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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 4627 creatures
4627 creatures
4627 creatures
Generally, living beings within God’s creation, especially the exotic animals seen in visions, which often have a deep symbolic significance.
Creatures representing angelic beings who worship God
Eze 1:5-6; Rev 4:6-8 The strange creatures of Ezekiel and Revelation seem to stand for the fulness and variety of God’s creation. See also Eze 1:7-25; Eze 3:12-13; Eze 10:15-22 The creatures are here identified as cherubim; Rev 4:9-11; Rev 5:6-14; Rev 6:1-3,5-6; Rev 7:11; Rev 14:3; Rev 15:7; Rev 19:4
Creatures representing kings or kingdoms
Da 7:17; Da 8:20-21 The “beasts” here are unnatural, and represent the hostility of human empires to the rule of God. The horns represent individual kings within an imperial dynasty.
Creatures representing Satan
The beast here represents Satan, with the horns representing royal authority at a time of Roman persecution of the church: Rev 12:3-4,7-9; Rev 13:1Da 7:2-8,19-26; Da 8:3-12; Rev 11:7; Rev 13:2-8,11-18; Rev 17:3,7-13
See also
| 1469 | visions |
| 1670 | symbols |
| 4110 | angels |
| 4150 | cherubim |
| 4603 | animals |
| 4609 | beast, the |
| 9105 | last things |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
