Amazing Word - Things you never noticed in the Bible

"The Eye is the Lamp of the Body"....what did that mean?

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Discovering Patterns in Chapter and Verse Designations

It has taken me more than ten years and 10,000 hours of Bible study to get to the point I'm at today in my understanding of Biblical numerics. This discovery did not occur to me as some overnight vision, but instead occurred a tiny step at a time starting back in 1999. To this day I'm not absolutely sure what I saw 10+ years ago that made me take notice of numbers, but this is one of the first curiosities that caught my imagination...

Back in 1999, in an attempt to understand the gospels better, I began a deep and somewhat slow study of them. I would take and read a chapter many times over a 2-3 week period and would not move on to the next chapter before I felt I sufficiently understood as much as I was able from the current one. I probably read and went through each chapter 50 times thinking about every verse and even every word in them. I spent around 30-40 hours on each chapter. In this process, I one day ran across a curious discovery...

"The Eye is the Lamp of the Body"....what did that mean?

I've always questioned my understanding of the eye being the Lamp of the Body. It was a verse I had read and had preached to me many times, but I was never quite sure I understood it well enough to teach it to others. In my study of Luke 12, I noticed (or God showed me) the relationship between the verses of Luke 11:33-37 and 12:33-37. Five verses that lined up on the same verse numbers in chapters next to each other. Each of these five verses helped me understand the counterpart verse in the other chapter. In my mind they match up perfectly and when examining them together, they illuminate each other. At first I had simply noticed the similarity in the text and did not notice their verse numbers--but then I went to take notes about what I observed and I was very surprised to see they shared the same verse numbers. Of course, this could have been coincidence, but over a period of years, it turned out to be one of hundreds of little clues that finally led me to want to study Biblical numbers more. Notice the contrast in these verses -- it is not we that invites Jesus to recline at our table, but Jesus will have us recline at his table... Luke 11:37 Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in, and reclined at the table. Luke 12:37 "Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them. Verses in Luke 12 directly correspond and help explain corresponding verses in Luke 11. When you study each set in context of one another you can see the picture of Jesus being the Lamp of the Body and we are to have his lamp inside us (Holy Spirit?) when he comes for us. The strongest clues for these sets of verses intentionally lining up is verse 37 and 38. First, 37 contrasts how the Pharisees asked Jesus to recline vs how Jesus will come ask us to recline. Then in 38, the Pharisees were surprised when Jesus did not wash to be ready for the meal vs how when Jesus comes those who are ready will not be surprised. The following table compares these two sets of verses side by side...
Luke 11:33 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on a stand, so that those who come in may see the light.	May also correspond to Luke 12:33, but only shown here as a help to put it all in context.
Luke 11:34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body is also full of light. But when they are bad, your body is also full of darkness.	Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (This helps explain what the lamp of the body is. It’s our treasure, whatever we make it to be. It should be God’s truth and Jesus)
Luke 11:35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. (be actively seeking the darkness in your heart and doing the things necessary to grow and remove the darkness.)	Luke 12:35 "Be dressed and ready for service and keep your lamps burning, “ (both verses give orders to continue to work to keep God’s truth and light in our lives. This is deep, heart truth, not just reading his word, but to obey it.)
Luke 11:36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you. (difficult to comprehend the meaning until you read Luke 12:36 – Jesus comes to shine on us--Amazing!)	Luke 12:36 Like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can immediately open the door for him. (his light comes and shines on us, that is, He does)
Luke 11:37 When Jesus has finished speaking , a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. (Jesus finished speaking – All the talk was done, time for Jesus to come…, Pharisee was doing the inviting to Recline – Wrong! The word “reclining” is not a coincidence between these two parts of scripture. )	Luke 12:37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come wait on them. (Jesus invites us to recline at the table. We are not the ones to do the inviting of him to come to us. We accept his invitation).
11:38 But the Pharisee, noticing that Jesus did not wash before the meal was surprised. (The Pharisee who was judging Jesus’ acceptability to him, will be surprised).	Luke 12:38 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night. (will be good, salvation…they will not be surprised)

The discovery of The Bible's Redemption Pattern and Numeric map involved literally 1000's of small observations that all continually pointed to the existence of patterns between numbers and text. None of the examples by themselves could be considered proof, but the preponderance of so many of them demanded only one conclusion -- God had inspired book, chapter and verse numbers and lined up the text of scripture such that they may illuminate each other. Only a supernatural God could have developed the Bible with this incomprehendible perfection

The Most Compelling Evidence for a Supernatural Bible - 1000 verse sections

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A Definite Pattern of 1000 Verse Bible Sections - 31 in all

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There are 31,102 verses in the Bible...Would you believe these 31,102 verses have very specific transitions in topics and events at every 1000 verse boundary? More incredibly, this pattern is maintained perfectly across the Old and New Testaments. For example, the 24,000th verse of the Bible is Matthew 24:42 which is the 855th verse of the New Testament.

