GOD'S NUMBERS - 1, 2, 4,
From the book "The ARITHMETIC of God" (1976)
by Don Kistler
Unity - "ONE"
Now, the first number would d have to be One, because it's
in the Beginning. The word UNITY comes from the Latin word "UNUS"
meaning "ONE." In the Bible number One stands for UNITY. In John
17:20-22, Jesus prayed for the UNITY of His people. "Neither pray
I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me
through their word; that they all may be one; as thou, Father,
art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that
the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which
thou givest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as
we are one." Jesus was praying that His followers should have one
mind, one aim, one objective in life.
The meaning here is harmony, peace and fellowship among
them. This is explained in Acts 4:32, "And the multitude of them
that believed were of one heart and of one soul". Right after
this it is stated, "And with great power gave the Apostles
witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace
was upon them all." That's Acts 4:33. It never fails when God's
people are of one heart and one soul that great power and grace
will rest upon them.
Here it is seen that a great multitude of believers, many in
number, all are of one heart, and one soul and one spirit. This
is what Jesus meant when He prayed that His people should be one,
with one mind, one aim, and one purpose in every respect for He
is One God. Yours Truly sees no reason for stumbling over the
statement that these three are One. No one stumbles over the fact
that Jesus prayed for the multitude of His believers to be one as
He and the Father were one. If the statement about the Father and
the Holy Ghost being one disturbs you, you have the wrong
thought. They are but titles to one God. Then since Jesus prayed
for as many believers to be one as He and His Father are one, He
was wanting them to be as just one person in the Spirit which is
the Seven Spirits of God. "And the spirit of the Lord shall rest
upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of
counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the
Lord"; See Isaiah 11:2. Jesus wanted no division among His
people. In I Corinthians 1:10, Paul said to the Church at
Corinth, "Now I beseech ye brethren, by the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be
no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together
in the same mind and in the same judgement". This is what is
meant by UNITY.
When Jesus prayed for the UNITY of His Believers, He was not
praying for anyone or any who did not believe or should not
believe on Him. Unity is only possible to those who believe on
Jesus. Therefore, this prayer of our Lord cannot be made the
basic for all the religious bodies regardless of what they
believe. Jesus was praying for the Unity of those who should
believe on Him. This does not embrace the Godless,
Christ-denying, Christ-rejecting, unbelievers who may hold to
some form of religion or those who have added to or taken away
from the Holy Word of God. In Ephesians 4:1-6, there is a "Seven
Fold" Unity. This seven fold is a complete Unity. The number
seven denotes completeness as you will see further on in this
book. When people possess the thing mentioned here and do what is
mentioned there will be a complete Unity. Don't forget the
fullness of number seven is the completeness, or perfection of
God, or bringing a thing to an end.
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Note:
God's arithmetic is not as ours. The Eternal can add one plus one
and He gives ONE. ONE can be with God MANY - there is ONE true
church, but made up of many individuals. There is ONE Godhead but
that Godhead is made up of TWO individuals - the Father and the
Son. The Holy Spirit is NOT a separate individual with a spirit
body, separate from the Father and Son. All this truth about the
Godhead and the Holy Spirit I have expounded in many studies on
this website - Keith Hunt
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Division or Separation - TWO
The number two is the Bible number for Division or
Separation. When the body is divided into two parts there is a
Division or Separation. It might be a peaceful Division, but
usually it isn't.
In Genesis 10:25 it is stated, "And unto Eber were born two
sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth
divided;" Here the word "divided" is used in connection with
number two. This passage was placed there for a purpose.
Luke 15:11 and 12, Jesus says, "A certain man had two sons:
And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the
portion of the goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them
his living." Here we find the number two connected with the word
"divided." In the next verse, we find the younger son separating
himself from his father and going into a far country. (verse 13)
Now in John 10:18, the word "Power" is used twice and the next
verse speaks of division, "No man taketh it from me, but I lay it
down of myself, I have (1) power to lay it down, and I have (2)
power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my
Father." There was division among the Jews for this saying.
(verse 19) Again we find division connected with the number two.
Revelation 16:18 and 19, the word "divided" is again associated
with the number two. "and there was a great (1) earthquake, such
as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an (2)
earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into
three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great
Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup
of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath." In this place the
word "Babylon" occurs the second time in the book of Revelation.
The first time it occurs is in Revelation 14:8. By continuing on
to Revelation 16:21 it will be seen that the word "Hail" is used
two times, and the word "Plague" is used two times. So in
connection with the word "divided," the word "earthquake" occurs
two times, the word "hail" is used two times, and the word
"plague" is used two times, Babylon occurs the second time in the
book of Revelation.
In Genesis 1:4 it's stated, "and God divided the light from
the darkness." Here we find two things, "Light and Darkness" and
the word "Divided" connected with them. In Genesis 1:14 God said,
"Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the
day from the night;" Here are two things, day and night, and the
word divided connected with them. Then in Genesis 1:16 is stated,
"And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the
day, and the lesser light to rule the night." There the two great
lights divided the day and the night. In the days of Jereboam and
Rehoboam the one nation of Israel divided into two kingdoms known
as the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In Ezekiel
37:16-22, we find the Lord having Ezekiel to take two sticks and
put them together and they should become one stick. Then the Lord
said, "And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will
take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they
be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into
their own land: And I will make them one nation in the land upon
the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all:
and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be
divided into two kingdoms any more at all:" See Ezekiel 37:21 and
22. The two nations show forth a divided condition. The two
sticks pictured this division and when the two sticks became one
in the hand of the prophet, the picture of the abolishment of
that Division and a condition of Unity was brought again.
The same thing is seen in Hebrews 8:8-10. "For finding fault with
them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I
will make a new covenant with the house of (1) Israel and with
the house of (2) Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made
with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to
lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in
my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. For this is
the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after
those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind,
and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and
they shall be to me a people."
Now, dear reader, if you will observe that in the eighth
verse there are two houses; that of (1) Israel and of (2) Judah.
Here is set forth a divided condition of that people. On the
other hand there is only one house in the tenth verse, and that
is the house of Israel. The house of Judah has merged with the
house of Israel, the division has been abolished by the work of
the spirit in their heart, and now there is only one house, the
house of Israel. This teaches the same lesson as Ezekiel's two
sticks becoming one. They have become one nation, never to be
divided again.
In I Kings 3:16-27, there is an account of two women
contending over the ownership of two children, one dead and the
other alive. They both have claimed the living child. Here are
two women and two children and a division between the two women.
The case was brought before Solomon to settle and as a test to
find the true mother Solomon demanded the living child be divided
and one half given to each of the women. The woman which caused
the division asked that the living child be divided, but the
woman who was the mother of the child asked that the child not to
be killed but given to the other.
Number two is connected with division in Mark 6:41, "And
when he had taken the five loaves and two fishes, he looked to
heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his
disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among
them all."
Acts 27:41 states, "And falling into a place where two seas
met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and
remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the
violence of the waves." Here are two seas and a divided ship, the
forepart sticking fast in the sand and the hinder part broken
from the forepart and then there followed a divided opinion on
what compensation to make of the prisoners. "And the soldiers'
counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim
out, and escape. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept
them from their purpose;" So here we have two seas and a divided
opinion.
There was a division in the church at Corinth. Read I
Corinthians 1:1-11, 1 Corinthians 3:33 and I Corinthians 11:18.
While pleading for Unity instead of Division Paul brings in the
subject of baptism which he mentions six times. We find that six
is Satan's number and he is the author of division in the
churches. The second time Paul used the word "baptize" he
mentions two whom he had baptized. He said, "I thank God that I
baptized none of you, but (1) Crispus and (2) Gaius;" (I
Corinthians 1:14). These were not all he had baptized for in the
16th verse he said he had also baptized the household of
Stephanas. Two is the number for division and had Paul mentioned
the household of Stephanas in the same connection with Crispus
and Gaius, that would have been more than two. In the second
place, Paul used the word "baptized" when he mentions two whom he
had baptized, (1) Crispus and (2) Gaius.
In Acts 28:30 it is stated, "And Paul dwelt two whole years
in his own hired house," When Paul would have set forth man's
separation from sin he used the word "Baptized" two times. "What
shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may
abound? God Forbid. How shall we that are dead to sin live any
longer therein? Know ye not that so many of us as were (1)
baptized into Jesus Christ was (2) baptized into his death?"
