam.
15:26-28; 1 Kings 19:19; 2 Kings 2:8; Is. 61:10; Matt. 26:53
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12 GATES
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Entrances to
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21:12,21
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12 APOSTLES
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Ephesians 2:19-21
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21:14
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12 ANGELS
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Your endowment is to receive all
those ordinances in the House of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after
you have departed this life, to enable you, to walk back to the presence of
the Father, passing the angels who stand as sentinels, being enabled
to give them the key words, the signs & tokens pertaining to the Holy
Priesthood & gain your eternal exaltation. (B. Young, JD 2:31)
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21:12
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12 FRUITS
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The goodness & good works of
celestialized beings that bless others forever.@
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22:2; Ezek. 47:12
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12 FOUNDATIONS
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Or stones pertaining to 12 Apostles
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21:14; Ephes. 2:19-20
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12 EYES
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KJV says 7. Eyes is a symbol of
seeing or seership
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5:6
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12 PEARLS
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Pearls are often symbols for purity.
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21:21
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12 SPIRITS OF GOD
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JST says 12 servants. Seems to
indicate the 12 apostles.
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5:6
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12 HORNS
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KJV says 7. Horns is a symbol of
power. These are servants of God with power from him.
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5:6; JST 5:6
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12 STARS
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A crown of 12 stars. Crown=symbol of
power. Represent the 12 Apostles w/ Priesthood power who preside over the
Church.
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12:1
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12 TRIBES
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A reminder that those in the
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21:12
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12000
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12 represents priesthood, X 1000 =
greatness
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7:5-8; 21:16
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1260 (4 times)
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JST 12:5. Period of Great Apostasy in
years.
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11:3; 12:6
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13
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Rebellion, backsliding, apostasy#
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14
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Messianic number
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144
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A product of the priesthood number
(12) multiplied by itself. Represents the combination of the Aaronic and
Melchizedek Priesthood, thereby all priesthood power.*
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21:17
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144,000
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12,000 from each of the tribes, high
priests who are sent to proclaim the gospel to all the nations on earth.
12=Priesthood. A numbered squared to amplify meaning. 144=fullness of
priesthood authority. Times 1000=superlative representing completeness. Priesthood
authority in its fullness.+
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7:4; 14:1,3; D&C 77:11; 133:18
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1600 FURLONGS
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The square of 4 denoting geographical
completeness multiplied by the square of 10, the number denoting all of a
part. Possibly all of John’s world which is a part of the whole world.
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14:20
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1st WOE
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The 5th trump
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9:1-12
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1st ANGEL/TRUMP
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The 7 angels are men who belong to this earth
(D&C 130:5)
Apocryphal sources name the 7 angels Uriel, Raphael,
Raguel,
Michael, Saraqael, Gabriel, & Remiel. (1 Enoch
20:1-8) @
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8:7; 16:2-2
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1ST RESURRECTION
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Resurrection of the just.
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20:5,6
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1ST SEAL
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Enoch & others from Adam on. The
1st 1000 years.
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6:1-2; Moses 7:13-17
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2
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Number necessary to sustain a charge
at court. Opposition, dualism, separating. Two has a dualistic meaning in
scripture. Its 1st symbolic connotation is that of opposition,
separation or good vs. bad. Its 2nd meaning pertains to the law of
witnesses, & the canonical necessity to sustain a charge.%
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9:12; 11:3,4,10; 12:14; 13:11; Dt. 19:15;
1 Nephi 14:10; Matt. 25:31-33; D&C 42:6
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2 CANDLESTICKS
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Holy Light so people can see clearly.~ The 2 prophets who are to be in
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11:4
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2 HORNS
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The horns symbolize Satan’s imitation
power. 2 shows his obeying the law of witnesses.
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13:11; Matt. 7:15
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2 OLIVE TREES
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Anointed ones. Oil provides oil
for lamps so people can be prepared to meet Christ.~
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11:4; Zech. 4:11,14
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2 PROPHETS
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See Zech 3 & 4 where Joshua, the
High Priest & Zerubbabel the king by genealogy are types of these 2
prophets as they rebuilt Jerusalem in preparation for the 1st
coming of the Savior.
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11:10
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2 WINGS
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Deliverance from on high
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12:14; Ex. 19:4; Dt. 32:11-12; Is.
40:31
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2 WITNESSES
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2 prophets sent to
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11:3; D&C 77:15
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24
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Heavenly Government, other side
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4:4; 5:8
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24 ELDERS
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Elders who belonged to the 7 churches
and were then in Paradise, may represent the 24,000 Levite priests assigned to
temple work or the 12 sons of
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4:4,10;JST 4:6; 5:8,11,14; 11:16;
14:3; 19:4 D&C 77:5
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2nd WOE
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Events to warn the world after the
opening of the 7th seal & before Christ comes.
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9:12-11:14; D&C 77:13
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2nd SEAL
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Noah’s time
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6:3-4; Moses 8:22, 28, 29
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2nd ANGEL/TRUMP
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See 1st angel/trump
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8:8-9; 16:3
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2ND DEATH
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Spiritual death
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20:6,14; 21:8
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200,000,000
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Innumerable
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9:16
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26
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Name of the Lord
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3
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Symbolizes the Godhead and
perfection. Considered a perfect number because it has a beginning, a middle,
and an end. The beginning is 1, 2 is the middle and 3 is the end. All 3
numbers are unified within the number 3, yet each is separate and distinct.
Represents the Godhead, but also used by the adversary to represent the
dragon, beast, and serpent.* Covenant, complete, whole. Occurs over 350 times in Bible%
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6:6; 9:18; 14:9; 16:13,19
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3 GATES
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See Ezek. 48:3-34
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21:13
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3 ½
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The Fullness of imperfection. Half of
7- what is arrested midway in its normal course. An incomplete religious
system.@ A time of spiritual famine =
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11:9,11; 12:6; Dan. 7:25; 12:7; Luke
4:25; James 5:17
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3 UNCLEAN SPIRITS
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Agents of an unholy godhead. See
16:14
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16:13
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3rd ANGEL/TRUMP
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See 1st angel/trump
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8:10-11; 16:4-7
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3rd WOE
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Burning at 2nd Coming.~
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11:14; 16
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3RD SEAL
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Abraham
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6:5-6; Abraham 2:1, 17, 21
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4
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Represents mankind and the geographic
fullness of the earth. Occurs in the 4 points of the compass, 4 winds, &
4 corners of the earth. When added to or multiplied by another number it
portrays the geographic fullness of that number.* Mortality, earth. If the #4 is
associated with an event or thing, the indication is that it will affect the
entire earth and all of its inhabitants as in Matt. 13, the 4 soils represent
all of mankind.
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4:6,8; 5:14; 6:1,6-8; 7:1; 8:5-12;
9:13; Ezek. 14:21; 37:9; Zech. 2:6;
Is. 11:12
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4 ANGELS
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Sent to 4 qtrs. Of earth to save life
& destroy; they have the gospel to teach and the power to do mighty
works. Satan’s counterfeit in 9:14.
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7:1-2; 9:14, 15; D&C 77:8; Matt.
13:38-39
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4 BEASTS
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Guards and guides
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4:6, 8; 5:6, 8,14; 6:1,6; 7:11; 14:3;
D&C 77:2-3; 15:7; 19:4; HC 5:344
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4 WINDS OF EARTH
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Originate from God. They are his
instruments of scattering, destruction & gathering.
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7:1; Jer. 49:35,36; Dan. 7:2; Zech.
2:6; 11:4; Matt. 24:31; JSM 1:37; D&C 133:7
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4 HORNS
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Horns=power, 4=geographical Fullness,
all of the earth
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9:13; 1 Kings 1:50
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4 CORNERS/ QUARTERS OF EARTH
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All of the earth.
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7:1; 20:8
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42
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Represents a time when righteousness is cut short & the
wicked dominate. Anti-Christ, evil.@ Length in months of Savior’s ministry.
See also 3 ½ and 1260. 6=deficit x
7=completion. Perfection missing the mark.
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11:2; 12:14; 13:5; Amos 8:11-13
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FOURTH ANGEL/TRUMP
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See 1st angel/trump
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8:12; 16:8,9
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FOURTH SEAL
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Empire Age; Assyria,
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6:7-8
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40
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Represents geographic fullness or
sufficiency, or a lengthy period of time.* Spiritual
preparation. A period of testing, trial.