Matt 24:42 "Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

This 24,000th verse is the transition verse from one topic to another. Previous to this verse the text speaks about Jesus life through how he speaks about the day he will return to judge - The Day of the Lord. After this verse (the 24001st through the 25,000th verse) begins to speak of the death, resurrection and appearances of Jeus again on earth.

When you examine any one of these cross Bible 1000 verse section "transition verses" they may seem a likely coincidence, but when you examine the consistency of all these amazing topic transitions across every 1000 verse, you will know the Bible is the actual supernatural words of God.

31 1000 multiple Transitional verses

The following examples of the 31 verses in the Bible whose cross Bible verse numbers fall on one thousand verse boundaries. I call these transitional verses where one season or series of events is ending and another is about to begin. They in effect divide the Bible into 31 sections and are one of the many DNA like numbers guiding interpretation. Note how each of these verses point to significant and transitional events.

1000^th— No longer set apart - Genesis 34:19 is the precise verse that speaks of how Israel stopped being a set apart nation and began to unrighteously mix with other peoples—Gen 34:19 The young man did not delay to do the thing, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter… TRANSITION: He was agreeing to the Jews plan for them to live together.

2000th –The defeat of Amalek and the end of the beginning of the Bible in this precise verse -- but the Lord says this battle will go on again and again through generations—Joshua Defeats Amalek but The Lord says -- Ex 17:16 …the LORD will have war against Amalek from generation to generation. … TRANSITION: ...

3000th God's Holiness--God begins to teach Israel about the clean and unclean -- Lev 11:2 "…These are the creatures which you may eat…"… TRANSITION:

4000th – Wilderness Wandering and testing begins-the cloud moves for the very first time–Num 10:11 …the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, the cloud was lifted from over the tabernacle. … TRANSITION: In this precise 4000th verse, Israel's wilderness wandering actually begins.

5000th –Consequences—Five is about statutes and covenants, blessings and curses—consequences for sin--Moses pleads to enter the land but is denied Deu 3:24-25 ''Let me, I pray, cross over and see the fair land that is beyond the Jordan…"… TRANSITION:

6000th –Sin exposed and removed--Israel's sin exposed and articles kept under the ban are laid out before God--Josh 7:23 They took them from inside the tent…and they poured them out before the LORD. … TRANSITION:

7000^th—Preparing for Godliness--5 men from Dan are sent to spy out the land and ask a Levite priest (Jesus) seek to enter—Judg 18:6 The priest said to them, "Go in peace; your way in which you are going has the LORD'S approval." … TRANSITION:

8000^th—The Godly are blessed--David and his men return from Battle to welcome those too tired to fight to join them--1Sam 30:21 David came to the two hundred men who were too exhausted to follow…they went out to meet David…then David approached the people and greeted them. … TRANSITION:

9000th –Work of building the temple is complete--God appears in a cloud enters it…all the people are blessed--1Kin 8:14 Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel…… TRANSITION:

10000^th—The lord declares judgment on Israel and the exile begins--2Kin 17:16 They forsook all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves molten images...and served Baal...v18 So the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from His sight... … TRANSITION:

11000th David dies, Solomon made king and charged with building the temple--1Chr 23:16 (middle of a list of names of Levites being counted) … TRANSITION:

12000th –Judment-Judah Led Away Captive; and the Babylonian Exile--2Chr 36:6 Nebuchadnezzar …bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon. … TRANSITION:

13000th -- (description TBD) -- (#13 spiritual battle/confusion) ...Job 6:21 "Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid.… TRANSITION:

14000th -- (description TBD) -- (#14 Jesus the King, Passover)... Psa 7:4 If I have rewarded evil to my friend, Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary,… TRANSITION:

15000th -- (description TBD) --(#15 related to resurrection) Psa 71:23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, which You have redeemed.… TRANSITION:

16000th -- (description TBD) -- (#16 re the Godly) Psa 119:101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word.… TRANSITION:

17000th -- (description TBD) -- (flood/blood Lifted Up/Thrown Down) Prov 21:15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But is terror to the workers of iniquity.… TRANSITION:

18000th –#18 related to #666 & Sin...Announcing the Lord's return and Judgment to come--Isa 18:1-2 To a people feared far and wide, A powerful and oppressive nation Whose land the rivers divide. … TRANSITION:

19000th -- (description TBD) -- (#19 relating to need for a redeemer?) Jer 2:34 "Also on your skirts is found The lifeblood of the innocent poor; You did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things,

20000th -- (description TBD) -- Jer 43:2 Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, "You are telling a lie! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, 'You are not to enter Egypt to reside there';

21000^th—God's wrath on the wicked--(#20 waiting for the promised messiah) Eze 22:23-31 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,...'You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.... "I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one. v31 "Thus I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; their way I have brought upon their heads... … TRANSITION:

22000th—A curse on the nation of Israel (911?)--(#22 Jesus the Lamb of God) Dan 9:11 "all Israel has transgressed Your law and turned aside, not obeying Your voice; so the curse has been poured out on us…for we have sinned against Him. … TRANSITION:

23000th—(#23 God with us, where two or three are gathered) Before the Day of the Lord people from all nations seek protection with the Jews--Zech 8:23 Ten men from all nations seek to go with the Jews for God was with them… TRANSITION:

24000th—(#24 the "DAY" of the LORD") - Matt 24:42 Believers taken up and a warning of the coming Day of the Lord --Matt 24:40 "…two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. …Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left….(24,000^th) v42 "Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. … TRANSITION:

25000th—(#25 appearances of Jesus on earth - IE Christmas) The firstborn male baby Jesus presented at the temple--Luke 2:26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. … TRANSITION:

26000th –(#26 God?) Disciples realize for the first time Jesus has risen!--Luke 24:8 And they remembered His words, … TRANSITION:

27000^th—The Disciples begin to preach and heal the Gospel message (witness-27=72)--Act 3:3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms. … TRANSITION:

28000^th—(#28 Jesus the redeemer) Jews warned all are guilty under sin--Rom 3:8…Their condemnation is just…. v9… both Jews and Greeks are all under sin; v10…"THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE; … TRANSITION:

29000—(#29 related t 99/999 waiting for Jesus return) Paul will continue to preach the truth and battle those who keep people from God--2Cor 11:10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped…… TRANSITION:

30000^th –Jews are called to consider Jesus—Heb 3:3-4 For He has been counted worthy…the builder of the house has more honor than the house. (30,000^th) v4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. … TRANSITION:

31000th –The faithful in Israel were just called out and now judgment is about to begin-- Rev 18:4 I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues; (31,000^th) Rev 18:6 "Pay her back even as she has paid…… TRANSITION:

John 21:7 -- Why did Peter throw himself into the water..excited to see Jesus?

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Like-referenced Verses

Thereare 4,532 different combinations of chapter- and verse-number references, whichI refer to as “like-referenced-verse sets.” These are verses in different booksthat have the same chapter and verse number, such as the 28:14 verse set, inwhich there are, coincidentally,fourteen different verses. Due to the predictability of numbers with theirthemes, we can examine sets of like-referenced verses to get an understandingof the common theme that runs through them. This is not to imply that everyverse in the set has the same theme, but every verse in the set does havethemes relating somehow to the verse reference number, and by examining all ofthose in the set we can observe themes running through them. One of the mosthelpful examples of where these like-referenced verse sets have guided me is inexamining John 21:7, where Peter throws himself into the water when he seesJesus on the shore: “… So when SimonPeter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he wasstripped for work), and threw himself into the sea.….”

Every commentary I find seems tobelieve Peter was in such a hurry to see Jesus that he jumped into the water toswim to the Lord. But that’s not what the verse says. It says he threw himself into the water. When other people did not understand how I questionedthe common interpretation I decided to look at like-referenced verses to see ifthere were clues to helping understand it. I was amazed as I began to see thestrong evidence for the theme of 21:7 verses relating to the shame of sin.Following are examples:

· “…the people came to Moses and said, ‘We have sinned…’” (Numbers21:7).