Death is a separation and baptism shows forth our separation.
In Acts 13:2, two names, the name of Barnabas and the name
of Saul, are connected with the word "separate." "As they
ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate
me (1) Barnabas and (2) Saul for the work whereunto I have called
them."
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The First Creation - "FOUR"
The number four is associated with the First Creation and
the Flesh. When applied to man it represents the Flesh in an
unsaved state. This is true with one exception, Jesus Christ, Who
was made Flesh but not in a sinful state. The fourth time Jesus
is called the "Word" is in John 1:14, "And the Word was made
flesh, and dwelt among us," The word "Amen" is found the fourth
time in Revelation 3:14; Jesus is speaking to the Church at
Laodicean, saying, "These things saith the Amen, the faithful and
true witness, the beginning of the creation of God." The word
"Amen" occurred in Revelation 1:6, 1:7 and 1:18, which you'll
notice was used in connection with number three or the
resurrection.
I Corinthians 15:39, Paul speaks of the word "flesh", and
it's used four times. "All flesh is not the same flesh: but there
is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of
fishes, and another of birds." The reader's attention is called
to the way the numerology is preserved in this verse. The word
"Flesh" occurs twice before Paul lists the four kinds of flesh,
and then it is only used two more times, which makes four times
in all. While speaking of men and beasts, he said, "There is one
kind of Flesh of Men, another flesh of beasts," but in speaking
of the flesh of birds and fishes the word is dropped, and he
simply says, "another of fishes and another of birds." Speaking
of the four different kinds of flesh, you'll notice that flesh is
used four times although it was used twice already. Note the way
the numerology of the passage is used and how it corresponds with
the number which means Creation and Flesh. The word "Creature" is
found four times in the account of Creation. (Genesis 1:20, 1:21,
1:24 & 2:19) The verb "Created" is found seven times, and later
it will be seen where this fits in.
The first four Bible numbers are found in the opening
statement, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the
earth." (Genesis 1:1) John 1:1 shows that the "Word", WHICH is
Jesus, was with God in the beginning. Genesis 1:2 shows that the
Spirit was there; and the opening verse also shows the God-head
and the Unity of the God-head. In this verse Creation is found
which is the number four. Then there are two things mentioned
that were created: the heaven and the earth. Number two stands
for Division. Division is connected with the heaven and earth.
(verses 6-8) The word "beginning" is a noun used as a
commencement of an action or state. So there are four nouns in
the opening statement of God's work of Creation: the beginning,
God, heaven and earth.
Four things are said about the lights which God created:
"And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the
heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for
signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:" (Genesis 1:14)
There are four seasons in the year which are: spring,
summer, autumn and winter. There are four tides in a day and
night: two incoming and two outcoming.
The river that flowed out of the Garden of Eden was parted
in to four heads. "River" occurs four times in Genesis 2:10-14,
"And a (1) river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from
thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the
first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of
Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good:
there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second
(2) river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land
of Ethiopia. And the name of the third (3) river is Hiddekel:
that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth
(4) river is Euphrates." Here the numerology of the passage is
safely guarded to show creation. The word "River" is mentioned
one time before each name of the four "Rivers", yet the word
"River" occurs only four times in the whole passage. This is done
by omitting the word "River" in naming the first one and is
simply stated, "The name of the first is Pison."
When God was going to send the flood, He mentioned four
things in connection with what He had created, "And the Lord
said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the
earth, both man, beast, the creeping things and the fowls of the
air." (Genesis 6:7) This occurred again in Genesis 7:23, where
the word "Cattle" is used instead of "Beast", "And every living
substances was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground,
both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of
the heaven."
In Ezekiel 1:5-17, Elisha had a vision in which he saw four
living creatures. The four living creatures had four faces, four
wings, and four sides. Here the number four is repeated four
times. There are four living creatures, then there are four
faces, four wings, and four sides. Amazing? It only shows God's
word to be perfect.
Romans 1:23 states that man "changed the glory of the
uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and
to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things." Then he
goes on to say that they "changed the truth of God into a lie,
and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator,"
Romans 1:25 lists the four things that were just mentioned to
prove that the number four is connected with creation. "Thou
carryest them away as with a flood; they are as asleep: in the
morning they are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it
flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and
withereth." (Psalm 90:5 and 6 speaks of man.)
Isaiah 40:4-8 shows the word "Grass" and it's used four
times, "All flesh is grass and all the goodliness thereof is as
the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people
is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of
our God shall stand for ever." (verses 6-8 show grass mentioned
four times.)
In Romans 8:19-22, the word "Creature" occurs three times
and the creation once which makes four. Both of the translations
as rendered, "For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth
for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was
made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who
hath subjected the same in hope. Because the creature itself also
shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the
glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the
whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until
now." The old American revised translation renders the word
"Creation" in all four places; the Greek word is the same also.
When it says that "all of the creation groaneth and travails
together," it teaches that all of God's Kingdom is awaiting the
unifying of all into one. The earth was cursed with thorns and
thistles because of man's sin, and the animal creation was cursed
as well. (Genesis 3:14-18) The time is coming when this bondage
shall be lifted from creation. Instead of thorns shall come up
the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle
tree. (Isaiah 55:13) "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the
young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall
lead them, And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones
shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the
ox." (Isaiah 11:6 & 7) Before the fall, all animals ate green
herbs. (Genesis 1:30) The above Prophecy will be as literally
fulfilled as were the passages in Genesis 1:30, which refers to
all of the animals eating the green herbs.
Colossians 1:16 states that there are four things which God
created, "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,
and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be
thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers:"
Revelation 5:13 shows the creatures in four different places
giving praise to the Father and the Son in four words, "And every
creature which is (1) in heaven, and on (2) the earth, and (3)
under the earth, and such as are (4) in the sea, and all that are
in them, heard I saying, (1) Blessing, and (2) honour, and (3)
glory, and (4) power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb for ever and ever." Why are the creatures
mentioned in only four places?
It was to show that four is the number associated with
creation! In Mark 16:15, it is found that Jesus sent out His
disciples to preach the gospel to every creature. In Acts 1:8, He
said, "ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in
all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the
earth." He couldn't have mentioned Galilee, Syria, Italy or other
places by name because four is the number of creation.
Peter had to have a special vision given him showing that
the gospel was for every creature. In that vision he saw a
blanket let down from heaven like a sheet knit at the four
corners. In this vessel he saw a four-footed beast, and creeping
things and wild beast and fowls of the air. (Acts 10:1-12) This
convinced Peter that the gospel was "to every nation, and
kindred, and tongue, and people," (Revelation 14:6) When Peter
reached the home of Cornelius it had been exactly four days to
the hour since the Angel of the Lord had told Cornelius to send
for Peter. (Acts 10:30)
The word "ungodly" is connected four times with the wicked
in Jude 14 and 15, "And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam
prophesied of these, saying, Behold the Lord cometh with ten
thousand of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to
convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly
deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard
speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him."
Ishmael, the son of Abraham by the bondswoman, was said to
be born after the flesh. (Galatians 4:22, 23) Four things were
foretold to Ishmael, "the Lord said to her, Behold, thou art with
child, and shall bear a son and shall call his name Ishmael;
because the Lord hath heard thy affliction. And he will be (1) a
wild man; (2) his hand will be against every man, and (3) every
man's hand against him; and he shall (4) dwell in the presence of
all his brethren." (Genesis 16:11-12)
All of these things show forth that the number four is
connected with the first creation and the natural or unsaved man.
In I Corinthians 1:26-28, Paul stated, "how that not many
wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are
called:" Then he stated that the purpose of this was, "That no
flesh should glory in his presence." (verse 29) He went on to
say, "But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto
us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
That according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory
in the Lord." (verse 30) These particular four things were
mentioned at this time because man shouldn't glory in the flesh
and flesh is represented by the number four.
In Luke 17:26 and 27, Jesus said, "And as it was in the days
of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man. They
did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were giving in
marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the
flood came, and destroyed them all." These were four things man
was doing in the days of Noah. Genesis 6:12 shows, "And God
looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh
had corrupted his way upon the earth."
