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Nothing U n i t y ; G OD S u f f i c i e n t Testimony; S i e n t Witness; JESUS

su r rec t ion ; HOLY SPIRIT s s ; Creation; Ear th ly Number

n; Satan; S a t a n ' s i n f luence over worldly Man. i r i t u a l Per fec t ion; S p i r i t u a l Completion

Creation; New B i r t h ; Ne Beginning; Resurrect ion F i n a l i t y o r Divine Completeness Respons ib i l i ty According t o A b i l i t y Insuff ic iency Divine Governmental Pe r fec t ion Rehellinn DeU-verance o r Sa lva t ion Rest Love Victory i n Chr is t J e sus Bondage F a i t h

EMPTION S i n Light Death Priesthood The Forgiveness of S i n s Gospel; Good News

i n g of the Gospel

ood of Chr i s t o r Ministry of Chr is t

Covenant Promise Fa the r s and Sons Hope

going t o stone h e r Jesus asked th

e, We too l i k e Je minds and a c

2 Simply put, the number t e r of su f f i c i en t testimony,

nmber of su f f i c ien t witness. i s f a c t a r e sca t t e red throu whole Bible. We won't cover e umber two occurs as t h e number of

stimony , but w i l l examples t o show t h a t t h i s i s s E I S 41 Joseph" Pharaoh two dreams, and verse 32

s l a t i on ) 'Th gives double i what I have t o ld you is ce r t a i n ly going t o happen, f o r GOD is going t o happen soon." (1n other words these two dreams were t o be witness t o Pharaoh t h a t the re would be seven years o

E l i jah i n I1 KINGS 2 : 11 : ( t h i s i s su f f i c i en t testimony

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l2:38-40. I CORINTHLANS 15:3 & 4. t he r up unto one p

rose up out of n comes from t

There were the dead in the 0

e ' s mentioned in t od ' s abode), I1 CO " friend of ~ o d " , ( is found three

Tkb-#=+ em,-. "---- a l a r i - a = IIIQLLY ~ i b r imeePs

1667 times i n the King

The word favour in this verse

the Holy Spirit to show us

is t o be revealec

ning t o the number 5. Study them out

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s i x has two d i s t i nc t i ve meanings, F i r s t we w i l l sho a number of Second we w i l l show tha t six i s a numker of Satan. Then, t h i r d ly , we w i l l sho t the number six is a number showing Satan 's influence over worldly

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6 are found in

' s influence over

in the wilderness,

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note that the wo

in his material creation8 and (7) 1 :31, Enoch was the

seventh from A

as "wife" 'to Zsaa have one of o

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9 Nine is the f i n a l s i n g l e d i g i t i n o w n bers , Nine spe

and of th ree showed that t h r e e w a s a number of

touches on a n

, . . "But the manif e s t a

S p i r i t is t h e reprover, t h e convic ter of s i n , JOHN 16:8-11, (2) the Holy S p i r i t i s t h e agent of t h e new b i r t h , JOHN 3:5,8, (3)the Holy S p i r i t i s a witness t o sonship, ROMANS 8:16, (4) the Holy S p i r i t is the Comforter, JOHN 14:26, ( 5 ) t h e Holy S p i r i t i s our Guide and Teacher i n t o a l l t h e t ru th , JOHN 16:13 and 14:26, (6 ) the Holy S p i r i t i s a d i r e c t o r of minis ters , ACTS 13:2-4, 16:6,7 + other s c r i p t u r e s , (?)the Holy S p i r i t i s an i n s p i r e r of s c r i p t u r e s , 11 TIMOTHY 3:16, 11 PETER 1.:20,21, ACTS 1:16, (8)the Holy S p i r i t i s t d i s t r i b u t o r of nine gifts as w e read i n 1 COIUNTH F i n a l l y the 9 t h and pro b l y t h e most important o f f i c e of the Holy S p i r i t , t o the overcomer, and t those who want t o be i n t h e br ide of Chr i s t , is the f a c t t h a t t he Holy S p i r i t i s the one who ( 9 ) c a l l s and prepares t h e b r i d e s c r i p t u r e s which poin t t h i s f a c t , and we could

do so i n f u t u r e S School lessons i f t he L

chapter , Another of the f i 1 touches of a vercoming Chr is t ian t h a t can only be

completed by the Holy S i t i s love, R S 5:5. I n I CORINTHUNS 13 we f i n d the t y ) , 9 times.

A t the ninth

on i n Christ , ' "

over Jer icho. I n o you see how the t h i s d iv ine ly

the Bible, A s you study t h i s n l i t y , and of d iv ine completeness

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n the f i r s t th ing your mind probably goes t o is the Law, Why were t he t en co ndments given,

ve I s r a e l the t m t h e i r u t t e r w

of the l a w of Moses as the ve i b i l i t y according t o a b i l i t y ; the l a w having t h e a b i l i t y t o

e , The Apostle Paul before being IPPIANS 3 ;4-6, but h i s cus, and Paul rea l ized a t Paul m o t e us i n

s i b i l i t y according t o a b i l i t y TZANS 3124. R. RCEB?!S 1074.

and note t h a t everytine "God Said" y t o preform what he

l i t y . God's respons ib i l i ty i s sti l l t o do w h a t he r i s t i a n s i s jus t t o believe t ha t he w i l l do it.

a e read of four Hebrew children, responsible children, who was t o t r u s t God and his a b i l i t y , and not the king, and fo

e r , and were found "ten times ; DANIEL 1 :6-20,

There were t en plagues upon E g y p t and Pharaoh and h i s kingdom i n EXODUS 7-12, God holding them responsible f o r re jec t ing H i s word and w i l l , The tenth p was death t o a l l the f i r s t bo rn i n the land of Egypt who f a i l e d t o apply t h t o h i s house,

EL 28:13 we f i n d t h a t Sa n had "every precious stone" as h i s covering, Ten kinds of stones a r e named shwoing t ha t Satan was covered with responsibi l i ty , EZEKIEL 28 : 13.

