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The
number "7" is used extensively
throughout the entire Bible. It is used to represent completion.
The number 7 is used throughout Revelation to indicate the completion of a succession of 7 time periods within a whole unit (7 Churches, 7 Seals, 7 Spirits, 7 Horns, 7 Eyes, 7 Trumpets, 7 Thunders, 7 Last Plagues, 7 Heads). This is illustrated by the week (whole unit), which contains 7 consecutive days (successive time periods). The time periods are sequential with no gaps between. In the prophecy about the 7 Seals, each seal is removed individually, one right after the other, indicating subsequent periods of time that follow one right after another until the prophecy is completed. The 7 Trumpets and 7 Heads also use language necessitating succession.
The number 7 is
used 562 times (including derivatives
such as "seventh" or
"sevens"), appearing
especially often in Biblical prophecy
(42 times in Daniel and Revelation
alone).
The
number "7" is contrasted
by the number "6" in
the Bible, which represents the
number of man, signifying his
rebellion, imperfection, works,
and disobedience. The number "6"
is used 273 times throughout the
Bible (including its derivatives
such as "sixth") and
another 91 times as "threescore"
or "60." Man was created on the
sixth day (Genesis 1:26, 31).
The number "666" identifies the
beast in Revelation (Revelation
13:18).
Here
are some examples of "7"
in the Bible:
"7"
in Bible Stories:
- Noah
and family were shut in
ark for 7 days before
rain came (Gen. 7:4-10)
- Pharoah's
warning dream had 7 kine
and 7 ears of corn (Gen.
41:2)
- Naaman
washed in the river 7
times to be healed (2
Kings 5:10)
- Nebuchadnezzar
grazed on grass for 7
years (Dan. 4:23)
- Jesus
said to forgive seventy
times seven times (Matt.
18:22)
- The
walls of Jericho fell
down after 7 days (Heb.
11:30
"7"
in Revelation:
- Seven
churches
- Seven
spirits
- Seven
golden candlesticks
- Seven
stars
- Seven
lamps
- Seven
seals
- Seven
horns
- Seven
eyes
- Seven
angels
- Seven
trumpets
- Seven
thunders
- Seven
thousand slain in a great
earthquake
- Seven
heads
- Seven
crowns
- Seven
last plagues
- Seven
golden vials
- Seven
mountains
- Seven
kings
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