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To be continued
Note:
What fantastic glory it is to see how God uses numbers! It is
proof that He exists, and that the Bible is INSPIRED!
Keith Hunt
God's Numbers The Eternal is a MathematicianGOD'S NUMBERS - 6, 8, 9, 10,
by Don Kistler (1976)
Satan -- His Influence "SIX"
Six is the number connected with Satan, the Devil; his
influence on man and his evil deeds and false worship. "Against"
is found six times in connection with the believers' warfare with
the devil. "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able
to stand against the wiles of the devil, For we wrestle not
against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places." (Ephesians 6:11 & 12)
In Matthew's account of the temptation, the word "Devil"
is found four times, the word "Satan" once and the word "Tempter"
once, making six times that the devil is referenced. (Matthew
4:1-13)
The sixth time Job's name occurs, in Job 1:9, it is
connected with Satan. "Then Satan answered the Lord, and said,
Doth Job fear God for nought?"
The sixth commandment was "thou shalt not kill." (Exodus
20:13) "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your
father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning," (John
8:44) The sixth commandment was against murder. Jesus called the
devil a murderer from the beginning. The statement, "Ye are of
your father the devil," is six Greek words.
When Israel made the golden calf they did six things: "(1)
they rose up early on the morrow, (2) and offered burnt
offerings, (3) and brought peace offerings; (4) and the people
sat down to eat (5) and to drink, and (6) rose up to play."
(Exodus 32:6)
The children of Israel lusted after six things in the
wilderness:
"And the mixed multitudes that was among them fell a lusting: and
the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give
us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt
freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the
onions and the garlick." (Numbers 11:4 & 5)
When Haman's name occurs the sixth time in Esther 3:6, he
plans to kill all theJews. The hand of the devil tried to destroy
God's chosen people, the nation through which Jesus was to come.
The 12 years of Omri's reign was divided into two periods of
six years each. He reigned six years in Tirzah and six years in
Samares, and then it is stated, "But Omir wrought evil in the
eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him."
(I Kings 16:22-25)
The image of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 3.1-5) set up to be
worshipped was six cubits broad and they played six kinds of
musical instruments when the people were called upon to worship
the image. Balshazzar and his lords praised the gods of gold,
silver, brass, iron, wood and stone. (Daniel 5:4)
In I Corinthians 5:1-5, Paul told the church at Corinth to
deliver over to Satan the fornicator who had his father's wife.
In I Corinthians 5:11, he lists six kinds of men with whom they
were not to eat. "But now I have written unto you not to keep
company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or
covetous, or idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an
extortioner; with such an one no not to eat."
Ephesians 2:1 and 2 states, "And you hath he quickened, who
were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked
according to the course of this world, according to the prince of
the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children
of disobedience:"
Peter mentioned six things which the believer had done in
time past, "For the time past of our life may suffice us to have
wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in
lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings,
and abominable idolatries." (I Peter 4:3)
At the sounding of the sixth trumpet, men are found
worshipping six false gods, "And the rest of the men which were
not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of
their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of
gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which
neither can see, nor hear, nor walk." (Revelation 9:13-20)
In Revelation, John is shown the judgment of the great whore
which setteth upon many water. This whore is called a woman six
times in chapter 17:3, 17:4, 17:6, 17:7, 17:9 and 17:18. She is
said to be "that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the
earth." "And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY
BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE
EARTH." The word "Babylon" is found six times in the book of
Revelation (14:8, 16:19, 17:5, 18:2, 18:10 and the sixth time in
18:21). This woman is said to be adorned in six things, "And the
woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with
gold and precious stones, and pearls, having a golden cup in her
hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:"
(Revelation 17:4) Revelation 18:16 is where she is called a city.
Six things are said about her, "And saying, Alas, alas, that
great city, that was clothed in (1) fine linen, and (2) purple,
and (3) scarlet, and decked with (4) gold, and (5) precious
stones, and (6) pearls!"
The sixth time the one thousand years is mentioned in
Revelation 20:1-7, it is connected with Satan. "And when the
thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his
prison."
In many places six Greek words are used in connection with
the devil. "And one of you is a devil?" (John 6:70) "Ye are of
your father the devil." (John 8:44) "These are not the words of
him that hath a devil." (John 10:21) "Can a devil open the eyes
of the blind?" (John 10:21) "the devils also believe, and
tremble." (James 2:19)
In Luke 5:21, the scribes and Pharisees accuse Jesus of
blaspheming, and they ask, "Who is this which speaketh
blasphemies?" This has six Greek words and also six English
words. Pilate asked the chief priests, "Shall I crucify your
King?" And they answered by saying, "We have no king but Caesar."
(John 19:15)
In the works of the flesh as given in Galatians 5:19-21, the
sixth one is "witchcraft." Paul called Elmis, the sorcerer, "A
child of the devil." The book of Galatians was written for the
purpose of counteracting the evil influence of false teachers who
were trying to bring the Galatians under bondage of the law
again. The word "bondage" is found six times in that book. They
are in chapters 2:4, 4:3, 4:9, 4:24, 4:25 and 5:1.
Some time ago I was asked how to connect the six things in I
Timothy 3:16 with the devil. The divisions in the verses are as
follows, "And without controversy great is the mystery of
godliness: GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, JUSTIFIED IN THE
SPIRIT, SEEN OF ANGELS, PREACHED UPON TO THE GENTILES, BELIEVED
ON IN THE WORLD, RECEIVED UP INTO GLORY." The first of the
statements is, "God was manifest in the Flesh." John said, "For
this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy
the works of the devil." (I John 3:8) The second statement is
"Justified in the Spirit". Immediately following the descent of
the Spirit upon Jesus, He was led up by the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted of the devil. (Matthew 3:17-4:11) The
third statement, "seen of Angels," stands for resurrection. The
devil made Judas betray Jesus into the hands of the chief priest
who put Him to death. God raised Him from the dead.... The angels
were at the tomb to witness His resurrection. (Luke 24:1-6) The
devil set about to cover up the evidence of His resurrection by
having the guards bribed to tell that while they slept the
disciples came and stole Him away. (Matthew 28:11-15) If His body
was stolen away while they were asleep, how did they know who
stole Him? The fourth statement is "preached unto the Gentiles,"
"For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which
in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like
things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: Who
both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have
persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all
men: Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be
saved, to fill up their sins awway: for the wrath is come upon
them to the uttermost." (I Thessalonians 2:14-16) The fifth
statement is, "believed on in the world," The devil tries to keep
people from believing on Jesus, "But if our gospel be hid, it is
hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath
blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of
the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should
shine unto them." (2 Corinthians 4:3-4) The sixth statement is,
"Received up into Glory," Jesus' ascension to heaven was
manifested by His triumph over all principalities, powers and
dominions. (Ephesians 1:19-21, 6:11, 7:12)
In Luke 17:28, Jesus mentioned six things in connection with
the wicked in Lot's time. "Likewise also as it was in the days of
Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they
planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of
Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed
them all."
Revelation 13:2 states that the dragon, who is the devil,
will give to the beast his power. There are 36 references to the
beast in the book of Revelation. When added together, one to 36
total 666. Revelation 13:5 states that power is given to the
beast to continue 42 months. Six, the number of Satan, added to
36, the number of times the beast is mentioned, equals 42, which
is the exact number of months the beast will continue.
In the face of such evidence who can deny that six is the
number connected with Satan's influence?
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New Birth - "EIGHT"
Eight is the number of the new birth. (And for CONVERSION,
as being born of God in most cases of context is when we become
immortal; but 8 represents both BEING BEGOTTEN AND BEING BORN -
Keith Hunt)
It is twice four, the number for the first creation. In the
new birth one becomes a new creature.
In our Lord's conversation with Nicodemus on the subject of
the new birth the word "born" occurs eight times. (John 3:3-8) In
the statement, "So is every one that is born of the Spirit." the
word "born" occurs the eighth and last time. The original Greek
uses eight words. There are eight Greek words in the statement,
"and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." (John 3:6) Paul
used eight Greek words when he said, "And last of all he was seen
of me also, as of one born out of due time." (I Corinthians 15:8)
(In this instant Paul does use the example of a baby being born
before its time, to represent his conversion - Keith Hunt)
There are also eight Greek words in the statement, "and
every one that loveth is born (begotten - or converted) of God,"
(I John 4:7)
Colossians 3:9 shows eight things are connected with the new
man, "Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old
man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed
in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Where there
is neither Greek, nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision,
Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in
all."
