Number Four

Three signifies Divine perfection, with special reference to the Trinity: The Father, one in sovereignty; the Son, the second person, in incarnation and salvation, the Holy Spirit, the third person, realizing in us and to us the Divine.

The number four is made up of three and one (3 + 1 = 4), and it denotes, therefore, and marks that which follows the revelation of God in the Trinity, namely, His creative works. He is known by the things that are seen.

The Fourth word in the Bible is God.

Genesis 1:1

In The Beginning God...

The number four always has reference to all that is created. It is emphatically the number of Creation. It is the number of things that have a beginning, of things that are made, of material things, and matter itself.

It is the number of material completeness.

The sun, moon, and stars completed the work on the Fourth Day and they were to give light upon the earth which had been created, and to rule over the day and over the night (Genesis 1:14–19).

Four is the number of the elements—earth, air, fire, and water.

Four are the regions of the earth—north, south, east, and west.

Four are the divisions of the day—morning, noon, evening, and midnight.

Four are the seasons of the year—spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Four are the variations of the lunar phases.

There are Four Gospels.

There are four emblems of the tribes of Israel, one for each group of three: the lion, the man, the bull and the eagle.

There are four evangelists of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

There are four colours of horses of Revelation and the four knights who bring the four major curses. (Revelation 6 :2-8)

There are four destructive angels standing at the four corners of the earth. (Revelation 7:1)

There are four walls of the celestial Jerusalem. (Revelation 21:16)

There are four living creatures in front of the Throne of God. (Revelation 4:7-8)

There are four living creatures in the vision of Ezekiel. (Ezekiel 1:5)

There are four camps of the twelve tribes of Israel. (Numbers 2)

There are four rivers of Paradise.

Four is also the first square number, and therefore symbolises material completeness.

Genesis 1:4 (KJV 1900)

4 : And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.