Numbers in the Book of Revelation

Introduction:

• Numbers in the Bible are often (usually?) meant symbolically, not just literally. See the explanation of The Symbolism of Numbers in the Bible.

• The most common numbers in the Book of Revelation: One, Four, and especially Seven! (Why?)

• Numbers never used in the Book of Revelation (surprisingly!): Eight, Forty, or Hundred! (Why not?)

OCCURENCE of NUMBERS in the BOOK of REVELATION  (with NRSV text):

The word "NUMBER" (ἀριθμός; also once "to number/count" = ἀριθμέω):
Rev 5:11 – Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
Rev 7:4 – And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of Israel:
Rev 7:9 – After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.
Rev 9:16 – The number of the troops of cavalry was two hundred million; I heard their number.
Rev 13:17 – so that no one can buy or sell who does not have the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.
Rev 13:18 – This calls for wisdom: let anyone with understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a person. Its number is six hundred sixty-six.
Rev 15:2 – And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.
Rev 20:8 – and will come out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, in order to gather them for battle; they are as numerous as (lit. "their number being as") the sands of the sea.
 

FRACTIONS

(note that the Greek words for fractions are the same as the ordinal numbers):

One-Tenth (δέκατος):
Rev 11:13 – At that moment there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

One-Fourth (τέταρτος):
Rev 6:8 – I looked and there was a pale green horse! Its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed with him; they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, famine, and pestilence, and by the wild animals of the earth.

One-Third (τρίτος):
Rev 8:7 – The first angel blew his trumpet, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were hurled to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
Rev 8:9 – A third of the sea became blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Rev 8:10 – The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
Rev 8:11 – The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many died from the water, because it was made bitter.
Rev 8:12 – The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light was darkened; a third of the day was kept from shining, and likewise the night.
Rev 9:15 – So the four angels were released, who had been held ready for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, to kill a third of humankind.
Rev 9:18 – By these three plagues a third of humankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths.
Rev 12:4 – His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bear a child, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.

One-Half Hour (ἡμιώριον; see also 3½):
Rev 8:1 – When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Three and One-Half (τρεῖς καὶ ἥμισις):
Rev 11:9 – For three and a half days members of the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb;
Rev 11:11 – But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and those who saw them were terrified.
Rev 12:14 – But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she could fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to her place where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time (καιρὸς καὶ καιροὺς καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ).
 

WHOLE NUMBERS (Cardinal & Ordinal):

One (εἷς, μία, ἕν):
Rev 4:8 – And the four living creatures, each of them (lit. "one-by-one") with six wings, are full of eyes all around and inside. Day and night without ceasing they sing, "Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to come."
Rev 5:5 – Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."
Rev 6:1 – Then I saw the Lamb open one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures call out, as with a voice of thunder, "Come!"
Rev 7:13 – Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?"
Rev 8:13 – Then I looked, and I heard an (lit. "one") eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew in midheaven, "Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!"
Rev 9:12 – The first woe (li. "one woe") has passed. There are still two woes to come.
Rev 9:13 – Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a (lit. "one") voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God,
Rev 13:3 – One of its heads seemed to have received a death-blow, but its mortal wound had been healed. In amazement the whole earth followed the beast.
Rev 15:7 – Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever;
Rev 17:1 – Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great whore who is seated on many waters,
Rev 17:10 – of whom five have fallen, one is living, and the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain only a little while.
Rev 17:12 – And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast.
Rev 17:13 – These are united (lit. "these have one mind") in yielding their power and authority to the beast;
Rev 17:17 – For God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by agreeing (lit. "by having one mind") to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled.
Rev 18:8 – therefore her plagues will come in a single day-- pestilence and mourning and famine-- and she will be burned with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who judges her."
Rev 18:10 – they will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, "Alas, alas, the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come."
Rev 18:17 – For in one hour all this wealth has been laid waste!" And all shipmasters and seafarers, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off
Rev 18:19 – And they threw dust on their heads, as they wept and mourned, crying out, "Alas, alas, the great city, where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth! For in one hour she has been laid waste.
Rev 18:21 – Then a (lit. "one") mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "With such violence Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and will be found no more;
Rev 19:17 – Then I saw an (lit. "one") angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly in midheaven, "Come, gather for the great supper of God,
Rev 21:9 – Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
Rev 21:21 – And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, each (lit. "each one") of the gates is a single pearl, and the street of the city is pure gold, transparent as glass.