· “Thenhe set the carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house…” (2Kings 21:7).

· “Godwas displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel” (1Chronicles 21:7).

· “Whydo the wicked still live…” (Job 21:7).

· “Theviolence of the wicked will drag them away…” (Proverbs 21:7).

And in John 21:7 notice how the sin theme of sin surfaces in the text...

“when SimonPeter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment (fig leaf) on and threw himself into the sea (tried to hide from the Lord)" (Proverbs 21:7).

The verses in this 21:7 set helpedme confirm that Peter didn’t throw himself into the water because he was eagerto see Jesus, but because he had just denied Jesus three times, and upon seeingHim, much like Adam and Eve in the garden, he put on a fig leaf (his outer garmet) “threw himself” into the water tohide from the Lord. This gives amazing meaning we can relate to regardingPeter’s action as we all can understand such shame and knowing Peter was afraidto see Jesus gives new understanding to the significance of the followingpassages where Jesus restores him—John 21:15 “...Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me...”.

Analyzing verse sets does not interpret verses for you, but it gives valuable insightto better understand the messages in the Bible. When you need more information to help understand scripture, examine like referenced verses for themes that will guide you.

The number 17 -- resurrection, casting down, blood, flood, consecration...

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Following is a list of recent Twitter Tweets I sent to help show the symbolism of the Bible's number 17. Some of the first Bible evidences for this DNA like numbering is found in the account of the flood. The rains of the great flood began on the 17th of the month representing both lifing up/saving of the faithful and the destruction of the wicked. The ark also rested on the 17th of the month reflecting the end of the earth cleansing event. Having this very clear example helps to understand other places in the Bible where number seventeen is found.

You will also find this number strongly related to both water and blood throughout the Bible. You can decide for yourself the best definition of #17 - I see it strongly related to things of being saved/lifted up or resurrection. Blood and water/floods relate to cleansing and saving as well. It is often found also relating to those who are going to be lifted up/cast down.

Don't assume my definition for #17 is accurate, but use this information to start forming your own opinion about the symbolism of #17. To understand this number better, watch verse seventeens as well as chapter seventeens in your study. Seventeen is one of the easiest numbers to observe the patterns between the Bible's numbers and text. Enjoy the journey of learning and let God draw you nearer to him as you discover the amazing nature of this number.

(pardon the cryptic nature of the tweets caused by trying to communicate a thought in 140 characters or less)

#17 water/blood nbr 137th #Bible chapter & 717th ver of Num (20:10) rebels_shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock? #apologetics

#17 is flood/blood/consecration nbr- Lev 23:27 "On exactly the tenth day of this seventh month (17) is the day of atonement.. #apologetics

#17 #Blood/#Water nbr; 107th chap; Lev 17:14 I said to sons of Israel, 'You are not to eat the blood..for the life of all flesh is its blood

#17 is a #BLOOD number; The 107th chapter; Lev 17:11 the life of flesh is in the blood..the blood..of the life makes atonement #apologetics

#17 water/blood nbr; #Bible's 1717th verse--Exo 8:6 Aaron stretched his hand over the water..frogs came up and covered the land #apologetics

#17=flood/blood/cleansing-Psa "107:17" Fools because of their rebelliousness/iniquities were afflicted 1777th ver of Psa; 15717th of #Bible

#17 is blood/flood number 170 ver of Exo; 1703rd of #Bible-Exo "7:17" I will strike WATER..with the staff in my hand/it will turn to BLOOD

#17 is flood/blood number; Gen 8:4 In the 7th month on the 17th of the month (717 again) the ark rested upon mountains of Ararat #prophecy

#17 is a flood nbr--the 177th verse of Genesis; Gen "7:17" the flood came on the earth for 40 days and the water rose and lifted up the ark

Beyond coincidence? Psa 77:17 Rain Storm-thunder-lightening-#17 is a flood nbr; ark rose/rested on
17th. This is 1171th ver of Psa #scripture

Bible's #36 relates to 6-6-6 and great sin -- Verse evidence..

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We think #666 in the Bible is only mentioned in one verse...

Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.