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Gen. 7:12; Moses 7:27-38; JST Matt.
4:1-11; Num. 14:20-22
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5 MONTHS
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Life cycle of a locust. May represent
a short time.
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9:5, 10
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5
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Grace, Atonement, Mercy. Man in his
fallen state%
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9:5,10, 17:10; Hel. 14:12
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5th ANGEL/TRUMP
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See 1st angel/trump
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9:1-12; 16:10-11
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5th SEAL
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Savior’ life, the spread of gospel,
the apostasy
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6:9-11
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50
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Jubilee, deliverance
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6
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Represents incompleteness or
imperfection.* A
failure to achieve a completeness of 7. Evil. Time, which pertains only to
man, has 6 stamped all over its imperfect measurements.%
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4:8
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6 WINGS
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Power to move about
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4:8; D&C 77:4
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666
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Triple rendering of the imperfect 6,
thus the great imperfection inherent in evil. The number of the beast. A trinity of imperfection, i.e.; the
Dragon, Beast and Beast #2 (the false prophet)
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13:18
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6th ANGEL/TRUMP
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See 1st angel/trump
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9:13-21; 16:12-15
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6TH SEAL
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Our day
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6:12-17
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7 (54 times)
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Sum of 3 (the Godhead) and 4(mankind & geographic fullness). Represents
perfection. Implies a full, complete joining together of all things in heaven
and on earth.* Rest. Hebrew, “sheva” covenant. That which is
spiritually complete or satisfying. The number is connected to covenant
making%
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1:4,11,12,13,16,20; 2:1; 4:5;
5:1,5,6; 8:1,2,6; 12:3; 13:1; 16:1, 17:11; Jude 1:14; Gen. 7:2; 29: 41; Ex.
12:15,19; 25:31,32; Judges 16:15-21
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7 VIALS
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Vials better translated “bowls”. They
contain all the wrath of God
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17:1; 21:9
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7 ANGELS
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JST says servants
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8:2,6; 15:1,6,7,8; 16:1; 17:1; 21:9
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7 CHURCHES
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The congregations in
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1:4,11,20
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7
CANDLESTICKS (GOLDEN)
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7 Churches in
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1:12,13,20; 2:1; 3 Nephi 18:24
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7 CROWNS
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Represent the universality of Satan’s
rule as king of chaos.
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12:3
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7 EYES
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JST says 12 eyes
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5:6
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7 GOLDEN VIALS OR BOWLS
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Execute judgments of God
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15:7; 21:9
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7 HEADS
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7 mountains on which the woman
sits-Rome is known as the city of 7 hills. Indicates that Satan has complete
power on earth, at least for a time. An imitation of the complete. 7 heads,
but one heart. =
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12:3; 13:1; 17:3,7,9
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7 HORNS
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JST says 12 Horns
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5:6
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7 KINGS
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A representation of all the kings or
kingdoms of the Latter-days
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17:10
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7 LAMPS
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7 servants
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4:5
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7 MOUNTAINS
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17:9
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7 PLAGUES
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The Lord’s final attempt to soften
wicked hearts. @
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15:1,6,8; 21:9
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7 SEALS
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Each seal represents 1000 years in
the earth’s history.
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5:1, 5; D&C 77:6-7;
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7 SERVANTS
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Church leaders
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JST 3:1
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7 SPIRITS
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JST says servants (leaders) of the 7
churches
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1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 8:2; JST 1:20
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7 STARS
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JST says servants of the 7
churches
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1:16,20; 2:1; 3:1; JST 1:20
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7 THUNDERS
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7 angels reciting what will happen in
each of 7 seals (DNTC 3:305)
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10:3,4; D&C 88:109
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7 TRUMPETS
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Sound voice of warning
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8:2.6; D&C 77:12
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70
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God’s administration of the World
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7000
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Number taken in earthquake-the whole
number of those condemned to die.
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11:13; 1 Kings 19:14, 18
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7th SEAL
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7th thousand years of
earth’s history.
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8:1
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7th ANGEL/TRUMP
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Michael is the 7th Angel.
When he sounds his trump we know that all has been revealed to the prophets
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10:7;11:15-16;16:17-21; D&C 88:106,
110, 112
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8
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Superabundance. New Beginning,
Resurrection, Baptism
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17:11; Gen. 17:12; JST Gen. 17:4-20
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9
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Judgment, finality, divine judgment
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Haggai 1:11; Luke 17:17
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ABADDON
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Destruction, a name for Satan (Heb.)
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9:11
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ACCUSER
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The word Satan means adversary. In
Hebrew the word means to accuse.
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12:10
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ALAS
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Wo
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18:10,16,19
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ALLELUIA
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Greek form of Hebrew Hallelujah,
means, “Praise Jehovah”
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19:1,3,4,6
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ALPHA & OMEGA
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1st & last letters in
Greek alphabet, representing Christ's eternal role in God's work
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1:8; 21:6; 22:13; 1:4
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ALTAR
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Places of blood sacrifice.
Representative of the atonement. Also places of peace and places where God
would manifest himself. In the Book of Rv. It is usually connected with
judgment of God
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6:9; 8:3,5; 9:13; 11:1; 14:18; 16:7;
Gen. 12:7; 13:18; 26:25; 35:1,7
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AMEN
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Connotes the idea of that which has
been unalterable confirmed or that which is sure, trustworthy & faithful.
Jesus
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1:6,18; 3:14; 5:14; 7:12; 19:4; Num. 5:22
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AMETHYST
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A type of crystallized quartz, deep
purple or the color of red wine. In the breastplate of the High Priest it was
the 3rd stone in the 3rd row of precious stones.
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21:20; Ex. 28:19; 39:12
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ANGEL IN THE MIDST OF HEAVEN
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Angels of the restoration;
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14:6
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ANGEL OF THE EAST
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A composite Elias sent to gather the
10 tribes
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7:2; D&C 77:9
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ANGEL OF THE WATERS
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Anciently the Jews believed that
different angels had charge of different elements of nature.
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16:5
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ANGELS
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JST Says servants in many cases
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1:1,20; 2:1,8,12,18; 3:1, 5,7,14; 5:2,11; 7:1,2,11,15; 8:2-13; 9:1,11,13-15; 10:1-11; 11:1,15;
12:7,9; 14:6,8,9,10,15,17-19; 15:1,6-8; 16:1,3,5-8,10,12,17; 17:1,7; 18:1,21;
19:17; 20:1; 21:12,17; 22:6,8,16
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ANOTHER ANGEL, MIGHTY ANGEL
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Possibly different angels, or
possibly Michael who holds the keys over the earth, the head angel.
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5:2; 7:2; 8:3; 10:1; 14:15; D&C
88:112-15
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ANTIPAS
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Martyr from Pergamos. Tradition says
he was roasted in a brazen bowl during Domitians reign.
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2:13
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APOLLYON
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Lucifer, Greek meaning destruction or
destroyer
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9:11
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APOSTLES
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One sent forth
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18:20
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Refers to the ark of the covenant
(testament), which rested in the Israelite temple’s holy of holies, into
which only the high priest was permitted to enter once every year.@
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11:19; Heb. 9:4-7
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ARMAGEDDON
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“Har Megiddo” in Hebrew. Armageddon
is a Gk. transliteration. Place of war, one of the final events prior to the
Savior’s 2nd Coming.
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16:16; Ezek. 38,39; Joel 2,3; Is. 34;
Jer. 25; Dan. 11, 12; Zech. 12-14.
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ARMIES/ARMY
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Or Hosts. Christ is the Lord of
Hosts. Satan imitates
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19:14,19
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Modern day
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1:4,11
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The world and worldliness
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14:8; 16:19; 17:5; 18:1,10,21;
D&C 133:14
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BALAAM
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The doctrine of Balaam was to eat
things sacrificed to idols, commit fornication & engage in priestcraft.
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2:14; Num.22-24; 25:1,3; 4:16
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BALAC
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Balak of O.T. wicked king of
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2:14; Nu. 22-24; Dt. 23:4; 2 Pet.
2:15; Jude 1:11
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BALANCES
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Used to measure food in famine
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6:5
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BARLEY
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The grain of the poor
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6:6
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See Parry, p. 264
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9:9
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BEAR
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Part of a beast that has power among
nations in the same way that beasts rule by fear and force.