I n 19r11-27 we f i n d t he parable of the ten servants and the ten pounds,

ng "I" ten t i n

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the eleven. Note i n apostles. The eleve mentioned is "Simon

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Fwe 12 a connection with rulersh;ip o r government, spec i f i c a l l y the way God ordained it f o r I s r ae l . Twelve is the number of DIVZNE GOV AL PEI IFE~ION.

5:27 we f i nd t h a t shor t ly a f t e r leaving Egypt the children of m, where there were twelve wells of water, EXCU)US 15:27. of twelve stones each found i n JCEWUA 4, E l i j ah b u i l t

10 : 1-4 (a lso ACTS 1). When Pe te r

19 r 28. Here I think y number concerning I s r a e l , and

There are recorded f o r us i n Old Te f o r misl_zs Mz@.s Aaron, and h i s f o ( the sons l i s t e d

Fox the most part t h i r t e en is the number of R E X U I O N i n the scr ip tures . Even i n our da i l y l i v e s w e f i nd the number t h i r t e e n connected t o superst i%ion, i s a l s o connected with Rl3BELLION toward God, For example, go i n t o a tall buil. and try t o go t o the 13th f l oo r ; t r y t o sit i n the 13th row of an airplane! try t o ge t a ho t e l room with the number 13 i n it and you w i l l f ind t h a t it is almost

be list goes o oncerning the e ce t h a t t h i r t e en is a number ELLION is def in

hear t of men and d e f i l e the man, a list which shows

d l i s t e d the 12 t r i b e s of I s r a e l , and i n verse 47 we f i nd e t r i b e of t h e i r f a t he r s were not numbered among them". ed among the other 12 t r i b e s , then we would have 13 t r i b e s ,

n ' s rod budded, i n verse 10 of

es. Wasn" he the f i r s t t o show

The number 14 speaks of DELIVERANCE the Bible.

I n EXODUS 12:6 we f i n d t h e passover

o r SALVATION, and u s used 26 t imes i n

lamb was t o be kept u n t i l the gourteenth day, The passover lamb was then t o be s l a i n , and t h e blood a p p l i e d t o the door, EXODUS 12:12 & 13. That four teenth n ight the Lord DELI'CrERED I s r a e l out of Egypt. I CORINTHIANS 5:7 s t a t e s , ....." Chris t our passover i s s a c r i f i c e d f o r u s , " i n o the r words, Jesus i s our Saviour and our Deliverer . JOHN 1~29. Again, t h e

s of DELIVERANCE o r SALVATION. g of Jesus our Saviour and our Del iverer , MATTHEW 1A.7 mentions i n

e r a t i o n s of C h r i s t , and i n t h i s verse we f i n d four t een mentioned 3 t imes. MATTHW 3.~17.

I n ACTS 27 we f i n d t h e Apostle Paul along with 27-5 o the r s o u l s caught i n a storm and hopelessly l o s t on a h e l p l e s s s h i p somewhere on the Mediterranean Sea. ACTS 27:21-25 shows the Apostle Paul speaking of God's DELIVERANCE i n t h i s dreary s i t u a t i o n . ACTS 27:27 shows us t h a t on t h e 14th night the 276 s o u l s on t h i s s h i p began t o r e a l i z e t h a t t h e i r DELIVERANCE from t h i s s i t u a t i o n was a t hand, ACTS 27:27. ACTS 27:33-37 shows us t h e e a r l y ho of the 14th day where prepara t ions were made t o r e a l i z e t h i s DELIVERANCE, A 27 : 33-37. ACTS 27:M shows t h a t a l l 276 sou l s were saved from the sea , a devine DELIVERANCE, ... "And s o it came t o pass, t h a t they escaped a l l s a l e t o land."

I n I1 CORINTHIANS 12:L-4 we f i n d t h a t P a u l mentions about a time 14 years pas t when a man i n Christ was de l ive red up i n t o the t h i r d heaven. I1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-4. We assume t h a t P a d was r e f e r i n g t o himselfduring t h e time found i n ACTS 14~19 & 20, where a f t e r being stoned a t Lystra , Paul was miracl iously DELIVEREX up, and continued preaching h i s message of SALVATION.

I n GALATIANS L-:L we f i n d t h a t " fourteen years a f t e r " Pau l had last been i n Jerusalem, t h a t he re turned again , t h i s time f o r the now famous conference discussed i n ACTS 1.5, which c i n l y the quest ion of SALVATION. I n t h i s

t h chapter of ACTS h u l ' s name is mentioned f o r t h e 14th time i n s c r i p t u r e as ul.

14 is the number of DELIVERANCE o r SALVATION.

