88 GOLDEN KEYS – SYMBOLS OF REVELATION – LITERAL MEANING |
Angel |
Messenger |
Daniel 8:16 (1312); 9:21 (1314); Luke 1:19,26 (1488); Hebrews 1:14 (1757) |
Ark of Testimony |
Ark of the covenant/mercy seat where God dwells |
Exodus 25:10-22 (127); Psalm 80:1 (917) |
Babylon |
Religious apostasy/confusion |
Genesis 10:8-10 (14); 11:6-9 (15); Revelation 18:2-3 (1819) Revelation 17:1-5 (1818) |
Balaam, doctrine of |
Advancing our own interests, compromise, idolatry |
Numbers 22:5-25 (259) |
Beast |
Kingdom, government, political power |
Daniel 7:23 (1310) |
Binding of Satan |
A symbolic chain of circumstances |
Isaiah 14:12-20 (1041) |
Black |
Moral darkness, sin, apostasy |
Exodus 10:21-23 (103); Jeremiah 4:23-28 (1112); 8:21 (1120); Acts 26:18 (1641); John 12:35 (1573); Joel 2:1-10 (1334) |
Blood |
Life |
Leviticus 17:11 (191); Deuteronomy 12:23 (311) |
Bottomless pit |
Earth in chaos, torn up, dark & empty |
Genesis 1:1-2 (1); Jeremiah 4:23-28 (1112); Isaiah 24:1-4,19 (1050); Revelation 20:1-3 (1822) |
Bow |
Success in battle against evil |
Psalm 7:11-12 (863); Psalm 45:4-5 (890) |
Corrupt Woman |
Corrupt, apostate church |
Ezekiel 16:15-58 (1229); 23:2-21 (1245); Hosea 2:5 (1322); Hosea 3:1 (1323) |
Crowns |
Kingship, victory |
1 Cronicles 20:2 (682); 2 Kings 11:12 (619); Ezekiel 21:26-27 (1242); James 1:12 (1774); 2 Timothy 4:7-8 (1750); 1 Corinthians 9:25 (1679) |
Cup |
Meted out suffering and judgments |
Psalm 11:6 (866); 75:8 (912); Isaiah 51:17,22-23 (1088); Jeremiah 25:15-17 (1146); 49:12 (1188) |
Day |
Literal year |
Ezekiel 4:6 (1213); Numbers 14:34 (244) |
Door |
Opportunity – probation |
2 Corinthians 2:12 (1693);Revelation 3:20 (1804); Luke 13:24-25 (1521) |
Dragon |
Satan or his agency |
Isaiah 27:1 (1053); 30:6 (1058); Psalm 74:13-14 (911); Revelation 12:7-9 (1813); Ezekiel 29:3 (1256); Jeremiah 51:34 (1196) |
Eagle |
Speed, power, vision, vengeance, protection |
Deuteronomy 28:49 (337); Habakkuk 1:6-8 (1365); Revelation 12:14 (1813) |
Eating the book |
Assimilating the message |
Ezekiel 3:1-3 (1211); Jeremiah 15:16 (1131) |
Egypt |
Symbol of atheism |
Exodus 5:2 (93) |
Eyesalve |
Holy Spirit to help us see truth. Discernment to understand word. Antidote for spiritual blindness |
Ephesians 1:17-19 (1715); Psalm 119:18 (947); 1 John 2:20-27 (1791); John 16:7-13 (1578) |
Faithful witness |
Christ |
John 18:37 (1583); John 3:11 (1550); Revelation 1:5 (1800); Revelation 3:14 (1804); 19:11 (1821) |
False prophet |
Apostate Protestantism |
Revelation 16:13-14 (1817); 13:13-14 (1814) 19:20 (1822) |
Forehead |
Mind |
Romans 7:25 (1656); Ezekiel 3:8-9 (1212) |
Fornication |
Ilicit connection between church and world |
Ezekiel 16:15,26 ( 1229); Isaiah 23:17 (1050) James 4:4 (1777); Revelation 14:4 (1815) |
Four Beasts or Living Creatures |
Heavenly beings with special responsibilities |
Revelation 5:8-10; 4:6-9 (1805) 6:1-7 (1806); 14:3 (1815); 15:7 (1816); 19:4 (1821) |
Four Corners of Earth |
Four directions of compass |
Jeremiah 49:36 (1190) |
Garments |
Covering of righteousness |
Genesis 35:2 (57); Isaiah 61:10 (1099); Isaiah 52:1 (1088); Zachariah 33:5 (1378); Romans 13:14 (1664) |