...but evidence for the number association between great sin and the number 666 is found throughout scripture...you just have to know what to look for. Rather than try to explain this number relationship in this post, I think it can more easily be observed through example. The verses listed below are related to the #36 in God's Word and this number is directly related to #666 (three sixes/36). These 24 of the Bible's "3:6" verses all point to events of great sin, as do many others not shown here. No other list of the Bible's like referenced verses has so many references to sin of this magnitude.This can't be coincidence.

One more thing...the first of the Bible's 3:6 verses that show great sin (#666) is Genesis 3:6 where Eve ate the forbidden fruit and sin entered into the world (an amazing evidence in itself). The preponderance of these examples associated with the sin of mankind is too great to happen as coincidence. It is just one more set of proofs for the perfect numbering and contents of God's Word.

1.      Gen3:6 …she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband..and he ate.
2.     Exo3:6 Moseshid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
3.     Deu3:6 "Weutterly destroyed them…utterly destroying the men, women and children…
4.     Judg3:6 ..theytook their daughters..as wives, and gave their..daughters to their sons…servedtheir gods.
5.     Est3:6 Hamansought to destroy all the Jews..
6.     Job3:6 "Asfor that night, let darkness seize it…
7.     Jer3:6 ….LORD said…"Have you seen what faithless Israel did? …she was a harlotthere.
8.     Lam3:6 In darkplaces He has made me dwell, Like those who have long been dead.
9.     Psa3:6 I willnot be afraid of ten thousands..Who have set themselves against me..
10. Dan3:6 "… whoeverdoes not fall down and worship shall…be cast into..blazing fire."
11. Amo3:6 …If acalamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it?
12. Mic3:6 …darknessfor you--without divination…the day will become dark over them.
13. Nahm3:6 "Iwill throw filth on you And make you vile…
14. Hab3:6 He stoodand surveyed the earth…the perpetual mountains..shattered, The..hills collapsed..
15. Zep3:6 "Ihave cut off nations…I have made their streets desolate..Their cities are laidwaste…
16. Mrk3:6 ThePharisees..began conspiring…as to how they might destroy Him.
17. John3:6 "Thatwhich is born of the flesh is flesh..
18. Rom3:6 May itnever be! (ref 3:5 .. if our unrighteousness demonstrates righteousness of God..
19. Col3:6 …thewrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience,
20. 1Tim3:6 …fallinto the condemnation incurred by the devil.
21. 2Tim3:6 …amongthem..those who..captivate weak women weighed down with sins…
22. Jam3:6 …the tongue …sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire byhell.
23. 2Pet3:6 …theworld…was destroyed, being flooded with water.
24. 1Joh3:6 …no onewho sins has seen Him or knows Him.

No one set of examples I present regarding the perfection of God's Word is evidence enough to prove it is real. But the preponderance of evidences presented in these pages overwhelmingly demonstrate the Bible is perfect beyond imagination. Given what we know about how the Bible was written, this DNA like perfection is absolutely impossible. When we can no longer explain away what the numerical perfection points to...the only explanation for how it exists is GOD!

Jer 32:27 "Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?"

Vengeance is mine...Evidence God keeps ultra precise payback accounts

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PREMISE... Like reference Bible verses have a theme running through them that helps in their interpretation. For example, the Bible's 10:30 verses are shocking in what they say about God's vengeance...It will be precise beyond our imagination!

Two verses that are related in theme when you understand what to look for...

Matt 10:30 "But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Heb 10:30 For we know Him who said, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY." ..

You have to ponder the Bible's 10:30 verses to really take this in, but if you consider the pattern of how these verses are written you will notice as a group they all have a context that includes a preciseness of God. This post attempts to explain why we can associate the common message found in the following well know, yet not considered similar 10:30 referenced verses. By examining the pattern of the text in the verses and considering how that pattern then might then apply to Hebrews 10:30, we can guess that God is telling us of how precise his payback is - we can never again consider it a general statement that God will one day right wrongs done to us. Rather, he is keeping records of every detail and he will eventually payback every wrong as well as reward every little good detail of our life. What a great thought we can relax in.

The Bible's 10:30 Vengeance and payback verses...

In the following commonly referenced 10:30 verses notice how they all include very specific statements about details of what is being told. These examples are of six of the total fifteen 10:30 referenced Bible verses (You will find the 9 others in: Genesis, Numbers, Ezra, Nehemiah, Proverbs, Isaiah, Luke, John, 1Corinthians and Hebrews.). These are the most striking examples, but the ones not shown reveal the pattern as well.

