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Meaning
of Colors in the Bible
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The
use of the color red in Scripture lends itself to symbolically representing sin
and sinfulness, Godly vengeance against sinners, bloodshed and war as well as the
temptation to sin. The New Testament seems to indicate that some sort of altar
or temple with sacrifices in Jerusalem will exist in the End Times before the
return of Christ. If and when such a building is erected the belief is it would
first need cleansing by the ashes of the special heifer before it could be
used. The horse of Revelation 6, symbolizing war and bloodshed, appears when
one of the prophetic end time seals is opened. The appearance of the great red
dragon of Revelation 12, representing the power of Satan and his steadfastness
to bring bloodshed and death to all, signals the beginning of the worst time
any human will experience.
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What
is the meaning of red in the Bible?
What
three important prophetic animals are this color?
Red,
found in rainbows, possesses the longest wavelength of light (620 to 740
nanometers).
It
is the second most popular favorite color among humans (the first is blue) and
is found on more than 75% of all the world's national flags.
It
is the first pigment ever used for art.
Traffic
lights and signs globally contain red to denote a stop is needed while
traveling in a particular direction.
It
is one of only four colors that are part of the name of a Sea (the others being
the Black Sea, White Sea and Yellow Sea).
Red
and reddish dyes can be produced from vegetables, the bodies of certain
insects, and from minerals such as iron oxide.
Ancient
Aztecs treated dyes in this coloration as more valuable as gold or silver, as
it took hundreds of people to collect the female cochineal beetle from which it
was made.
Appearances
of the color red
In
the KJV Bible, the word 'red' occurs fifty-three times, six of which are in the
New Testament.
There
are several Hebrew Old Testament words translated as it.
The
most frequently used words are
o adom (Strong's Concordance
#H122),
which is the color's name,
o chakliyl (#H2447), which literally is
'dark' or a person stimulated by wine,
o suph (#H5488 and #H5489), which is 'a reed'
and is used to refer to the Red Sea, and
o adam (#H119), which means to show
blood or something that is reddish.
In
the New Testament, the Greek words used are
purrhazo (#G4449), which refers to the
color's name,
eruthros (#G2063), which is used to
refer to the Red Sea, and
purrhos (#G4450), which references
something that is the shade of fire or flame.
Its
use in Scripture lends itself to symbolically representing
o sin and sinfulness (Isaiah 1:18),
o Godly
vengeance against sinners (Psalm
75:8, Isaiah 63:2),
o bloodshed and war (2 Kings 3:22, Nahum
2:3, Zechariah 1:8, 6:2, Revelation 6:4, 12:3), as well as
o the temptation to sin
(Proverbs
23:31).
Three
prophetic animals
God
commanded ancient Israel to use the ashes of a red heifer for the ceremonial
cleansing of the tabernacle in the wilderness (Numbers 19:3-6).
The
New Testament seems to indicate that some sort of altar or temple (with
sacrifices?) in Jerusalem will exist in the End Times before the return of
Christ (Mark
13:14, Matthew 24:15, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4).
Some
Christians and orthodox Jews would like to see a third temple built in
Jerusalem.
If
and when such a building is erected, however, the belief is it would first need
cleansing by the ashes of this special heifer before it could be used.
The
horse of Revelation 6, symbolizing war and bloodshed, appears when one of the
prophetic end time seals is opened (Revelation 6:1).
The appearance of the great red dragon of Revelation 12, representing the power of Satan and his steadfastness to bring bloodshed and death to all, signals the beginning of the worst time any human will experience (Matthew 24:21).
Additional
info on Biblical Meaning of red
The
Red Sea is a body of water that lies between the African continent (modern
Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, and Djibouti) and the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia
and Yemen).
Its
length is about 1,400 miles, with a maximum width of about 220 miles, and is
the most northern sea on the planet that is tropical.
It
is unusual in that no rivers flow into it.
Egypt's
Pharaoh was angry and foolish enough to chase the fleeing Israelites as they
miraculously crossed the Sea dry shod.
When the last Israelite made it to the other side of the sea, God caused its waters to return to normal, thus drowning Pharaoh's entire army (Exodus 14 and 15).
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