Bible Dictionary
TORCH
A torch was a large portable light or flambeau, used for illumination and sometimes associated with armies, visions, or divine signs. Biblical references include Gideon’s men, prophetic imagery, Jesus’ arrest, and judgment imagery in Revelation.
Biblical Usage
Torches are associated with Gideon’s men, prophetic and visionary imagery, the forces sent to arrest Jesus, and the symbolic judgments described in Revelation. They also appear in descriptions of divine or threatening manifestations.