The Symbolic Language of the Bible: Sword - Wrinkle
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Keen searching judgment of the Word of God
War and bloodshed; judgment
Magisterial authority and power
1 Corinthians 10:21; Psalms 23:5; Leviticus 24:6
False prophets and false teaching
Isaiah 9:14, 15; Revelation 12:4
Religious but unsaved professors
Cruelty, mischievous power
Daniel 7:5, 7, 19; Psalms 58:6
Daniel 2:32; Genesis 32:25; Psalms 45:3
Generally what is unprofitable
Hebrews 6:8; Matthew 13:7
God’s instruments in chastening His people
2 Corinthians 12:7; Numbers 33:55
Revelation 5:11; Daniel 7:10
Seat of established authority
Isaiah 66:1; Matthew 25:31; Revelation 4:2
Speech; remorse and torment; mere profession
Proverbs 12:18; Luke 16:24; 1 John 3:18
Psalms 61:3; Proverbs 18:10; 2 Samuel 22:51
Anguish of spirit and great anxiety
Jeremiah 4:31; Galatians 4:19
Eminent political persons
Ezekiel 31:5, 9; Revelation 8:7; Daniel 4:20-22
Zechariah 9:14; Revelation 8:2; Jeremiah 51:27; Joel 2:1, 15; Isaiah 27:13
The trump of 1 Thessalonians and 1 Corinthians will sound for Christians only
1 Thessalonians 4:16; 1 Corinthians 15:52
Great strength; the agonies of death
Numbers 23:22; Psalms 22:21
Vail of the tabernacle, with its colors, cherubim, and material
Christ is absolute purity, in His varied glories and character heavenly and earthly as a man
Exodus 26:31; Hebrews 10:20
Israel—the responsible fruit-bearing system on earth
Christ on earth morally replacing Israel
Poisonous doctrines and ways
Matthew 3:7; 12:34; Job 20:16
Separation from the world, its idolatry, and ways
Revelation 14:4; 2 Corinthians 11:2
Quickness of sight; keen vision
Divine and also human security
Isaiah 26:1; Revelation 21:14, 18; Deuteronomy 1:28
Psalms 22:14; 2 Samuel 14:14
The sanctifying and cleansing character of the Word of God
Ephesians 5:26; John 15:3
Nations acting under certain moral influences
Revelation 8:11; 16:4, 5; 17:15
Divinely inflicted judgments
Psalms 42:7; Jonah 2:3; Psalms 88:7
Source of blessing and refreshment
Psalms 84:6; John 4:14; Genesis 49:32
Jeremiah 23:28; Matthew 12:24-30
Course of providential government on earth
Manifestation of Divine power
Zechariah 9:14; Isaiah 66:15
Revelation 1:14; 3:4; 14:14; Mark 16:5
Religious corruption; spiritual idolatry
Ezekiel 16; Revelation 18
Revelation 18:7; Isaiah 1:23; 47:8
An afflicted and desolate condition
Unseen, yet powerful operations of the Spirit of God
Ephesians 4:14; James 1:6
False and vain expectations
Divine manifestation in judgment or in grace
Isaiah 57:12; Daniel 2:35; Ezekiel 37:9
The mere excitement of nature; joy; judgment
Ephesians 5:18; Judges 9:13; Jeremiah 35:5; Leviticus 10:9; Isaiah 63:2, 3
Protection; shelter; rapidity of action
Psalms 91:4; 36:7; Luke 13:34; Ezekiel 1; Revelation 9:9; 12:14
Enemies of God and destroyers of His people
John 10:12; Acts 20:29; Matthew 7:15
Weakness and imperfection
The false church as well as the true bride; Israel also, or any religious system
Matthew 13:33; Galatians 4:22-24; Revelation 2:20
The expression of what Christ is personally and essentially
Abject and contemptible creature; eternal misery
Job 25:6; Psalms 22:6; Mark 9:44, 46, 48
Expressive of care and old age
Deuteronomy 28:48; Matthew 11:29, 30