A believer receives new birth (newly begetton - conversion -
Keith Hunt) through the divine nature of God. "Whereby are given
unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye
might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
corruption that is in the world through lust. And beside this,
giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue
knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance
patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly
kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity." (2 Peter
1:4-7)
There were eight people in the ark for the purpose of
replenishing the earth after the flood. (I Peter 3:20)
David, the second king of Israel, was the eighth son of
Jesse. (I Samuel 17:12-14)
Isaac, Abraham's second-born son, was a child of promise.
The children of God are children of promise. "Now we, brethren,
as Isaac was, are the children of promise." Isaac, the
second-born, was typical of those who possess the New Birth. He
was circumcised when he was eight days old, "And Abraham
circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had
commanded him." (Genesis 21:4)
There are exactly eight Greek words in this statement, "Now
we brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise." To be a
child of promise you must have the new birth. (Galatians 4:28)
(You must have the new begettal and conversion - Keith Hunt)
In Exodus 25:8, God said to Moses, "And let them make me a
sanctuary; that I may dwell among them." The tabernacle
represented a dwelling place for God among His people. God dwells
in one who is born again. "Hereby know we that we dwell in him,
and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit." (I John
4:13)
(God dwells in those begotten by Him - converted - Keith Hunt)
There were eight groups encamped around the tabernacle:
four in the outward and four in the inward. In Numbers 1:52 and
53, God said, "And the children of Israel shall pitch their
tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own
standard, throughout their hosts. But the Levites shall pitch
round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath
upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites
shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of Testimony."
Ephesians 2:3 declares that we "were by nature the children
of wrath," With the statement, "that there be no wrath upon the
congregation of the children of Israel:" follow the meaning of
Ephesians 2:3, and you'll see what God meant in Numbers 1:52 and
53. The four groups on the outward arrangement represent the
unsaved man who is by nature a child of wrath. When four more
groups are added to the camp and are placed next to the
tabernacle, this is the new birth (new begettal - conversion -
Keith Hunt) which saved man from the wrath of God. The second
chapter of Numbers tells us about the four outward groups which
had to pitch outside the tabernacle. In Numbers 2:1 and 2:3-7, we
find the camp of Judah with three tribes on the East. In Numbers
2:10-16, we find the camp of Rueben with three tribes on the
South. In Numbers 2:18-24 it is stated that the camp of Ephraim
with three tribes was on the West, and in verses 25-31 it is
stated that Dan with three tribes was on the North. This makes
four camps which were pitched afar off. This outward arrangement
was given first. With this outward arrangement of four camps,
there were four more groups. These were the tribes of the
Levites. This arrangement is given in the third chapter of
Numbers. The familv of the Gershonites was on the West. (Numbers
3:23-26) The families of the Kohathites was on the South.
(Numbers 3:29-32) The families of the Merarites were in the
North. (Numbers 3:33-35) In the East was Aaron, Moses and the
sons of Aaron which made eight groups in all: four in the outward
arrangement and four in the inward. In the center of the whole
camp was the Tabernacle, God's dwelling place, among the people,
picturing Jesus in the heart of the born-again person (begotten
again persons - converted persons - Keith Hunt) "the hope
of glory" as in Colossians 1:27. (The begotten have the hope of
being born to glory when made immortal - Keith Hunt)
In Ezekiel 36:26, God said to Israel, "A new heart also will
I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you:" When three,
the resurrection, is added to five, grace, they total eight,
which is the number for the new birth (new begotten - Keith Hunt)
This shows how perfect the Bible system of numbers fit together
to form a God-perfect numeral pattern.
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Fruit of the Spirit - "NINE"
The fruit of the Spirit follows the new birth just as
logically as number eight precedes nine. Jesus said, "make the
tree good, and his fruit good;" The tree, man, is made good by
the new birth (BEGETTAL - Keith Hunt) and the good fruit which
is the fruit of the Spirit. As a result of the new birth, (new
begettal - Keith Hunt) "A good man out of the good treasure of
the heart bringeth forth good things:" (Matthew 12:33-35) The
fruit does not produce the tree; the tree is the result of a good
seed.
Man is not made good by doing good, he must have a good
heart. He must be born again (begotten again - converted - Keith
Hunt) and then good works will follow, "by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works,"
(Ephesians 2:8-10) Creation unto good works takes place in
someone who is born again, (begotten again - Keith Hunt) which is
represented by the number eight. Number nine, the fruit of the
Spirit, follows after the new birth.(the new begettal -
conversion - Keith Hunt) "the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness.
ternperance: against such there is no law." (Galatians 5:22 & 23)
The nine gifts of the Spirit are "For to one is given by the
Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by
the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit: to another
the gifts of healing by the same Spirit: To another the working
of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of
Spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another
interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the
selfsame Spirit, dividing ng to every man severally as he will."
(I Corinthians 12:8-11)
"Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren. I would not have you
ignorant." (I Corinthians 12:1) Up until Paul says that these
worketh the selfsame Spirit, there are nine references to the
Spiritual gifts of God. Jesus spoke nine beatitudes in His sermon
on the Mount. (Matthew 5:411) A comparison of those nine
beatitudes with the nine fruit of the - Spirit in Galatians 5:22
and 23 will show a striking similarity.
In the west end of the Court o the Tabernacle, there were
nine spaces between the pillars, "And for the breadth of the
court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their
pillars ten, and their sockets ten." (Exodus 27:12) the reader
would make ten straight lines on a piece of paper, he would find
there are nine spaces between the lines. The hanging cross at the
west end was 50 cubits in length and five cubits in height.
(Exodus 27:18) Number 50 is associated with the Holy Ghost, Who
descended on Pentecost 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus
Christ. So the number of spaces, which is nine, is connected with
the hanging, which was 50 cubits long, and represents the work of
the Holy Ghost, and the nine is the fruit of the Spirit. Now let
us study how these numbers in the hanging of the west end of the
court work together. "The length of the court shall be an hundred
cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five
cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass." (Exodus
27:18) Here is shown that there are nine spaces in the hanging of
50 cubits on ten pillars. When all the numbers from one to nine
are added the sum is 45. The height of the hanging was five
cubits. When this five is added to the 45, the sum is 50, which
was the number of cubits in the hanging cross at the west end of
the tabernacle. This is the conclusion that nine is the number
for the fruit of the Spirit.
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Law - "TEN"
The number ten represents the Law. There are ten
commandments in the law. (Exodus 20:3-17) The tenth reference to
Israel's Egyptian bondage came just before the first commandment.
"I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land
of Egypt, out of the house of bondage." (Exodus 20:2) This is the
tenth reference to Israel's Egyptian bondage. The next word after
bondage in this place is the first word of the ten commandments.
Those ten references to Israel's bondage are found in Genesis
15:13 and 14; Exodus 1:14; twice in 2:23; 6:5; 6:6; 6:9; 13:2;
13:14; and the tenth in 20:2.
Abraham took the bondwoman for his wife after being ten
years in Canaan. Paul explains that Hagar represented the law,
"And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after
Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to
her husband Abram to be his wife." (Genesis 16:3) "Tell me, ye
that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? For it
is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the
other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born
after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. Which
things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one
from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage which is Agar."
(Galatians 4:21-25)
The tenth time the word "sin" is found in I John is where it
is said, "Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law:"
(NOTE: The word "sin" occurs in I John 2:2 and it's italicized,
added by the translators.)
Exodus 26:1-3 shows there were ten linen curtains in the
Tabernacle, "Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten
curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet:
with cherubims of cunning work shall thou make them. The length
of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth
of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall
have one measure." The ten curtains represent the law .....
Number five is grace. "For he is our peace, who hath made both
one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between
us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of
twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile
both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity
thereby:" (Ephesians 2:14-16)
The ten curtains were grouped together, five and five, and
the five narrow curtains were perhaps sewed together to make a
broad curtain and vice versa. Then there were 50 taches of gold,
"And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the
curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one
tabernacle." (Exodus 26:6) "And thou shalt hang up the vail under
the taches," (Exodus 26:33) In the ten curtains coming over the
tabernacle and the two broad curtains, making five each meeting
at the veil .... As a result, grace was brought to both the Jews
and Gentiles. This is seen in the two fives and the two broad
curtains, each made of five narrow ones hanging together with 50
taches. The overall picture shows the Jews and the Gentiles
meeting at the cross of Jesus, joined together by the Holy Ghost,
Who is number 50, and made one people.