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13:2; Daniel 7:3-6
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BEAST (THERION)
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A wild best, especially beasts of
prey, used as a symbol of the
degenerate kingdoms of the world or the
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6:8; 11:7; 13:1-18; 14:9,11; 15:2;
16:2, 10,13; 17:1-18; 19:19-20; 20:4,10; TPJS p. 289-91.
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BEAST (ZOON) ZOHOHN
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A living creature, refers to actual
creatures that are in heaven.
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4:6-9; 5:6-14; 6:1-7; 7:11; 14:3;
15:7; 19:4; D&C 77:2,3; DHC 5:343-4.
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BEAST SEEN BY PROPHETS
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Degenerate Kingdoms of World
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13:1-5; TPJS p. 289
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BEASTS (KTENOS)
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Domesticated animals especially
beasts of burden & animals used for food.
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18:13
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BEGINNING OF THE CREATION OF GOD
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Jesus, the Firstborn of every
creature.
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3:14
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BERYL
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A bluish or bluish-green copper
phosphate found on the
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21:20; Ex. 28:20; 39:13
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BIRD
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In this instance the reference is to
unclean birds who will inhabit this destroyed city of
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18:2; Is. 34:10-16; 13:19-22; Jer.
50:35-36
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BINDING OF SATAN
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Accomplished through Saint’s
righteousness
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1 Ne. 22:26; E.G. Smith CR Apr. 1970,
p. 142.
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BLACK HORSE
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Represents extreme hunger and famine
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6:5
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BLACK
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Death by famine, plague, and
pestilence.* Satan, grief, sorrow, mourning, sin, evil,
death% Absence of Light, God’s judgment.
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6:5, 12
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BLASPHEMY
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Slanderous accusations
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2:9; 13:1,5,6
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BLOOD
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A symbol for life, humanity,
mortality, atonement, cleansing, filthiness & sin. Blood can represent
both our sins and Christ’s expiation for them.%
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1:5; 5:9; 6:10, 12; 7:14; 8:7,8;
11:6; 12:11; 14:20; 16:3,4,6; 17:6; 18:24; 19:2,13; Alma 5:21-22
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BLOOD TO DRINK
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To be drunk with blood, slaughter by
the Sword.@
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16:6
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BOOK
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Contains names of those who receive
eternal life, record kept in Heaven, belongs to Jesus who blots out the names
of sinners.@
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1:11; 3:5; 5:1-9; 10:2,8,9,10; 13:8;
17:8; 20:12,15; 21:27; 22:7,9,10,18,19;
D&C 76:6-7; 77:6,14; 128:7; Alma 5:58; Ex. 32:32-33
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BOTTOMLESS PIT
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Hell
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9:1,2,11; 11:7; 17:8; 20:1,3; JST
9:14; D&C 1:35
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BOW
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Symbol for war
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6:2
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BRASS
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Beauty, permanence. Represents
judgment because it can stand fire%
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1:15; 2:18; 9:20; 18:12 110:3
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BREASTPLATES
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Modern soldiers’ armor &
protective gear covers vital organs. It may also refer to armor or war
vehicles.@
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9:9,17
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BRIDE
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Usually a symbol for the Church or
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18:23; 19:7; 21:2,9; 22:17; Hosea 2:5; Is. 1:21; Jer.
2:2; Eph. 5:31-33
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BRIDEGROOM
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Most often a symbol for Christ. Here
perhaps a symbol for the happiness of families.
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18:23; Jer. 7:34
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BRIGHT & MORNING STAR
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Jesus
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22:16
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BRIMSTONE
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Destruction
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9:17,18; 14:10; 19:20; 20:10; 21:8
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CALF
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An ox. Represents domestic animals.
The strongest of animals. The tribe of Ephraim.
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4:7
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CANDLE
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Presence of light
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18:23; 22:5
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CANDLESTICK
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Status as a branch in the Church. Servants
of God, carriers of the light.* Not the Light, Christ is the Light. What John actually saw was a 7 branched
menorah w/ a bowl at the top of each branch. Each bowl held olive oil w/ a
wick which would be lit providing light. Lamps might be a better
translation.=
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1:12,13,20; 2:1,5; 11:4; 3 Nephi 18:24
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CENSER
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Large spoon holding coals or incense
from altar
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8:3, 5
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CHAIN
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Suggests shackles & no hope for
escape.@
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20:1
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CHALCEDONY
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Agate, translucent quartz of various
colors, but frequently brown and white bands.
2nd stone of the 3rd row on the High Priests
breastplate.
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21:19; Ex. 28:19; 39:12; Ezek. 27:16
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CHARIOTS
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The chariot and its horses were used
for war and may be a metaphor for modern war vehicles.@
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9:9; 18:13; Ezek. 39:20; Dan. 11:40;
Joel 2:5
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CHILD
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The political kingdom of our God
& his Christ during the Millennial era. Note how the dragon tries to
destroy the child in its infancy like Moses & Jesus.
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12:2, 4, 13
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CHRIST
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A title meaning the anointed.
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CHRYSOLITE
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Gk.
Chryso’lithos = Gold stone, thought by some to be yellow topaz.
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21:20
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CHRYSOPRASUS
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An apple-green variety of chalcedony.
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21:20
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CHURCHES
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Congregations of saints
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1:11; 2:1,7,8,11,17,23,29; 3:22; 22:16
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CINNAMON
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Used as a perfume
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18:13
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CITY
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Dwelling place of the righteous or
the wicked, depending upon the city.
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11:2,8,13; 14:8,20; 16:19; 17:18;
18:16,18,19; 20:9; 21:10,19,21,22;
22:14,19
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CLOUDS
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Presence of glory of God. Act as the
chariot of God for travel through heaven and symbolize a veil that conceals
God from mortals.
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1:7; 10:1; 11:12; 14:14-16; Luke
9:28-29; Acts 1:9
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COURT OF TEMPLE
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A probable reference to the court of
the Gentiles in John’s day and in our day to those who cannot enter the
temple.@
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11:2
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CRAFTSMEN
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The economy of
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18:22
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CROWN
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Authority, glory, wisdom, exaltation,
victory, royalty, rule* 2 types- “stephanos”-the crown for athletic prowess & victory. “diadema”-the royal political crown. Satan
never wears “stephanos” he is a loser.
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2:10; 3:11; 4:4, 10; 6:2; 9:7;
12:1,3; 13:1; 14:14; 19:12
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CROWN OF LIFE
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Eternal Life
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2:10; 3:11; DHC 2:20; D&C 124:55
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CROWNS OF GOLD
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Kingship, dominion, authority, and
power.@
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4:4; 14:14
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CROWN OF 12 STARS
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12 Apostles
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12:1
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CROWNS CAST BEFORE THE THRONE
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Symbol of humility, acknowledging
that their authority is delegated from God.
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4:10
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See D&C 130:6-9
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4:6; 22:1
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CUBITS
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Unit of measurement. Distance from
elbow to fingertip. About 18"
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21:17
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CUP
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Symbolically, God has a cup of mercy
& blessing & a cup of anger and vengeance.@
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14:10; 16:19; 17:4; 18:6
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CURSE
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Seems to refer to the curses
pronounced upon Adam & eve at the time of the Fall.
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22:3; Gen. 2:17: 3:16-19
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DARKNESS
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A symbol of judgment
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8:13; 9:2; Amos 5:18; Joel 2:2; Is.
13:10; 3 Ne. 8:20-23
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DAY
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The Israelites day went from sundown
to sundown.
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2:10; 4:8; 7:15; 8:12; 9:6; 11:3,5
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DEAD/DEATH
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Two kinds; physical and spiritual
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1:18; 2:23; 6:8
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DEVIL
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Gk. For slanderer.
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2:10; 9:20; 12:9, 12; 18:2; 20:2,10
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DOCTRINE OF BALAAM
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To eat things sacrificed to altars
& commit fornication.
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2:14; Nu. 25:1-3
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DOGS
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Traditional Jewish designation for
Gentiles
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22:15; Mark 7:27-28
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DOOR
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Our heart?
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3:8, 20; 4:1
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DOUBLE
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Under the law of Moses, a thief was
to make double restitution.
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18:6; Ex. 22:4-7
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DRAGON
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Satan. In Old Testament represents
that force which only God can endure.