First (πρῶτος):
Rev 1:5 – and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn (πρωτότοκος) of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood,
Rev 1:17 – When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last,
Rev 2:4 – But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.
Rev 2:5 – Remember then from what you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
Rev 2:8 – "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the first and the last, who was dead and came to life:
Rev 2:19 – "I know your works--your love, faith, service, and patient endurance. I know that your last works are greater than the first.
Rev 4:1 – After this I looked, and there in heaven a door stood open! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this."
Rev 4:7 – the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with a face like a human face, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.
Rev 8:7 – The first angel blew his trumpet, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were hurled to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
Rev 13:12 – It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and it makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
Rev 16:2 – So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth, and a foul and painful sore came on those who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its image.
Rev 20:5 – (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.
Rev 20:6 – Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. Over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him a thousand years.
Rev 21:1 – Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Rev 21:4 – he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away."
Rev 21:19 – The foundations of the wall of the city are adorned with every jewel; the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,
Rev 22:13 – I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."

Last (ἔσχατος):
Rev 1:17 – When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last,
Rev 2:8 – "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the first and the last, who was dead and came to life:
Rev 2:19 – "I know your works--your love, faith, service, and patient endurance. I know that your last works are greater than the first.
Rev 15:1 – Then I saw another portent in heaven, great and amazing: seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is ended.
Rev 21:9 – Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
Rev 22:13 – I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."

Alpha & Omega (τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ - literally, the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet):
Rev 1:8 – "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
Rev 21:6 – Then he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life."
Rev 22:13 – "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."

Two (δύο - see also 42, 1260, and 20,000 below):
Rev 1:16 – In his right hand he held seven stars, and from his mouth came a sharp, two-edged (δίστομος) sword, and his face was like the sun shining with full force.
Rev 2:12 – "And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp two-edged (δίστομος) sword:"
Rev 9:12 – The first woe has passed. There are still two woes to come.
Rev 11:3 – "And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, wearing sackcloth."
Rev 11:4 – These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
Rev 11:10 – and the inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to the inhabitants of the earth.
Rev 12:14 – But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she could fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to her place where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
Rev 13:11 – Then I saw another beast that rose out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
Rev 19:20 – And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed in its presence the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Second (δεύτερος):
Rev 2:11 – Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. Whoever conquers will not be harmed by the second death.
Rev 4:7 – the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with a face like a human face, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.
Rev 6:3 – When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature call out, "Come!"
Rev 8:8 – The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea.
Rev 11:14 – The second woe has passed. The third woe is coming very soon.
Rev 14:8 – Then another angel, a second, followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication."
Rev 16:3 – The second angel poured his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing in the sea died.
Rev 19:3 – Once more (lit. "a second time") they said, "Hallelujah! The smoke goes up from her forever and ever."
Rev 20:6 – Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. Over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him a thousand years.
Rev 20:14 – Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire;
Rev 21:8 – But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, the murderers, the fornicators, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
Rev 21:19 – The foundations of the wall of the city are adorned with every jewel; the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

Three (τρεῖς - see also 3 ½):
Rev 6:6 – and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of barley for a day's pay, but do not damage the olive oil and the wine!"
Rev 8:13 – Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice as it flew in midheaven, "Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!"
Rev 9:18 – By these three plagues a third of humankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths.
Rev 16:13 – And I saw three foul spirits like frogs coming from the mouth of the dragon, from the mouth of the beast, and from the mouth of the false prophet.
Rev 16:19 – The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered great Babylon and gave her the wine-cup of the fury of his wrath.
Rev 21:13 – on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.

Third (τρίτος - see also "one-third" above):
Rev 4:7 – the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with a face like a human face, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.
Rev 6:5 – When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature call out, "Come!" I looked, and there was a black horse! Its rider held a pair of scales in his hand,
Rev 8:10 – The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
Rev 11:14 – The second woe has passed. The third woe is coming very soon.
Rev 14:9 – Then another angel, a third, followed them, crying with a loud voice, "Those who worship the beast and its image, and receive a mark on their foreheads or on their hands,
Rev 16:4 – The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.
Rev 21:19 – The foundations of the wall of the city are adorned with every jewel; the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

