Bible Question: The animals reffered to in revelation. Are they countries? or people? |
Bible Answer: John used figures of living creatures to symbolize various qualities:(All from the old testament) the lion - strength (Ipeter 5:8) the bear - stealth the tiger - fierceness the goat - evil the ox or calf - patient service the eagle - spirituality the lamb - sacrifice the face of man - intelligence Of t he 404 verses in Revelation, only 126 contain no allusion to the old testament. |