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12:3, 4, 7,9, 13, 16,17; 13:2,4,11;
16:13; 20:2
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DUST
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When cast on head is a sign of
mourning
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18:19
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EAGLE
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The swiftest of the animals. The
tribe of Dan. The kingdom of fowls.
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4:7; 12:14
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EAGLE’S WINGS
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Deliverance from on high
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12:14; Ex. 19:4; Is. 40:31
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EARTH (79 times)
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Often represents worldliness
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1:7; 3:10; 5:2,6,10,13;
6:4,8,10;13,15; 7:1,2,3; 8:5,13; 9;3,4; 10:5,6; 11:18; 12:4,9,12,13,16;
13:8,11,12,13,14; 17:2,8; 18:1,3,9,11; 19:2; 20:11; 21:1,24
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EARTHQUAKE
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A symbol for God’s judgments
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6:12; 8:5; 11:13,19; 16:18; D&C
88:87
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EAST
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Location of Garden of Eden. God’s
voice comes from the East. The Savior will appear from the East in His Second
Coming. If something came from the East, it was considered from God. Man
faced the east (the orient) to get orientation from God. If something moves
eastward, it is symbolically moving toward God, thus the expulsion from the
garden was a movement toward God. The East wind, though often destructive was
from God. East, not north would best be at the top of Semitic maps.
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7:2; 16:12; 21:13; Ex. 14:21; Ezek.
11:23; 43:2; 48:32; Hosea 13:15; Matt. 2:1-2; Moses 4:31
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A symbol for worldliness &
oppression of the Lord’s people.@
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11:8
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ELDERS
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Church leaders
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4:4,10; 5:5, 6,8,11; 7:11,13; 11:16;
14:3; D&C 77:5
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EMERALD
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Fourth stone of the breastplate of the High
Priest. A symbol of Christ being from the tribe of the fourth son Judah.
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4:3; 21:19
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Major city of Asia Minor, 250,000
population, meeting of 3 major trade routes, home of Temple of Diana
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1:11; 2:1; Acts 19
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JST says Bottomless Pit in 9:14
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9:14; 16:12
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EVERLASTING GOSPEL
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26 times in D&C
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14:6-7; D&C 133:36-39
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EYES
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Light, knowledge, insight &
revelation. Multiple eyes=omniscience. Eyes before and behind=seeing things
before & after.%
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1:7,14; 2:18; 4:6, 8; 5:6; 7:17;
19:12 D&C 77:4
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EYE SALVE
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Made in medical center at Laodicea of
Phyrgian Powder Stone. God’s salve allows us to see with spiritual eyes.
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3:18: Moses 6:35
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FACE
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Represents the entire person
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4:7; 7:11; 9:7; 10:1; 22:4
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FAITHFUL & TRUE WITNESS
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Jesus
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3:14; 19:11
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FALSE PROPHET
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Part of the satanic trinity which
includes, the dragon & the beast
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16:13; 19:20; 20:10
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FAMINE
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Another tool in the Lord’s arsenal to
remind his children to repent
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18:8
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FEET/FOOT
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Power of possession, as when a
conqueror places his foot on the neck of the defeated e.g. Josh 10:24. A
symbol for how we live & what path we choose to follow%
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1:13,15,17; 2:18; 10:1,2; 11:11;
12:1; 13:2; 19:10; 22:8
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FELLOW SERVANT
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A reminder that angels sent to
minister to us are those who belong to this earth. (Gospel Doctrine p. 435)
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19:10; 22:9
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FIG TREE
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A symbol of the abundance of the
promised land.
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6:13
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FIRE
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The burning that destroys every corruptible thing is
the same
Burning that cleanses the righteous. (BRM. Mil Mess. P. 543-44.)
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1:14; 2:18; 3:18; 4:5; 8:5, 7,8;
9:17,18; 10:1; 11:5; 13:13; 14:10,18; 15:2; 16:8; 17:16; 18:8; 19:12,21;
20:9,10,14,15; 21:8
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FIRE & BRIMSTONE
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A metaphor for the 2nd death
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21:8
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FIRST RESURRECTION
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Resurrection of the just
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20:5; D&C 88:97-98
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FIRST VOICE
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Jesus
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4:1
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FIRST & THE LAST
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Jesus
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2:8
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FIRST LOVE
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Christ and Church members
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2:4
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FIRST FRUITS
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Symbolic of God offering his 1st born
son.
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14:4; Ex. 34:22,26
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FLAME OF FIRE
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Describes brilliant glory@
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1:14; 2:18; 19:12; D&C 110:3
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FLESH
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Refers to the musculature of a human
being or animal.
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19:18,21
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FLOOD
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Sometimes a symbol for excessiveness
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12:15,16
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FLOUR
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A measurement for prosperity and well
being
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18:13
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FOREHEADS
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What a person’s thought dwell on,
what he loves, desires or pursues.%
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7:3; 9:4; 13:16; 14:1,9; 17:5; 20:4;
22:4; Ex. 13,16; 28:36-38; Dt. 6:8; 11:18; Ezek. 9:4
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FORNICATION
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Being untrue to the Bridegroom
(Jesus)
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2:14,20,21; 9:20; 14:8; 17:2,4;
18:3,9; 19:2
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FOUNTAIN OF THE WATER OF LIFE
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Christ
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7:17; 8:10; 14:7; 21:6; John 4:10-14
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FOURSQUARE
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A cube, a symbol for perfection
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21:16
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FOWLS
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Here carrion or flesh eaters
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19:17,21
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FRANKINCENSE
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Valued for its pleasant odor
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18:13
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FROGS
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Represent the lies coming out of the
mouth of the unholy Godhead =
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16:13; 1 Kings 22
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FRUITS
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Often the good-works of God’s people
and Son
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18:14; 22:2
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FURLONG
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607 feet
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14:20; 21:16
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FURNACE
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Hell
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9:2
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GARMENTS
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A representation of the flesh of
Christ & the purity & glory that he & his Father possess through
their supernal righteousness%
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1:13; 3:4; 6:11; 7:14; 16:15; Gen.
35:2; Is. 52:1; 61:10; Zech. 3:4; Alma 5:21, 24; D&C 135:5
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GATES
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Entry into God’s presence
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21:13,15,21,25; 22:14
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GENTILES
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Non-covenant people
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11:2
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GIRDLE (GOLDEN)
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Could be interpreted sash.@
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1:13; 15:6; Dan. 10:5-6
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GLASS
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Suggest perfection and clarity@
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21:18,21,25
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GOG & MAGOG
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Symbolic names for those who fight
vs. The saints. Ezek. Uses them in the wars before the 2nd coming in Rev.
they refer to the war at the end of the millennium. The battle of God &
Magog.
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20:7-8; Ezek. 38 & 39
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GOLD OR GOLDEN
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Riches, value, or incorruptibility*
Celestial glory, also worldliness.
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1:12,13; 3:18; 4:4; 5:8; 8:3; 9:7,
20; 14:14; 15:6; 17:4; 18:12,16; 21:18,21
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GOLD TRIED IN THE FIRE
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Saints, precious & pure, who
after resurrection become incorruptible@
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3:18: Zech. 13:9
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GOLDEN VIALS
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Prayers of Saints
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5:8
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GOLDEN REED
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A measuring rod. Gold possibly
because it is measuring the
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21:15
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GOLDEN ALTAR
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The altar of incense, located before
God’s throne in the temple in heaven.@
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8:3; 9:13; Ex. 30:1-6; 39:38
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GOLDEN CENSER
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A small utensil used for incense
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8:3
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GOLDEN CROWN
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The crown is stephanos, which is the wreath of victory
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14:14
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GOLDEN CUP
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Indicates Wealth
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17:4
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GRAPES
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The wicked
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14:18
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GRASS
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May mean vegetation in general.@
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8:7; 9:4
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The New Jerusalem or other times,
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11:8; 14:8; 16:19; 21:10
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GREAT FEAST
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Reign of God
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Is. 25:6; Mark 2:19; Matt. 22:1-14; 25:1-13; Luke
14:15-24
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GREEN
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Life or truth.* Hope
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8:7; 9:4; Psalms 23:2; Luke 23:28, 31
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GUILE
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Deceit
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14:5
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HAIL
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God periodically uses hail to assist
the righteous in the battles & destroy the wicked.
