The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

775. Lily—The word meant to the writers of Scripture a “pole of nature.” It was a flower that was celebrated for its attraction. Poles serve many purposes in that they hold up things, support and transport, and work well as hangers. The lily in the Bible, aside from its metaphoric application to our Savior, was replicated in the long handled trumpet with which congregations and armies were sounded, and its petal arch reminiscent of the arch-like covering or doorway that protects and provides access respectively. As a metaphor for Jesus Christ, the symbolism is clear. He is the support of the world. As the word of God, He is the one the writer of Hebrews said upholds the whole of creation as God’s word. As a water lily, He provides dry respite for aquatic creatures. As the trumpet that sounds, His is the call to redemption, to communion to worship and to war. As the arch, He is the pavilion of God that protects—from the heat and elements of the world—and as the doorway, He provides access and egress to and from the presence of His Father God. The veil of His flesh is how we pass between the two worlds, God’s and ours. John 10:7, 9; Ephesians 2:18; Colossians 1:17. 776. Lintel—The word means boundary and that explains its prophetic import. When God had the prophet Moses instruct His people to paint the door posts and lintels with the Lamb’s blood, it was to establish for the death angel, an invisible messenger from the world of the spirit, the boundaries of his assignment. Exodus 12:22–23 introduces us to this spiritual function of the lintel in Scripture. Later, the King James Version of the Bible draws on its symbolism again, this time in connection with the “oracle” in the tabernacle. It talks about how Solomon decorated the lintels in God’s oracle. The holy place within His sanctuary from whence the Lord voiced His mind to His people. From that point on, the Old Testament called the holy place, the inner sanctum of the tabernacle and sanctuary of God, “the Oracle.” See 2 Chronicles 5:7. See Oracle. 777. Line Prophet—One who serves in a convened prophetic presbytery for the purposes of sharing and distributing the prophetic load of a large gathering. 778. Lion—A) A biblical symbol of rulership according to the Old Testament; in particular, a king. B) Representative of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Lion of the tribe of Judah. C) Also ministerially representative of the apostle. D) A lion was worshipped as a symbol of solar power and thus linked to the sun. E) It also typified royal authority with all its most positive and potent attributes. Lions were thought of equally as destroyers and saviors. They are nocturnal hunters that are highly sociable. Ancient peoples hunted and killed lions to