Christian Symbols, Symbolic Meanings and Types in The Bible

Bible Studies

Gold, Money and The Mark of the Beast 666 - Gold and 666 are closely related in the Bible. The Mark of the Beast, 666, and gold have parallels in Daniel.

The Mark of the Beast as a Spiritual Symbol - A popular opinion is that the Mark of the Beast is a spiritual symbol, but there's a lot of evidence to the contrary.

Finding The Church in the Old Testament - A study using the Septuagint (LXX) to compare the Greek Ekklesia and Hebrew Qahal in order to show that there is no distinction between the Old and New Testament congregations.

Who is Israel? - A brief history of Israel starting with Jacob wrestling an angel to the blessing of his sons. The purpose is to show that the promises given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob extend to Christians and that Israel is more than a physical area.

The Lost Tribes of Israel, Scattered Among the Nations - How The 12 Tribes of Israel were split to become Judah and Ephraim, the Southern and Northern Kingdoms. Also a look at the relationship between Christianity and Israel.

Color Symbolism in The Bible - A study on color occurence in The Bible: their symbolic meanings and object associations as well as their Hebrew and Greek origins.

A Fishy Tale - Why is the fish used to symbolize Christianity? Didn't other cultures use it first?

Site Resources

Hitchcock's Bible Names - 2,622 Biblical names and their meanings.

Definitions and Symbols from The Two Babylons - Taken from Alexander Hyslop's classic.

Gematria Calculator - Gematria is the practice of calculating the numeric equivalent of words and phrases by adding up the numbers associated with each letter. The gematria calculator makes it easy to calculate the numbers for English, Greek, and Hebrew.

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