INTERPRETING
ANIMALS
Alligator: See Leviathan, Also Crocodile and Dinosaur: Bending; crooked; meandering; snake; monster; devious; distorted; ancient demon; large, evil creature that cannot be tamed with the natural strength of man; principality; evil spirit; ancient demonic control; only the Lord has power over; dragon. (Is. 27: 1; 51: 9; Job 7: 12; 26: 12-13; 41: 1-10; Ps. 74: 14; 104: 26; Rev. 6: 7; 9: 1-19; 13: 1-18)
Ant: Hardworking: ability to prepare; wisdom. (Prov. 6: 6-8; 30:25)
Bat: Night dweller; thought of to suck blood; unclean; flying creature often related to witchcraft and vampires. (Du. 14: 18; Is. 2: 19-21; Lev. 11: 19)
Bear: Evil men; danger (if one plays dead, a bear will not pursue them, so be crucified and die daily); Russia; wicked ruler over poor people, vindictiveness that is severe; antichrist of the last days; end time dominion and rule; financial matters as in: bear market. (2 Sam. 17: 8; Dan. 7: 5; Is. 11: 7; Rev. 13: 2; Amos 5: 19; 2 Kings 2: 23-24; Prov. 17: 12)
Bees: Busy bodies; gossip; group of people; can produce sweet honey, or sting and wound; enemies that crowd around us. (1 Tim. 5: 13; Judges 14: 8; Du. 1: 44; Psalms 118: 12)
Bird: Holy Spirit; evil spirits; wicked rulers; nations that are hostile; Kingdom of God; a mother’s love; God’s provision. (Matt. 6: 29; 13: 32; 23: 37; Is. 46: 11)
Crane: Alone. (Is. 38: 14; Hos. 7: 11)
Camel: A servants heart; to bear the load. (Gen. 24: 10, 31-32)
Cat: Also Tigers, Leopards and Cheetahs: Unclean spirit; danger lying in wait; crafty; mysterious, strong self will; witchcraft; someone that is unattainable; unless personal pet. In the case of a personal pet, a cat can mean something or someone dear to your heart. A personal pet that is a leopard, the Lord could be a pet sin! (Jer. 5:6, 13: 23; Hos. 13: 7)
Cheetahs: Also Tigers, Leopards and Cats: Unclean.
Chicken: Also Hen, Rooster, and Chick: A gatherer; to mother; Israel. (Luke 13: 34; 22: 34; Matt. 23: 27; John 18: 27)
Cow: Also Heifer, Bull, Calf and Cattle: The young: believers who are sanctified; agile; sacrifice; food; playful; Worship of golden: immorality; great sin; punishment; an apostasy; blood of is not sufficient; evil men; mighty men; God1 sacrifice and strength; ashes of sacrifice kept, mixed with water to purify; slaughtered and burned outside the camp; for sacrifice must be without blemish and never been in bondage to sin (never yoked); fall short of the sacrifice of Christ; expediency that is not proper; festive joy with shame. (Num. 18: 17; 19: 1-22; Lev. 9: 2-3; Amos 6: 4; Ps. 22: 13; 29: 6; 68: 30; Ex. 32: 4-6, 21-35; 1 Cor. 10: 6-8; Matt. 10: 29-30; Luke 15: 23, 27; Heb. 9: 13; 10: 4; Du. 33: 17; Is. 34: 6-7; Gen. 15: 9; Judges 14: 18; Jer. 50: 11)
Crocodile: See Leviathan, Dinosaur and Alligator: Bending; crooked; meandering; snake; monster; devious; distorted; ancient demon; large, evil creature that cannot be tamed with the natural strength of man; principality; evil spirit; ancient demonic control; only the Lord has power over; dragon. (Is. 27: 1; 51: 9; Job 7: 12; 26: 12-13; 41: 1-10; Ps. 74: 14; 104: 26; Rev. 6: 7; 9: 1-19; 13: 1-18)