In Romans 4:15 it is said, "the law worketh wrath:" In the
works of the flesh, as listed in Galatians 5:19-21, the tenth one
is wrath.
Christ was conceived during the law, "But when the fulness
of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman,
made under the law, To redeem them that were under the Law, that
we might receive the adoption of sons." (Galatians 4:4 & 5) The
Passover Lamb, which was a type of Christ (I Corinthians 5:7),
was taken upon the tenth day of the month. (Exodus 12:3)
The law provided for a kinsman to redeem the property of one who
had to sell his property because of poverty. And when Boaz
redeemed the property of Elimelech, and his two sons he took ten
men of the elders of the city to be witnesses for him. (Ruth
4:1-11) Here we see the righteousness of God being witnessed by
the law and the prophets. (For further references read Romans
3:21.)
The following scriptures pertaining to the law have exactly
ten Greek words in them. "Think not that I am come to destroy the
law, or the prophets:" (Matthew 5:17) "For all the prophets and
the law prophesied until John." (Matthew 11:13) "The scribes and
the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:" (Matthew 23:2) "Take ye him,
and judge him according to your law." (John 18:31) "Except ye be
circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved." (Acts
15:1) "That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command
them to keep the law of Moses." (Acts 15:5) "Therefore by the
deeds of the law there shall no flesh justified in his sight:"
(Romans 3:20) "Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what
law?" This statement of ten Greek words is followed by five Greek
words. "Nay: but by the law of faith." (Romans 3:27) "But Israel,
which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained
to the law of righteousness." (Romans 9:31) "Wherefore? Because
they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the
law." (Romans 9:32) "For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou
shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn."
(I Corinthians 9:9) "Is the law then against the promises of God?
God forbid." (Galatians 3:21) "For all the law is fulfilled in
one word," (Galatians 5:14) And when the words "Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as thyself." were added there are 16 words: 16 is
the number for love. It often takes two or more English words to
translate a Greek verb. There are always more words than Greek in
many of the Bible verses. Since most of the learned Bible readers
understand Greek structure, there is no reason to go into further
explanation.
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Note:
Are you seeing clearly how God has woven numbers into His word.
Only the inspiration of God could place and use these numbers
from one end of the Bible to the other, in the way He uses them.
There is a God and His word is inspired!
Keith Hunt
God's Numbers The Eternal is a MathematicianGOD'S USE OF NUMBERS
Numbers 12, 13, 16, 17,
Divine Power, Rule or Authority - "TWELVE"
Twelve is Divine Power, Rule or Authority, making it the
most important number in the system. It is the next number after
11, which is Judgment, and God has the power to pass judgment on
all of His subjects. Twelve is three times four: three is for
resurrection, and four is creation. Therefore, 12 would be an
expression of the rule of the tribute "God over Creation."
Without resurrection, we have no God over Creation. The divine
order of things is always logical, simple and plain when seen
clearly.
The first passage which I would like to call to your
attention is in Daniel 4:29-32, "At the end of twelve months he
walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake,
and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the
house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour
of my majesty? While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell
a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is
spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. And they shall drive
thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the
field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times
shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth
in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will." All
that came upon king Nebuchadnezzar at the end of 12 months.
Notice how long Nebuchadnezzar walked in the palace of Babylon.
In Daniel 4:30-32, the number 12 is connected with the rule of
the most High God.
Jesus connected His rule with the rule of the 12 Apostles,
"when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye
also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of
Israel." (Matthew 19:28)
In I Kings 18:22-44, there is an account of Elijah's contest
with the prophets of Baal. He had four barrels of water poured
over his sacrifice three times. This makes 12 barrels of water
poured over the altar. "And it came to pass at the time of the
offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came
near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it
be known this day that THOU ART GOD IN ISRAEL, and that I am thy
servant, and that I have done all these things AT THY WORD."
(verse 36)
The number 12 in this connection represents the divine power
or rule in Israel, and over the forces of nature.
After Jesus had fed the 5000 with the five barley loaves and
two fishes, He gathered up 12 baskets of the fragments which
remained. These 12 baskets signify the divine power by which the
miracle was wrought. After Jesus had fed the 4000, they gathered
up seven baskets. The words "seven baskets" are spelled with 12
Greek letters which represent divine power. (Matthew 15:35-38)
In Ephesians 1:19-20, Paul speaks of the mighty power of God
that He wrought in Christ when He raised Him from the dead. In
speaking of His death and resurrection, Jesus said, "But he
answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation
seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but
the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and
three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be
three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." (Matthew
12:39-40) Jesus used the number three four times while speaking
of His death and resurrection as a sign to Israel. Three is the
number for resurrection. He could have said, "as Jonas was three
days and nights," that would have told us how long He would be
dead. But He used 12, represented by three times four to set
forth the divine power by which He was raised.
The 12th time Noah's Ark is mentioned is where it is said
that they went in by commandment, "And they went in unto
Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the
breath of life. And they that went in, went in male and female of
all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in."
(Genesis 7:15-16) The number 12 shows the divine authority that
sent them into the ark.
The 12th time the name of Noah is mentioned is found where
God called him to come into the ark, "And the Lord said unto
Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark." (Genesis 7:1) In
this scripture Noah's name is mentioned the 12th time, and the
ark is mentioned the eighth time, and there were eight persons in
Noah's house.
God appointed 12 months to the year, 12 hours to the day,
and 12 hours to the night: "Jesus answered, Are there not twelve
hours in the day?" (John 11:9) In Genesis 1:16 we find that the
sun is to rule the day and the moon to rule the night: "And God
made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the
lesser light to rule the night:" God gave the sun rule for 12
hours and the moon rule for 12 hours.
God spoke to Job about the 12 signs of the Zodiac and their
dominion rule over the earth, "Canst thou bind the sweet
influence of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou
bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus
with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou
set the dominion [rule] thereof in the earth?" (Job 38:31-33) The
word "Mazzaroth" is rendered "The twelve signs" in the margin;
Moffatt translates this word as "The signs of the Zodiac." The
Bible dictionary renders in the same way. The 12 signs of the
Zodiac did not have their origin with man, but with God. There
are many, including myself, who state that the Astrologers do not
know the origin of the 12 constellations, nor why they are called
signs of Zodiac. In their song of victory, Deborah said, "They
fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against
Sisera. The river Kishon swept them away," (Judges 5:20-21)
Evidently the influence of the stars brought down rain at the
right time to cause the flood in the small river Kishon which
caused Sisera's army to be swept away. God had said, "I will draw
unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's
army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him
into thine hand." (Judges 4:7) Our God controls the stars and
fixes their dominion over the earth. He knew just when to draw
the army of Sisera to the river of Kishon at the time of the 12
signs of the Zodiac to bring the flood, though Deborah could say
that the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
The number 12 is mentioned many times concerning the New
Jerusalem descending out of the heavens. If you've studied
Revelation, this will certainly be brought to your mind. There
are 12 gates and the gates are 12 pearls, and there are 12 kinds
of precious stones representing the 12 apostles. The city
measures 12,000 furlongs in every direction. The wall is 144
cubits high, which is 12 times 12. The tree of life had 12 manner
of fruits and bore its fruit every month of all 12 months. If
this hasn't convinced you of the Divine Authority of God and His
Power, nothing will.
The 12th time the name of Abraham occurs is where it says,
"And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I
give this land:" (Genesis 12:7) The seed of Abraham possessed the
land by divine authority and will again possess it with divine
rule.
The tabernacle, which was built for a dwelling place for God
among His people (Exodus 25:8), was 12 cubits wide. Many have
said the width was only ten cubits, but with close examination
you'll notice the Bible is correct. In Ezekiel 41:1 we read,
"Afterwards he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts,
six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the
other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle." (Two times
six equals 12.) The boards stood up, and they were a cubit and a
half wide. (Exodus 26:14-16) There were eight boards in the back
of the Tabernacle, "And they shall be eight boards, and their
sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board,"
(Exodus 26:25) Eight times one and a half are 12 cubits. It would
be impossible to make a structure ten cubits wide out of boards a
cubit and a half wide. One and a half does not divide evenly into
ten, but it does into 12. Thus the tabernacle was 12 cubits wide,
representing divine power and authority.
