Symbol key · People
Woman
A church — a body of people in covenant relationship
Where Scripture defines it
“I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.” (Jeremiah 6:2)
Confirmed at 2 Corinthians 11:2
I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
Confirmed at Revelation 12:1
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet.
Confirmed at Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.
Confirmed at Isaiah 54:5-6
For thy Maker is thine husband... For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit.
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Where this leads next
Symbol key · Persons
Lamb
Christ, the sacrifice for sin
Symbol key · Time
Day
In prophetic time measurement, one day stands for one year
Revelation 17–18 · the older story returning
Mystery Babylon
Revelation names a religious system with an ancient city's name, and every detail sends the reader back into earlier Scripture.