Deer: Also Hind: Seeking water; ability to leap; quickness in stride; comeliness; our soul longing for the Lord. (Is. 35: 6; Ps. 18: 32; 42: 1-2; Song 2: 17; 2 Sam. 22: 34)
Dinosaur: See Leviathan, Dinosaur and Alligator: A high level of demonic attack; spiritual wickedness in high places; antichrist; Satan. (Rev. 12:3-9; 13: 2-4; 16: 1; 20: 2)
Dog: Note type of dog and relationship to dog: biting dog is dissension; hypocrite; attack against God’s work; accusation; if a personal pet: something or someone dear to your heart; personal pet that is a wolf: pet sin, or warning you of an attack on the sheep; Judases; watchman as in Elder or prophet as watchdog; returning to sin; false teachers. (Prov. 26: 11-17; Phil. 3:2; Ez. 3: 17; Gal. 5 15; Ps. 22: 16; Rev. 22: 15; 2 Peter 2: 22; Matt. 7: 6)
Donkey: Also Mule: Hard headed; endurance; self willed, single-minded, determined, and unyielding; riding: victory over self will and humility. (Ex. 4: 20; Mark 11: 2; Prov. 26: 3; Num. 22: 25; 2 Peter 2: 16; Hosea 8: 9)
Dragon: See Leviathan, Dinosaur and Alligator: A high level of demonic attack; spiritual wickedness in high places; antichrist; Satan. (Rev. 12:3-9; 13: 2-4; 16: 1; 20: 2)
Dove: The Holy Spirit; peace and new life; a sin offering; burnt offering; cleansing; mercy. (Gen. 8: 8-12; Matt. 3: 16; 10: 16; Lev. 5: 7-14, 14: 21-22; John 1: 32)
Eagle: Soaring in the Spirit; good or evil leader; strength, power, and swiftness in both judgment and in delivering God’s people from trouble; the United States of America; Prophet of God. (Isaiah 40: 31, 46: 11; Jer. 48: 40, Ez. 17: 3, 7; Ex. 19: 4; Rev. 12: 14)
Feathers: Protection; shield; provision of ability to fly and sore. (Ez. 17: 3-7; Ps. 91: 4; Dan. 4: 33)
Fowler: To mesmerize; to be trapped. (Ps. 91: 4)
Fish: The newly saved; men’s souls; clean and unclean men or spirits; miraculous provision of food in mass. (Ez. 4: 19; Lev. 11: 9-12; Matt 4: 19; 17: 24)
Flea: Not substantial; annoyance; subtle; inconvenience. (1 Sam. 24: 14)
Fly: Beelzebub; Demons; corruption of the house or possession by demonic spirits of the person. (Ecc. 10: 1; Matt. 12: 24)
Fox: Also Jackal: Secret sins; crafty man; enemies of the cross; skill for evil; desolation and crying in the night; divining prophets; suck the life flow from lambs (blood). (Jer. 9: 11; Rev. 13: 11; Is. 35: 6-7; Ez. 13: 4-6; Song 2: 15; Luke 13: 32)
Frog: Demon spirits; lying nature; sorcery; speaking curses. (Rev. 16: 13; Ex. 8: 1-15; Ps. 78: 45)
Grasshopper: Also Locust: Trouble and devastation to crops; instrument of God’s judgment upon nations that are rebellious; destroyer; subordinate position; numbers of a mighty army; encumberment; trivial; good for eating. (Ex. 10: 1-20; Rev. 9: 7-11;Is. 40: 22; Num. 13: 33; Joel 2: 1-11, 25; Lev. 11: 20-23; Mark 1: 6; Ecc. 12: 5)
Goat: Carnal, fleshly Christians; unbelief; Christian or group of Christians walking in sin; the cursed, scapegoat or goat of removal showing that our sins have been removed as far as the east is from the west; opposite of lambs; carriers of sin; our need to obtain forgiveness of sin; mixed with sheep, but not called the shepherds own. (Ex. 25: 4; Matt. 25: 31-46; Lev. 16: 8, 15, 20-22; Ps. 103: 12; Heb. 13: 12)
Hare: See Rabbit.