Twelve Greek letters are connected with divine authority
many times. Many of us are aware of the fact that the average
reader is not learned in the Greek language. There are many
truths hidden in the language as was written from the beginning.
The Bible number system can prove the virgin birth of Jesus
Christ was brought about by divine power. We shall see that the
writing of the scripture and the divine power is proven in Bible
numbers.
Today so much effort is being expended to discredit the
virgin birth of Jesus. We need to know the truth, and the Bible
numbers represent a line of argument which no one can wave aside
by saying, "That was just an opinion of those who wrote the
Bible." Please mark this in your Bible, "For he taught them as
one having authority, and not as the scribes." (Matthew 7:29)
This passage in Matthew has exactly 12 Greek words; the two words
"having authority" have exactly 12 Greek letters. "Thou couldest
have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from
above:" (John 19:11) There are 12 Greek words in this scripture.
Authority given from above comes from God.
In John 3:35 we read, "The Father loveth the Son, and hath
given all things into his hand." God had given all authority to
His Son, Jesus Christ. Again, there are 12 Greek words. "Hath
given all things", shows 12 Greek letters.
"All things were made by him; and without him was not any
thing made" (John 1:3) Here again there are 12 Greek words. This
shows that the divine power resided in Jesus Christ.
"In him was life; and the life was the light of men." (John
1:4) Again we find 12 Greek words which show the power that can
give life.
"Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there
was a great calm." (Matthew 8:26) This shows the power that Jesus
has over the forces of nature. There are 12 Greek
words in this passage.
The stilling of the winds and the waves produced wonder
among the disciples, and they asked, "What manner of man is this,
that even the winds and sea obey him!" (Matthew 8:27) Here are 12
Greek words that show our Lord's power and authority over the
many forces of nature as used in verse 26, "Tote egertheis
epetimnsen tois enemois kai ta thalassa kai egeneto galana
megala." (Greek)
In Matthew 19:28 we read, "ye also shall sit upon twelve
thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." (Again there are
12 Greek words.)
"And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the
hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,"
(Acts 1:24) Again 12 Greek words. They are connected with God's
divine choice. God has the authority to choose whom He will.
"And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made
straight, and glorified God." (Luke 13:13) This shows the power
Jesus had over disease, and He used 12 Greek words to describe
it.
"So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that
runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy." (Romans 9:16) This also
shows God's authority in blessing.
"Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant
according to the election of grace." God only has the power to
elect or choose and He used 12 Greek words to prove it. (Romans
11:5)
In Revelation 11:15, it says, "The kingdoms of the world are
become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ;" We find
another passage that has to do with the authority of God and of
Christ and it also has 12 Greek words.
We have reviewed many scriptures that prove 12 to be the
number connected with His divine power and authority. The words
in the original Greek language were arranged by God to count as
12.
Now we shall proceed to examine the scriptures which
have to do with the birth of Jesus. This is probably the most
important association with the number 12.
The Virgin Birth
"And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring
forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS." (Luke 1:31) There
are exactly 12 Greek words in this statement. This is of such
vast importance that I've listed the 12 words for you: (1)
sullapsa (2) en (3) gastri (4) kai (5) texa (6) huion (7) kai (8)
kaleseis (9) to (10) onoma (11) autou (12) jasoun. When Mary
wanted to know how this thing should be, the angel said that the
power of the Highest should overshadow her. Number 12 has been
seen to be connected with the power of God again and again, and
the 12 words spoken to Mary about conceiving and bringing forth a
son show the divine power connected with the virgin birth of
Jesus.
"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." (Luke 2:11) This, too, has
just 12 Greek words.
Galatians 4:4 states, "God sent forth his Son, made of a
woman, made under the law." Here are 12 Greek words again.
Matthew 1:23 reads, "they shall call his name Emmanual,
which being interpreted is, God with us." This statement also has
12 Greek words, and the words "God with us" have 12 Greek
letters.
"And with out controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh," (I Timothy 3:16) Again here are
12 Greek words. The virgin birth and incarnation of Jesus Christ
has been proven through the divine system of numbers. Being
connected with the number 12 shows that the birth of Jesus was
brought about by the divine power, and not by natural process. Do
you doubt this? Nineteen passages have been pointed out that had
12 Greek words connected with divine power of God. In two of
these verses, 12 Greek letters were found representing the same,
and five of these passages were connected with the birth of Jesus
Christ.
As we go farther into the numbers you'll see how 12,
representing divine power and authority, fits together in
numbers. It will be seen that 23 is the number connected with
death. In Acts 27:14-44, Luke gives the account of the shipwreck
of Paul and his companions, and how, out of the 276 on the ship,
all were saved from death. When they despaired for their lives,
God sent His angel to tell Paul that they should all be saved
from death.
Based upon the authority of God's Word, Paul told his
companions they would all be saved from death. When 12, the
number for divine power or authority, is divided into 276, the
number of companions on the ship, the total is 23, the number for
death.
When all the numbers from one to 23 are added together, they
total 276, the number of companions on the ship. These numbers
could not work like this if they weren't correct. Anyone who has
had an account knows that the numbers have to balance or else
there will be a discrepancy. There are no discrepancies in God's
numbering system. They balance at every point.
This is the conclusion of 12, the Divine Power, Rule or
Authority of God.
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Sin, Rebellion or Depravity "THIRTEEN"
Sin, Rebellion, or Depravity is the number 13. The number 12
stood for divine authority, and to go against divine authority
would be to sin or rebel.
There are 13 evil things in Mark 7:21-23, "For from within,
out of the heart of man, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries,
fornications, murders, Thefts, coveteousness, wickedness, deceit,
lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All
these evil things come from within, and defile the man."
Jesus has listed 13 evil things which can come out of the
heart of man which defiles them. He says the heart is the source
of these evil things and man is corrupt at his very foundation
from which all of his deeds, words, and thoughts are derived.
Please notice that the word "deceit," which is the eighth word in
the list, is connected with our New Birth (Begettal - Conversion
- Keith Hunt) Consider this in the light of what Paul says in
Colossians 3:9-10, "Lie [Deceit] not one to another, seeing that
ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the
new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him
that created him:" Deceit is to be expected from the man without
new birth. (begettal - conversion - Keith Hunt) It's in his
heart, but deceit shouldn't be in the born again. (begotten -
converted - Keith Hunt)
Blasphemy is the 11th word mentioned in the list; 11 is
connected with judgment, and blasphemy brings God's judgment.
The 13th word in the list is foolishness. Solomon said,
"Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child;" (Proverbs 22:15)
Since 13 is the number for sin and depravity, this shows that the
heart of a child is depraved and sinful (So it can be but this is
a general statement in the Bible, depending on how a child has
been taught foolishness may not he in his heart. See the study on
"An Important Key to Bible Understanding - General Statement" on
this website - Keith Hunt).
In this list of evil things spoken of by Paul in Romans
1:29-31, the 13th one is "Haters of God": "the carnal mind is
enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God,
neither indeed can be." (Romans 8:7) Thirteen implies rebellion:
"Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth
year they rebelled." (Genesis 14:4) Notice that rebellion is
connected with the number 13.
