What does the number 4 represent in the Bible?

Answer 1

The common prophetic numbers are found to be 4, 6, 7, 10, 12 and 70. The number four prophetically symbolizes very often foursquareness or universalness. The idea of universalness is conveyed in the expressions "four corners of the earth" and "four winds of heaven". (Isa. 11:12; Jer. 49:36; Dan. 8:8; Rev. 7:1, 2, NW) For example, God's upright universal organization is symbolized by the four living creatures as described by both Ezekiel and John.-Ezek. 1:5; Rev. 4:6, NW Taken from Watchtower52 4/15 Aids for Understanding Prophecy