Symbolism of Numbers in the Bible
Numbers (or mathematical figures) are never used promiscuously in the Bible, but rather take on spiritual meaning and significance; and for the searcher after truth there is found "the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (Proverbs 25:2).
All creation is stamped with the "Seal of God" in numerics. God has made man himself a creature of time and therefore, a creature of number. Therefore, it is consistent with the very nature and being of God that His Book, the Holy Bible, should be stamped with this same "Seal" - Biblical numerics.
God is consistent throughout His Book, and though the Bible was written by various men of God over different periods of time and generations, there is manifest throughout all the Bible, the same marvelous meaning and harmony in the use of numbers. This begins in Genesis and flows through each book and consummates in Revelation. All this confirms the fact of Divine Inspiration (II Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:21).
The simple numbers of 1 through 13 have spiritual significance
Multiples of these numbers, or doubling and tripling, carry basically the same meaning only intensifying the truth. It is important to note that the first use of a number in scripture generally conveys its spiritual meaning throughout the rest of the passage.
Since God is consistent, the meaning of a number in the book of Genesis remains the same all the way to the book of Revelation. Sometimes the spiritual significance of a number is not always stated; it may be hidden or seen by comparison with other scriptures. Finally, since there is good and evil as well as true and counterfeit, both Godly and Satanic aspects can be seen in numbers.
Below is a list of numbers written in the Bible with their meanings.
Number & Meaning
One
Beginning, one
Two
Witness, separation
Three
The Godhead
Four
Earth, creation, world
Five
Grace, cross, atonement, life
Six
Man, beast, Satan
Seven
Perfection, completeness
Eight
New beginning
Nine
Completeness, finality, fulness
Ten
Law, government, restoration
Eleven
Incompleteness, disorganization, disintegration
Twelve
Divine government, apostolic fulness
Thirteen
Rebellion, backsliding, apostacy.
Fourteen
Passover
Seventeen
Spiritual order
Twenty-four
Priestly courses; governmental perfection
Thirty
Consecration; maturity for ministry
Forty
Probation, testing, closing in victory or judgment
Fifty
Pentecost, liberty, freedom, jubilee
Seventy
Prior to increase
Seventy-five
Separation, cleansing, purification
One hundred twenty
End of all flesh, beginning life in the Spirit
One hundred forty-four
God's ultimate in creation
One hundred fifty-three
Revival, the elect
Three hundred
Faithful remnant
Six hundred sixty-six
Antichrist, Satan, the damned Triplicate 666