The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

monarchical reign of Israel after Saul’s death. Its application to the New Testament church is seen in Micah 5:4–5 where it mentions the seven shepherds. With Jesus as the Chief Shepherd, that brings the number to eight, with the seven shepherds foreshadowing the seven angels spiritually governing and pastoring the New Testament church. Eight souls were saved from the antediluvian flood. The same eight were rescued from eternal death when Christ preached the gospel to them in hell. See 1 Peter 3:18–20. Eight was also the number of days to expire before a newborn male child could be circumcised and dedicated to the Lord under the Law of Moses. See Biblical Numbers and Sacred Numbers. 446. El—A cruel tyrannical god of Mesopotamia venerated for sex and war. Israel deceptively merged him with their God Yahweh. Their action led to the designations of Jehovah that prefixed His attributes with the pagan god’s name, El. His name was used with other names as a prefix for many towns in the Bible. 447. Elder—An older man or woman respected for wisdom and engaged in leadership in the New Testament church. The title has come to be applied to pastors and other leaders in the Christian church. Job 32:4; 1 Timothy 5:1; 2 John 1:1; 3 John 1:1. 448. Electricity—Lights, etc., indicate the flow of man-made current or human illumination. Modern power sources. 449. Elements—The basic, essential parts of something. Prophetically pertains to the composite subjects, substances, or disciplines that generate the activities vital to its purpose. The elements, as prophetic symbols, reflect the immorality of the world of the four elements—air, water, earth, and fire. Only the last element, fire, can man create or manipulate. Without these four, (air to breath, water to refresh and cleanse, fire for heat, and earth which formed the body), creation would not exist. Since they are fundamental to life, or the prophetic, much of the ministry’s terminology and resources are rooted in them. Galatians 4:3, 9; 2 Peter 3:10, 12. 450. Eleven—The number for paradigm shifts. Eleven is a transitional number that signifies when power changes hands because it falls between ten, the number of divine injunction and government, and twelve, the number of the rule of God’s covenanted ones, particularly His apostles. 1 Kings 6:38; 2 Kings 9:29; Jeremiah 1:3 and 39:2–3. See also Matthew 19:28; Revelation 21:12–14. 451. Eliezer—The prophet who proclaimed God’s judgment against Jehoshaphat’s alliance with Israel’s king Ahazariah. 2 Chronicles 20:37.