15 The number 15 is assoc ia t ed with REST, and is found 24 times i n the Bible. We f i n d mentioned i n s c r i p t u r e t h a t three times a year I s r a e l res ted on t h e

15th day of the month. LEVITICUS 23: 6 8 7 , LEVITICUS 2 3 : 9 & 35, and ESTER 9: 20-22. I n ACTS 27:27-29 we f i n d Pau l ' s s h i p anchored f o r the first time i n two weeks,

anchored i n 15 fathoms of water, where they RESTED ( a s i t were) u n t i l day, S imi la r i l ; ' s a r k RESTING (as it were) 15 c u b i t s above land. i n g t h a t 15 is a number connected with r e s t i s found

i n RUTH 3:2, where we f i n d Naomi's name mentioned f o r the 15th time, R U T 3:1. 16

Sbme numbers a r e harder t o def ine than o the r s due t o t h e f a c t t h a t there are fewer examples i n s c r i p t u r e of some numbexs, and t h e i r meaning, Sixteen i s one of those numbers, The number s ix t een is associa ted with LOVE, and the re a r e few s c r i p t u r e s t o bear t h i s ou t ,

I n I CORINTHIANS 13, ( t h e LOVE chapter) , i n verses 4-8 we f i n d 16 th ings =la abou-t LOVE; I CORINTHIANS 13~4-8 .

The s ixteenth time we f i n d Paul's e as Paul s tanding alone and not i n reference t o Saul is i n ACTS 15125, where i s refered t o as beloved, a m e associa ted with LOVE.

c a l l t h a t one of the mea ings of the number 8 was N raphrased t h i s way8 k n who is BORN AGAIN L O V m

d +- 8 = 16. ( ~ e a d 1 J 3 H N where you The number 16 is found 23 times i n s c r ip tu re and is as

NUMBERS ge 14

17

Seventeen is the seventh prime number, thus showing something t o do with perfection o r completeness. The number seventeen is only found t e n times i n s c r i p tu r There a r e , however, numerous examples of 17 found i n the Bible. Seventeen is a number which shows VICTORY I N CHRIST JESUS.

We know from LEVITICUS 23: 5 (and other scr iptures) t ha t " the fourteenth day of the f i r s t month a t even is the LORD'S ssover," We a l so know tha t the Jews count time as God did, t h a t being from evening un t i l the next evening, (sunset t o sunset) as being a day, (GENESIS 1:'j). With these thoughts i n mind, we know t h a t the last passover attended by Jesus is recorded i n LUKE 22:13-20, which reckoning time i n the Jewish fashion was on the 14th of the month. Futher we know fron studing several sc r ip tu res tha fore the next evenrag Jesus a s cruci and k i d "yieiciea up the ghost" (MAT 27 :50 ) , , "about the ninth hour" (MAT 27 : 46) , t h i s still on the 14th of the month reckoned on the Jewish calander . J e s t same day, JOHN 19:38-42 t e l l s us. '3Ie rose again the t h i the scriptures" , I CORINTIIUNS 15:4. I n doing a l i t t l e math we can see t ha t Jesus arose from the d on the 17th (according t o the Jewish calander) , (JOHN 20:1-9). I n other wo , on the seventeenth Jesus became VICTORIOUS over the e and death. Again, seventeen is a number which shows

Old Testament we h v e the story of the children of I s r a e l get t ing a complete VICTORY over the Egyptians, who were destroyed i n the midst of the Red Sea. EXODUS 14:13-31 c l ea r ly points out tha t it was the LORD who gav the VICTORY t o the children of I s r a e l over the Egyptians, EXODUS 14:13-31. W does t h i s have t o do with the number seventeen? On your own study the 12-14t

of EXODUS, and co r e t he time-table found i n s r y i n NUMBERS 33 :5-8, ink you wi l l f i nd following: The children o e l were th rus t out

t on a '"ght t o be much observed unto the Lord f o r bringing them out from ", the night of the month). I s r a e l nses t o Succoth on sh time, sunset

t o sunset) . Leaving Succoth on the 15t the 16th. The night of the 17th brought them before the Red Se

e midst of the sea," as

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18

The number 18 i s founc 22 t imes i n the Bib le and s t ands f o r BONDAGE. Twice i n JUDGES we f i r 4 I s r a e l i n BONDAGE t c t h e i r enemies 18 years .

JUDGES 3;14 and lO:7 & 8. I n ACTS 7, Stephen, a n m g o the r th ings , summtd.zes t h e h i s t o r y o f I s r a e l .

I n ve r se s 6 & 7 Stephen r e f e r s t o I s r a e l s BONDAGE i n Egypt, ACTS 7:6 & 7 , Eighteen t imes i s t h i s E g y ~ z i a n BONDAGE of I s r a e l r e f e red t o i n t he Old Testament:

GENESIS lj:13 & 14 (~O)EXODUS 20 :2 EXODUS 1 : 14 ( 1 D DEUTERONOMY 5 : 6

D EXODUS 2:23 (IZ)DEUTERONOMY 6:12 EXODUS 2:23 ( DE DEUTERONOMY 8 : 14 C ~ W V A ~ T T C L . c \ J,I i .~Auuuu v 0 J ( DE DEUTERONOMY b3 : 5 EXODUS 6:6 ( EX DEUTERONOMY 13 : 10 7 EXODUS 6:9 ( 1 E DEUTERONOMY 26 : 6 8 EXODUS 13:3 (17) JOSHUA 24: 17

E EXODUS 13: 14 E JUDGES 6:8 1n'LUKE 13 we f i n d thc number 18 t h r e e times I n LUKE 13:4 we f i n d a sc~ ' j? ture

we f i n d 18 s o u l s who were ir l BONDAGE t o s i n . I n LIKE 13:10-17 we f i n d a woiran who had been i n BONDAGE 18 years, LUKE 13:10-17.

The number 18 r e f e r s t l BONDAGE.

