WRITTEN AND COMPILED BY
Keith Hunt
How the Eternal God uses NUMBERS in Scripture is both
fascinating and edifying. It was many years ago that I was in
a small store in some small town in the USA, I do not even
remember where now. In this store they had a swivel rack of
"inspirational" books. I was turning it around and looking to see
if there was any book that would catch my eye, and yes there was.
It was called THE ARITHMETIC OF GOD. As I perused its contents I
knew I had found a little bit of gold. I may not turn to it in my
library today as much as many other reference books I have. It is
not a hard back book. It is not large and thick like many
reference books I have on the Bible, but wow does it contain some
stunning pages on the INSPIRATION of the Bible, and one proof
that there is a GOD in heaven above.
How God uses NUMBERS in Scripture is MIND-NUMBING !!
I do not know if this book is still in print. Here is the
address inside the book for those who may like to try to obtain
it. It was Copyrighted in 1976. It is in my estimation far
superior to Bullinger's Numbers in Scripture, that some may have.
The Arithmetic of God, P.O.Box 573, Kings Mountain, North
Carolina 28086
Quote from pages 74-76
Salvation or Deliverance
"FOURTEEN"
Fourteen is the number for salvation or
deliverance...Thirteen represents sin, and the next number is 14,
representing salvation or deliverance from sin. In Colossians
1:13, the Greek words which are translated "Who hath delivered
us"......there are 14 Greek letters.......Then the words, "from
the power of darkness," have 23 letters, and 23 is the number for
death, as we shall explain later..........Israel was saved or
delivered from Egyptian bondage on the 14th day of the
month........"In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is
the Lord's Passover" (Lev.23:5). This shows that 14 is connected
with deliverance, or the saving of the house of Israel.
In Jeremiah 33:1, the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah the
second time while he was shut up in prison. From the opening of
this chapter to the 15th verse, the Lord uses "Praise God" and
the personal pronoun "I" concerning Himself 14 times. Then said
He, "In those days shall Judah be saved and Jerusalem shall dwell
safely." Jeremiah 33:15-16 reads, "In those days, and at that
time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto
David; and He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the
land. In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall
dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called,
'The Lord Our Righteousness.' "
The word "Saved" follows right after the Lord used the word
"I" the 14th time!! Please count for yourself and see if it is
right!........
By reading Acts 27:33-44, you will see that Paul and all the
ship with him were saved from the storm and the sea on the 14th
say of the storm. This didn't just happen; God brought it to
pass, because 14 stands for salvation.........
There was a difference of 14 years between Ishmael, who Paul
said was born after the flesh, and Isaac, whom Paul said was a
child of promise (Gal.4:23; 4:28; Gen.16:16; 21:5). The number 14
stands for salvation, and salvation makes the difference between
those in the flesh and the children of God who are the children
of promise.
Romans 10:13 states, "For whosoever shall call upon the name
of the Lord shall be saved." Take number 14, salvation, then add
one through 14 and the total is 105. In Genesis 4:26, it is
stated that when Enoch was born "then began men to call upon the
name of the Lord." In Genesis 5:6 is seen that number 105 is
connected with the birth of Enoch........
There is a passage of scripture that all children of God
delight in quoting as evidence of their salvation. That passage
is, "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we
love the brethren" (1 John 3:14). This passage has 14 Greek
words. The statement, "Who shall tell thee words whereby thou and
thou house shall be saved" (Acts 11:14) has 14 Greek words.
These are not isolated passages, but many other examples could be
shown.
In Galatians 1:13-14, Paul speaks of his former bondage to
the law. In Galatians 1:15-16 he tells us about salvation.
Following this is the opening of the next chapter and he speaks
about going to Jerusalem. Paul said, "Then fourteen years after I
went again to Jerusalem with barnabas, and took Titus with me
also.. And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them
that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles." You see 14 years
and Acts 15:1-10 show that his trip was made to confer with the
Apostles and Elders concerning the question of circumcision being
essential to salvation........
If you'll read Luke 22:4; 23:46; and then read 1 Cor.11:23,
you'll see Christ observed the Passover in the evening, of the
morning of the same day as He was crucified.......The Passover
was in the evening of the 14th day. Christ kept the Passover
in the evening of the 14th day and was crucified the morning of
the same day, and before the day ended He had died.......
End of Quote
Ah yes, even in the numbers God uses in His Scriptures we
have proof that the people of Israel were SAVED under the BLOOD
OF THE LAMB from DEATH the night of the 14TH NOT THE NIGHT OF THE
15TH, as the death angel PASSED OVER the houses to slay all the
first born in Egypt. This took place on the night of the 14th,
not the 15th. Salvation is represented by the number 14 !!
Now let's move on to the number 15.
Quote from pages 77- 79
Rest
"FIFTEEN"
Fifteen is the number for the rest of the believer. When we
obtain salvation from sin we rest in Christ.........The feast of
the unleavened bread began on the 15th day and ran for seven
days. On the first of these days, which was on the 15th day, they
rested from work..........
Galatians 1:13-14, Paul tells of his former bondage to the
law, and in the next three verses he tells of his salvation and
his trip to Arabia and back to Damascus. In the next verse, he
said, "Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see
Peter, and abode with him fifteen days." In Gal.1:18 the number
THREE is found, and the number 15 occurs three times. There are
exactly 15 Greek words in this statement. There are 15 days, and
in the words "fifteen days" there are exactly 15 Greek
letters........First, there are 15 days; second, there are 15
words in the sentence; and, third, there are 15 letters in the
words "fifteen days."..........
Grace brings the rest which is in Jesus. Five has been
shown to be the number for grace. Add the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
and the sum is 15, the number for rest.
Our resurrection will usher the saints into our eternal
rest. Multiply five, grace, by three, resurrection, and the
product will be 15, representing rest........
The name Noami is mentioned the 15th time in the book of
Ruth (Ruth 3:1). And the 15th time it is connected with rest.
"Then Noami her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I
not seek rest for thee, that it may be well will thee?" This
rest came to Ruth through the kinsman, Boaz. The word "kinsman"
is found 15 times in the book of Ruth...........The book of Ruth
is rich in Bible numbers as well as other things........
End of quote
The number 50 has great meaning and is used by the Lord in
His word to represent SPIRIT and FREEDOM!
Let's go back once more to our book THE ARITHMETIC OF GOD
and learn about the number 50.
Quote from pages 128-131
The next number is a precious one to me, it is
50........Fifty is the number connected with the Spirit, Holy
Spirit and a Jubilee. The Spirit was poured out at the first
Pentecost after the resurrection of Jesus.
The word "Pentecost" means 50. "And ye shall count unto you
from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought
the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:
Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number
FIFTY days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the
Lord." That's Lev.23:15,16.
............The sheaf of the firstfruits on the morrow after
the Sabbath, of the first day of the week as in Lev.23:10-11,
represents....Jesus. "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and
become the firstfruits of them that slept." That's 1 Cor.15:20..
.......the firstfruits were waved before the Lord on the
first of the week or on the morrow after the Sabbath. That's of
course, in Lev.23:10,11.
Now let's go to the Court of the Tabernacle. The court of
the Tabernacle was 50 cubits wide. "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." That is Exodus
27:18. Here is seen the number five, for Grace, 50, for the
Spirit, Who is called the "Spirit of Grace" in Hebrews 10:29 ?
It will be seen that 100 stands for the children of Promise
or the Elect...........
Let's take JUBILEE now. Israel had what is called the year
of Jubilee every 50 years.........Lev.25:8-10. This year of
JUBILEE, in which every man returned unto his own possession, is
a picture of the reign of Jesus and His saints, when all Israel
shall return to its possessions and the ransomed of the Lord
shall return and come to Zion with songs of everlasting joy. I'd
say that meant JUBILEE.......That's Isaiah 35:10.
Here is the word "ransomed" so that meant "redeemed" and it
is connected with Israel's return of JUBILEE. Then when 20, the
number for redemption, is multiplied by 50, the number of years
connected with the year of JUBILEE, the product is 1000, the
number of years in the Millennium reign as in Revelation 20:4-6.
