The Symbolic Language of the Bible: Belly - Cedar
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Romans 16:18; John 7:38; Revelation 10:9, 10
Overwhelming sorrows of a judicial character
Agents of good or evil. Spiritual wickedness
Isaiah 31:5; Revelation 18:2
Mourning. Moral defilement
Jeremiah 4:28; Revelation 6:5; Song of Solomon 1:5, 6
Without spiritual perception
2 Corinthians 4:4; Revelation 3:17
The pollutions of human nature
Life forfeited by sin, but claimed by a Holy God
Complete apostasy from God and truth
Heavenly character. The leading color used in the construction of the coverings, curtains, and veil of the tabernacle
A register of Christian profession written in time.
Register of real believers written in eternity
Place of rest and deepest affection
John 1:18; Isaiah 40:11; Luke 16:23
Distant conflict. Deceit and falsehood
Revelation 6:2; Jeremiah 9:3
Genesis 49:25; Isaiah 46:11
One loaf, Christ for the communion of the Church— one being the expression of their unity
Twelve loaves, Christ for the communion of Israel—twelve being the expression of their unity
Christ’s ability in bearing the responsibility of the sinner, as in the brazen altar
Christ’s ability in sustaining the responsibility of the saint as in the brazen laver
Firmness of Divine judgment
Moral condition as a safeguard for the heart and conscience
Ephesians 6:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:8
Moral restraint upon man’s will and nature
Psalms 32;9; James 3:2; Isaiah 30:28
Utter ruin and intense anguish
Revelation 14:10; Job 18:15
Christ— a sacrifice offered to God in the strength and vigor of perfect manhood,
Leviticus 1:1-15; chapter 16
Cruel and powerful enemies
Psalms 22:12; Jeremiah 50:11
Psalms 18:2, 30; Song of Solomon 4:4
A religion that would attach man to earth; or, the union of human and Divine principles
Exodus 33:7; Hebrews 13:13
Artificial light. Divine light and favor
Revelation 22:5; Job 29:3
The fullness of the Spirit’s light resting upon believers.
The perfect display of the moral glories of Christ as seen in His adorable person
God’s instruments of judgment upon the Gentile oppressors of His people, Israel
Man displayed in the best and fairest forms
Leviticus 14:4-6; Numbers 19:6