19 The number 19 is founc t h r e e t imes i n s c r i p t u r e , and shows FAITH. Nineteen

i s t h e e ighth prime number. Reca l l t h a t one of tLe meanings of t h e was NEW BIRTH. EPHESIANS i ; 8.

HEBREWS 11 we r e f e r t c as t h e chapter concerLling t h e Old Tes ta of FAITH. I n t e r e s t i n g e n o ~ g h , t h e r e a r e 17 ind iv i3ua l s and 2 groups of people mentioned i n connection wi t ; i FAITH i n t h i s chaptc~ . , making 19 t o t a l . They a r e 1

(1 ) Abel --verse 4 (11) Gii-.son -- verse ( 2 ) Enoeh -- verse 5 (12) DarLak - verse 3 ( 3 ) Noah -- verse 7 (13) Sa:,son -- verse 32 (4 ) Sara -- verse 11 (14) Jeghthae - - -verse '32 (5 ) Abraham -- verse:: 8-10, 17-19 (15) David -- verse 32 ( 6 ) ~ s a a c -- verse 20 (16) S a ~ ~ u e l -- verse 32 (7) Jacob -- ce r se 21 17 Ja 3.1ua -- implied i n ve r se 30 ( 8 ) Joseph -- verse 22 18 Tho prophets -- ve r ses 32-34 (9 ) Moses -- verses 22-28 19) O t i i - r s -- ve r ses 35-39 (10) Rahab -- verse 31

I (While we a r e her? i n t h e 11th chapter ,f Hebrews, note t h e New Testament worthies of f a i t h found i n t h i s chapter : We -- verse 3 and us -- verse 40) .

I n ROMANS 3:21-5:21 we f i n d P a u l ' s discussior, on j u s t i f i c a t i o n by FAITH. Tn t h i s po r t ion the word FAITH i s found 19 t imes.

Who w a s Paul ' s most FA lTHful f r i end? ( ~ e s i d e s ~ e s u s ) . A s t rong argument c zn be made f o r both Luke and Y~mothy. I n your Stron,:s concordance you w i l l f i n d Timotheus mentioned 19 timss. We have a record of more e p i s t l e s being wr i t t en t h i s one man by Paul than aqyone e l s e , ( 2 ) . I n h i s f i r s t e p i s t l e t o Timothy, Paul w r i t e s t o "Timothy, my own son i n t h e FAITH" (1 :2) , t o " f igh t t he good f i g h t of FAITH", ( 6 ~ 2 ) . I n totai . Paul uses t he word FATM 19 times i n I TIMOTHY,

9 i s a number t h a t shows FAITH.

20 A s we conkinue our s t u ~ y of t he meaning of d i f f e r e n t numbers i n t h e Bible ,t

becomes obvious t h a t many numbers have more than (Lle meaning, some of which we may not even know. Then some nvmbers meaning seem ha:c t o f i n d . The number twenty seems t o be one of these ha-der numbers t o de f ine in t he f a c t t h a t t he re a r e fewer examples t o poin t out than , a s t he case with previous numbers. One of t he meanings of t he number twenty i s RED'IPTION. Webster 's d ic Aonary de f ines REDEMPTION as "a buying back, " o r a "rele , ,;e from s i n . " GALATIANS 3: 13; I PETER 1 : 18 & 19; I CORINTHIANS 6:20 , 7 :23.

Boae, i n the book of RUTH, pictures a of Christ . He w a s the redeemer who d the propert ies t h a t l i a e l e c h f s , the dead hus Naomi, and p Ruth t o be h i s

times i n the book of RUTH, Also, twenty d i f fe ren t people a r e mentioned

eanings o f RED T I O N a s "a buying back", l e t # s of Jacob and Ra

enty, The onl s ides 'Jahb an6 z o s h - I , of t h e unes at.

e r twenty years old; i n other words, those d were at a l a t e r t e were s e t f r e e from 4, twenty years e psed before t h e

TION) from the op ssion of Jabin. S i l ve r a l s o is a symbol of REDEMPTLON. With t h i s thought a l s o i n m i

coupled with e number twenty a l so meaning mEMPTION, l e t ' s read the fo scr iptures : ODUS 30312-14; 38:25 & 26; 26:18-20 and 27:9 - 11.

Twenty is a number showing RED TION, and is found 288 times i n the Bible.

I coulr3n1t f ind the number twenty-one mentioned by i t s e l f i n the Bible. However i t is obvious t o me t h a t the number twenty-one has a meaning. The n twenty-one is a number associated with SIN; not t ha t there a r e jus t twenty-one SINs, f o r obviously there a re more, but because the following lists containing twenty- one things l i s t e d together do we conclude t one of the meanings of the number twenty-one i s associated with SIN.

I n t he 018 Te places where SINS a r e reco e l i n t h e i r jo n.

ODUS 14: 10-12

2. EXODUS 15:23 & 24

4. EXODUS 16:14-20

( t he SINS found i n t h i s portion a r e unbelief, urings ,

15. NU 15 :32-36 ( the 16. NU 16 ;~ -3 , 19-35.

SIN here disob ( t he SIN here rebell ion, disobedience and

i n mumurings and complaining) . the same a s above, gripping, co

uring and unbelief) . the SIN here shows Moses unbelief) . the s i n here was found i n verse 7, they

In these twenty-one d i f f e r en t places i n I s r a e l ' s journey from we have found the times recorded f o r us where they sinned. This is twenly-one is a number associated with SIN.

