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10 Hope of Israel Ministries BIBLE Correspondence Course Lesson 34

(12:3, UNLIKE the crown worn by the woman
with child mentioned at V.1), the beast (13:1),
and the rider of the white horse (19:12) who has
many diadems because of his authority over all
kings” (edited by Allen C. Myers).
The Zondervan Pictorial Bible Diction-
ary makes this comment:
“In the N.T. (Gr., stepha.nos and
di.adema are used). The first refers to a garland
or chaplet such as was worn by a victorious
athlete. THIS TYPE OF CROWN IS EM-
PLOYED FIGURATIVELY BY PAUL AND
JOHN AS A SYMBOL OF CHRISTIAN TRI-
UMPH (II Tim. 4:8, Rev. 2:10). The diadem was
a SYMBOL OF THE POWER TO RULE.”

Bows and Arrows

If we look closely at the rider of Rev-
elation 6:2 again, we will see that he is holding a
BOW. What does this BOW represent?
1. The bow is employed figuratively as a
weapon used by YEHOVAH God. Job 6:4.
COMMENT: Here Job speaks of “the
arrows of the Almighty.”
2. We see the same picture in Deuter- Stylized picture of an archer with bow.
onomy 32:23 and 42.
GOSPEL MESSAGE IN GENERAL and the
3. Is this picture repeated in Lamen-
INDIVIDUAL MESSENGER IN PARTICU-
tations 2:4?
LAR.
4. Does YEHOVAH God use arrows as a
8. Notice Habakkuk 3:8-13, where YE-
weapon of deliverance in Psalm 18:14?
HOVAH God is seen as riding on HORSES and
5. Does the Messiah use arrows as a
chariots of salvation.
means of deliverance? Psalm 45:5.
COMMENT: In this highly figurative
COMMENT: Psalm 45 is a psalm of
passage in which the prophet sees a vision, we
the glories of the Messiah and his bride the
can clearly see that the BOW is a SYMBOL OF
church or Ecclesia.
YEHOVAH’S WORD in the day when He goes
6. In Psalm 77, which discusses YEHO-
forth into all the world for the “salvation” of men
VAH’s redemptive work, we find the mention of
-- as pictured in Revelation 19:11!
arrows again. Verse 17.
In these verses the mention of arrows
7. What is the arrow called in II Kings
implies that the royal Warrior had a bow, since in
13:17?
the other scriptures the mention of the bow
COMMENT: These verses show that
implies the arrows.
the BOW is a SYMBOL of that which dis-
According to most commentators the
charges the messages of YEHOVAH God
BOW implies victory, signifying JUDGMENTS
toward an intended target. In other words, it
laid up in store against offenders.
symbolizes THE PREACHING OF THE TRUE
The White Horse of Revelation 6:2