The blowing of the trumpet was connected with the year of JUBILEE
and the returning of the people to their possessions.
"And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall
beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt,
and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. And
it shall come to pass in that day, that the GREAT TRUMPET shall
be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the
land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall
worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem." That's Isaiah
27:12, 13.
" Then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which
caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I
have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of
them any more there. Neither will I hide my face any more from
them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel,
saith the Lord God." That's Ezekiel 39:28,29.
From this it is to be seen that there is to be an outpouring
of the Spirit on Israel bringing great joy. We find that in 1
Peter 1:1 and in 1 Thes.1:6. This is why the number 50 is
connected both with the Holy Spirit and the year of Jubilee. In
the year of Jubilee they were to proclaim liberty throughout all
the land. In 2 Cor.3:17 we read, "where the Spirit of the Lord
is, there is liberty."
The word of God tells us that creation shall be delivered
from the Bondage into the glorious liberty of the children of
God. See Rom.8:21. Israel shall also have rest from her bondage
in the glorious year of Jubilee, or the 1000 year reign. See
Isa. 14:1-3........
End of quote
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Written May 1997
God's Numbers #2The Eternal is a Mathematician
Completeness, Perfection
or Bringing to an End
"SEVEN"
Compiled by
Keith Hunt
The following is taken from the book THE ARITHMETIC OF GOD,
first published in 1976.
" Number seven is connected with completeness, perfection,
or bringing to an end.
You're in a host of sevens now!......
In the beginning, God stamped number seven as the number
connected with the finishing, completing or ending. ' Thus the
heavens and the earth were finished, and all the hosts of them.
And on the SEVENTH DAY God ended His work which He had made '
(Gen.1:1-2).
God appointed seven days to the week. Everyone considers
seven says as being a week. Our everyday life is regulated
accordingly, but no one asks why! There are SEVEN NOTES(basic)
in the musical scale: A B C D E F G ......Man named the notes
even as he did the days of the week, but he did not arrange the
sound any more than he selected the number of days in the week.
This was God's work as predestined.
In Lev.23:15, the word 'complete' is found with the number
seven. ' And you shall count unto you from the morrow after the
sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave
offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete.'
In Rev.10:7, the word 'finish' is found with the number
seven, ' but in the last days of the voice of the SEVENTH angel,
when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be
FINISHED, as He has declared to His servants the prophets.'
Rev.16:17 states, ' It is done.' 'And the SEVENTH angel
poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice
out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is
done.' There are exactly SEVEN Greek letters in the verb, 'It is
done.'
Rev.16:17 has just SEVEN Greek letters in each word. In
this connection the SEVENTH angel poured out the SEVENTH vial.
SEVEN vials multiplied by SEVEN angels would be 49; SEVEN words
multiplied by SEVEN letters would be 49. In Rev.16:17, it is
seen that the judgment of the SEVEN vials came upon the followers
of the BEAST and DRAGON. The Beast is mentioned 36 times in
Revelation, and the word ' dragon ' is found 13 times. THESE TWO
NUMBERS COMBINE TO 49. The Greek word for ' it is done ' is
GEGONEN (seven letters).
Rev.15:6 and 7 states. ' And the SEVENTH angel came out of
the temple, having the SEVEN plagues, clothed in pure and white
linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And
one of the four beasts gave unto the SEVEN angels SEVEN golden
vials full of the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever.' In
this verse there are 49 GREEK WORDS. This is SEVEN times SEVEN,
and there are SEVEN angels with SEVEN vials.
The name of Noah occurs the SEVENTH time where it is said, '
Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations ' (Gen.6:9).
There are SEVEN Greek words in the statement, ' for my
strength is made perfect
in weakness ' ( 2 Cor.12:9).
It was SEVEN days after Noah entered the ark before the
flood came. ' and it came to pass after SEVEN DAYS, THAT THE
WATERS OF THE FLOOD WERE UPON THE EARTH ' (Gen.7:10). In verse
ten the word ' earth ' is found the 49th time. The flood was
indicative of God's WRATH being poured out upon the earth even as
the SEVEN vials of the SEVEN angels are to be connected with the
WRATH of God on the earth. ' And I heard a great voice out of the
temple saying to the SEVEN angels, Go your way, and pour out the
vials of the WRATH of God upon the earth ' (Rev.16:1).
When SEVEN, the number of angels, is multiplied by SEVEN,
the number of vials, the sum is 49. When the word ' earth ' is
found the 49th time, God caused the flood to cover the earth.
God had already said, ' yet SEVEN days and I will cause it to
rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights.'
In the days of Joseph there were SEVEN years of plenty which
were followed by SEVEN years of famine (Gen.41:10 and 30).
SEVEN things are connected with the complete destruction of
Jericho, ' and they utterly destroyed all that was in the city,
(1) both man and (2) woman, (3) young and (4) old, and (5) ox,
and (6) sheep, and (7) ass, with the edge of the sword ' (Joshua
6:21).
Before the walls of Jericho fell down, the children of
Israel marched around the city SEVEN days and SEVEN times on the
SEVENTH day (Joshua 6:3-5).
Jesus spoke SEVEN times from the cross. The SEVENTH
statement was, ' It is finished.' ' When Jesus therefore had
received the vinegar, He said, It is finished: and He bowed His
head, and gave up the spirit ' (John 19:30). "
THERE IT IS! WHAT PROOF THERE IS A GOD IN HEAVEN. THE
NUMBER SEVEN HAS GREAT MEANING TO GOD AND TO US IF WE WILL BUT
ONLY SEE IT. THE SEVENTH DAY SABBATH CAPS OFF THE PERFECT
CREATION WEEK OF GENESIS CHAPTER ONE AND TWO. GOD BLESSED AND
SANCTIFIED IT AT THE BEGINNING. HE PLACED IT IN THE GREAT TEN
COMMANDMENTS. IT IS THE LONGEST IN NUMBER OF WORDS OF ANY OF THE
TEN. HE TOLD HIS PEOPLE TO REMEMBER IT, TO KEEP IT HOLY, TO REST
ON THAT DAY FROM ALL YOUR WORK. IT WAS TO REMIND THEN OF HIS
PERFECT COMPLETENESS AND PERFECTION. IT IS TO REMIND US THERE
WILL BE AN END TO THIS AGE OF SIN AND EVIL, AND THERE WILL COME A
DAY OF 1000 YEARS IN WHICH THERE WILL BE REST, PEACE, JOY,
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SALVATION FOR ALL NATIONS THROUGH THE MESSIAH
CHRIST JESUS.
AH, THE WONDER OF NUMBER "SEVEN" IS PERFECT. JESUS KEPT THE
SEVENTH DAY SABBATH. CAN WE DO ANY LESS? I THINK NOT!
.................
Written May 1997
God's Numbers #3The Eternal is a Mathematician Death
"TWENTY-THREE"
Compiled by
Keith Hunt
The following is taken from the book THE ARITHMETIC OF GOD,
first published in 1976. For this study we need to keep in mind
that the book has already given the meaning to other numbers,
namely:
10 = Law; 11 = Judgment; 12 = Divine Authority; 13 =
Sin,Rebellion, Depravity; and some other numbers that are
mentioned in the expounding of this, the number 23, or DEATH.
" More evidence can be found on the number 23, death, than
any other number except resurrection.......
The passage that opened the understanding of death is in
Romans 1:28-32, ' And even as they did not like to retain God in
their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do
those things that are not convenient; (1) Being filled with all
unrighteousness,(2) fornication,(3) wickedness,(4) covetousness,
(5) maliciousness; (6) full of envy, (7) murder, (8) debate,
(9) deceit, (10) malignity, (11) whisperers,(12) backbiters, (13)
haters of God, (14) despiteful, (15) proud, (16) boasters, (17)
inventors of evil things, (18) disobedient to parents, (19)
without understanding, (20) covenant breakers, (21) without
natural affection, (22) implacable, (23) unmerciful: Who knowing
the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are
worthy of DEATH, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them
that do them.'
There are 23 inconvenient things listed above, and, of
course, they came from Paul, who followed them by saying, ' Who
knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things
are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in
them that do them ' (Romans 1:28-32).