12;25-30 we f i nd Jeroboam, king of I s r ae l , making two golden calves, j ec t s of worship t o the Is e l i t e s , I KINGS 12: 0. After t h i s

-one references i n I & 11 KINGS "made I s r a e l t o SIN". These t

8. IKINGS22:5.2 15. 11 K I N G S 14:24 2. I KINGS 15:26 9 . 11 KINGS 3:3 16. 11 KINGS 15:9 3 . I KINGS 15:30 10. 11 KINGS 1.0~29 17. I1 K I N G S 15: 18 4, 1 KINGS 15:N 11. I1 KINGS 10:31 18. I1 KINGS 15:24

12. I1 KINGS 13:2 19. I1 KINGS 15:28 13. 11 K I N G 13:6 20. I1 KINGS 17:21

7 , I KINGS 21:22 14. I1 KINGS 13: 11 21. I1 KINGS 23:15

These twenty-one references again show tha t twenty-one is a number of SIN. I n I1 TIMOTHY 3 we f ind Paul giving h i s son i n the f a i t h , Timothy, a list of

ngs which men would do i n t he last ys. This list contains 21 things, of ch we a r e a l l famil iar ; 21 ociated with SIN. Let me 1isC these 21

ngs found i n I1 TIM0 (verse one) " is know a l so , I-, i l ous times s h a l l co verse two) '"0 en s h a l l be ( 1 ves, (2)covetous, ( e r s , (4) proud, (5) blasphemers, (6)

(8) unholy, (9 ) without natural affection, ( 10) trucebre (12) incontinent, (13) f despisers of those tha t a r e go i t o r s , (16) heady, (17) (18) lovers of pleasures more of God, having a form o denying the power t h e r e o f ,'" shows those (19) "led lus t s" , (verse eight) shows (20) "men of corrupt minds", and (ve

i n scr ipture , which when you f i n d d with SIN. Twenty-one is a

ty . I n putting two and two s i d

I n WMBERS 3;39 we f ind 22 thousand Levites; NUMBEXS 3:39. The job of the Levites, simply put, was t o do the P r i e s t l y work of the tabernacle, which included

LIGHT unto the people. 25;31-3 we f ind 22 bowls i n the golden can , The candlest ick with i t 's seven lamps ga

The number 22 is associated with LIGHT.

ber 23 is the 9th p r i ex. I n studying the number r&ne we found the FINAL s ing le d i g i number system, and t h a t one of the meaning;

would expect, then, a re la ted mea the number 23, since 23 is the 9th prime number. The number 23 is rzsso~iat

S we have at l e a s t three mples showing the number 23 b ' s name mentioned f n p lura l form). R

verse w e see ow the number 23 is associated with DEATH, I n your Strong's Conco e count the 23rd time you f i n d Abraham menti

IS 19:27. Reading GENESIS 19 :2&-28 we again see an is associated with DEATH, GENESIS 19 :24-28, The 23rd tioned i n both single and p lura l form, i s i n GENESIS shows another example of how the number 23 is

associated with D

full of good works

see fo r yousself tha t these

connected wit GIVENESS OF SINS

do we receive

s , and those who have believed these 25 words have

Pr ies t : 'Wherefore he is able a l s o d by him, seeing he ever l i ve th t o 4 we read t h i s of Jesus: "In whom

The number 25 is associa ted with THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

26

2.sLripes above mea

26 times i n s c r i p tu r e do we f ind t he word "ministers." I n I CORI NS 3;4 is ApoUos, but n i s t e r s by whom ye believed,

Ministers a r e preach t h e GOSPEL, t h e

We a l s o f i nd Saul ( e) mentioned 26 times i n Whose GCCjPEL w i l l e s t a b l i

The number 26 point

27 I n our study of the d i f f e r en t numbers and t h e i r meanings we have given a t

l e s of why they mean t they do i n scr ip ture . It is umber should have a t le two similiar e ~ ~ x q 2 . s ~ f a r

witness as t o w h a t a p a r t i numbermay mean. I s going t o sW of evidence, b e Lord impressed me t h ample s im i l

ning seems t o be prominent with t he number 27. It s number 27 has t o do with the THE GOSPEL. Here is

1 we f i nd the s i n the Bible CHING is t h e t e l l S concerning t

Jesus, and how he died f o r u r s i n s according t o the sc r ip tu res ; buried, and t h a t he rose a i n the t h i r d day according t o the sc those that believe i n t h e i hear t t h a t God hath m i s e d Jesus from the dead, s h a l t be saved. I n I CORINTHIANS 1;21 we read t h i s statement: "it pleased God by the foolishness of PmMING t o save them t h a t believe," Guess how many times you w i l l f ind the name "Jesus" mentioned i n I CORINTHIANS ; 27 times. I CORI

I n I1 CORINTliUNS 3:6 Paul writes: "who a l s o hath made us ab l e ministers of new testament." We mentioned i n the number 26 how ministers PREACH the GOOD

S : i n o ther wo MIHG OF THE GOSPEL.

of the t r i n i t y . The number 9

28

- . " r L U - C U L U

f t by GRACE"(^), RO S 6:23 we r e a d " th (23), "but the g i f LIFE"(28) "through n o ther words, it is

from t h e r e s u l t s of s i n , DEATH(^^), and rece ives t h e g i f t of God, ETE (5+23=28) .

umber 20 i s a number of RIGDEMZ"r1ON. 8(m BIRTH) + 20

w t h e number 28 po in t s t o E l iar statements;(l)"you t h a ye m y bel ieve on t h e name of t h e Son of o u s ETERNAL LIFE, and t h i s l i f e i s i JOHN 5: ll&G?)= In s t h e r words ; "he t u t h a t bel ieve on t h e name of t h e Son of

God" ha th SA OHN 5 ; 13 has ETERNAL LIFE sandwiched between two

us spoke on t h e c ross ; "it is finished'" m o s e who show FAITH (19) i n "that Chr is t died f o r our s i n s a t o t h e s c r i p t u r e s ; and t h a t he was buried, and that he rose aga in the t h i according t o t h e scr ip tures" , have E m N A L L I F E , (9+19=28).