Horse: Instruments of battle; power and strength of the flesh; time period of work; a powerful work of God on the earth, in the Spirit; tenaciousness, single-mindedness and aggressiveness; in transportation: battle; not to trust in over the name of the Lord. (This would carry over into our modern day weapons and modes of transport.) (Job 39: 19; Ps. 32: 9; 33: 17; 66: 12; Prov. 26: 3; Jer. 5: 8; 8: 6; Rev. 6: 1-8; 19: 11, 14, 19, 21; Zech. 1: 8; 10: 3; 2 Kings 2: 11; Hos. 14: 3; James 3: 3; Amos 8: 11; John 16: 2)
Different color horses are important: Black: Famine; evil. Bay (flame-colored): Anointing, power, fire. Pale: Death. Red: Persecution, bloodshed; enemy warring against God’s people. White: War of conquest; God’s mighty army)
Lamb: Also Sheep: Jesus as our sacrifice; true believers; gentleness; blamelessness and purity led to the slaughter; saints; the church; Israel. (Is. 53: 7; 2 Sam. 2: 17; Luke 10: 3;Matt. 10: 6; 25: 33; John 1: 29, 36; 1 Peter 1: 19)
Leopards: See also Tigers, Cheetahs and Cats. Leviathan, Crocodile and Dinosaur: Creature that cannot be tamed with the natural strength of man; demon; evil spirit; ancient demonic control; only the Lord has power over. (Job 41: 1-10; Ps. 74: 14; 104: 26)
Leviathan: See also Crocodile, Alligator, Dragon and Dinosaur: Bending; crooked; meandering; snake; monster; devious; distorted; ancient demon; large, evil creature that cannot be tamed with the natural strength of man; principality; evil spirit; ancient demonic control; only the Lord has power over; dragon. (Is. 27: 1; 51: 9; Job 7: 12; 26: 12-13; 41: 1-10; Ps. 74: 14; 104: 26; Rev. 6: 7; 9: 1-19; 13: 1-18)
Lice: Accusation; shame; plague. (Ex. 8: 16-18)
Lion: Jesus; conqueror; overcoming bold saints; Satan the devourer; warrior; transformation; victory; persecution; dominions of the world; antichrist. (Ez. 1: 10; Prov. 28: 1;30: 30; Is. 11: 6-8; John 18: 37; Rev. 5: 5; 13: 2; 17: 14; 19: 16; 1 Peter 5: 8; Ps. 22: 13; 91: 13; Dan. 7: 1-4)
Locusts: See Grasshopper. Pig: Also Sow and Swine: An unclean (fleshly) people; legalistic Christians; dull minded to spiritual things; phony and hypocritical; a foolish woman; false teachers; detestable things. (Matt. 7: 6; Prov. 11: 22; Is. 65: 4; 66: 3; 2 Peter 2: 22; Ps. 80: 13)
Owl: Also Liliths, Screech Owls and Night Hags: Wisdom through earthly means or from above; evil spirit; unclean spirit; night creature; routinely secluded. (Is. 13: 21; 34: 13-14; 43: 20; Ps. 102: 6; Job 30: 29)
Rabbit: Also Hare: Satan; evil spirits; pagan celebration of Easter; rapid multiplication. (Du. 14: 7; Lev. 11:6; Josh. 19: 20)
Raven: See buzzard. Sparrow: Provision; food; God’s care for his creation. ( Matt. 10: 29-30) Wings: Refuge; God’s presence; safety; ability to fly away and escape danger. (Ps. 91: 4, 17: 8, 61: 4)
Scorpion: Evil spirits; sin nature; burdens that are heavy; lust of the flesh; deception; a stringing deadly pain; satanic; spirit of the antichrist; poisonous. (Luke 10: 19; Rev. 9: 3, 5, 10; 1 Cor. 15: 56; Rom. 7: 23; 1 Kings 12: 11; Du. 8: 15; 2 Chron. 10: 11)
Serpent: Also Snake: Satan; earthly, sensual wisdom; crafty and cunning; Christ made sin for us; cursed; criticism and gossip, persecution if viper; divination if python or constrictor; beguiling; drunkenness; malice; evil that is sudden; enemies; vileness of hate of the sinner. (Gen. 3: 1; 49: 17; Rev. 12: 9; 20: 2; 20: 2; Mark 3: 7; Acts 16: 16; Matt. 10: 16; John 3: 14; Prov. 23: 31-32; Ps. 58: 3-4; Ecc. 10: 8; Is. 14: 29)
Sheep: See Lamb. Snake: See Serpent. Spider: False doctrine; unstable; without any deity; enticing demonic presence. (Is. 59: 5; Ecc. 7: 26; Job 8: 14; Prov. 8: 14; 27: 18; 30: 24)
Tigers: Also Cheetah, Leopards and Cats.
Wolf: Plan to destroy God’s flock; deviant; wolf in sheep’s clothing; brazen; false prophet; opportunistic; prowl round at night. (Matt. 7: 15; 10: 16; John 10: 12; Is. 11: 6; Jer. 5: 6)
Worm: Also Maggot: Detested: disease; humility; no dignity; filthiness of the flesh; destruction; eat off of flesh; destructive to vines and tree; likened to the misery and suffering of the lost soul in hell; crucified Messiah. (Ex. 16: 20; Du 28: 39; Is 14: 11, 66: 24, 51: 8; Job 25: 6; Ps. 22: 6; Mark 9