' Being filled with all unrighteousness ' has 23 Greek
letters. In the last part of the scripture where the statement
'judgment of God' is found, they had brought JUDGMENT upon
themselves which resulted in DEATH. Number 11(judgment) and
12(divine authority) added together equals 23, or DEATH.
1 Cor.15:56 states, ' The sing of DEATH is sin; and the
strength of sin is the LAW.' Sin(number 13) and Law(number 10)
result in DEATH(number 23).
Paul said, ' I was alive without the law once: but when the
commandment came, sin revived and I died ' (Rom.7:9). Sin alone
did not bring death; the law combined to bring death. The
law(number 10) added to sin(number 13) brought death to
him........
In Numbers 15:32-36, a man brought JUDGMENT upon himself by
breaking the fourth commandment concerning the Sabbath, the
seventh day. That JUDGMENT was pronounced by God, ' And the Lord
said unto Moses, This man shall be surely put to DEATH ' (verse
35). When 12 (divine authority), is added to 11 (judgment) the
sum is 23, or DEATH.
Genesis 6:12-13 reads, ' And God looked upon the earth, and
behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon
the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come
before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them;
and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.'
Here the name of Noah appears the TENTH time. Man's SIN,
represented by 13, is seen in this passage. Add 10 to 13 and
they total 23, DEATH, which came upon all flesh.
The 23rd time Noah's name occurs in Gen.7:23, it is said, '
and Noah only remained ALIVE, and they that were with him in the
ark.' The connects the FLOOD and those that DIED with 23, DEATH,
in two different places.
Noah was of the 10th generation. It was in his day that
DEATH was sent upon the ungodly for their SINS. Thirteen(sin)
added to Ten(law) equals 23, or DEATH.
Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, were of the 11th
generation. The number 11(judgment) came in their day. That
JUDGMENT was executed by DIVINE POWER AND AUTHORITY. When the
number for divine power and authority, 12, is added to 11
(judgment) the sum is again 23, or DEATH. So four different
times 23 representing DEATH was connected with the flood.
The account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is also
represented by 23, or death, ' And ABRAHAM gat up early in the
morning to the place where he stood before the Lord: And he
looked towards Sodom and Gomorrah, and towards all the land of
the plain, and behold, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up
as the smoke of a furnace ' (Gen.19:27-28). The count on the
name ABRAHAM comes to 23 in Gen.17:9, not in Gen.17:5, where he
is called Abram.
The number 23 is also associated with the DEATH of Abraham.
' Then Abraham gave up the spirit, and died in a good old age, an
old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. And
his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of
Machpelah.......' (Gen.25:8-9). Isaac's name occurs the 23rd
time in this account.
A threat of DEATH is found when JACOB'S name occurs the 23rd
time, ' And these words Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah:
and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him,
Behold, your brother Esau, as touching you, does comfort himself,
purposing to KILL you ' (Gen.27:42). The name Jacob occurred the
23rd time in this scripture.
The 23rd time the name of Haman occurs in the book of
Esther, the instrument of DEATH fell on Mordecia, ' And the thing
pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made ' (Esther
5:14). Haman's name appears the 23rd time in Esther 5:14.
The TEN sons of Haman were put to DEATH on the 13th day of
the month (Esther 9:1-10). Number 10 and 13 added together equal
23, again the number for DEATH. It is a law, number 10, and sin,
number 13, bring DEATH (1 Cor.15:56).
The evil report of the TEN unfaithful spies caused Israel to
refuse to go up and posses the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:25-32).
They were turned back into the wilderness until all who had been
numbered should DIE, except Caleb and Joshua. When 10, the number
of unbelieving spies, is added to 13, the number of Israel's sin,
the sum is 23, or DEATH.
The 10 unfaithful spies represent the LAW which provoked
SIN. God said unto those who followed after the 10 unfaithful
spies, ' Doubtless you shall not come into the land.......'
(Num.14:30). The inheritance did not come through LAW,
represented by the 10 unfaithful spies. ' For if they which are
of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of
none effect ' (Rom.4:14).
Christ DIED at the NINTH hour of the 14th day. We know that
Christ died on the Passover day, or the 14th day of the month. '
and there was darkness over all the earth until the NINTH hour.
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in
the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, He said,
Father, into your hands I commend my spirit: and having said
this, He gave up the spirit ' (Luke 23:44-46). Matthew connects
the tearing of the veil in the temple with Jesus yielding up His
spirit in Matthew 27:50-51.
When NINE, the hour of DEATH, is added to 14(the day of
death) the sum is 23, or DEATH.
The DEATH of Dorcas, also called Tabitha, came right after
Peter's name was mentioned the 23rd time in Acts 9:34. In Acts
9:36-37 the record of the DEATH of Dorcas is given, Peter's name
occurs THREE times, and Dorcas is RAISED BACK TO LIFE (Acts 9:
36-40).
In this instance 23 is DEATH and THREE - RESURRECTION.
The words 'death,' 'die,' 'dead,' and dieth' are found 23
TIMES in the book of Hebrews. 'Dead' is found in the same verse
where the word 'blood' is found the 20th time, ' Now the God of
peace, that brought again from the DEAD our Lord Jesus, that
great shepherd of the sheep, through the BLOOD of the everlasting
covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do His
will........' (Heb.13:20-21). The book deals with REDEMPTION
from DEATH. Number 20 stands for REDEMPTION, and redemption
comes through the blood. In the same verse, DEATH comes under
consideration the 23rd time, and the BLOOD which REDEEMS occurs
the 20th time.
Number 23 is found three times in Rev.17:3, ' So he carried
me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit
upon a scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having
seven heads and ten horns.'
The word 'beast' occurs the 23rd time in this scripture.
There are also 23 Greek words in that statement. A woman, the
great harlot, is mentioned 6 times in verses 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, and
18, and is seen on a beast with 7 heads and 10 horns. When 6, 7
and 10 are added together the total is 23, DEATH.
John was told in Revelation 17:2-3 that he would be shown
the JUDGMENT of the great whore. In verse 18, John said, 'And the
woman which you saw is the great city , which reigns over the
kings of the earth.' In Rev.18:8, John states, ' Therefore shall
her plagues come in one day, DEATH, and mourning, and famine; and
she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord who
JUDGES her.' Here the word 'death' is found, and the JUDGMENT of
God is mentioned. When 11 (judgment) is added to 12 (divine
authority), they equal 23, or DEATH upon the woman or the city.
Number 23 is mentioned four times concerning the death of
the woman harlot. The beast is mentioned the 23rd time in
Rev.17:3. There are 23 words in the statement of that verse. The
7 heads and 10 horns of the beast and number 6, connected with
the woman, add up to 23, or DEATH.
In Rev.20:12, John said, ' And I saw the DEAD, small and
great, stand before God; and the books were opened.' This is the
23rd time the word 'open' is found in revelation, and the word
'death' is found in this verse.
In 1 John 5:16 the statement is made, ' There is a sin unto
DEATH: I do not say that he should pray for it.' In this
statement there are 10 Greek words. The word 'sin' is found in
the statement, and the number 13 stands for SIN. Add number 13,
or sin, to 10, the number of Greek words in the statement, and
they total 23, or DEATH. In the words, ' There is a sin unto
death' there are 23 Greek letters.
In 1 John 3:14, John states, ' We know that we have passed
from DEATH unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loves
not his brother abides in DEATH.' There are 23 WORDS IN THE
WHOLE VERSE, AND THE 23RD WORD IS DEATH. If the count is stopped
with 'because we love the brethren' the count would only be 14
words, and 14 is the number for SALVATION.
When THREE, RESURRECTION, is subtracted from 23, DEATH, IT
LEAVES 20, OR THE REDEMPTION of the body. The resurrection of
God's children will bring REDEMPTION of their bodies and DEATH
NEVER AGAIN.
The statement about the two witnesses being KILLED in
Rev.11:7 has 23 Greek words.
The statement about the seven thousand being KILLED in an
earthquake in Rev.11:13 has 23 words.