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8:7; 11:19; 16:21; Ex. 9:24;
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HAIR
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Life-A loss of hair represents a loss
of life. White or gray hair was a symbol of aging, wisdom, maturity &
honor.
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1:14; 9:8; Lev. 19:32; Dt. 32:25;
Prov. 20:29
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HAND
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The hand is a symbol of power or
authority. The extended hand a symbol of friendship, confidence and trust.
The laying on of hands represents the placing of God’s hand or power upon the
head of one being blessed. (Revelations of the Restoration, McConkie
& Ostler, p. 166.) The common practice in western culture of greeting
people by extending one’s hand has been traced back to the ancient ritual of
requesting a “token of recognition from individuals encountered. Represents
our actions.%
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1:16,17,20; 2:1; 5:1,7; 6:5; 8:4; 10:2,5, 8;10; 13:16; 14:9,14; 20:1,4; D&C 36:1-2
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HARLOT
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The Apostasy
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HARPS
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The apparent instrument of choice in
heaven.
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5:8; 14:2; 15:2; 18:22
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HE THAT SITTETH ON THE THRONE
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God the Father
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4:2; 4:9; 5:1; 5:7; 5:13; 6:16; 7:10;
7:15; 21:5
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HEAD
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1) The entirety of the person, 2) the
life of the person, the source of governance or rulership.
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1:14; 4:4; 9:17, 19; 10:1;
12:1-3; 13:1,3; 14:14; 17:3,7,9;
18:19; 19:12
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HEAVEN
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The place where God lives
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4:1,2; 5:2,13; 6:13,14; 8:1,10,13; 9:1,2; 10:1,4,6,8; 11:6, 12, 13,15,19;
12:1,3,4,7,8,10,12; 13:6,13;
14:2,6,7,13; 15:1; 16:11,21; 18:1,4,5,20; 19:1,11,14,17; 20:1,9,11;
21:1,2,3,10
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HELL
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The other place
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6:8; 20:13,14
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HIDDEN MANNA
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Jesus=Bread of Life, Jesus is hidden
to wicked; also may refer to temple ordinances. Sacred knowledge not given to the world=
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2:17; John 6:48-51
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HIM THAT LIVETH FOREVER AND EVER
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A title for the Savior
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4:9, 10; 5:14; 10:6
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HIM THAT SITTETH UPON THE THRONE
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Heavenly Father
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4:2; 5:1,7,13; 6:15; 7:10,15,
19:4; 21:5
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HOLY
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Sanctified and godly@
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3:7; 4:8; 11:2
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The New Jerusalem and the old
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11:2; 21:2; 22:19
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HORN
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Symbol of power & strength
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5:6; 12:3; 13:1,11; 17:3,7,12,16; 1
Kings 1:50; 2:28-35
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HORSE BRIDLES
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A graphic description of the depth of
blood at Armageddon
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14:19
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HORSE
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6:2,4,5,8; 9:7,9, 17; 14:19; 18:13; 19:11,14,18,19,21
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HORSEMEN
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Soldiers of the 7th seal
before the Savior comes
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9:16
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HOUR
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A short period of time
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3:10; 9:15; 14:7; 18:17,19
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HUNGER
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One of the 4 ways listed to die
during the 4th seal.
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6:8; Ezek. 14:21
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HUSBAND
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A symbol for the Savior
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21:2
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I COME QUICKLY
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Not soon, but in a quick manner
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2:5, 16; 3:11; 22:7, 12, 20;
22:7,12,20; D&C 33:18; 34:12; 35:27; 39:24; 49:28; 68:35; 88:126
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IDOLATERS
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On the list for candidates of a lower
kingdom of glory
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22:15
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IDOLS
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Things we put ahead of or instead of
God.
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2:14,20; 9:20; D&C 1:15-16
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IMAGE
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Representations of the real thing
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13:15; 14:9,11; 15:2; 16:2; 19:20;
20:4
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INCENSE
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Prayer
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8:3,4; 5:8
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IRON
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A symbol for strength
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9:9; 18:12
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ISLAND
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May refer to “land adjacent to the
sea,” whether on island or mainland. (Eeerdman’s
Bible Dictionary, p. 535)
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6:14
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IVORY
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From the tusk of animals, usually
elephants. Used for trade, treasure and tribute.
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18:12
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JACINTH
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A precious stone, perhaps symbolizing
materialism
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9:17; 21:20
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JASPER
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Jasper & Sardine Stone are the
first & last stones on the High Priest’s breastplate. Jesus is the 1st
and the last. Jasper stones are mostly green, a sign of life.
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4:3; 21:11,18,19
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City of peace, wholeness. New Jerusalem
will be the city of our God.
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3:12; 21:10
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JESUS
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Means “Jehovah saves”. Joshua in
Hebrew.
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1:1; 22:16
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JEZEBEL
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Like unto the Jezebel, wife of King
Ahab
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2:20; 2 KINGS 9:22; 1 KINGS 16:31-33
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JOHN
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The beloved apostle & writer
of his gospel, 3 epistles and the Book
of Revelation.
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1:1, 4,9;22:8
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KEY OF DAVID
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Power of government. Rightful Eternal
King of Israel-Jesus-Sealing Power
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3:7; Is. 22:22
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KEY
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Authority, access, control,
responsibility*
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1:18; 3:7; 9:1; 20:1
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KEYS OF HELL
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Held by Jesus and those he delegates
to. He has power to bring forth the resurrection & to redeem us from
hell.@ Keys that unlock the doors of (overcome) spiritual & physical
death.!
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1:18; 9:1; 20:1; 2 Nephi 9:10-13
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KEYS & LOCKS
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Symbolizes power, authority, ownership.
See Gerald Lund article in Ensign Dec. 1987 p. 50.
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1:18; 9:1; 20:1
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KING
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One in a position of power &
leadership. In 21:24, it refers to us in our exalted state. “Kings of the
Earth” would be unrighteous leaders.
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1:5,6; 5:10; 6:15; 9:11; 10:11; 16:12,14;
17:2,10,12,14,18; 18:3,9; 19:16,18,19; 21:24; D&C 76:50, 56-57
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KINGS OF THE EAST
|
50 different interpretations-clearly
enemies of God.
|
16:12
|
|
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Metaphor for 2nd death
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19:20; 20:10,14,15; 21:8
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LAMB
|
Jesus, an offering
|
5:6, 8, 12, 13; 6:1, 16; 7:10, 14,
17; 12:11; 13:8,11; 14:1,4,10; 15:3; 17:14; 19:7,9; 21:9,14,22,23,27; 22:1,3
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LAMB W/ 7 HORNS & EYES
|
Lamb w/ 12 Horns & Eyes=Jesus
& 12 Apostles
|
JST 5:6
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LAMP
|
A source of light
|
8:10
|
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LAODICEANS
|
Founded by Syrian King Antiochus II
& named after his wife Laodice. Center for trade, banking, medicine &
industry. Medical center produced important eye salve. Water supply major
problem.
|
1:11; 3:14
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LEAVES
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A complete absence of physical &
spiritual want.$
|
22:2
|
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LEFT
|
Often represents a separation from
God
|
10:2
|
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LEOPARD
|
Used figuratively because of their
fierce nature
|
13:2
|
|
LIGHT
|
A symbol for Christ & for his
mission
|
21:11,23,24; 22:5
|
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LIGHTNINGS
|
Power of God
|
4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18
|
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LINEN
|
Fabric of Priests. A symbol of the
righteousness of saints
|
15:6; 18:12,16; 19:8,14
|
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LION
|
Represents
|
4:7; 5:5; 9:8, 17; 10:3; 13:2
|
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LITTLE BOOK
|
A mission & ordinance for John to
gather
|
10:2, 9-12; D&C 77:14
|
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LIVING FOUNTAINS OF WATERS
|
Christ
|
7:17
|
|
LOCUSTS
|
Wicked men & armies w/ power to
torment man. Anciently they represented members of the Church who had risen
above this world & its temptations%
|
9:3,7
|
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LORD GOD ALMIGHTY
|
Christ
|
4:8
|
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LUKEWARM
|
Water supply to
|
3:16
|
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MAGOG
|
See Gog and Magog
|
20:8
|
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MAN CHILD
|
The
|
12:5, 13
|
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MAN
|
Represents mankind, the tribe of
Reuben. The wisest of the animal kingdom.
|
4:7; 12:5; 13:18
|
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MANY WATERS UPON WHICH THE WOMAN
SITTETH
|
Peoples, multitudes, nations and
tongues
|
17:1; 17:15
|
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MARBLE
|
Limestone crystallized by
metamorphism into a stone that polishes well. Found in many colors. A sign of
wealth.