The number 28 poin ts Lo ETERNAL LIFE.

29 The fol lowing examples shows how the number 29 r e l a t e s t o DEPARTUTiE o r

GOING AWAY. mples of t h i s a r e found i n GENESIS. I n GENESIS 8 : 18 & 19

a sentence where Noah's name is mentioned f o r t h e 29th time (both i n si pl-1 form). I n these verses we f i n d those on the a r k DEPARTING, GE

he name of Abraham (not Abram) mentioned f o r t h e 29th

asunder one from the other", ACTS 15:36-40. The s p e l t o f i l l up the word of God. A s f o r only mentioned i n passing. The s ign i f i cance

Also consider the following as we conclude t he number 30. F i r s t , Jesus subject unto h i s en t s u n t i l he ms 30: LUKE 2351. Second, two types of Jesus i n the Old Tes can be found i n the l i f e of Joseph, and the l i f e of David. Both were 30 years o ld when t h e i r public service began: GENESIS 41;46 and

in , the number 30 points Lo the BLOOD OF MXIST, a l s o t o the iVlT

31 The number 31 i 5 found v e q f e times i n the Bible, and i s associated with

IS we have four e ow the number 31 Is ~0mzcte3 . t o n GENESIS 3 ;: we ' s name mentioned f o r the 31st time. I n d t e l l s Noah and go and have OFFSPRING, GE 1. IS 14: 14 we read f o r the 31st time. I n t e we PRXNG a r e "his t ts, born i n h i s own house, IS 14:14

found f o r the 31st time i n GENESIS 20217, where we read of

ob's name f o r t he 31st time i n verse 16. Note t he e read verses 12-16; GENESIS 28:12-16. f Isaac and Rebekah. Rebekah's name i s mentioned

31 times i n scr ip ture . OFFSPRING speaks t o us of ch en. The word 'chi ldren ' i s found 31 times TTHEFl. I n MATTHEN 27 $23 we an example of how t h number 31 follows 30. ber t he number 30 stood f o r BLOOD OF MRIST. I n TlTEN 27:25 we read

of the BLOOD OF CHRIST (30), then of QFFSPRING (31). Paraphrasing MA 7:25 it reads l i k e t h i s : "then answered a l l the people and sa id , the BLOOD I S T " ( ~ ~ )

uu: OFFSPRING" (31). of children, (OFF sual ly think of mothers, PROVERBS y has 31 verses, r en t q u a l i t i e s of a vir tuous t i e s start i n ver read them t o you as a l ist

e the verse from which I am reading. ch verse begins with a d i f fe ren t

bet , which has 22 l e t t e r s i n it. Also each l e bet has a d i f fe ren t numerical value,

Her Her the She She

lo thing is beautifully de i n f i n e l i nen and

mkes l inen 11s them (vs , 24) suppl ies the mere

Strength and &gnity a r e her clothing (vs. 25) She s h a l l r e jo ice i n time t o come (vs 25)

r e wise (vs. 26) Kindness is t h rything she says (vs. 26)

t goes on i n her house, not content to go through l i f e eating and sleeping (vs. 2'7) Her children ge t up and give her honour (vs . 28) Her hzcbr,C? h e r pmlse, saying, unnvmbered women well, but you a r e be t te r t n a l l of them ShE is honoured f o r she i God-fearing w Give her due c r e d i t f o r her deeds,

i c e s (vs , 31) Did you note i n verse 28 t mtING r i s e up and c a l l her blessed.

i n , 31 is a numbe

32 We have pointed out t ha t each number may have more than one meaning, then

i n some number's meanings may be hard t o define, or hard t o f ind , I don't know how many meanings the number 32 may have, however one th ing the number 32 has t o do with i s a COVENANT.

NO&" name is found fo r the 32nd time i n GENESIS 9 : 8 . A s we r e 9:8 & 9 we see how the number 32 is connected t o the word COVENANT; G

t he 32nd time

So as you can see, one of the meanings o f the number 32 is connected t o a COVENANT.

33

34. The only reference i n sc r ip tu re t o the number 9 is found i n GENESIS 1 1 ~ 1 6 ;

"And Eber l i ved four and t h i r t y ye ga t Peleg : " (a SON) . 34th t i n e Noah's m e is mentioned i s i n GENESIS 9:18: "And t went f o r t h of t he ark, were Shem, and H , and Japheth: a

is i n GENESIS 21:4: "And A circumcised h i s SO old, a s God had co

The 9 t h t i n e Jacob % other name I s r a e l is mentioned. is i n GENESIS 49 :2 "Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye SONS of Jacob; and hearken unto Is

From the above mples we conclude that the number 34. has some connection between SONS and FA

The 9 t h time we read the s ternent "the SON of God" is i n GALATUL t h a t God is the Heavenly FATHER : ; GALATUNS 2 $20.