Matt 10:30 "But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. (don't fear, not one sparrow falls to the ground apart from God..)

Act 10:30 ..."Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house..on the 9th hour, (PRECISELY: 4 days, 9th hour)

Mrk 10:30 ...he will receive a hundred times as much (PAYBACK—100 times as much)

Josh 10:30 The LORD...struck..every person..with the edge of the sword... he did to its king just as he had done to the king of Jericho. (PAYBACK—equal for equal)

2Kin 10:30 The LORD said..."Because you have done well in executing what is right...your sons...shall sit on the throne of Israel." (PAYBACK—Because you did this, I will ….)

Heb 10:30 For we know Him who said, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY." .. (God is counting very precisely and tells us it is his right to take out vengeance, not ours.).

You will find the 9 other examples in these books: Genesis, Numbers, Ezra, Nehemiah, Proverbs, Isaiah, Luke, John, 1Corinthians and Hebrews.

There's many other evidences for this number/text association which you might investigate for yourself -- two of them are the 1030th cross book verse numbers (counting from the first verse in a book to the last one); Matt 27:45 Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour; Luke 22:"59" After about an hour had passed, another man ..." (notice the verse reference is #59 - Is it coincidence this is as close to "about an hour" as you can get?)

The Bible's 10:30 verses have an amazing message and are also one of the best examples I've seen to show the pattern across like referenced verses. Read on to see another compelling example of the 1030th Bible chapter:

The Bible's 1030th chapter...an amazing confirmation of the message of 10:30

When you observe a pattern between one of God's numbers and its text, then you can expect to find a related pattern wherever this number is used. It's incredible confirmation of the perfection of God's Word. I've known about the pattern of the 10:30 verses for a long time, but it was just in the last couple of hours I realized how the Bible's 1030th chapter also reflects the same theme of preciseness, counting and pay back.

Like looking at one of those hidden pictures inside another picture, once you know what to look for, you can't help but see the pattern. Acts chapter 12 is written in text that describes things in abnormally specific detail in every verse. You would not notice the anomaly except that it is so much different than things are explained in other Bible chapters and in the extreme consistency of how this detail shows up in every verse. Notice the detail in the first verse...

Act 12:1 Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.

Do you see the repeated specifics mentioned in this first verse. Nearly every item has a couple of words of further explanation. This one verse would not be so unusual until you observe the same type of detail in what appears to be every verse of the chapter. I suspect this 1030th chapter is further evidence of the relationship of preciseness that is found associated with number 1030. I've tried to highlight some of the details in the verse text below...(to keep the example short I've only shown every 3rd verse of the chapter. This is an attempt to show that I'm not contriving the example).

Act 12:1 Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.
Act 12:4 When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people.
Act 12:7 And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter's side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly." And his chains fell off his hands.
Act 12:10 When they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
Act 12:13 When he knocked at the door of the gate, a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer.
Act 12:16 But Peter continued knocking; and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.
Act 12:19 When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there.
Act 12:22 The people kept crying out, "The voice of a god and not of a man!"
Act 12:25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission, taking along with them John, who was also called Mark.

Hope you noticed how the wording is somehow written in more detail than the average Bible text. This example is not only fairly easy to observe, but it also demonstrates how God develops his patterns in ways that we would never expect. This example is not of numerical preciseness, but one we have to observe through the close observation of how words are used. It's a good example of why the Bible can never be analyzed by computer - only a searching human mind will detect the evidence.

Conclusion
If God says he counts the hairs on our heads and associates that with the preciseness number of 1030, imagine what this implies when God associates "Vengeance is Mind" with the same number? Ever since I've come to accept this preciseness of God, I am so much less tempted to try and exact my own vengeance for even the smallest wrong done to me. If God is tracking these wrongs so precisely, I am showing great distrust of God when I try to exact my own vengeance - I can relax and know that God will consider every detail in the end.

Suggestion...

In those times when you are puzzled about the meaning of a verse of scripture, it's worth looking at other like referenced verses to get ideas about what they may be saying.

