The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

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Tabernacle to Tyre

1484. Tabernacle—A) The name for God’s earthly dwelling place. The significance of the tabernacle is best apprehended from Israel’s exodus days where they met the Lord God Jehovah in the wilderness and began their lives with Him as their God. Spiritually, tabernacle refers to the human body indwelt by the Holy Spirit, its own spirit, and the soul. B) Another word for tabernacle is tent. Both tabernacle and tent are symbolic of the flesh. Exodus 25:9; Leviticus 3:13; Hebrews 8:2. 1485. Table—A low-lying platform at which people sit to eat, transact business, or conduct ritual activity. In ancient times there was something called the sacred table where nomadic officials conducted religious affairs, while in the desert a table was often set up and given official significance because of the political, military, and ritualistic matters rulers and warriors conducted for their gods. It was also commonly used for the business purposes of bankers and brokers. In the New Testament, the table was used for sacred purposes such as the one that held the Old Testament temple’s Showbread. Spiritually, the table represents an altar that symbolically signifies the human heart. For more on this use see Jeremiah 17:1, and compare it with Romans 2:15. See also Exodus 39:36 and Proverbs 3:3. For the table’s royal and religious use, see Isaiah 21:5. The prophetic application of the word is seen in the table being equated with the human heart. Based on this, Scripture teaches us how the Holy Spirit inscribes the word of the Lord upon it, our heart tablet (table, kjv). The Bible also calls the table the altar of the heart where similar matters are resolved, figuratively speaking, in its owner’s life. 1486. Tail—The tail in prophetic contexts always symbolizes dark spirituality and perverse sensuality. Thus the tail is symbolic of a slave. It is the source of seduction, delusion, and through these means bondage. Isaiah 9:14–15 says it is the prophet who prophesies falsely. That means the tail represents divination. The tail also speaks to the religious practices and rituals of ancient Egypt, whose