The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

cults. Ezekiel 23:29. 222. Bridge—A symbol of transition, in particular transitions over the high grounds of life. Bridges can symbolize difficult life changes and rites of passage. Prophetically, bridges exemplify the arc over waters, troubled or serene, depending upon the issues causing the symbolism of the bridge. As opposed to tunnels, bridges signify external and apparent transitions. Consequently, bridges allow overhead passage and are reflective of celestial or spiritual (lofty) transition. Often bridges advise spiritually the death and quitting of the old for passing into a new or better quality of life. Walking across the bridge speaks to the slow, arduous pace of transition. Driving across the bridge indicates purposeful crossing in the driver’s control. Halting midway between the two ends of the bridge signifies a stagnation in the progress of transition. Standing at the beginning of the bridge speaks to decision, the decision to cross over to something else or to turn back to where one has just left. 223. Broken Hedge—The situation whereby the hedge of protection around a person’s life is shattered or removed to allow the enemy to come in at will to pillage and plunder that life. The absence of prayers, prophetic impact and impartation, pastorship, personal economy, and employment viability are all reasons for this. To these, one can add rejection of God and Christ, backsliding, disobedience, and rebellion. These, too, will cause the hedge around a life to be broken or dissolved. Idolatry always deteriorates God’s hedge of protection around a life. At times, as in the case of Job, God allows the hedge around a life to rupture to affirm our personal allegiance to Him before all creation. It brings Him glory to restore it manifold at the end of the test period. Proverbs 15:19; Ezekiel 13:5; Ecclesiastes 10:8; Isaiah 5:5. 224. Bronze—A metal symbolically considered to be indicative of a demotion to a less than glorious or impoverished state. A lesser or lower celestial power. Bronze is an antiquated protective power signifying the primitive and unrefined. As a metal it is an ancient power emblem. Displacement of gold and silver with bronze was considered the consequence of sin. In the Bible it signifies lewdness and harlotry. 1 Kings 14:25–27. 225. Bronze Snake—A brazen serpent crafted of dark metal. The image was the symbol of healing from the curse of sin. The idea behind the bronze serpent was that the serpent was the cause of all sickness, which was a direct result of the sin in man, and that its causes were as old and crude as the original sinner, the old dragon, the fleeing serpent. Therefore, Moses was instructed to prepare