In Luke 23:33, we read, ' And when they were come to the
place, which is called Calvery, there they CRUCIFIED Him, and the
malfactors, one on His right hand and the other on the left.'
Again this has 23 Greek words............
There are nearly 50 EXAMPLES, such as above, that can be
explained where 23 is connected with DEATH.
Let's take Paul's voyage towards Rome. In Acts 27:20-24
there is the account of the storm and the shipwreck. Acts 27:37
state that there were 276 on the ship. They faced DEATH in the
storm. The 20th verse states that ' all hope that we should be
saved was then taken away.' Then God sent His angel to Paul that
there would be no loss of life. Upon the AUTHORITY of God's
Word, Paul told them that none would DIE. When 276, the number
of men on the ship, is divided by 12, for divine AUTHORITY, it
comes out EXACTLY 23 TIMES, or the number for DEATH. The numbers
from ONE to 23 added together equal 276, the number on the ship
that faced DEATH. They were SAVED on the 14th day, and 14 is the
number for SALVATION (Please read verses 33-44).
Twenty-three, or death, had been covered from Genesis to
revelation. It has been connected OVER and OVER again with DEATH
in the account of the flood........This numbering system was in
the mind of God at the time of the flood........It was connected
with the number (276) who were on the ship on which Paul sailed.
It has been seen they were saved from the storm and the sea on
the 14th day. God connects this number with SALVATION in Genesis
and Exodus.
Had there been 277 on that ship the number would not have
been divisible by 23 and 12. Had there been just 275 men on the
ship, the division would not be even either. Had they landed on
an island on the 13th day or any other day that would not have
connected 14 for salvation. God........had to foresee all
things, to see that exactly 276 men, no more and no less, boarded
that ship. He had to control the drift of the ship, the wind and
the waves to cause the men to be saved on the 14th day.
Who can study these things and then limit the POWER and the
FOREKNOWLEDGE of God, of Jesus Christ? Every line, every
scripture........had to be in the mind of God when He created
this numbering system........What is the wisdom and power of man
in comparison with all this?........"
End quote.
INDEED WHAT IS THE MIND OF MAN WHEN COMPARED TO THE MIND OF
GOD, YET IT IS WRITTEN: "What is man that you are mindful of him
, and the son of man that you visit him." But the Eternal God of
heaven that uses numbers throughout His word in mysterious ways
His wonders to perform, does visit mankind, and wants them to be
His literal sons and daughters in His family and Kingdom.
I hope this series on the NUMBERS OF GOD is filling you with
faith and inspiration, that the Lord really is there and that His
word is truth and righteousness, that what He has promised He is
able to perform, both in the world and in your personal life.
Next time we shall discover that the number 3 represents
RESURRECTION. There is much in the Word to relate on that truth,
as given to us from the book THE ARITHMETIC OF GOD.
..............
Written May 1997
God's Numbers #4The Eternal is a Mathematician
Resurrection
"THREE"
Compiled by
Keith Hunt
The following is taken from the book THE ARITHMETIC OF GOD,
first published in 1976. The publisher of the book does not
claim to be the author or inventor of the things contained in
this book. He claims only to be the "scribe" as to what Jesus
Christ revealed to him while fasting and praying away from his
family during a nine-month period, in Denver, Colorado. The
scribes name is Don Kistler, a Christian Jew. He was 52 years old
when he wrote these things. Don has said at the beginning of the
book that he wishes only the name of Jesus be lifted up and given
the glory.
Quote:
" I'm going to bring you the number three which stands for
Resurrection in the Bible next.......The evidence is so abundant
that there is no excuse for Bible readers not to know it.
Jesus said to His critics, 'Destroy this temple, and in
THREE days I will raise it up' (John 2:19-21), 'but He spoke of
the temple of His body' (verse 21).
Jesus said in Matthew 12:40, '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.' This
verse tells us that our Lord was raised up from the dead after
being dead three days and three nights, and in this verse it
talked about the number THREE four times. 4 x 3 = 12. This(12)
is the Bible number for Divine Authority, Power or rule. It was
the DIVINE POWER of God that brought forth Jesus from the
dead........
During Jesus' personal ministry He raised THREE (recorded
for us) from the dead. He raised the son of the widow of Nain
(Luke 7:15); He raised the daughter of the ruler Jairus (Luke
8:41-55); and He raised Lazarus of Bethany (John 11:43, 44). When
He called Lazarus forth from the grave He spoke THREE words,
'Lazarus, come forth.' These are also THREE words in the Greek
language and the THIRD one of these has just THREE letters.
There were THREE members in the family of Lazarus(recorded for
us), Mary, Martha, and Lazarus (John 11:1-3).
There are THREE records of the Sadducees asking Jesus about
the resurrection of the seven men who married the same woman.
First....Mat.22:23-32; secondly, in Mark 12:18-27; and finally,
in Luke 20:27-38. The book of John does not record the
conversation.........It was to show forth the number THREE as the
number connected with Resurrection.
In our Lord's reply to the Sadducees while speaking of the
Resurrection, Jesus used the expression 'the dead' THREE times.
First....Luke 20:35; secondly, in Luke 20:37; and....in Luke
20:38. 'Now, that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the
bush, when he called the Lord the (1) God of Abraham, and the (2)
God of Isaac, and the (3) God of Jacob. For He is not the God of
the dead, but of the LIVING; for all live unto Him' (Luke
20:37,38).
THREE times Jesus said to those who came to Him and believed
Him, 'I will raise him up at the last day.' The first time He
said this was in John 6:40, the second time in John 6:44 and the
third time in John 6:54.
In the transfiguration scene when Moses and Elijah had
appeared with Him and spoke of His death (Luke 9:28-31), He took
with Him THREE of his disciples........He said to the three
disciples, 'Tell the vision to no man until the Son of man be
RISEN from the dead' (Mat.17:9).
In connection with His trial and death(and then
resurrection), Jesus was denied by Peter THREE times. He was
tried before THREE courts: Sanhedrin, Pilate, and Herod
(Mat.26:57-75; 27:1-25; Luke 23:4-11). He was crucified with two
others making THREE crosses (Mat.27:28). There was an
inscription placed on His cross and written in three languages
which were Hebrew, Greek, and Latin (John 19:20). The sun was
darkened for THREE hours (Mat.27:45).......
The Bibles records the names of THREE women who went to
Jesus' grave.......They were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of
James, and Salome (Mark 16:1).
The THIRD time Jesus manifested Himself to His disciples
after His Resurrection there was a miraculous draught of fish
numbering 153 (John 21:2-14). The 14th verse shows this was the
THIRD time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after His
Resurrection.
One hundred and fifty-three divided by 3 equals 51 three
times. Divide 51 by three again and the THIRD manifestation will
result in exactly 17, the number which I shall later show to be
the number for VICTORY. Seventeen is the number for victory and
the day of the month our Lord ROSE from the dead! "
I will stop the quote for a minute to give this comment.
Jesus was slain on the cross on the 14th day, the number 14
representing SALVATION, being saved. Saved by the blood of the
lamb, just as Israel was saved by the lamb's blood on the 14th,
when the death angel passed over their homes that night of the
14th, in the account given in Exodus 12. Jesus said He would be
3 days and 3 nights dead, in the heart of the earth, the grave,
and then Resurrected, the number 3 representing RESURRECTION.
Three days from the 14th, just before sunset when they put Jesus
in the tomb, is the 17th day. And just before sunset on that day
Jesus ROSE from the dead. The number 17, as we shall see later,
representing VICTORY.
Now the popular idea that Jesus died on a Friday the 14th,
and rose on a Sunday morning after that Friday, would put Jesus
rising on the 16th day, two nights and three days at the BEST
with that arithmetic. There would be missing one night and it
would not have been a 17th day( to denote victory) RESURRECTION.
The number 3 is specifically given by Christ, specifically
connected to His RESURRECTION. It was to be THREE FULL DAYS(72
hours) - THREE days and THREE nights before He would RISE AGAIN.
