11
9
7 8
10
12
4 5
6
11
12
10
8
7
9
6
5 4
1
2
3
3
2 1

12 + 12 = 24

12 Priests represent the OLD Testament, and
12 Priests represent the NEW Testament
24 Priests represent the OLD + NEW Testaments

• 12 represents the OLD Testament Church
– 12 Tribes of God’s chosen people (Israel)
• 12 also represents the NEW Testament Church
– 12 Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ also called
Apostles
12
O.T.
Tribes
12
N.T.
Disciples

12
O.T.
Tribes
4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:
5 of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed;
6 of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed;
7 of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed;
8 of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.
Revelations 7:4-8

 Peter
 Andrew
 John
 James
12
 Philip
 Matthew
N.T.
Disciples
 Bartholomew
 Thomas
 James the son of Alphaeus
 Simon the Canaanite
 Thaddaeus
 Matthias (who was chosen instead of Judas)

• Matthew 10:2-4
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and
Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and
Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and
Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
• Mark 3:14-19
14 Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, 15 and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: 16
Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter; 17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”; 18
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus,
Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite; 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house.
• Luke 6:12-16
12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to
Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles: 14 Simon,
whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and
Bartholomew; 15 Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; 16 Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.

3 represents the Holy Trinity
 Father
 Son
 Holy Spirit
4 represents all directions
 East
 West
 North
 South
3
4
12 represents, those who worship
God (the Holy Trinity), everywhere
(from the 4 corners of the world)
3 x 4
12

• 24 = 12 x 12
• 12 represents, those who worship
God (the Holy Trinity), everywhere
(from the 4 corners of the world)
• 24 represents, those who worship
God, everywhere, in both the OLD
Testament and in the NEW
Testament
• 24 represents the Entire Church
(O.T. Church + N.T. Church)
+
12
12
24

Revelations 4 6 ... And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were
four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. 8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:
“ Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,
Who was and is and is to come!”

MAN EAGLE
LION CALF

MAN EAGLE
Matthew
Mark
John
Luke
LION CALF

MAN EAGLE
1. Incarnation 4. Ascension
3. Resurrection 2. Crucifixion
LION CALF

1. IN-CAR-NA-TION God became Man
2. CRU-CI-FI-XION Christ died for us
3. RE-SUR-REC-TION Christ rose from the dead
4. A-SCEN-SION Christ ascended to heaven

st
INCARNATION CRUCIFIXION RESURRECTION
ASCENSION

nd

COMMUNION – taking Body & Blood of our Lord, we re-live Christ’s FIRST COMING
We remember His:
1. INCARNATION
2. CRUCIFIXION
3. RESURRECTION
4. ASCENSION
AND WE WAIT FOR CHRIST’S SECOND COMING