Four (τέσσαρες - see also "one-fourth" above, and 24, 144, 144,000 below):
Rev 4:6 – and in front of the throne there is something like a sea of glass, like crystal. Around the throne, and on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind:
Rev 4:8 – And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and inside. Day and night without ceasing they sing, "Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to come."
Rev 5:6 – Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Rev 5:8 – When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Rev 5:14 – And the four living creatures said, "Amen!" And the elders fell down and worshiped.
Rev 6:1 – Then I saw the Lamb open one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures call out, as with a voice of thunder, "Come!"
Rev 6:6 – and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of barley for a day's pay, but do not damage the olive oil and the wine!"
Rev 7:1 – After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on earth or sea or against any tree.
Rev 7:2 – I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to damage earth and sea,
Rev 7:11 – And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
Rev 9:13 – Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God,
Rev 9:14 – saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
Rev 9:15 – So the four angels were released, who had been held ready for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, to kill a third of humankind.
Rev 14:3 – and they sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who have been redeemed from the earth.
Rev 15:7 – Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever;
Rev 19:4 – And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying, "Amen. Hallelujah!"
Rev 20:8 – and will come out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, in order to gather them for battle; they are as numerous as the sands of the sea.
Rev 21:16 – The city lies foursquare (τετράγωνος), its length the same as its width; and he measured the city with his rod, fifteen hundred miles; its length and width and height are equal.

Fourth (τέταρτος - see also "one-fourth" above in Rev 6:8)
Rev 4:7 – the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with a face like a human face, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.
Rev 6:7 – When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature call out, "Come!"
Rev 8:12 – The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light was darkened; a third of the day was kept from shining, and likewise the night.
Rev 16:8 – The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch them with fire;
Rev 21:19 – The foundations of the wall of the city are adorned with every jewel; the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

Five (πέντε):
Rev 9:5 – They were allowed to torture them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torture was like the torture of a scorpion when it stings someone.
Rev 9:10 – They have tails like scorpions, with stingers, and in their tails is their power to harm people for five months.
Rev 17:10 – of whom five have fallen, one is living, and the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain only a little while.

Fifth (πέμπτος):
Rev 6:9 – When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered for the word of God and for the testimony they had given;
Rev 9:1 – And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit;
Rev 16:10 – The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness; people gnawed their tongues in agony,
Rev 21:20 – the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

Six (ἕξ - see also 666 below):
Rev 4:8 – And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and inside. Day and night without ceasing they sing, "Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to come."

Sixth (ἕκτος):
Rev 6:12 – When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and there came a great earthquake; the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood,
Rev 9:13 – Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God,
Rev 9:14 – saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
Rev 16:12 – The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up in order to prepare the way for the kings from the east.
Rev 21:20 – the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

Seven (ἑπτά):
Rev 1:4 – John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
Rev 1:11 – saying, "Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."
Rev 1:12 – Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands,
Rev 1:16 – In his right hand he held seven stars, and from his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining with full force.
Rev 1:20 – As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Rev 2:1 – "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands:
Rev 3:1 – "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: "I know your works; you have a name of being alive, but you are dead.
Rev 4:5 – Coming from the throne are flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and in front of the throne burn seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God;
Rev 5:1 – Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals;
Rev 5:5 – Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."
Rev 5:6 – Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Rev 6:1 – Then I saw the Lamb open one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures call out, as with a voice of thunder, "Come!"
Rev 8:2 – And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
Rev 8:6 – Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets made ready to blow them.
Rev 10:3 – he gave a great shout, like a lion roaring. And when he shouted, the seven thunders sounded.
Rev 10:4 – And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down."
Rev 11:13 – At that moment there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Rev 12:3 – Then another portent appeared in heaven: a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.
Rev 13:1 – And I saw a beast rising out of the sea having ten horns and seven heads; and on its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads were blasphemous names.
Rev 15:1 – Then I saw another portent in heaven, great and amazing: seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is ended.
Rev 15:6 – and out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, robed in pure bright linen, with golden sashes across their chests.
Rev 15:7 – Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever;
Rev 15:8 – and the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were ended.
Rev 16:1 – Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, "Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God."
Rev 17:1 – Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great whore who is seated on many waters,
Rev 17:3 – So he carried me away in the spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns.
Rev 17:7 – But the angel said to me, "Why are you so amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with sevenheads and ten horns that carries her.
Rev 17:9 – "This calls for a mind that has wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; also, they are seven kings,
Rev 17:11 – As for the beast that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction.
Rev 21:9 – Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."

Seventh (ἕβδομος):
Rev 8:1 – When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Rev 10:7 – but in the days when the seventh angel is to blow his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, as he announced to his servants the prophets."
Rev 11:15 – Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign forever and ever."
Rev 16:17 – The seventh angel poured his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, "It is done!"
Rev 21:20 – the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

Eighth (ὄγδοος):
Rev 17:11 – As for the beast that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction.
Rev 21:20 – the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

Ninth (ἔνατος):
Rev 21:20 – the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

Ten (δέκα - see also 616, with 666 below)
Rev 2:10 – Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Beware, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have affliction. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Rev 12:3 – Then another portent appeared in heaven: a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.
Rev 13:1 – And I saw a beast rising out of the sea having ten horns and seven heads; and on its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads were blasphemous names.
Rev 17:3 – So he carried me away in the spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns.
Rev 17:7 – But the angel said to me, "Why are you so amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her.
Rev 17:12 – And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast.
Rev 17:16 – And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the whore; they will make her desolate and naked; they will devour her flesh and burn her up with fire.