TS 8:37). I JOHN 5:7, 11-13. a number which shows VICTORY IS CHRIST JE

t o 17 + 17, we uld expect t o see some corre la SUS and the FATH and the SON. One place we f i n d

t i o n i s i n I CORI NS 15:57 , which I all paraphrase t h i s , which giveth us the VICTORY through h i

The number 34 has t o do with FA E3RS AND SONS.

3.5 Applying our knowledge of numbers learned so f a r , we conclude tha t one of the

meanings of the number 35 is t h a t of HOPE. HOPE i s defined as confidence; t o expect with donfidence or des i re ; f a i t h . Le t ' s see how the number 35 points t o HOPE.

F i r s t of a l l l e t ' s go back t o the 35th Lime we f i nd Noah's name mentioned, verse we f i nd

nd replenishing and again i n G

promised him a seed, and t h a t he would be a fa the ny nations. I OPE of t h i s covenant. The 35th time we rea m ' s name i s i n

f i n d David pre i l i n g over Goliath, whom i n t h i s case was h i s r 6 t h a t Gol ia t c e s of equipment i

1734-8 , p ic tu r ing the luence over worl c e s of equipment i n Goli amour were, (1)an helm

s, (3)greaves of brass (5) a spear , and (6) a

n reference t o ~ o l i a t h ~ s he ight , I SAMUEL 17:4. 6 X 6 = 36 =

of Goliath h

37 number 37 is a tough one t o g e t a meaning out of , pro'oably because i t is (REBEGION) prime number, Before we g e t t o t e meaning of the number 37,

l e t me po in t out a couple of i n t e r e s t i n g po in t s as a n introduction.

of ~ o d . " J O H H 1: 14 ' among us", "The

on t o be mighty men, I SA

us to Jesus.

ng. JOHN 5:1-15. 38=2 X -19, 2 being a number of

was LOOKTNG AT S

I n our f i r s t ref

were Caleb and Joshua FAITH, while nearly e

The number 38 points t o PIAN LOOKING AT SOMETKING OTHER THAN GOD.

39 I n studying the number 39 we wi l l f ind t h a t one of i t s major themes is that . I n some instances the C i s due t o the end of something or

ory over Goliat

JOB 38:1 (read), Let me

40

I

,

h Moses. Moses was

le of how 40 s

ng of numbers we e r from t h i s poi

anyone wishing more can f i n d meanings of

study, using a good t i ng reference, and the knowledge of the dy covered f o r supplemental information,

42 l e , the number 42 i s associated i n some fa

This is about as simple as I can s a def in i t ion of

l?ATTIiE"vi:i7, which reads: David a r e fourteen g

bylon a r e fourteen gene r e fourteen generati

The number 3 1Pi (of which Chris o r Saviour is a pa r t ) , and t o u r Saviour d id 3 y s a f t e r being crucif ied. 3 X 14 = 42,

e the number 42 i n MATTH 1 :%7, a f t e r which we read-of a H CE, f o r Jesus Ch a v i o ~ "made himself of no reputat ion, and took

upon him the f o and was made i n the l ikeness of men'" and was born i n the verses f

voice of the ar p of God: and the dead i n f i r s t : Then we

C

mples in scripture

s sent to spy out the land of centuries before, "the land

xcept those who we th their report.

not read her

it Lo whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it whomsoever he will." This proud

sower. For some, they

or our study we tried t o show that the number 60 p o i n t s t o a SECOND

J

I P with him..,.. ,

80 The number 80 points t o S NGTH, not so much the STEIENGm of man, but

emphasizes the STRENGTN OF GOD When we f ind the STRENGTN OF GOD, we can" he lp man. A l l of t h i s w i l l become more apparent as we ge t

sc r ip tu re as f o u r score, where it is mentioned

' s look at some of the the numerical factors

astray the flock m s

A br ief capsde of verses: GENESIS

120 The number 120 points us to a LIMLT. It

y point to a maximum number of something, wh

I KINGS 9:lO; 10:1, 10. For your reference, a t a l e n t of gold i s worth about i n other words, 120 t a l e n t s X $300,000 = $36,000,000.

s the same amount found. i n 1 KINGS 9;14, From these

t i o n on the f in i sh ing of e house of the Lord, 120,000 sheep. I1 ONICLES 7 : 5 . This ered i n sac r i f i ce nyone man i n scr ip ture , 20,000 = 120 X 1000). There a r e other

mult iples of the number 120 which point. t o a LENTTI scme sf which we x i l l cover i n a l i k t l e bit.

e of how the nmber 120 points princes during the re ign of K i t 120 princes i s not the m a n i m

ny one time i n scr ip ture , but r e c a l mum number, but a nwmber which points us t o a

inces , and over them was 3 presidents, 3. I n verse 4-17 t h i s LIMIT of princes i n t e s t ing Daniel 's f a i t h t o the TION, and prevailed i n t h i s s i tuat ion,

who were instrumental i n accusing Daniel i n t h i s col lec t ion of people who were next c a s t i n to

the number 120 points us

. . . . . "more than twelve legions

ds we could say t h i s about

s, but a fac to r of 12

on.

used t h i s sane wo 15;28 t o describe how he i v e r the offering hose Sa in t s who had so f r e e l y

contributed f o r the cause of helpi

delivered the proceeds on the way. " Some a re : JOHN 6:27, bes 144. points us t o

1M as a fac to r , and thus point ON 7 : 1 4 : 14:l-3, I n these

Y SPIRIT were, i n this case, those L2,000 from each t r i be .

of another number, 2 X i& = 288.