Satan always has a new dainty.=
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18:12
|
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MARK OF THE BEAST
|
“Charagma” denotes a stamp, etching
or the brand on an animal or slave. Also the mark left by the serpents bite.
|
13:17; 15:2; 16:2; 19:20
|
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MARK
|
Placed on a person’s body to identify
or stigmatize that person.
|
7:3; 9:4; 13:16,17; 14:9,11; 15:2;
16:2; 19:20; 20:4; 22:4
|
|
MARRIAGE
|
God’s covenant relationship with his
people
|
19:7,9
|
|
MEASURE (verb)
|
Protection from judgments of God
|
11:1,2; 21:15
|
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MEASURE (noun)
|
About 1 qt. Daily ration for an adult
|
6:6
|
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MERCHANTS
|
Those making money
|
18:3,11,15,23
|
|
MICHAEL
|
Adam
|
12:7; D&C 107:54
|
|
MIGHTY ANGEL
|
Possibly Adam, the 7th angel spoke of
in 8:2
|
8:2; 10:1; 18:21; D&C 88:106;
110,112; Jer. 51:62-64; Matt. 18:6
|
|
MILLSTONE
|
A grinding stone
|
18:21,22
|
|
MONTH
|
A 30 day period of time based upon
moon rotation
|
9:15; 12:2; 13:5
|
|
MOON
|
|
6:12; 8:12; 12:1; 21:23
|
|
MORNING STAR
|
Jesus or promise of 2nd comforter or
promise to be like Jesus.
|
2:28; 22:16; 2 PET. 1:19; TPJS p. 151
|
|
MOTHER OF HARLOTS
|
Great & abominable church,
founded by the devil & spiritual wickedness
|
14:8; 16:19; 17:5; 1 Nephi 14:3, 10;
D&C 86:3; 133:14
|
|
|
1)
|
14:1; Heb. 12:22; D&C 84:2;
133:18, 56
|
|
MOUNTAINS
|
Pseudo temples. A place to commune
with God
|
6:14,15,16; 8:8; 16:20; 17:9; 21:10
|
|
MOUTH
|
The instrument for delivering
messages
|
1:16: 3:16; 9:17,18,19; 11:5; 12:16; 13:2,5,6; 14:5;
16:13; 19:15
|
|
MOUTH OF THE DRAGON
|
A symbol for false communications@
|
16:13
|
|
MULTITUDE OF HEAVEN
|
Exalted Saints
|
7:9,13,14
|
|
MURDERERS
|
Listed with the recipients of the 2nd
death
|
9:20; 22:15
|
|
MUSICIANS
|
Listed with the sounds of those
seeking worldly pleasure. It will be missing when
|
18:22
|
|
MYSTERY
|
From Gk. Musterion = silence imposed by initiation into religious rites.
|
1:20; 10:7; 17:5
|
|
NAKEDNESS
|
A symbol for someone who is not
protected by the Atonement. An absence of light
|
3:17,18; 16:15; 17:16
|
|
NAME
|
Not only can a name identify, but it
frequently expresses the essential nature of its bearer; to know the name is
to know the person. (Eerdmans Bible
Dictionary)
|
2:3,13,17; 3:1,4,5,12; 11:18;
13:6,8,17; 14:1,11; 17:5; 19:12; 22:3
|
|
NEW NAME
|
Identification given to all who enter
the
|
2:17; 3:12; 14:1
|
|
NEW JERUSALEM
|
City of our God.
|
21:2; 3:12; 22:2
|
|
NEW SONG
|
Song of the redeemed
|
14:3; D&C 84:96-102
|
|
NEW HEAVEN & NEW EARTH
|
This earth will be transformed after
the Millennium. See D&C 88:18-20; 88:25-26; 29:22-25.
|
21:1
|
|
NICOLAITIANS
|
Those who want to be in the Church
and participate in the things of the world at the same time. In John’s time
those who sought to work out a compromise with paganism-to enable Christians
to take part without embarrassment in some of the social & religious
activities of the society in which they found themselves
|
2:6, 15; D&C; 117:11
|
|
NIGHT
|
Exalted Saints in the presence of God
will not have night.
|
4:8; 7:15; 8:12; 14:11; 22:5
|
|
NORTH
|
On left hand when one faces East to
God. North was the seat of gloom or darkness. When the Lost tribes return
from the north it may mean that they will come out of darkness &
apostasy.
|
21:13; Is. 142-13
|
|
NUMBER
|
Symbolic indicators
|
9:16; 13:17,18; 15:2
|
|
ODOURS
|
The prayers of the saints
|
5:8; 18:13
|
|
OIL, WINE
|
Products of Olive Tree and Grape
Vineyard. Roots go deep. Spirit
|
6:6; 18:13
|
|
OINTMENTS
|
Fluid applied to skin to prevent its
desiccation in hot, dry climates
|
18:13
|
|
OLIVE TREES
|
See 2 Olive Trees. Olive oil was a
source of light & healing. Royalty & Priests were anointed w/ olive
oil.
|
11:4; Matt. 5:15; Luke 10:34
|
|
ONE SAT ON THE THRONE
|
Heavenly Father. 12 times in Book of
Revelation
|
4:2, 10; 5:1, 7; 6:16
|
|
OPEN DOOR
|
Opportunity for
|
3:8
|
|
PALE
|
Pale green. Death or hell.* the word
translated “pale” in KJV is literally a sickly pale green.%
|
6:8
|
|
PALE HORSE
|
Reminder of corpse & death
|
6:8
|
|
PALMS (Palm fronds)
|
Palm branches-symbol of victory,
celebration & joy
|
7:9
|
|
PAPS
|
Chest
|
1:13
|
|
PEARLS
|
Symbol of Purity in Middle Ages (J.R.
Tolkien)
|
17:4; 18:12,16; 21:21
|
|
PENNY
|
One day’s wages. Denarius
|
6:6
|
|
PERDITION
|
Eternal damnation
|
17:11
|
|
PERGAMOS
|
40 Miles north & 10 miles east of
|
1:11; 2:12
|
|
|
30-35 Miles S/W of
|
1:11; 3:7
|
|
PILLAR IN THE
|
Exalted Saints
|
3:12
|
|
PIPERS
|
Musicians
|
18:22
|
|
PLAGUES
|
Invitations to repentance from God
|
9:20; 11:6; 15:1; 16:9; 16:21;
18:4,8; 22:18
|
|
PRIESTS
|
Pertaining to Spiritual things.
|
1:6
|
|
PRISON
|
In this case, the binding of Satan by
the power of God & by the righteousness of the people.
|
20:7
|
|
PROPHECY
|
An inspired foretelling of the future
|
1:3; 22:10,18,19
|
|
PROPHET
|
One who acts as God’s messenger and
makes know His will
|
10:7; 11:18; 16:13,6; 18:20,24; 22:6,9
|
|
PURPLE
|
Royalty, honor, wealth, power
|
17:4; 18:12,16
|
|
QUEEN
|
|
18:7
|
|
RAINBOW
|
Symbol of covenant between God &
Noah. Suggests that God’s judgment does not surpass his mercy.
|
4:3; 10:1; Gen. 9:8-17
|
|
REAP
|
Harvest of souls. Gathering the
righteous to salvation, the wicked to burning.
|
14:15;16
|
|
RED DRAGON
|
Satan
|
12:3 (JST 12:8)
|
|
RED HORSE
|
The symbol for the 2nd
thousand years of the earth’s history. Representing war and bloodshed.
|
6:4
|
|
RED/SCARLET
|
Blood, death, destruction, sin,
murder. “Purros” means literally red as fire. The color suggests death by
violent means, usually by bloodshed. Also sin. + The blood of Christ shed for
sin.
|
6:4; 12:3; 17:4; 19:11-13; D&C 133:48
|
|
REED
|
A measuring rod or surveyor’s rule,
probably made from the giant reed that grows in swamp Med. Lands. (Arundo
donax)
|
11:1; 13:16; 21:15; Ezek. 40-42
|
|
REWARD
|
His reward will be a judgment. A
reward or a punishment
|
11:18; 22:12; Is. 40:10
|
|
RIGHT HAND
|
The covenant hand & symbol of
power. Associated with righteousness, creation, execution of justice.
|
1:16,17,20; 2:1; 5:1, 7; 10:2,5;
13:16; Psalm 110:1; Mark 16:19; Acts 7:55
|
|
RIPE
|
Ready for judgment
|
14:15, 18
|
|
RIVER
|
Often, the Love of God
|
8:10; 9:14; 16:12; 22:1,2
|
|
ROBES
|
Symbols for priesthood power%
|
6:11; 7:9; 19:8 1 Kings 19:19; John
19:23
|
|
ROD OF IRON
|
Word of God
|
2:25,27; 3:3; 12:5; 19:15; 1 Ne.