Gold |
True riches of heaven, faith, scripture |
Psalm 19:7-10 (871); Galatians 5:6 (1711); James 2:5 (1775); Job 23:10 (839) |
Hand |
Symbol of work |
Ecclesiastes 9:10 (1013) |
Harlot |
Apostate church/religion |
Isaiah 1:21 (1025); Jeremiah 3:1-3, 6-9 (1109) |
Heads |
Major powers, rulers, governments |
Daniel 7:6 (1309); Daniel 8:8,22 (1311); Revelation 17:3,10 (1818) |
Hidden Manna |
Christ |
John 6:49-50,53 (1558); Matthew 13:44 (1419) |
Horn |
Power and strength – King of Kingdom |
Deuteronomy 33:17 (348); Zechariah 1:18-19 (1377) – Psalm 89:17,24 (923); Daniel 8:5,21-22 (1311) |
Horse |
Symbol of battle – Special representatives/angels |
Exodus 15:21 (112); Isaiah 43:17 (1076); Jeremiah 8:6 (1119); Ezekiel 38:15 (1273); Zechariah 10:3 (1385) – Zehhariah 1:8-10 (1376); 6:1-8 (1380) |
Image |
A likeness |
Exodus 20:4 (119); Genesis 1:26 (2); 5:3 (7); Deuteronomy 4:25 (296); Romans 8:29 (1657) |
Incense |
Prayers of God’s Peoples |
Psalm 141:2 (961); Revelation 5:8(1805); 8:3-4 (1808) |
Israel |
True followers of Christ |
Romans 9:6-8 (1658); Romans 2:28-29 (1650); Galatians 3:29 (1710) |
Jezebel |
Immorality, idolatry, apostasy |
1 Kings 21:25 (593); 2 Kings 9:22 (615) |
Key of David |
Power to open & close the sanctuary |
Revelation 3:7-8 (1803); Isaiah 22:22 (1049) |
Keys |
Control/jurisdiction |
Isaiah 22:22 (1049); Matthew 16:19 (1425) |
Lamb |
Jesus/sacrifice |
John 1:29 (1547); 1 Corinthians 5:7 (1674); Genesis 22:7-8 (31) |
Lamb’s wife |
New Jerusalem |
Revelation 19:7-9 (1821); 21:2,9-10 (1823) |
Lion |
Strength and Jesus Christ |
Genesis 49:9 (84); Revelation 5:4-9 (1805); Psalm 7:2 (862) |
Locusts |
Destruction/ destructive Agencies |
Joel 1:4 (1333); Deuteronomy 28:38 (336) |
Lord’s Day |
The Sabbath |
Isaiah 58:13 (1095); Matthew 12:8 (1415); Exodus 20:10 (120) |
Man child |
Jesus |
Psalm 2:7-9 (860); Revelation 12:5 (1813) |
Mark |
Sign/seal/mark of approval or disapproval |
Romans 4:11 (1652); Revelation 7:2-3 (1807); Ezekiel 9:4 (1220) |
Measuring rod |
God’s law – God’s word |
James 2:10-12 (1775); Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (1016) – Isaiah 8:19-20 (1034); 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (1750) |
Merchants |
Advocates of Babylon’s teachings |
Isaiah 47:11-15 (1082); Nahum 3:16 (1363); Revelation 18:3,11,15,23 (1819) |
Moon |
Permanence – Moses system of types and sacrifices |
Psalm 89:35-37 (924) – Hebrews 10:1,11 (1766) |
Morning Star |
Jesus |
Revelation 22:16 (1826) |
Mountains |
Political or religious/political powers |
Isaiah 2:2-3 (1025); Jeremiah 17,3 (1133); 31:23 (1157); Jeremiah 51,24-25 (1195); Ezekiel 17:22-23 (1234); Daniel 2:35,44-45 (1298) |
Mystery of God |
The gospel |
Ephesians 1,9-10 (1714); 3:9 (1716), 6:19 (1721); Colossians 1:26-27 (1729) |
New Jerusalem |
The Holy City of heaven |
Revelation 3:12 (1804); 21:2 (1823) |
Oil |
Holy Spirit |
Zechariah 4:2-6 (1378); Revelation 4:5 (1804) |
Open Door |
Unlimited opportunity |
1 Corinthians 16:9 (1689); Acts 14:27 (1618); John 10:7-9 (1567); Hosea 2:15 (1322); Colossians 4:3 (1732) |
Rainbow |
Token of covenant keeping |
Genesis 9:11-17 (12) |
Red (color) |