He was laid in the tomb just before sunset on the 14th day of the
first month, just before the start of the annual Sabbath of the
days of the Feast of Unleavened Bread(the 15th day). He was
RESURRECTED a full THREE DAYS later. They came to the tomb when
it was yet DARK on the first day of the week and they found it
EMPTY(John 20:1). Yes, of course it was! Jesus had risen from
the dead just before sunset the previous day, just as the weekly
Sabbath was about to come to a close. THREE days and THREE
nights earlier meant that Jesus died on the 14th day, the
Passover day, which would have been on a Wednesday.
Just a small but important proof, as God uses numbers in His
word, to show the traditional Friday(death) and Sunday morning
Resurrection of Christ is false in very way. I have a 40 plus
page in-depth study answer to scholars such as Dr.Samuele
Bacchiocchi who upholds the Friday/Sunday tradition. His
arguments in his book on the subject are answered in my study.
Continuing from the book THE ARITHMETIC OF GOD:
" Now that we have SOME of the numerical proof shown in the
NT, let us turn to the OT and we'll see the same evidence.
There were THREE dead persons RAISED to LIFE again in the
OT. The first instance was when Elisha raised the dead child of
the widow of Zarephath. When Elisha raised the child he stretched
his body THREE times over the child's body (1 Kings 17:21- 22).
The second was when Elisha raised the dead child of the
Shunammite woman (2 Kings 4:16-36). When he raised him he put his
mouth on the child's mouth, his eyes on the child's eyes, and his
hand on the child's hand (verses 34, 35). Thirdly, a young man
was restored to life when his body was let down into the grave of
the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 13:21). In verse 18 of 2 Kings 13,
you'll find a king striking the ground THREE times with an arrow.
Why does the number 3 always appear when a resurrection has
been performed? Surely it's the Lord's will!.......
Israel killed a Passover lamb, a type of Christ (1 Cor.5:7).
THREE days after the Passover, they journeyed through the Red Sea
where there is a figure of death and RESURRECTION (Ex.8:7;
12:18-27; 14:1-31).
Hebrews 11:17-19 states that Abraham offered up his son and
received him from the dead in a figure. There were THREE days
journeying to the place of offering (Gen.22:1-4).
Aaron's rod which bore BUDS, BLOSSOMS, and ALMONDS is a
figure of the Resurrection. this is the order in which new life
appears. The tree first puts forth a bid, then comes the bloom
and then the fruit. The rod was a dead walking stick when Aaron
brought it before the Lord. The next morning it had come to life
and had BUDS, BLOSSOMS, and ALMONDS (Num.17:8).
There are many other instances of Resurrection in the OT,
but I believe that will suffice to show that the Old and New
Testaments compare........
When Peter's name is mentioned the THIRD time in the book of
Acts ('anastasis' means to stand up and three being the number
for resurrection), and where he stood up the second time, he
preached on the outpouring of the Holy Sprit which he said came
as the result of the RESURRECTION and ascension of Jesus (Acts
2:14-37). In that particular sermon Peter said Jesus was approved
by (1) miracles and (2) wonders and (3) signs (verse 22). Peter
quotes from David's prophecy about the RESURRECTION of Jesus
(verses 25-31). In this connection the name of David is used
THREE times (verses 25, 29, 34).
Acts 9:38, Peter's name occurs the 23rd time (Twenty-three
is the Bible number for Death......). Right before Peter's name
occurs the 23rd time, Dorcas or Tabitha dies (verses 36,37).
Peter's name occurs THREE more times and he RAISES her back to
LIFE again (verse 40). AMAZING! It's just the
beginning........I only hope you'll want everyone to read this
book(the Bible) for it was given by revelation.
Acts 17:1-3 states that Paul went into the Synagogues at
Thessalonica for THREE Sabbath days and preached that Christ had
to suffer in order to RISE again from the dead.
Acts 20:7-12 speaks of Paul RAISING a young man back to LIFE
who had fallen from the THIRD loft........
While speaking of the REDEMPTION of our BODIES, Paul used
the word "ourselves" THREE times. 'not only they, but ourselves
also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves
groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the
REDEMPTION of our bodies' (Rom.8:23).
At the beginning of 1 Corinthians 15, Paul begins his great
discourse on the subject of the RESURRECTION.......The whole
chapter abounds in illustrations of how the number THREE is
connected with the RESURRECTION.
The THIRD time the word 'and' occurs is where it is stated,
'AND that He AROSE again the THIRD DAY' (1 Cor.15:4). The word
'apostle' is found THREE times (verse 7 and two times in verse
9). Acts 1:22-23; 4:33; and 1 Cor.9:1, show that the apostles
were eyewitnesses of the Lord's Resurrection.
In speaking of his apostleship Paul used the word 'grace'
THREE times. In this connection the word 'heavenly' is used
THREE times.
1 Cor.15:48 and 49 show the word 'Adam' THREE times. In
verse 22 it is stated, 'In Adam all die....' ; in verse 45, 'the
first man Adam was made a living soul; and the last Adam a
quickening spirit.' The THIRD time the word 'Adam' occurs gives
reference to Jesus Christ, the quickening Spirit through whom the
RESURRECTION comes.
VICTORY is found in verses 54, 55, and 57. 'Death' is
found THREE times, verses 21, 26, and where it is stated, 'So
when this corruptible shall have PUT ON incorruption and this
mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to
pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in
VICTORY' (verse 54).........
In verses 35-37 the word 'Sow' is used THREE times in
connection with the RESURRECTION. 'But some man will say, How are
the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? You fool,
that which you SOW is not quickened, except it die: And that
which you SOW, you SOW not the body that shall be, but bare
grain, it may chance of wheat, or some other grain.' So even
NATURE itself bears testimony of the Resurrection by NUMBERS.
Some time ago I saw a picture of a grain of wheat on a cereal
box. THREE parts of the grain were pointed out by arrows. The
first part was the husk from which the bran comes, the second
part was the main body from which the flour comes, and the third
part was the germ from which the vitamin comes. It is the THIRD
part of the grain that quickens the SOWN wheat and produces the
new plant. We know that Jesus is speaking of the necessity of His
death and RESURRECTION. He said: 'Except a corn of wheat fall
into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it dies, it
brings forth much fruit' (John 12:24).
So the THREE parts to the grain of wheat are SOWN; the THIRD
part of which quickens and brings forth NEW LIFE which is
nature's testimony to the RESURRECTION. The number of the
RESURRECTION is THREE!........
The RESURRECTION is further demonstrated by THREE heavenly
bodies: 'There is one glory of the SUN, and another glory of the
MOON, and another glory of the STARS. SO ALSO IS THE RESURRECTION
of the dead. It is SOWN in corruption; it is RAISED in
incorruption' (verses 41, 42). The SUN races across the sky to
set out of sight, but it doesn't stay down, it RISES AGAIN. So
man comes upon the scene to pass across the stage of life, and as
the sun he goes down to be seen no more until he RISES again.
The MOON comes up to pass across the heavens then out of
sight as do the STARS. The next night they RISE again. SO IT IS
WITH MAN........
When Jesus was born the STARS gave a sign (Mat.2:1,2). When
Jesus was on the cross the SUN was darkened for THREE HOURS. 'Now
from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until
the NINTH hour' (Mat.27:45). After the sun was hid for THREE
hours it appeared again. So Jesus went into the darkness of
DEATH for THREE DAYS, and AFTER THREE DAYS He ROSE AGAIN.
The SUN, MOON, and STARS will witness to the return of
Jesus. Jesus said: 'And there shall be SIGNS in the SUN, and in
the MOON, and in the STARS' (Luke 21:25).
When the new heavens and the new earth shall come, there
will be no more DEATH......Rev.21:4. When there is no more death
there will be no need of these heavenly bodies to witness
concerning the resurrection. Rev.21:23 states, 'And the city
had no need of the SUN, neither of the MOON, to shine in it: for
the GLORY of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the LIGHT
thereof.' Then Rev.21:4 say, 'and there shall be no more death.'
When it is stated that death shall be no more, there is no need
of the SUN and MOON, thus there is no need for death or
RESURRECTION.
