The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

and such also brought the Lord an offering because they succeeded in battle without loss of life or limb. Although they had a right to take of the spoil all they wanted, even as a first-fruits, since they were the conquerors, they still saw the prudence of giving God the first portion to assure His favor in the next and succeeding battles. See this account in Numbers 31. 1590. Wash—Symbolic of a purification rite of cleansing in preparation for divine use. New Testament servants are washed by the Word of God, which is the water of redemption according to Christ in John 13. 1591. Washing—Prophetically, it can be seen as divine cleansing or baptism as preparation for induction into divine service. Ephesians 5:26. 1592. Watch—Guard, awake. 1593. Watcher—A) A heavenly being (angel or otherwise) assigned as a guardian, judge, or tribunal over a human and his or her sphere of life. B) The meaning pertains to countries also. Daniel 4:13. 1594. Watchman—Guard, troop, sentinel, or patrol. Another term given to prophets because of their stationary sentinel type duties in their wards and precincts. Habakkuk 2:1; Hosea 12:13. 1595. Water—Water is addressed in Scripture nearly one thousand times. Aside from being an essential of life—one cannot go without water very long— it is an ancient symbol of refreshing, irrigation, and growth. In Bible times and regions, water could be scarce and so Scripture took opportunity to enforce the necessity of man living only by the word of God and used water as its symbolism. It is indisputable that water equates to life being essential for drinking, cooking, even cleaning (John 3:5; Ephesians 5:26). Symbolically water is the word of the Lord, a stream or issue of spirituality, a body or collection of knowledge, teaching, spiritual or religious doctrine. In the latter context, that of teaching or spiritual doctrine (Revelation 12:15), water is spewed out of the mouth of the dragon in order to flood the women he hated so with his uncleanness, that is with heretical doctrine that the woman, symbolizing the New Creation church, preaches instead of the Lord’s gospel. It is recognized by being rigidly intellectual or mystical in nature. Water is equated to the lifegiving power of redemption, and human spirits that take in Christ to become His wells of salvation. See Isaiah 12:3. 1596. Wean—Accustom to life, to equip and release to survive on one‘s own.