11:25;
|
|
ROOT OF DAVID
|
Jesus, who provides nourishment to
his people
|
5:5; 22:16
|
|
SACKCLOTH
|
Symbolic that they will have the
power of O.T. prophets? A symbol for grief, humiliation repentance, dismay or
mourning%
|
6:12; 11:3
|
|
SAILOR
|
One of the many groups who will not
associate with fallen
|
18:17
|
|
SAINTS
|
Those who by baptism have entered
into a covenant with
God
|
5:8; 8:3,4; 11:18; 13:7,10; 14:12;
15:3; 16:6; 17:6; 18:24
|
|
SAPPHIRE
|
Sometimes translated Lapis Lazuli.
Uncertain identity. Possibly a transparent blue stone.
|
21:19
|
|
SARDINE STONE
|
Last stone on the breastplate of the
High Priest, blood red in color, a symbol of the Atonement.
|
4:3
|
|
|
50 miles N/E from
|
1:11; 3:1, 4
|
|
SARDIUS
|
A variety or orange-red stones
|
4:3; 21:20
|
|
SARDONYX
|
Onyx. A form of banded chalcedony
suitable for carving
|
21:20; Gen. 2:12; Ex. 28:9-13, 39:6-7
|
|
SATAN
|
Adversary
|
2:9,13,24; 12:9; 20:2,7
|
|
SATAN’S SEAT
|
Pergamos-center of emperor worship
for
|
2:13
|
|
SCARLET
|
Sin in 17:3; Wealth & nobility in
17:4
|
17:3,4; 18:12,16; Is. 1:18
|
|
SCARLET COLORED BEAST
|
Represents sin
|
17:3
|
|
SCORPIONS
|
Used as a symbol because of its venom
which injures, but does not kill
|
9:3; 5, 10
|
|
SCROLL
|
A rolled document
|
6:14
|
|
|
Celestialized earth, Urim &
Thummim
|
4:6; 15:2; D&C 77:1;
88:17-20; 130:6-9; DHC 5:279; JD 8:200
|
|
SEA
|
Associated w/ evil; portrays
unsettled political & social conditions. See 17:15
|
4:6; 5:13; 7:1,2,3; 8:8,9; 10:2,5,6;
12:12; 13:1; 14:7; 16:3; 18:17,19,21; 20:13; 21:1; Dan. 7; D&C 61:14-19
|
|
SEAL IN FOREHEADS
|
Calling & Election sure
|
7:2-3; 9:4; Ezek. 9:4-6; TPJS p. 321
|
|
SEALS
|
An impression of a finger ring or
similar object w/ an engraved design in wax designed to fasten & seal a
scroll or document. They were 1)hard to duplicate 2)a legal protection
3)proved identity 4) constituted order & 5)protected a document.@
|
5:1, 2, 5, 9; 6:1,2,5,7,8; 7:2,3,4;
8:1; 10:4; 20:3; 22:10
|
|
SEASON
|
Joseph Fielding Smith said that it
might be for an additional 1000 yrs. (Doctrines
of Salvation 1:81)
|
20:3; D&C 88:110-15
|
|
SEAT OF THE BEAST
|
Headquarters of Satan
|
16:10
|
|
SEAT
|
Representation of honor &
authority
|
4:4; 13:2; 16:10
|
|
SECOND DEATH
|
Separation from God.
|
2:11; 20:14
|
|
SERPENTS
|
Originally a symbol for the Savior.
Often a symbol for Satan.
|
9:19; 12: 14, 15; 20:2
|
|
SERVANT
|
Sometimes a JST correction of angel.
JST changes servants to saints in 19:2&5.
|
1:1; 1:20; 2:1, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7,
14; 7:3; 10:7; 11:18; 15:3; 19:2,5; 22:3,6
|
|
SHARP 2 EDGED SWORD
|
Word of God. It cuts both ways to
bless the righteous & curse the wicked. Destroy the foe and protect the
friend.
|
1:16; 2:12,16; 19:21; 1 Ne. 8:19;
Hel. 3:29-30; D&C 6:2; Heb. 4:12
|
|
SHIP MASTER
|
One in the list of people who will be
ashamed of
|
18:17
|
|
SICKLE
|
Missionaries, laborers of gathering
|
14:14-19
|
|
SIGN
|
An omen of a coming event
|
12:1 JST; 15:1
|
|
SILENCE
|
Often equated with God’s withholding
his judgments upon the wicked.@
|
8:1; D&C 88:95; D&C 38:11-12
|
|
SILK
|
A symbol for luxurious living
|
18:12
|
|
SILVER
|
Used in association w/ gold because
of its value.
|
9:20; 18:12
|
|
SION
|
|
14:1
|
|
SLAVES
|
The worst of the trading that takes
place in
|
18:13
|
|
SMOKE
|
Mist of Darkness, Temptations,
Satan’s influence. Smoke from altar of incense represents prayers going
heavenward. Pay attention to the origin of the smoke.
|
8:4; 9:2,3, 17,18; 14:11; 15:8;
18:9,18; 19:3; 1 Nephi 12:17; Hel. 15:8; 16:16; 3 Ne. 1:22
|
|
|
Prosperous commercial center 35 miles
north of
|
2:8
|
|
|
A symbol for wickedness
|
11:8; Ezek. 16:49-50
|
|
SONG
|
A new song because of a new covenant
|
5:9; 14:3; 15:3; Ex. 15:10; D&C
133:56
|
|
SORCERIES
|
The foretelling of the future by
casing lots.
|
9:21; 18:23; 21:8; 22:15
|
|
SORE
|
Compare w/ 6th plague in
|
16:2
|
|
SOUND OF MANY WATERS
|
Describes Power, Uniqueness &
Intensity of the Lord’s voice
|
|
|
SOULS
|
The Spirit and the Body are the soul
of man
|
6:9; 18:13,14; 20:4
|
|
SOUTH
|
In Hebrew, one word commonly rendered
“south” means literally right or right hand. Another word frequently
translated as “south” means to face east or to face God.%
|
21:13
|
|
SPIRIT
|
Holy Ghost
|
1:10; 2:11,17,29; 14:13; 22:17
|
|
STAR
|
Often represents individuals. In
8:10, a comet. In 9:1, Satan. Gives direction & bearing. Think of Rocks
stars, Movie Stars & Athletes, Apostles. The difference between shooting
stars & the North Star.
|
1:16,20; 2:28; 8:10,12; 9:1; IS. 14:12-15; 12:1, 4; 22:16
|
|
STAR’S OF HEAVEN
|
Spirit Children of God who rejected
plan & followed Satan in pre-earth life
|
6:13; 12:4
|
|
STINGS
|
Some say a sign for modern warfare
|
9:10
|
|
STONE
|
Often a symbol for the Savior. Not
used as an independent symbol in the Book of Revelation
|
9:20; 17:4; 18:12,16,21; 21:11
|
|
STRONG ANGEL
|
Not revealed who it is. Some have
said Gabriel who’s name means, “God is my strength.”
|
5:2
|
|
SUN
|
|
1:16; 6:12; 7:16; 8:12; 9:2; 10:1;
12:1; 16:8; 19:17; 21:23; 22:5; D&C 76:70
|
|
SUPPER OF THE GREAT GOD
|
Symbol of battle of Satan vs. Jesus
|
19:17; Ezek. 39:17; D&C 29:18-21
|
|
SWORD
|
Power, war, revelation* word of God
|
2:12,16; 6:4,8; 13:10,14; 19:15,21
|
|
SWORD (SHARP TWO-EDGED)
|
Word of God, it cuts both ways.
