Meaning of symbols & colors in the Bible

**Waqar Daniel** Sat 10 May 2008, 11:50 pm

White	Light, sacred, purity, holiness, festivity & triumph, joy, glory & majesty ( Dan. 7:9, Mt 28:3, John 10:30)
Black	where light and its colors have vanished, sorrow, disease, mourning, affliction, calamity, death. Primordial color of creation, both day and night were created by God and called "good" (Jer. 14:2, Lam. 4:8,5:10
Red	(shades of red, pink scarlets, etc.) color of fire and therefore of life, a fiery process, the blood, wine, atonement, bloodshed, sacrifice (Zech. 6:2, Rev. 6:4, Rev. 12:3, Gen. 9:4-6)
Blue	Sacred, points to Heaven and therefore revelation. Among the Hebrews it was the Jehovah color, the symbol of the revealed God, grace, truth (Ex.24:9-10, Ez. 1:26)
Yellow	Joy, spiritual enlightenment
Purple	Sacred, the dress of kings, majesty, royalty, expensive (Esther 8:15, Judges 8:26, Dan. 5:7, 16, 29)
Green	vigor prosperity (Ps. 93:14), flourishing, Ps. 37:35, Ps. 52:8, Hosea 14:8, freshness, sprouting, eternal life
Silver	Precious metal used in royal crowns, musical instruments, drinking cups, used extensively in the Tabernacle and Temple, also for art objects and jewelry. Money. Used figuratively for God's words (Ps. 12:16), good rulers (Is 1:22,23), of saints purified by affliction (Ps. 66:10, Zech. 13:9), Wisdom is declared to be of more value than silver (Prov. 3:14, 8:10, 19, 16:16), Redemption, Salvation
Gold	Eternal, deity, Kingliness, refined by fire
Orange	Praise
Crown	Symbol of victory and reward, incorruptible crown (1 Cor. 9:25, 2 Tim. 2:5), a crown of life (James 1:12, 1 Pet. 5:4, Rev. 2:10)
Gems and Precious stones	used in the Bible. Denotes wealth, reflects light.
Diamonds	Enduring Pearl- Great Price
Bold letters	shows strength...bouncing letter show joy.