The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

when you present a new grain offering to the Lord in your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. ‘And you shall offer a burnt offering for a soothing aroma to the Lord...seven male lambs one year old, and their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil,...a tenth for each of the seven lambs’” (nas). In this passage of Scripture, the same application of firstfruits to the New Testament church appears again. Clearly, the repeated sacrifice of the seven lambs looked forward to not only the crucifixion of Christ but the firstfruits of His crucifixion as well. Read the definitions given for the number eight and you see the full portrait. Christ plus the seven lambs makes eight and that is what David was, the eighth son who initiated Israel’s new day as a monarchical nation under God, which collaborates with Genesis 2:7 the day after the first Sabbath when God formed man of the dust of the earth and gave him rule over the world. Christ likewise is the King over the world through the seven churches that cover the globe embodied by the seven spirits that were before God’s throne and sent out into the world. Refer to Micah 5:5 for a further connection. See also Sacred Numbers in the Bible, the Number Seven, and the Seven Spirits of God. 749. Lamentation—A prophetic discourse that utters judgments from God on the misconduct and unfaithfulness of His people. The prophet Jeremiah’s prophecies conclude with a section dedicated to narrating God’s displeasure with His covenant people and His corresponding chastening. 750. Lamia—A snake-eyed hermaphrodite deity appearing as a female vampire. 751. Lamp—A) A lamp is a vessel of light. B) Prophetically, it symbolizes enlightenment, instruction, and guidance. C) Such qualities lead to prosperity. Jesus for instance told us that the lamp of the body is the eye. Thus it is another symbolic application of the word of the Lord. See Psalm 119:105; Proverbs 6:23. Lamps hold candles and that equates them to light. D) The seven churches of the Lord Jesus are held in seven respective lamp stands. 752. Language of the Spirit World—Prophets are virtually incompetent without an understanding of the language of the spirit world. While knowing linguistics and such are important to the physical world to teach revealed knowledge from God, that is not always the case with the spirit world. To receive fresh revelation requires an entirely spiritual set of circumstances. The citizens of eternity and the immortal are all very active in communicating this language.