| 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) |