s we con"tnue i n our sL

e the number 150 a

i n the Bible, thus i t is e unless I have a

conclusion from. Howe rch, and conclude, i n s ts us t o the Apostle Peter . I suppose the Lord

some lessons from h i s l i f e , a s well a s a l l the other l i v e s here i s why I y t ha t the number 153, i n the 1

points u s t o the Apostle Peter . e will turn t o JOHN 21 ; JOHN 21:l-11, e t e r who i n s t i g t r i p , even t

8-20 t o 'Yfollsi-i rile, and. I will. ny volumes of lessons here i n o-how, f o r our-focus here i s o

o drew the ne t t o land f u l l of is a l o t of f i s h , too many t o c

i ng 153 of anything and you w i l l see what I mean); b y not shes i n t h a t net , and l e t it go a t ny Bible students, and the answer i

can ge t i n to , but I say again that the number 153, i n simplest terms, i s used here by the insp i ra t ion of the Holy S p i r i t , t o put a focus on the Apostle Peter . , JOHN 21:11-25. Having now read the whole chapter of JOHN 21 we

the L o r d himself a

IORS, note where these

NOR23 OF GOD. A WARRIOR of the Lord needs t o know TKE

L e t me emphasize a couple of points about WARRIORS that we have covered so far. I n Gideons case, 300 WAMIORS of the Lord were chosen by passing a t e s t from the Lord. Are you ever t e s ted from the Lo ghty men, two of

rt of a needy group of people we first f i nd mentioned i To whom does the needy WAIIRIOR go f o r help? Are

o u r found i n

as we go over these OR q u a l i t i e s a r e a l s o

Gideon's 300. first n hose who were U) djid not quaUfy f o r n t home. I n o ther

LM verse 4; ""Y, though lk through the val ley of the shadow of death, I xi11 f e a r no evi l : f o r thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff t h comfort me." O f course the Psalmist who wrote these words was t ha t great

vid himself.

s on the nuuiber 300 and how it po in t s u s t , l e t me r e f e r us t o the f o l l o

17:47; I1 TIM0 Y 4:7 & 8 and

400

sure t h a t you r e a l i z e

en you come across the number 400 i n yo uses you t o review the meanings of it

g

numbers. 600

The number 60

6), remember t h a t we found

ch we f i n d mentioned

T. We f i n d

I JOHN 2:18, 22 and 4:2-4, Let me expound a l i t t l e more about REVEMTION 13118. "Here is wisdom", We

don ' t teed the wisdom of t h i s world; we need the wisdom of God: I CORI

GOD, but % can f ind

Ear ly on i n our s tudy of t he Bible number we found t h a t t h e numbe u s t o GOD. GENESIS 1:1 "In t h e beginning God...". Go

g ; i n o t h e r words, God t h e first day, day numb

nor ever w i l l . PETE3 t e l GLORY QF GOD; I1 PETE3 3 :8. The number a THOUSA

us t o THE GLORY OE' G PSAT,MS 90 :4. I n a r e c e n t S y l e s son we found i n EZEKrEL 47:3-6 the term "a

mentioned 4 t imes, wing us t h a t a s we go on i i t h God we g e t a b e t

amson when we s tudied t h e nxnber 1, point ing ou t with God is a ma.jority, Now t h a t w e have a b e t t z r c k g r ~ u n & tf;e

ngs of t h e numbers i n s c r i p t u r e , l e t ' s read a S 15:4 & 5, (300 having t o do with a FIARRIOR)

16) p o i n t s u s t o THE GLORY OF GOD f o r obviously the power of God son enabl ing him t o s l a y a THOUSA own s tudy REVELbmON 20 and see f

The number 1 w a s t h e beginning of numbers, and pointed u s t o GOD. a r e d i v i s i b l e by I. God is i n a l l t he numbers. The number 1000 (a the beginning of t he l a r g e r numbers, and p o i n t s u s t o THE GLORY OF GOD, following examples show mul t ip l e s of a THOUSAND, and f u r t h e r po in t u OF GOD. LEXITICUS 2 6 : 8 ; F34LMS 91 :7; DANIEL 7:9 & 10; I SAMUEL i reasbn t h a t t o David w a s a sc r ibed t e n THOUSANDS, was t h a t he was anoi and t h a t t h e S p i r i t of t h e L a d was upon David, showing us aga in t h e GOD can be found concerning t h e number a THOUSATD and its mul t ip les ; 1, 7, 11-13L

following s c r i p t u r e s ocincer ; and h ~ u they p d n t u s tb T 60; DEUTERONOIvlY 1:8-11; & 7 : 9 .

e have n m come f u l l c i r c l e i n o u r s tudy o i the her i n t he Bible an r e sen t . Our i n t roduc t ion t o t h i s : tudy s t e d with zero (oJ ,

(nothing) and i n f i n i t y ( e t e r n i t y ) . We have covered but a l imi t ed number of t h e numbers and t h e i r meanings, and found God's p l a ~ i n each o f them. A s a c o n e l u ~ n g thought on t h i s numbers s tudy l e t me give you a b r i e f list of some of numbers found i n s c r i p t u r e ; numbers which f u r t h e r po in t t o

of mi l l ions" (GENESIS 24:60) (I he only men

eaven f o r multitude" (DTU t h e sand of t h e sea, which cannot be nlm

t h e number of them was t e n thousand t i m of thousands" ( R

r mentioned i n s c r i p t u r e ) ,

S 8:1 "Now of the th ings which we have spoken t h i s is the s

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