Destroys wicked & protects righteous
|
1:16; 2:12, 16; 6:4, 8;
|
|
SWORD OF MY MOUTH
|
The word of God
|
2:16
|
|
SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN
|
Ant-Christian Jews
|
3:9
|
|
TABERNACLE OF GOD
|
Heavenly Father’s Physical Presence
|
13:6; 21:3; D&C 88:19
|
|
TAILS
|
A symbol for military might
|
9:10, 19; 12:4
|
|
TALENT
|
45-90 lbs. Uncertain. BD says 75-76 lbs.
|
16:21
|
|
TEETH
|
An indicator of fierceness
|
9:8
|
|
|
The whole
|
7:15; 11:1,2,19; 14:15,17; 15:5,6,8;
16:1,17; 21:22
|
|
TEN THOUSAND TIMES TEN THOUSAND AND
THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS
|
A great infinite number, 100,000,000
|
5:11
|
|
THIEF
|
One who comes without warning
|
16:15
|
|
THIGH
|
Not known
|
19:16
|
|
THRONE
|
Located in Heaven. Symbol of His
divine kingship. Ezek. 1:26 indicates it is blue, the heavenly or celestial
color%
|
1:4;3:21; 4:2-10; 5:1,6,7,11,13;
6:16; 7:9,10,11,15,17; 8:3; 12:5; 14:3,5; 16:17; 19:4,5; 20:4,11; 21:5;
22:1,3
|
|
THUNDER/
THUNDERINGS
|
Power & strength* Symbol of a manifestation of God’s
power. Communications from God=
|
4:5; 6:1; 8:5; 11:19; 14:2; 16:18; 19:6
|
|
THYATIRA
|
35-40 miles S/E of Pergamos. A
commercial town of traders, craftsmen. Home of Temple to Apollo. Famous for
purple dye.
|
1:11; 2:18, 24; Acts 16:14
|
|
THYINE WOOD
|
Scented wood. From trees of genus
Callitris. Imported from
|
18:12
|
|
TIME & TIMES AND A ½ TIME
|
Time=1 year, Times=2 years, ½
Times=1/2 year. Totals 3 ½ years=42 months=1260 days=A period of time when
righteousness is cut short.
|
12:14; Dan. 7:25; 12:7
|
|
TIME
|
Time no longer means no more delay.=
|
1:3; 2:7; 10:6
|
|
TIME WHEN EVERY
|
Time when continents will be rejoined
into one land
|
16:20; D&C 133:23; “Church
History & Modern Revelation” p. 264.
|
|
TOPAZ
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2nd stone in the first row
of stones on the High Priests Breastplate. A mineral that occurs in
translucent or transparent prismatic, orthorhombic crystals of various colors.
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21:20; Ex. 28:17
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TREE
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Trees represent men-green
righteous-dry wicked.
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7:1,3; 8:7; 9:4; Luke 23:28, 31;
D&C 135:6; 1 Nephi. 8:10, 11, 25
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TREE OF LIFE
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Love of God as manifest in Jesus.
Means that consequences of fall will be overcome.
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2:7; 22:2, 12,14; 1 Ne. 8,11,25
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TRIBULATION OF 10 DAYS
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A short period of testing
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2:10; Dan. 1:12-15
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TRUMPET
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Used to sound alarm, introduce
royalty or awaken. Used for war, temples, sacrifices
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1:10; 4:1; 8:2,6,13; 9:14 D&C
77:12; UBR, p. 105
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TRUMPETERS
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Musicians used to call attention to
important events
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18:22
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UNDER THE ALTAR
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Likened to sacrificial animals whose
blood was poured at the foot of the altars by the Priests
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6:9; Lev. 4:7 D&C 135:7
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VESTURE
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Clothing
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19:16
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VIALS
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Bowls
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5:8; 16; 17
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VINE
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The part of the plant that carries
nourishment to the fruit
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14:18,19
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VIRGINS
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The Church, the Lord’s bride, members
who have kept themselves from the world. Greek “parthenos” describes
spiritual quality.
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14:4Dt. 20; 23:9-10; 1 Sam. 21:5; 2
Sam. 11:11
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VOICES
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The messenger’s mode of
communication.
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1:10,12,15; 4:1,5; 5:2,12; 6:10; 8:5,13;
9:13; 11:12,15,19; 10:3,4,8;
12:10; 14:15 14:2,7,9,13; 16:1,17,18; 18:4; 19:5,6,17; 21:3; Ezek.
43:2;Dan. 10:6; 3 Nephi 11:3; D&C 110:3; 133:22
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WALL
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A symbol for protection
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21:12,14,15,17,18,19
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WAR IN HEAVEN
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The Premortal struggle
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12:7
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WAR
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State of hostile conflict
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11:17; 12:7,17; 13:7; 17:14; 19:11,19
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WATER OF LIFE
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Love of God
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22:1,17; 1 Nephi 11:25
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WATER
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Peoples, and multitudes, and nations,
and tongues@ See
17:15
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1:15; 2:17; 8:10,11; 11:6; 12:15;
14:2,7; 16:4,5,12; 17:1,15;19:6; 21:6;
22:1,17
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WATERS THE WHORE SITS UPON
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People and nation whom the harlot
rules
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17:1
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WEST
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Negative-away from God
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21:13
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WHEAT
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A cereal grain & staple food from
which flour is ground.
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18:13
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WHITE THRONE
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A symbol of God power & kingship
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20:11
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WHITE
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Purity, light, victory, righteousness,
presence of the Holy Ghost, holiness, innocence, revelation, happiness,
virginity
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1:14; 2:17; 3:4, 5, 18; 4:4; 6:2,11; 7:9,14; 14:14;
15:6; 19:8,11,14; 20:11
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WHITE CLOUD
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Christ’s glory.@ Heaven. ~
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14:14; Dan. 7:13-14
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WHITE HORSE
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Symbol of victory
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6:2; 19:11,14
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WHITE LINEN
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An indication of a holy office.@
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15:6; 19:8,14
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WHITE RAIMENT
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Represents the light, glory
&purity of the exalted that wear it. Those who have overcome the world.#
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3:5,18; 4:4
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WHITE ROBES
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Those cleansed by atonement
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6:11; 7:9, 13, 14
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WHITE STONE
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Urim & Thummim to those in
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2:17; D&C 88:66; 93:36; 130:8-11
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WHORE
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Satan’s dominions-opposite of woman
w/ man-child.
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17:1,15,16; 19:2; 2 Ne. 10:16
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WHOREMONGERS
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22:15
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WIDOW
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Used here as a symbol for the
opposite of a queen.
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18:7
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WIFE
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The members of the Church
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19:7; 21:9
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WILDERNESS
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A place for peace, protection &
schooling or a place of desolation, desertion & death. The earth during
periods of apostasy
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12:6,14; 17:2,3; D&C 86:3
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WIND
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Greek “anemos” storm wind
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6:13; 7:1; D&C 77:8
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WINE
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Often a symbol of well-being & of
God’s blessing. Also used as a medium to dispense judgment.
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6:6; 14:8,10; 16:19; 17:2; 18:3,13
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WINEPRESS
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Used to make wine
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14:19,20; 19:15
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WINGS
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Mobility , speed, divine deliverance,
protection
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4:8; 9:9; 12:14 D&C 77:4
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WITNESSES
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Legal requirement for confirming
allegations was 2 witnesses.
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11:3; Dt. 19:15
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WOE
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Greek (ouai) A warning word
indicating trouble & anguish. Repetition magnifies. Also translated Alas.
Rev. 18:10,16,19
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8:13; 9:12; 11:14; 12:12
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WOMAN
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12:1,4,5,6,13-17; 9:8; 14:4;
17:3,4,6,7,9,18
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WOMAN & MAN CHILD
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12:1-5; JST 12:7
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WONDER
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A marvel
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12:1, 3; 13:13
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WOOL
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Lamb of God
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1:14
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WORMWOOD
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A plant with bitter taste. May
represent bitter judgments. Possibly atomic fallout which shall poison 1/3 of
drinking water. (DNTC 3:499.) See BD. Satan=
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8:11
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WORTHY
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Greek “axios” deserving
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5:2
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YEAR
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See BD “calendar”
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9:15; 12:6 JST
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