EVERYTHING IN THE BIBLE AND NATURE TESTIFIES TO THE GLORIOUS
TRUTH OF THE BLESSED RESURRECTION. WE MAY GO DOWN TO THE
DARKNESS OF DEATH AND THE GRAVE BUT JUST AS SURELY AS JESUS ROSE
AGAIN WE SHALL RISE. Just as truly, the grain a wheat quickening
into new life is proof that WE WILL RISE AGAIN. Just as certain
as the SUN is to rise on the morrow, WE are CERTAIN to RISE on
God's golden tomorrow. The OVERWHELMING testimony of the Bible
NUMBERS along with MANY POSITIVE STATEMENTS from God's word makes
our hope SURE and STEADFAST........
Paul closes that wonderful chapter on the RESURRECTION with
a THREEFOLD admonishment: 'Therefore, my beloved brethren, be you
STEADFAST, UNMOVABLE, always ABOUNDING in the work of the Lord,
forasmuch as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord'
(verse 58).
I could go ON AND ON.......
1 Thes.4:16 and 17 states: 'For the Lord Himself shall
descend from heaven with a SHOUT, and with the VOICE of the
Archangel, and with the TRUMP of God: and the DEAD in Christ
shall RISE first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be
caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in
the air: and so shall we EVER BE WITH THE LORD.' What a glorious
meeting that will be!!!
Our Lord's closing testimony will be from the last book of
the Holy Bible. 'And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead.
And He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, FEAR not; I
am the first and the last: I am He that LIVES, and was DEAD; and,
behold I am ALIVE FOR EVERMORE, Amen; and have the keys of hell
and death' (Rev.1:17 and 18).
There are THREE things said about our Lord's life, death and
resurrection. 'I am alive for evermore.' Then follows the word
'AMEN.' This is the THIRD TIME 'amen' occurs in the book of
Revelation. Note verses 6 and 7. The THIRD time follows with the
expression that sets forth His RESURRECTION - 'I am alive for
evermore.'
Jesus starts with the words, 'Fear not,' and none can banish
fear as He can. None can give courage in the face of death like
Jesus........We need not fear death!.......death will be no more.
God has the keys to hell and death and will bring us out of the
furnace of death to suffer no more, to be with Him who is the
'RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE' "
End quote.
Again I say, who but the ETERNAL GOD of heaven, could have
used NUMBERS from one end of the Bible to the other end, in the
manner they are used. Oh, it may be true that you do not need
this information to be saved by grace through faith in Christ
Jesus, many have lived and died not knowing anything about the
ARITHMETIC OF GOD, who will be in the RESURRECTION to meet Christ
on His return to this earth. Yet Daniel was told that in the
last days "knowledge would be increased" (Dan.12:4). This my
friends is just a part of that increase of knowledge if you will
accept it.
As you see these studies unfolding the AWESOME, MAGNIFICENCE
of the planning and working of the mind of God, as you see this
ARITHMETIC OF GOD proving the Lord does have an INSPIRED WORD on
this earth, then you should have even more PRAISE FOR HIM, AND
CONFIDENCE IN HIS PROMISES AND WHAT HE HAS WRITTEN IN HIS WORD.
He and He alone inspired His word to be full of ARITHMETIC,
a product of the human mind and daily living that progressive
mankind COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT. Just think of what we
COULD NOT DO if we did not have ARITHMETIC and a mind able to use
it.
God is the GREAT MATHEMATICIAN OF THE UNIVERSE!
There has risen recently the debate over whether there will
be THREE RESURRECTIONS in the plan of God. The First, at the
coming of Christ, the Second a thousand years later at the end of
the millennium for the White Throne Judgment, and a Third when
all the willful sinners are raised to be thrown into the Lake of
Fire, the second death.
There is no specific scripture verse that states something
like, "there will be three main resurrections in the plan of
God." We know there will be more than one from Rev.20:6 that
talks about "the first resurrection" which must mean there will
be more than one main resurrection, the one when Jesus returns.
From what we have seen in this study about the number 3, I
would say that this branch of the church of God, coming from the
old WCG, was and is correct in teaching there are to be THREE
main resurrections in the salvation plan of God for mankind. Then
will come the new heavens and the new earth, when DEATH and
RESURRECTION will pass into history.
I will bring you in the future yet more from THE ARITHMETIC
OF GOD.
.......................
Written May 1997
God's Numbers #5The Eternal is a Mathematician
GRACE
"FIVE"
FROM THE BOOK "THE ARITHMETIC OF GOD"
PENNED BY DON KISTLER THE SCRIBE
FOREWORD BY KEITH HUNT
Don Kistler claims he is only the scribe for this book, that
the real author is the Almighty Eternal God of heaven. Kistler
is a Christian Jew. He was given this revelation while fasting
and praying in the church building, away from his family for NINE
months. How many of us have ever undertaken to separate ourselves
from everyone and pray and fast over such a period of time? Who
knows what the Lord could reveal to us during a period of time as
that which Don spent in that church building! It is stated that
the Glory of God was so tremendous that most of the time he was
prostrate on the floor with a cloth over his head, not seeing
what was being written for many hours at the time.
The revelation uses numbers as the unchanging language of
God. For centuries many scholars have felt NUMBERS to be the key
in opening the deep truths in the Scriptures. Words and their
meanings can and often do change, but numbers never change...Four
is always four and never anything different.....For example, 40
always means trials and tribulation....Jesus spent 40 days in the
wilderness.....During the flood it rained 40 days and nights.
This study concerns the number "five." It is used by God
for "grace." Get ready to be AWED and INSPIRED at the same time.
Don Kistler, the scribe, writes:
"The natural man, represented by FOUR and in a lost state,
stands in need of God's grace. So the next number, Five, stands
for grace.........
The word "Grace" occurs FIVE times in Romans 11:5,6, while
the word "Work" is found only FOUR times.....The natural man, who
is represented by the number FOUR , depends on his WORKS for
salvation. The Children of God depend upon GRACE, which is
represented by the number FIVE. The word "grace" a;so occurs
FIVE times in Exodus 33:12-17......In the 32nd and 33rd chapters
of Exodus, grace was revealed after the Law had been broken, and
here the word "grace" appears five times in our Lord's
conversation with Moses.....It is found in Exodus 33:12, the
second and third times in Exodus 33:13, the fourth in Exodus
33:16, and the fifth in Exodus 33:17. Five things are connected
with grace. In Genesis 32:5, Jacob said to Esau........
The FIFTH time the name of Noah appears is where it is said
that, "Noah found GRACE in the eyes of the Lord" (Gen.6:8).
The name of Ruth is found the FIFTH time in Ruth 2:2,
".......after him whose sight I shall find grace......"
The name Boaz occurs the FIFTH time....."Then she fell on
her face.....and said unto him, Why have I found GRACE in your
eyes......" (See Ruth 2:8-10).
The FIFTH time the name of David is found is in 1 Samuel
16:22......
The FIFTH time the word "God" is found in the book of
Ephesians it is connected with "Grace." (Eph.2:4,5). The FIFTH
time the word "Grace" occurs is in Ephesians 2:8, "For by GRACE
are you SAVED through FAITH......"
Paul prayed to the Lord THREE times for the thorn to depart
out of his flesh. God said to him, "My GRACE is sufficient for
you." In this statement there are FIVE GREEK WORDS......Paul
prayed THREE times for the Lord to take away the thorn from his
flesh. The Lord gave GRACE instead and permitted the thorn to
remain while Paul was in the flesh. When Paul comes out of the
GRACE at the RESURRECTION, which is represented by the number
THREE and by the three times he prayed concerning this
thing, then the thorn will have been removed........
John 1:17 states, "grace and truth came by Jesus Christ."
Isaiah mentions FIVE things Christ would be called, "his name
shall be called (1) Wonderful, (2) Counsellor, (3) The Mighty
God, (4) The Everlasting Father, (5) The Prince of Peace"
(Isa.9:6).
Jesus descended from Noah through Shem (Gen.11:10-26, Luke
3:23-36). Shem had FIVE sons, "the children of Shem are Elam,
Asshur, Arphaxed, Lud and Aram." The name ARPHAXED is the THIRD
in the list and Jesus came through the line of Arphaxed. So in
this verse, there is PICTURED the GRACE and the RESURRECTION this
is in Jesus (3 = resurrection, 5 = grace).
