The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

reflective of the seven days of the week so that its worship, prized by rulers, assured unimpeded dominance. However, that seven-headed (rule) symbolism looked forward to when the earth would be divided into seven continents. As for deities, Buddha embraced this creature’s worship, to fuel the power and influence he wielded. This deific figment spans time and eternity. From the Sumero-Babylonians to the end-time apocalypse, the “old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan” of Revelation 12:9 remains to fulfill his purpose until the end of time. 1327. Seven Lamps—Another word for the seven spirits of God before His throne in their function as vessels of light and life for the seven churches. Revelation 4:5. 1328. Seven Passover Annual Lambs—Required as offerings from Abraham. Ewes refer to female lambs and the New Creation church, which symbolize women as the bride and wife of Christ. Lambs had to be offered with bread or meal, symbolizing the word. Ezra 8:35. See Leviticus 23:18; Numbers 28:11, 21, 29; 29:2, 4, 8, 10, 36; 2 Chronicles 29:21. See Sacred Numbers. 1329. Seven Spirits of God/Before the Throne of God—Figurative of the seven churches eventually birthed by Jesus Christ; the global powers that cover and rule God’s world. The Bible’s reference to the seven spirits addresses the seven spirits before the throne of the Lord God Almighty. Their other names are the eyes of the Lord, the lamps (lights) of the Lord, the churches of the Lord, the messengers of the Lord, and the sent ones of the Lord, for Revelation 5:6 says they were sent forth after the triumph of the Lamb into all the earth. See also Revelation 1:4, 3:1, 4:5, and 5:6. These all pertain to the faculties and agencies of the Creator prepared and dispatched for His government of all creation. See Seven, Seven Days, Seven Lamps, and Seven Stars. 1330. Seven Seals—The term is found in the last book of the Bible, the Apocalypse. It is applied to the Lord Jesus Christ’s unveiling of what the Father God ordained and inscribed for and in creation throughout its history. The apostle John upon being whisked by the Holy Spirit into the heavenly spheres of God, called it being brought into the Spirit of God and was presented with a major task. That task was to witness the opening of the seven seals of God’s judgments on earth, humanity, and creation at large. There was a scroll presented him that had writing on both sides. This in itself was uncommon because few scrolls of the day were written on both sides. Generally, what was contained in them was private, and so both author and sender were careful not to have the