Nimrod was the 13th generation from Adam through Ham; Ham
was of the 11th generation. Cush, the son of Adam, from the 12th
generation, became the father of Nimrod, making him the 13th
generation. Then it is stated, "And the beginning of his kingdom
was Babel," (Genesis 10:10) which led to the rebellion at the
building of the tower of Babel. (Genesis 10:6-10) Nimrod is the
13th name given in the Lineage of Ham: (1) Ham, (2) Cush, (3)
Mizraim, (4) Phut, (5) Canaan, (6) Seba, (7) Havilah, (8) Sebtah,
(9) Raamah, (10) Sebtechah, (11) Sheba, (12) Dedan, and (13)
Nimrod. Then it is stated, "And the beginning of his kingdom was
Babel,"
Haman, the enemy of the Jews, had a decree signed on the
13th day of the first month which was to have all the Jews put to
death on the 13th day at the end of the year. "Then were the
king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month,
and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded
unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over
every province, and to the rulers of every people of every
province according to the writing thereof, and to every people
after their language; in the name of King Ahasuerus was it
written, and sealed with the king's ring. And the letters were
sent by posts into all the king's province, to destroy, to kill,
and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little
children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of
the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to take the
spoil of them for a prey." (Esther 3:12-13)
In the book of Revelation, the devil is symbolized as a
dragon (Revelation 12:9). While six is the number associated with
the devil, we find the word "dragon" occurs 13 times in the book
of Revelation. He is the author of sin and rebellion, and his
name is found in the following places in Revelation: (1) 12:3,
(2) 12:4, (3) and, (4) 12:7, (5) 12:9, (6) 12:13, (7) 12:16, (8)
12:17, (9) 13:2, (10) 13:4, (11) 13:11, (12) 16:13 and the 13th
time in 20:2. The numbers one through 13 total 91, which we'll
explore later.
The 13th time the name of Mordecai is found is where the
king's servants said unto him, "Why transgressest thou the king's
commandment?" (Esther 3:3)
Jeremiah was called in the 13th year of Josiah's reign by
prophecy, "a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted
and gone." (Jeremiah 5:23) "To whom the words of the Lord came in
the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the
thirteenth year of his reign." (Jeremiah 1:2)
Moses called Israel a rebellious people. A few days before
his death, he said unto them, "from the day that thou didst
depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place,
ye have been rebellious against the Lord." (Deuteronomy 9:7) The
words "rebel," "rebels" and "rebelled" are nouns, verbs and
adjectives which are used 13 times concerning Israel's wilderness
conduct. They are found in Numbers 14:9, 17:10, 20:10, 20:24,
24:14; Deuteronomy 1:26, 1:43, 9:7, 9:23, 9:24, two times in
31:27 and the 13th time in Psalm 78:8.
There were 21 sins recorded against Israel from Egypt to
Jordan. Since this number will be needed to understand the
numbers found in Numbers 3:39-48, I'm going to give you the
location of each of them: Exodus 14:10, 15:23-24, 16:19-23,
16:1-3, 16:27-28, 17:1-4, 32:1-9; Leviticus 10:1-2, 24:10-14;
Numbers 11:1-3, 11:10-35, 12:1-15, 14:1-11, 14:40-45, 15:32-36,
16:41-50, 20:1-6, 20:8-12, 21:4-9 and the 21st time is in Numbers
25:1-9. In Numbers 3:39-48 we find an account of the redemption
of 273; it comes out exactly 21 times, which is the number of
sins which have been listed above. The sins make redemption
necessary. The five shekels which paid for the redemption
represent the grace of God by which we have redemption from sin.
In this case, 13 represents Israel's rebellious or sinful nature
which led to 21 acts of disobedience.
Man's depraved nature caused him to commit open acts of
rebellion. Redemption, through the grace of God, is represented
by the five shekels.
Let's examine the way these numbers fit together. When
number 13 is subtracted from 21, which is the product of dividing
273 by 13, eight is the remainder which stands for new birth
(conversion - Keith Hunt). Israel needed the new birth. Moses
spoke of the new birth (conversionj - Keith Hunt) "Circumcise
therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more
stiffnecked." (Deuteronomy 10:16)
In Ezekiel 36:26, God said to Israel, "A new heart also will
I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will
take away the stoney heart out of your flesh, and I will give you
an heart of flesh."
Here is grace giving and taking away. When three, for the
resurrection, is added to five, for grace, that makes eight for
the new heart or new birth (conversion - Keith Hunt). This is one
of the most beautiful pictures in the whole Bible.
Let's take the prodigal son, another example of how the
numbers work. We find in the case of the prodigal son that when
he came to himself, he said, "I will arise and go to my father,
and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and
before thee," (Luke 15:18) Thirteen, representing the prodigal
sin, subtract the five things which the father did and eight is
left for the new birth (conversion - Keith Hunt) "And he arose,
and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his
father (1) saw him, and (2) had compassion, (3) and ran, (4) and
fell on his neck, and (5) kissed him." (verse 22) Notice what
follows: "But the father said to his servants, (1) Bring forth
the best robe, and (2) put it on him; and (3) put a ring on his
hand, and (4) shoes on his feet: And (5) bring hither the fatted
calf, and (6) kill it; and (7) let us eat, and (8) be merry:"
NOW NOTICE THE REASON: "For this my son was dead, and is alive
again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry."
(Luke 15:22-24)
Number 13 represents the sin of the prodigal, and the five
things the Father did represent grace; the eight things the
Father commanded to be done represent the new birth (conversion -
Keith Hunt) by which men are made alive again.
Don't you love to study God's Word and know what it means?
When five, eight and 13 are added they equal 26, which stands for
the good news of the gospel. It was good news and an occasion of
rejoicing when the prodigal returned and that gospel, when
received in our lives, brings rejoicing.
The five things that were done are preceded by five Greek
words which are translated "But when he was yet a great way off,"
These words are: (1) ETE (2) DE (3) AUTOU (4) MAKRAN (5)
APECTONTOS.
Who but the Lord could tell a story that would fit together
like this? Instead of distracting from its beauty, the numbers
make it glow with beauty and meaning.
Let's talk a moment about Ishmael and Isaac. In Galatians
4:21-23, Paul states that the son of the bondwoman, Ishmael,
was born after the flesh, and the son of the freewoman, Isaac,
was by promise. Then in Colossians 2:11, it states, "In whom ye
are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in
putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision
of Christ:" Ishmael, who was born after the flesh, was
circumcised when he was 13 years of age. (Genesis 17:25) So the
flesh is connected with Ishmael, and 13, the number for sin. His
circumcision represents the putting off of the sins of the flesh.
When one has put off the old man, he has put on the new man.
Isaac, the second-born, was the new child. He was circumcised
when eight days old. This number represents the new birth
(conversion - Keith Hunt) and this is why the eight is connected
with Isaac. The difference between the 13 connected with Ishmael
and the eight connected with Isaac is five, which stands for
grace. The grace of God makes the difference between one in the
flesh and one born again (converted - Keith Hunt)
In discussing the next number it will be seen that 14 is the
number for salvation. Not only was there a difference connected
with the number five in the circumcision of Ishmael and Isaac,
but a difference of 14 years in their birth.
In Genesis 16:16 it is stated that Abram was 86 years old
when Ishmael was born. In Genesis 21:5 it is stated that Abraham
was 100 years old when Isaac was born. Now the difference between
86 and 100 is 14, which stands for salvation. Israel was saved
out of Egypt on the 14th day of the month. (Exodus 12:18-27) This
difference of 14 between the number salvation makes a difference
in one after the flesh and the one who has the new birth
(converted - Keith Hunt).
The number connected with the two sons of Abraham will grow
more marvelous as we go farther in the study of numbers.
Love "SIXTEEN"
When the Lord saves a person, He gives him rest in his soul
and furthers his love for God. Salvation, rest and love are all
found in Psalm 116:1-8. The numbers for salvation, rest and love
are 14, 15 and 16. "I LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard my
voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto
me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. The sorrows
of death compassed me, and pains of hell gat hold upon me: I
found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon the name of the
LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul." (Psalm 116:1-4)
"whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
(Romans 10:13) "Then called I upon the name of the Lord; 0 Lord,
I beseech thee, deliver my soul. Gracious is the Lord, and
righteous; yea, our God is merciful. The Lord preserveth the
simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. Return unto thy
rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears,
and my feet from falling." (Psalm 116:4-8) I don't want to add to
nor take away from any of the words of this book. I just wanted
you to know that the words "delivered my soul;" I believe, mean
"has saved my soul." In that passage, deliverance or salvation,
rest and love are found. The reason the Psalmist gives for loving
the Lord is that He has saved him and given him rest in his soul.
The three grouped together are the same as 14, 15 and 16.
I discovered that 16 stood for love in I Corinthians 13:4-8,
and I don't believe that you'll find it stronger anywhere else.