It is evident that our Lord sprang out of the tribe of Judah
(Heb.7:14). Judah also had FIVE sons, "And the sons of Judah;
Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez and Zerah: BUT Er and Onin
DIED in the land of Canaan" (Gen.46:12). Neither Er nor Onin
left any children. This left only THREE to carry the seed of
Judah. In the FIVE sons this is the number for grace. The TWO
that died show DEATH and SEPARATION, as seen(in previous
chapters) the number TWO which is SEPARATION or DIVISION. In the
THREE that were left you'll see it stands for RESURRECTION. All
these things are connected with the work of Jesus who came from
the tribe of Judah.
The INFINITE WISDOM and POWER of God shows in His NUMBERING
SYSTEM which was designed before the dawn of creation......You
can't compare the mind of man with God's WISDOM and POWER ! It's
no wonder paul exclaimed, "O the depth of riches both of the
wisdom and knowledge of God!" (Rom.11:33). Where in all the
writings of man can anything be found to compare with
this?.......
Bible? ABSOLUTELY! In genesis 15:18 we read........Notice
the word "river" is found THREE times. Three is the number for
RESURRECTION, and is still further proof that the resurrection of
the saved must take place before the seed of Abraham enters into
the possession of Canaan, under the Abrahamic covenant. In this
place the name of Abraham occurs the 42nd time. The number 42 is
connected with the coming of Jesus. The THIRD beatitude is,
"Blessed are the meek for they shall INHERIT the EARTH"
(Mat.5:5). This AGAIN connects the INHERITANCE of the EARTH by
the saints with the RESURRECTION NUMBER THREE.
In Numbers 3:46-48, number FIVE is found in connection with
REDEMPTION......The FIVE sheckels of money paid picture the
richness of God's GRACE according to which we are redeemed.
When David went out in FAITH to meet the giant, he took FIVE
smooth stones out of the brook (1 Sam.17:40). This represents
the GRACE through which the child of God overcomes the world.
In Romans 8:28-30, we find 91) Foreknowledge, (2)
Predestination, (3) Calling, (4) Justification, (5)
Glorification, connected with God's purpose concerning His
people........
The brazen altar in the Court of the tabernacle was FIVE
cubits long, FIVE cubits wide, and it had FIVE vessels connected
with it (Exodus 27:1-3). The COURT which was FIVE cubits high,
"The LENGTH of the court shall be a HUNDRED cubits, and the
BREADTH FIFTY every where, and the HEIGHT FIVE cubits of fine
twined linen" (Ex.27:18). Grace shuts in the believer on every
side.
(Note: Five into one hundred = 20. The number 20 Kistler
shows represents REDEMPTION. Five into fifty = 10. The number
ten as Don Kistler shows represent LAW. Five = grace. Indeed we
are REDEEMED from the LAW'S curse of death by GRACE - Keith
Hunt).
.......In Galatians 4:22 and 23, it is stated, "the one by a
bond maid, the other by a free woman. But he who was of the
bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the free woman by
promise." Then in Galatians 4:28, we read, "Now you, brethren,
as Isaac was, are the children of the promise." And Ishmael,
the bondwoman's son, was circumcised when 13 years old
(Gen.17:25). In Gen.21:4, we find that Isaac was circumcised
when 8 days old. Now the DIFFERENCE BETWEEN the one after the
flesh and the child of promise is one under the law and one under
grace......."
(Note: Did you understand what Don was saying in his last
illustration? Concerning NUMBERS, the difference between 13 and
8 = 5. The children of the promise as Isaac was, which the
children of God are, comes under the number FIVE, the difference
between those of the flesh and those of the promise - Keith
Hunt).
As you study more of the Arithmetic of God the more you see
as to how all the numbers inter-relate to each other, just like a
jig-saw puzzle, which in the end form a complete and whole and
beautiful PICTURE of the PLAN and the PURPOSE that the infinite
mind of God is working out here below with mankind.
December 1997
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God's Numbers #6The Eternal is a Mathematician
The Spirit, and Israel's Jubilee
"FIFTY"
Compiled and written by
Keith Hunt
The following is taken from the book "The Arithmetic of God"
penned by the scribe Don Kistler as he was fasting and praying in
a church building, away from his family for nine months. Capital
letters are sometimes mine and sometimes by Mr. Kistler.
" The next number is a precious one to me, it is 50 - the
Spirit and Jubilee....Fifty is the number connected with the
Spirit, Holy Spirit and a Jubilee. Its Spirit was poured
out at the first Pentecost after the resurrection of Jesus.
The word "Pentecost" means 50. 'And you shall count unto
you from the morrow after the Sabbath, from the day that you
brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be
complete: Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall
you number FIFTY days; and you shall offer a new meat offering
unto the Lord.' That's Leviticus 23: 15, 16.
I wonder how many have read that scripture? The sheaf of the
FIRSTFRUITS on the morrow after the Sabbath, of the FIRST DAY OF
THE WEEK as in Lev.23: 10-11, representing....Christ. 'But now is
Christ risen from the dead, and become the FIRSTFRUITS of them
that slept.' That's 1 Cor. 15: 20.
The new meat offering (actually new "grain" offering - Keith
Hunt) that was offered 50 days after the waving of the
firstfruits, representing the outpouring of the Holy
Spirit.......the firstfruits were waved before the Lord on the
first day of the week or on the morrow after the Sabbath." (This
first fruits offering represented the risen Christ, through
the power of the Spirit of God. The work of the Spirit of God
raised Jesus from the grave into glorified eternal life. He was
the first of the firstfruits. The harvest of the new grain
could now begin in the land of Palestine when this firstfruits
sheaf had been waved before the Lord God. It is the work of the
Holy Spirit that will gather in all the children of God into
the first harvest gathering at the resurrection when Jesus
returns to this earth. The power of the Holy Spirit will raise
all those saints of God into that resurrection glory at the
coming of Christ. All this truth I have covered in other studies
- Keith Hunt).
Back to the written words of Don Kistler:
"Now let's go into the Court of the Tabernacle. The court of
the Tabernacle was 50 cubits wide. '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.' That is Ex. 27: 18.
Here is seen the number FIVE, for GRACE, 50, for the SPIRIT, Who
is called the 'Spirit of Grace' in Heb.10: 29 ?
It will be seen that 100 stands for the children of promise
or the Elect. This hanging of the Court that was 50 cubits in
length JOINED UP with the hanging of the long side which was 100
cubits long, so does God give the Spirit to EVERYONE EVERYWHERE,
whom He calls. 'For the promise is unto you, and to your
children, and to ALL that are far off, even as MANY as the Lord
our God shall CALL.' That's Acts 2: 39.
Let's take JUBILEE now. Israel had what is called the year
of Jubilee every 50 years. 'And you shall number SEVEN SABBATHS
of YEARS unto you, seven times seven years; and the space of
seven sabbaths of years shall be unto you FORTY-NINE years. The
you shall cause the TRUMPET of the JUBILEE to sound on the TENTH
DAY of the SEVENTH MONTH, in the day of ATONEMENT shall you make
the trumpet to sound throughout all your land. And you shall
hallow the FIFTIETH year, and proclaim LIBERTY throughout the
land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a JUBILEE unto
you; and you shall return every man unto his possessions, and you
shall return every man unto his family.' That's Lev.25: 8-10.
This year of JUBILEE, in which every man returned unto his
own possession, is a PICTURE of the REIGN of Jesus and His
saints, when all Israel shall return to its possessions and the
ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with songs of
everlasting joy. I'd say that means JUBILEE. 'And the ransomed
of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and
everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and
gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.' That's Isaiah
35: 10.
Here is the word 'ransomed,' so that meant 'redeemed,' and
it is connected with Israel's return of JUBILEE.
Then when 20, the number for REDEMPTION, is multiplied by
50, the number of years connected with the year of JUBILEE, the
product is 1000, the number of years of the Millennium reign as
in Revelation 20: 4-6.
The blowing of the TRUMPET was connected with the year of
JUBILEE and the returning of the people to their possessions.
