Bible Symbols #1: Colors & Animals

Here are some colors and animals and what they represent

Colors:

• SCARLET represents natural life in man since "the life is in the blood." This is the color of "life poured out" to ransom us.

• WHITE stands for purity

• BLUE, for the heavens

• BLACK, for death

• GREEN, for new life in nature

• PURPLE, for royalty

• PALE GREEN, for famine

Animals:

• HORSES are always "war horses" and represent reliance on the world's resources rather than on God in spiritual warfare

• DOGS are unclean animals and refer to the lowest forms of behavior by men

• WOLVES are false teachers who prey upon the SHEEP

• SHEEP represent believers who are helpless, prone to wander, and always in need of a shepherd

• BULLS and RAMS represent masculine strength

• LIONS and LEOPARDS can represent spiritual enemies in the heavenly places ("...your adversary the devil goes around like a prowling lion..."). On the other hand, Jesus is the "Lion of the Tribe of Judah."

• GAZELLES, HINDS and DEER represent youthful energy and vitality as seen in the Song of Solomon

• BEASTS as found in Revelation (and Daniel) are men (world leaders) as seen by God, except that the "four living creatures" in Revelation are mighty angels known as cherubim

• THE DOVE is a symbol of the Holy Spirit

• THE EAGLE pictures the serene sovereignty of God. (God took Israel out of Egypt "on eagles' wings."

• BIRDS OF PREY represent forces of destructiveness

• ANIMAL HORNS picture power in a ruler
  

This info comes from the Lambert Dolphin's Research Library