Breastplate.
Armour for the breast.
1. of righteousness (for Christ), Isaiah 59:17; (for the Christian's conflict in the heavenlies). Ephesians 6:14.
2. of faith and love (for the wilderness). 1 Thessalonians 5:8.
3. of iron (steeled conscience). Revelation 9:9.
4. of fire, jacinth, and brimstone (dire judgements). Revelation 9:17. See ARMOUR.