'And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall beat
off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and
you shall be gathered one by one, O you children of Israel. And
it shall come to pass in that day, that the GREAT TRUMPET SHALL
BE BLOWN, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the
land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall
worship the Lord in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.' That's
Isaiah 27: 12, 13.
'Then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which
caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I
have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of
them any more there. Neither will I hide my face any more from
them: for I have poured out my SPIRIT upon the house of Israel,
says the Lord God.' That's Ezekiel 39: 28, 29.
From this it is seen that there is to be an OUTPOURING of
the SPIRIT on Israel bringing great JOY. We find that in 1 Peter
1: 1 and in 1 Thes. 1: 6.
This is WHY the number 50 is CONNECTED BOTH with the HOLY
SPIRIT and with the YEAR OF JUBILEE. In the year of Jubilee they
were to proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the land. In 2 Cor. 3:
17 we read, 'where the SPIRIT of the Lord is, there is LIBERTY.'
The word of God tells us that CREATION shall be DELIVERED
from the Bondage into the GLORIOUS LIBERTY of the CHILDREN of
God. See Romans 8: 21. Israel shall also have rest from her
bondage in the GLORIOUS year of JUBILEE, or the 1000-year
reign. see Isaiah 14: 1-3. that should do it for number 50......"
End of quote from Don Kistler.
Well let me add. The wonderful Typology of the Wave Sheaf
offering, representing the risen Christ, the first of the
firstfruits, the first harvest of new crop then beginning,
representing the harvest of new believers in Christ Jesus, the 50
days that this harvest continued unto the day of Pentecost, the
50 cubits width of the Court of the Tabernacle, the 50th year of
Jubilee, the seven times seven days or seven weeks from the wave
sheaf offering to Pentecost, seven complete sevens, the seven
times seven years of sabbaths to the 50th year of Jubilee,
whence LIBERTY and FREEDOM was proclaimed throughout the whole
land. All this by the POWER and MIGHT of the Eternal God
through His great and wonderful HOLY SPIRIT. And all revolving
around the number 50. A 49 day harvest to Pentecost or
Firstfruits Feast day, a 50th day. And a 49 year harvest of sorts
to a 50th year of Jubilee Liberty and freedom.
Jesus was raised from the dead through the power of Spirit.
He comes to live within His followers through the power of the
Spirit, those who are now being brought into the new harvest of
God by the Spirit. The first harvest of saints to be gathered in
at the coming again of Christ to this earth, will be by a
resurrection of those saints through the power of the Spirit. The
regathering of Israel and Judah from the land of their enemies
and being brought back to Zion with singing and joy, at the sound
of the trumpet call, when Christ comes again, will be all done
through the power of the Spirit. The freedom for all nations on
earth from the bondage of sin and the Devil, when Jesus comes to
reign for a 1000 years, will be accomplished by the power of the
Spirit.
All this symbolism and typology of truth is moulded and
shaped around seven times seven weeks and years (the complete and
perfect number times the perfect number) finished by a 50th day
or 50th year....Pentecost....a JUBILEE of BLESSING, all
accomplished through the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT, poured out so
MIGHTILY on that great Feast of Pentecost as recorded in Acts
chapter two, which was the 50th day from the offering of the Wave
Sheaf.
Pentecost = 50th = HOLY SPIRIT = Jubilee LIBERTY
"Not by might, nor by strength, but by My SPIRIT, says the
Lord of hosts" (Zech.4:6).
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Written May 2000
God's Numbers #7The Eternal is a Mathematician
JUDGMENT
"eleven"
Compiled by Keith Hunt
Continuing from the book "The Arithmetic of God" by Don
Kistler we read:
"ELEVEN is the number for JUDGMENT. Judgment follows after
a broken law and TEN signifies the law.
There were ELEVEN judgments on Egypt in the days of Moses
and Aaron......The judgments and their locations are: the plague
of blood, Ex.7:9-21; the plague of frogs, Exodus 8:1-7; the
plague of lice, Exodus 8:16-17; the plague of boils, and blain,
Exodus 9:8-11; the plague of hail, Exodus 9:22-25; the plague
of locusts, Exodus 10:12-25; the plague of darkness, Exodus 10:
21-23; the death of the firstborn, Exodus 12:29-30; the
overthrow at the Red Sea, Exodus 14:24-28.
The JUDGMENT of the FLOOD came upon the world in the 11th
GENERATION. The generations are Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan,
Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah and his sons,
Shem, Ham, and Japheth (Genesis 5:1-31).
Noah's sons were born before the flood making them the last
generation on the earth.
Noah pronounced JUDGMENT upon Canaan.....Genesis 9:20-25.
Canaan, upon whom this judgment was pronounced, had 11
SONS.....Genesis 10: 15-18)......Was it accidental that the 11th
one was named after Ham....?
God pronounced JUDGMENT and complete destruction on the
house of Esau because of their unkind treatment of the people
towards the children of Israel (Obadiah 1:8-18). In Genesis
36:40-43, there is found the names of the 11 DUKES in the family
of Esau......
In Numbers 15: 32-35, there is a record of a man who brought
JUDGMENT upon himself by breaking the law of the Sabbath.....The
Sabbath day was the SEVENTH DAY of the week. The commandment
concerning the Sabbath was the FOURTH commandment. When the
number 7 and 4 are added together they TOTAL 11, for the JUDGMENT
that man brought upon himself by breaking the law of the Sabbath.
At Kadesh, sometimes called Kadesh-Barnea, the Israelites
brought JUDGMENT upon themselves by refusing to go up and possess
the promised land (Numbers 13:25; 14:1-34). They were turned back
to wander 40 years in the wilderness. Deuteronomy 1:2 states,
'There are ELEVEN days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount
Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.' These 11 days of journey brought Israel
to the place of JUDGMENT.
Isaiah foretold the JUDGMENT that would come unto Judah by
naming 11 different kinds of men......Isaiah 3:1-3.
This judgment which Isaiah foretold came in the 11th year of
the reign of Zedekiah, the last king of Judah......Jeremiah
52:1-6......Jeremiah 52:7-9.
Dinah was the 11th child born unto Jacob, and her name means
JUDGMENT (Genesis 20:32; 30:21).
In Ezekiel 26:1-14 the prophet Ezekiel, in the 11th year of
his prophecy, foretold the JUDGMENT that would come on Tyrus.....
In Jude, verses 14 and 15, JUDGMENT again is connected with
11......The word 'ungodly' is found FOUR times. Enoch, which did
the prophesying, was the SEVENTH from Adam, and when four is
added to seven the sum is 11, the number for JUDGMENT which Enoch
foretold.
Noah's JUDGMENT (Hebrews 11:7) tells that in preparing the
ark Noah condemned the world. God gave to Noah the instructions
of how to build the ark, 'Thus did Noah; according to all that
God commanded him, so did he' (Genesis 6:22). The name of Noah
occurs the 11th time in this place and this again connects number
11 with JUDGMENT.
More than 50 passages can be found in the New Testament
where just 11 Greek words or 11 Greek letters are connected with
JUDGMENT.
Following are THREE examples:
John 3:18.....in the original Greek, there are exactly 11
Greek letters.....'Already hath been judged'....They are 'ADA
KEKRIT AI.' The 11 Greek words are the reason, why the
unbeliever has already been judged.
James 3:1, 'My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that
we shall receive the greater condemnation.' This statement has 11
Greek words. The two Greek words for the greater judgment (here
again the word 'judgment' is used from the original Greek) have
11 Greek letters.
At the beginning of the discussion of number 11 there is
shown 11 JUDGMENTS on Egypt, and the 11th was the overthrow at
the Red Sea. In Hebrews 11:29 we read, 'By faith they passed
through the Red sea as by dry land; which the Egyptians assaying
to do were drowned.'
In the words 'were drowned' there are exactly 11 Greek
letters. So the JUDGMENT, number 11, that came on Egypt is
spelled with 11 Greek letters, and 11 is the number for JUDGMENT.
This concludes number 11. There are numerous other passages
in both the Old and New Testaments proving number 11 as JUDGMENT,
but this should suffice as the best general summarization.
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Compiled for this set of studies, October 2001
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