Difference between revisions of "Horn"

<div> '''1: '''''Κέρας''''' ''' (Strong'S #2768 — Noun Neuter — keras — ker'-as ) </div> <p> "a horn," is used in the plural, as the symbol of strength, (a) in the apocalyptic visions; (1) on the head of the Lamb as symbolic of Christ, &nbsp;Revelation 5:6; (2) on the heads of beasts as symbolic of national potentates, &nbsp;Revelation 12:3; &nbsp;13:1,11; &nbsp;17:3,7,12,16 (cp. &nbsp; Daniel 7:8; &nbsp;8:9; &nbsp;Zechariah 1:18 , etc.); (3) at the corners of the golden altar, &nbsp;Revelation 9:13 (cp. &nbsp; Exodus 30:2; the horns were of one piece with the altar, as in the case of the brazen altar, &nbsp;Exodus 27:2 , and were emblematic of the efficacy of the ministry connected with it); (b) metaphorically, in the singular, "a horn of salvation," &nbsp;Luke 1:69 (a frequent metaphor in the OT, e.g., &nbsp; Psalm 18:2; cp. &nbsp;1 Samuel 2:10; &nbsp;Lamentations 2:3 ). </p>