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The Book of Revelation is especially filled with symbols. Note the first verse: "...he sent and signified it by his angel..." Signified here means "to put into signs — symbolic depictions." This book, therefore, is written in a kind of code language, and so, when it says "beast," it does not mean a literal beast, and when it says "angel," it may not refer to an actual spiritual being. When symbols such as these are understood, the results are inspiring — as we might expect from a book given by Jesus to the Apostle John for the Church living in the last days. And while some view these signs and symbols as terrifying, the Christian who longs for a better day finds hope for everyone in its words, as the final chapters of Revelation portray. If you would like to learn more about the signs and symbols in the Book of Revelation, please click this title to read The End Times Bible Report Quarterly —
This lesson will take children to a web page which describes common symbols found in the Bible. Clicking the word boxes on the chart will refer down the list directly to that symbol's description. Click the picture to go to the "Bible Symbols" web page.
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God used word pictures throughout the Bible to teach important lessons. Bible symbolism is one of the five basic Bible study tools to help in interpreting Scriptures. If we know what a symbol pictures in one passage of Scripture, then this can often be used in another. For example, water almost always represents truth or cleansing by the truth. A lamb often represents Jesus, "the lamb of God." Fire often pictures purging.