When naming the church God's Community Church of Charity,
certainly I had remembered I Corinthians 13. Let us look at the
13th chapter which pertains to love. It starts out in I
Corinthians 13:4, "Charity, (1) suffereth long, and (2) is kind;
(3) charity envieth not; (4) charity vaunteth not itself, (5) is
not puffed up, (6) Doth not behave itself unseemingly, (7)
seeketh not her own, (8) is not easily provoked, (9) thinketh no
evil; (10) Rejoiceth not in iniquity, (11) but rejoiceth in the
truth; (12) Beareth all things, (13) believeth all things, (14)
hopeth all things, (15) endureth all things. (16) Charity never
faileth."
Wouldn't you gather from this that 16 is love? Here are 16
adjectives describing charity or love. The seventh time the word
charity is found in this chapter is where it says "Charity never
faileth." Seven stands for completeness or perfection. I John
4:12 says, "If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his
love is perfected in us." The eighth time charity is mentioned is
where it is said, "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these
three;" (I Corinthians 13:13) Eight is the number for the new
birth (conversion - Keith Hunt) which never fails and shall
continually abide with God's children. John, writing to the elect
Lady, said, "The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom
I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have
known the truth; For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and
shall be with us for ever." (2 John 1:1) This is further proof
that love never fails and that it shall remain with us. The ninth
time charity is found is where it says, "but the greatest of
these is charity." (verse 13) Number nine is for the fruit of the
Spirit as in Galatians 5:22-23. Love is the first of the nine
fruits mentioned. The tenth time charity occurs is in I
Corinthians 14:1 where Paul said, "Follow after charity." Number
ten stands for the law; love is the fulfilling of the law.
(Romans 13:10) The statement "follow after charity" has 16 Greek
letters in it. In the west end of the tabernacle, it is said,
"And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver,
sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board and two sockets
under another board." (Exodus 26:25) John said, "every one that
loveth is born of God," (I John 4:7) The eight boards represent
the new birth (conversion - Keith Hunt) The 16 sockets in which
they were set represent love in which the heart of the person
with the new birth (converted - Keith Hunt) is grounded. In
Ephesians 3:17 Paul speaks about the believer being rooted and
grounded in love. Those eight boards in the west end of the
tabernacle were fixed in 16 sockets by means of tenons
(Exodus 26:17), and the sockets were set on or in the ground. How
beautiful and harmonious is the Word of God. What could compare
with the picture presented of the eight boards of the tabernacle
set in or ground in 16 sockets showing the believer or born-again
(converted - Keith Hunt) soul rooted and grounded in love (eight
being the number for the new birth (conversion - Keith Hunt) and
16 for love)?
There is one peculiar passage which is a favorite with God's
children and it has just 16 Greek words, "And we know that all
things work together for good to them that love God, to them who
are the called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28) Another
passage is Romans 5:5, which states, in part, "because the love
of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is
given unto us." John 10:17, "Therefore doth my Father love me,
because I lay down my life, that I might take it again." It was
God's love for the world that caused Him to give His Son to die
for the world, which leads us into number
17, the victory in Jesus.
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Victory "SEVENTEEN"
The next number, 17, is a marvelous number, and the way it
works throughout the Bible is amazing.
Romans 8:35-39 lists 17 tests and trials we are faced with.
God gives us the victory to conquer these, "Who shall separate us
from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril or sword? As it is
written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are
accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we
are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am
persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to
come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be
able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ
Jesus our Lord." Verse 35 mentions seven tests that cannot
separate we who are saved from the love of Christ. We have
complete security as a child of God. Verses 38 and 39 show ten
instances in which we must be victorious through the love of God
in Christ Jesus. The law cannot separate us from God's love. Why?
Because God's children are dead to the law and are forever free
from its demands. When the seven tests and trials in verse 35 are
added to the ten in verses 38 and 39, they total 17. Paul states
in verse 37, "in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us." When we have dominion over these 17
trials and tests we have victory!
There are three titles in the Godhead, Father, Son and Holy
Ghost ... "above all, and through all, and in you all."
(Ephesians 4:6) When the three titles are added to 14, salvation,
the total is 17, for victory. The Father, Son and Holy Ghost are
one: when you take the titles you'll find that resurrection is
through God. To be resurrected, you must go down with Jesus and
rise again with Him. When God's three titles are added to 14,
salvation, the total is 17, for victory.
Jesus became victorious over death on the 17th day of the
month.
We have already discussed that Jesus died on the day of
Passover, the 14th day of the month; three days later or on the
17th day He arose from the dead and became victorious over death,
hell and the grave. "And having spoiled principalities and
powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in
it." (Colossians 2:15) When Jesus showed Himself to His disciples
the third time after His resurrection there was a catch of 153
fish. (John 21:1-14) When 17, the number of the day of the month
on which Jesus arose, is multiplied by three, for the
resurrection, and by three again for the third time He showed
Himself (17 x 3 x 3 = 153), the product is 153, the number of
fish caught on this occasion.
I Samuel 17:40 states that David took five smooth stones
when he went out to face Goliath. The stones represent grace, and
we win our victory through grace. When David neared Goliath, he
told him, "I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the
God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied." (I Samuel
17:45)
David went out to meet his enemy in the name of authority
and power. Twelve represents divine authority; add five stones
which he took, and you'll have 17, for victory.
It works the same way in the case of Elijah - Elijah's
contest with the prophets of Baal in I Kings 18:22-39. Elijah had
four barrels of water poured on his sacrifice three times. This
made 12 barrels of water poured over the sacrifice. After Elijah
had prayed unto God, it is said, "Then the fire of the Lord fell,
and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones,
and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench."
(verse 38) Add five to 12, the number of barrels of water, and
the sum is 17, for victory, which was Elijah's that day.
The expression "The dead", is found 14 times in I
Corinthians 15 and is connected with the resurrection from the
dead. It is found in verses 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, three times
in 29, 32, 35, 42, and 52. The word "death" is found five times
in this chapter: verses 21, 26, 54, 55, and 56. In verses 51-53,
it is said, "Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all
sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in a twinkling
of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound and the
dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For
this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must
put on immortality." The expression "the dead" is found the 14th
time and it's followed by the word "death" which occurs three
times; then come the words "victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ." The number for salvation is 14, salvation through Jesus
Christ. The number for resurrection is three and the resurrection
comes through Jesus. When 14, salvation of the body, and three,
resurrection, are added they equal 17, for the victory through
Jesus. The word "death" occurs five times in the whole chapter,
and five represents grace. It will be through the grace of God
that the saved dead will rise. Resurrection is discussed
throughout this chapter. Add three to five, the number of times
death is mentioned, and the total is eight, the new birth (this
time it is a new birth - resurrected to immortality - Keith Hunt)
The resurrection of Jesus and those who possess new birth are
saved through Him. Only those born again will have victory
through Jesus. (Being born again into immortality through a
resurrection into the very family of God is victory indeed - 14
for salvation and 3 for reusrrection gives 17 for victory.
Conversion is number 8 and fruits of the Spirit number 9 - add
them together and you have number 17 - victory in Christ - Keith
Hunt)
Seventeen Greek words are found in I John 5:5, "Who is he
that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is
the Son of God?" In I John 5:4 we read, "and this is the
victory." This statement has five Greek words and 17 Greek
letters. Here is the quotation in Greek: "KAI ESTIN A
VIKA." The second and fourth words have a rough reading which
affect the pronunciation of the word but do not interfere with
the number of letters. (Here again is five, for grace, and 17,
for victory, preceded by 17 Greek words.) Seventeen Greek words
are found in this statement: "These shall make war with the Lamb,
and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and
King of kings:" (Revelation 17:14)
Examples from the Greek language could be multiplied to work
out like this, "and this is the victory that overcometh the
world, even our faith." (I John 5:4) In his quotation 12 Greek
words are found. The 12 Greek words show the divine power through
which the believer overcomes the world. The first part of the
quotation is, "And this is the victory" that comes through grace
and the power of God. Seventeen Greek words follow in the rest of
the scripture. The combination of the two statements produce
grace, divine power and victory.
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Note:
Does not all this just BLOW YOU AWAY? O the WONDER of it all! It
is not just a matter of a few numbers that God uses, but MANY
MANY numbers, and how they relate to each other from Old to New
Testament. The NUMBERS of God PROVE He does exist and that the
Bible is His INSPIRED word. There are lots more numbers yet to
come.
Keith Hunt
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