Tenth (δέκατος - cf. "one-tenth" in Rev 11:13):
Rev 21:20 – the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

Eleventh (ἑνδέκατος):
Rev 21:20 – the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

Twelve (δώδεκα - see also 12,000 below):
Rev 12:1 – A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
Rev 21:12 – It has a great, high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates are inscribed the names of the twelve tribes of the Israelites;
Rev 21:14 – And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Rev 21:21 – And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, each of the gates is a single pearl, and the street of the city is pure gold, transparent as glass.
Rev 22:2 – through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

Twelfth (δωδέκατος):
Rev 21:20 – the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

Twenty-Four (εἴκοσι τέσσαρες):
Rev 4:4 – Around the throne are twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones are twenty-four elders, dressed in white robes,
Rev 4:10 – the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing,
Rev 5:8 – When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Rev 11:16 – Then the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
Rev 19:4 – And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying, "Amen. Hallelujah!"

Forty-Two (τεσσεράκοντα καὶ δύο - always with months; thus = 3 ½ years)
Rev 11:2 – but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample over the holy city for forty-two months.
Rev 13:5 – The beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.

(Sixty - see 1260 below)

(Hundred - in Rev 16:21 "a hundred pounds" in NRSV, or "heavy as a hundred weight" in RSV, is from Greek ταλαντιαία = lit. "weighing a talent")

144 (ἑκατόν τεσσεράκοντα τέσσαρες - see also 144,000):
Rev 21:17 – He also measured its wall, one hundred forty-four cubits by human measurement, which the angel was using.

(200 - see 1260)
(also "about two hundred miles" in Rev 14:20 NRSV is from Greek "1600 stadia" - see 1600 below)

666 (ἑξακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα ἕξ - textual variation 616: ἑξακόσιοι δέκα ἕξ):
Rev 13:18 – This calls for wisdom: let anyone with understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a person. Its number is six hundred sixty-six.

1000 / 1000's (χιλίας, χιλιάδες - see also 1260, 12,000, 144,000 below):
Rev 5:11 – Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
Rev 20:2 – He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Rev 20:3 – and threw him into the pit, and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be let out for a little while.
Rev 20:4 – been beheaded for their testimony to Jesus and for the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Rev 20:5 – (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.
Rev 20:6 – Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. Over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him a thousand years.
Rev 20:7 – When the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison

1,260 (χιλίας διακοσίας ἑξήκοντα - 1,260 days = 3½ lunar years):
Rev 11:3 – And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, wearing sackcloth."
Rev 12:6 – and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, so that there she can be nourished for one thousand two hundred sixty days.

("1,500 miles" in Rev 21:16 NRSV is from Greek "12,000 stadia" - see 12,000 below)

1600 (χιλίων ἑξακοσίων):
Rev 14:20 – And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the wine press, as high as a horse's bridle, for a distance of about two hundred miles (lit. "one thousand six hundred stadia").

7,000 (χιλιάδες ἑπτά):
Rev 11:13 – At that moment there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

10,000 (μυριάδες - a.k.a. "a myriad"):
Rev 5:11 – Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
Rev 9:16 – The number of the troops of cavalry was two hundred million; I heard their number. (lit. 20,000 x 10,000)

12,000 (δώδεκα χιλιάδες):
Rev 7:5 – From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
Rev 7:6 – from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
Rev 7:7 – from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
Rev 7:8 – from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand sealed.
Rev 21:16 – The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width; and he measured the city with his rod, fifteen hundred miles (lit. "twelve thousand stadia"); its length and width and height are equal.

20,000 (δὶσμυριάδες):
Rev 9:16 – The number of the troops of cavalry was two hundred million; I heard their number. (lit. 20,000 x 10,000)

144,000 (ἑκατόν τεσσεράκοντα τέσσαρες χιλιάδες):
Rev 7:4 – And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of Israel:
Rev 14:1 – Then I looked, and there was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion! And with him were one hundred forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
Rev 14:3 – and they sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who have been redeemed from the earth.

(Note: "200 million troops" in Rev 9:16 NRSV is literally 20,000 x 10,000; see above)
 
 

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