The term "millions" does not appear explicitly in the Bible, as the ancient texts often use terms like "thousands" or "myriads" to describe large numbers. However, the concept of vast multitudes is present throughout Scripture, reflecting God's abundance, the vastness of His creation, and the multitude of His people.

God's Abundance and Creation

The Bible frequently emphasizes the abundance of God's creation. In Genesis 1:28, God blesses humanity, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it." This command reflects God's intention for humanity to grow into vast numbers, filling the earth with His image-bearers. The stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore are often used as metaphors for innumerable quantities. In Genesis 22:17, God promises Abraham, "I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore."

The Multitude of God's People

The concept of a vast multitude is also evident in the depiction of God's people. In Revelation 7:9, John describes a vision of heaven: "After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb." This imagery underscores the vastness of those who will be redeemed and gathered before God, transcending ethnic and cultural boundaries.

The Growth of the Early Church

The early church experienced rapid growth, often described in terms of large numbers. In Acts 2:41, following Peter's sermon at Pentecost, "about three thousand souls were added to their number that day." This growth continued as "the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved" (Acts 2:47). The expansion of the church is a testament to the power of the Holy Spirit and the fulfillment of Jesus' Great Commission to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19).

God's Sovereignty Over Nations

The Bible also speaks of God's sovereignty over the nations, which are often described in terms of large populations. In Isaiah 40:15, the prophet declares, "Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales." This imagery highlights God's supreme authority and the relative insignificance of even the largest human populations compared to His majesty.

Judgment and Redemption

In the context of judgment, the Bible speaks of multitudes facing God's wrath. Joel 3:14 states, "Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision." This passage reflects the gathering of nations for judgment, emphasizing the vast number of people who will stand before God.

Conversely, the promise of redemption is extended to countless individuals. In Romans 5:15, Paul writes, "For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!" Here, the "many" signifies the vast number of people who will receive grace through Jesus Christ.

Conclusion

While the Bible does not use the term "millions," the concept of vast numbers is woven throughout its narrative, illustrating God's abundance, the growth of His people, and His sovereignty over creation. These themes underscore the magnitude of God's plans and the inclusivity of His redemptive work through Jesus Christ.

Jews.
... The population of Judea, in its most palmy days, probably did not exceed,
if it reached, four millions. The numbers who entered ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/jews 2.htm

Species, or Units of Nature.
... Are millions of years adequate as a cause, when associated with all the forces
known in nature, to produce new species and extirpate old ones? ...
/.../species or units of nature.htm

Eternity.
... It goes on and on and on until millions upon millions of ages have passed away,
and then on and on to other millions upon millions of ages, and then still on ...
/.../orr/food for the lambs or helps for young christians/eternity.htm

God Seeks Intercessors
... and power. God seeks intercessors."There is a world with its perishing
millions, with intercession as its only hope. How much ...
/.../murray/the ministry of intercession/chapter xiv god seeks intercessors.htm

Catholicism and Romanism.
... Catholicism and Romanism. The Roman Catholic Church embraces over 180 millions
of members, or more than one half of nominal Christendom. ...
/.../ 22 catholicism and romanism.htm

Letter xiii. Christian Activity.
... What, then, must be your emotions, when you consider that more than six hundred
millions of your fellow-beings, as good by nature as yourself, are destitute of ...
/.../letter xiii christian activity.htm

Extracts No. V.
... One who, according to the sentiment, has let millions, even millions of millions,
of his rational creatures die ignorant of a divine revelation, when he knew ...
/.../ballou/a series of letters in defence of divine revelation/extracts no v.htm

Missing the Master's Meaning.
... Two millions stored up in a home, while many millions of men have lived and died
in ignorance of the light and peace that comes with Jesus! ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/missing the masters meaning.htm

Montgomery. Slavery.
... 2 Millions, millions have been slaughtered In the fight and on the deep; Millions,
millions more have watered, With such tears as captives weep, Fields of ...
/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/439 8 7 & 4s.htm

A Model of Intercession
... We hear continually of the thousand millions of heathen and Mohammedans living
in midnight darkness, perishing for lack of the bread of life. ...
/.../murray/the ministry of intercession/chapter iii a model of.htm

Millions (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Millions (2 Occurrences). Revelation 9:16 The number of
the cavalry was two hundred millions; I heard their number. (WEY). ...
/m/millions.htm - 6k

Jew (34 Occurrences)
... the British Parliament. Their number in all is estimated at about six millions,
about four millions being in Europe. There are three ...
/j/jew.htm - 22k

Millo (9 Occurrences)

/m/millo.htm - 14k

Libraries
... when Abram left Haran there were hundreds of collections of written documents in
scores of different geographical localities and containing millions of tablets ...
/l/libraries.htm - 38k

Numbers (136 Occurrences)
... Taking the fighting men at 600,000 and the whole community at 4 1/2 times that number,
or about 2 1/2 millions, several difficulties emerge which have led to ...
/n/numbers.htm - 71k

Numbering (35 Occurrences)
... as completed, showed that there were at least 1,300,000 fighting men in the kingdom,
indicating at that time a population of about six or seven millions in all ...
/n/numbering.htm - 19k

Total (16 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The whole; the whole sum or amount; as, these sums added make the grand
total of five millions. Multi-Version Concordance Total (16 Occurrences). ...
/t/total.htm - 11k

Million (4 Occurrences)

/m/million.htm - 8k

Population (11 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The whole number of people, or inhabitants, in a country, or portion of
a country; as, a population of ten millions. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/p/population.htm - 9k

Bless (174 Occurrences)
... her relatives "blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou the mother
of thousands of ten thousands" (the King James Version "millions"), where the ...
/b/bless.htm - 46k

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