Sin, corruption – Persecution, destruction |
Isaiah 1:18 (1025); 26:21 (1053); Psalm 75:8 (912); Jeremiah 46:10 (1183) – Ezekiel 32:6,11 (1260); Jeremiah 46:10 (1183); Nahum 2:3 (1362) |
Reins |
Seat of will, affections |
Psalm 7:9 (863); 16:7 (867); 26:2 (875); 73:21 (911); Proverbs 23:16 (993); Jeremiah 17:10 (1133) |
Seal |
Sign, mark and seal mean same thing |
Romans 4,11 (1652); Revelation 7:2-3 (1807); Ezekiel 9:4 (1220) |
Second death |
Lake of fire |
Revelation 21:8 (1824); 20:14 (1823) |
Serpent |
Satan |
Revelation 12:7-9 (1813); Revelation 20:2 (1822) |
Seven Candlesticks |
7 Candlesticks in Holy Place of – Seven Churches |
Exodus 25:31-40 (128) – Revelation 1:20 (1801) |
Seven Heads |
Seven political powers |
Revelation 17:9-10 (1818); Isaiah 2:2-4 (1025); Jeremiah 17:3 (1133) |
Seven Lamps |
Jesus, Word of God |
John 9:5 (1565); John 1:9 (1546); Psalm 119:105 (950); Revelation 4:5 (1805) |
Sickle |
Symbol of harvest – End of world |
Matthew 13:39 (1419); Revelation 14:14 (1816) |
Sodom |
Moral degradation |
Ezekiel 16:46-55 (1231); Jeremiah 23:14 (1142); Genesis 19:4-14 (25) |
Stars |
Angels |
Revelation 1:16,20 (1801); 12:4, 7-9 (1813); Job 38:7 (854) |
Sun |
Jesus and the gospel |
John 9:5 (1565); Psalm 84:11 (920); Malachi 4:2 (1394); Matthew 17:2 (1425); John 8:12 (1562) |
Sword |
Bloodshed, destruction |
Isaiah 3:25 (1028); 13:15 (1039); Acts 12:1-2 (1612); Jeremiah 48:2 (1185) |
Testimony of Jesus |
Spirit/gift of prophecy |
Revelation 19:10 (1821); 22:9 (1825); 1 Corinthians 13:2 (1684) |
Thief |
Suddenness of Jesus’ coming |
1 Thessalonians 5:2 (1736); 2 Peter 3:10 (1789) |
Time |
Literal year |
Daniel 4:16,23,25,32 (1303); 7:25 (1311), 11:13 margin (1317); Revelation 126:14 (1813); 11:2-3 (1062) |
Torment |
Test, prove by trial |
1 Corinthians 3:13 (1672); Hebrews 12:29 (1772); Isaiah 33:14 (1062) |
Twenty-four Elders |
A group redeemed from earth |
Revelation 5:9-10 (1805); 4:4 (1804); 7:9-14 (1808) |
Two-edged Sword |
God’s Word – Sword of Spirit |
Ephesians 6:17 (1720); Hebrews 4:12 (1760); Matthew 10:34 (1412); Isaiah 49:2 (1084) |
Two Witnesses |
Old and New Testaments |
John 5:39 (1556); Zechariah 4:1-14 (1378); Psalm 119:130,105 (951); John 12:48 (1573) |
Waters |
Inhabited area – people, nations |
Revelation 17:15 (1819) |
White (color) |
Purity |
Psalm 51:7 (895); Isaiah 1:18 (1025) |
White robes |
Victory & Righteousness |
Isaiah 61:10 (1099); Revelation 19:8 (1821); 3:5 (1803); Zechariah 3:1-5 (1378); Revelation 7:14 (1808); Galatians 3:27 (1709) |
Winds |
Strife, commotion, “winds of war” |
Jeremiah 25:31-33 (1147); 49:36-37 (1190); 4:11-13 (1112); Zechariah 7:14 (1382) |
Wine |
False doctrine/teachings – Jesus blood of atonement |
Jeremiah 25:15-18 (1146); 51:7 (1194) – Matthew 26:21-29 (1444) |
Wings |
Speed |
Habakkuk 1:6-8 (1365); Jeremiah 4:13 (1112); Exodus 19:4 (118) |
Woman, Impure |
Apostate church |
Ezekiel 23:2-21 (1245); Revelation 14:4 (1815); Hosea 2:5 (1322); Hosea 3:1 (1323); Ezekiel 16:15-58 (1229) |
Wormwood |
Sorrow/bitterness |
Jeremiah 9:15 (1121); 23:15 (1142); Lamentations 3:19 (1205) |
Wrath of God |
Seven last plagues |
Revelation 15:1 (1816) |