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Unravel this one - John 14 The Trinity, the Holy Spirit and the 1011th Bible chapter

2012-01-15T01:03:00.000-08:00

Unravel this one…An astounding Bible chapter

As I explain in my book, every number in the Bible is symbolic of some theme and the themes are progressive in nature. That is, numbers one through ten represent what I refer to as God’s Redemption Pattern. These are the ten steps we take in our spiritual growth to; first, become “Godly” (#1 through #8); then to serve God until he finally returns; and lastly #10 about final things and Jesus return to judge the earth.. This blog post provides amazing evidence the entire Bible is structured in a supernatural way – every book, chapter, verse (and I suspect everything else) is numbered and reveals this Redemption Pattern. The 1011th chapter is, in an incrediblw way, strongly associated with both the #1 (1-0-1-1) and the Trinity (God & Son and Spirit 1&1&1).

The Bible’s 1011^th chapter is associated with #1 & Trinity

John 14 is the 1011^th chapter of the Bible and this very special cross Bible chapter number highlights the text which, over and over again, can be associated with the theme for #1. The chapter is about Jesus leaving us with the Holy Spirit and I believe draws our attention to the three parts of the Trinity. As you can imagine, if God wrote and structured the Bible, every part of it would reflect perfection and I believe this chapter is one of the more obvious evidences to that perfection. There are four Bible chapters with a cross Bible chapter number containing a zero and three ones – the 0111^th, 1011^th, 1101th and the 1110^th. This post focuses on the 1011^th chapter but it appears the pattern fits all four of these specially numbered chapters (I have included sample text of each of these chapters at the bottom of this document.

The theme for number one has multiple aspects to it which all logically relate to the number:

God – the only God of the universe (Jesus #2, Holy Spirit #3)
Things that are separate and can be separately counted.
First things --The first items in any list

Following are evidences that associate the text of this chapter with the number one, and more importantly, I suspect point to the Trinity of; God the Father; God the Son; and God the Holy Spirit. I’ll just list some of the evidences I observe and will leave it to the reader to decide for themselves what it all may mean. I’m no Bible Scholar – I’m, just someone who has (for whatever reason) observed patterns in the Bible’s text and numbering. I’m not declaring what I write to be so and am writing this so others can look deeper into this mystery. Consider the following evidences found in John 14, the 1011^th Bible chapter:

This is the 1011^th Bible chapter which associates it strongly with the number one
The chapter does specifically speak over and over again about the three parts of the Trinity
In an astounding way, the text is written with references to individuals or individual parts of the Trinity. It uses words like “I”, “him”, “you”, “he”, “your”,” my” and “mine”. All being references to things that stand apart and can be counted. (another evidence for the association of #1 and things separated is Genesis chapter one which speaks plainly how God separates and keeps things by kind).
I am unable to translate from the original text, but the evidence of words suggests a constant pattern of three’s in each verse. I suspect every verse references each part of the Trinity in one way or another. Here’s an obvious example found in verse six -- v6 Jesus said to ““him”“, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. I don’t think it’s an accidental reference to God as the “I Am”.
The many references to the different parts of the Trinity are also things that in one sense are separate and stand apart (The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit).
The chapter number 14 associates the text with Jesus the King and Redeemer. I have written about this in other blog posts. Quick evidence for this association is the Passover which is on the 14^th day and Matthew chapter one which gives three genealogies of 14 generations to show Jesus is the Messiah.
This chapter has 31 verses and it was just this evening (January 2012) that I observed the association with the number of verses in the chapter with the chapter number of 1011. There’s a number of ways to make this association, but the one I suspect is most compelling is that the Trinity is 3 aspects of a single God (3-1). If you have not read my other writings, this probably sounds silly, but every single aspect of the structure of the Bible has perfect association with number themes. This might relate #31 with the trinity in other places in the Bible as well; there are 31,102 verses in the Bible (some translations show 31,103 verses – interesting).

John Chapter 14 – The Bible’s 1011^th chapter

To show how intense the text associates with individual things, I have highlighted the constant references to things that can be counted and set apart "I", "you", "me", "him", "self"... I don't think you will find any other chapters of the Bible (other than the 1111 numbered chapters) with this anomaly of references to individuals:

1 "Do not let “”your”” heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in ““Me”“.

2 "In “”My”” Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, ““I”“ would have told ““you”“; for ““I”“ go to prepare a place for ““you”“.

3 "If ““I”“ go and prepare a place for ““you”“, ““I”“ will come again and receive ““you”“ to “”Myself””, that where ““I”“ am, there ““you”“ may be also.

4 "And ““you”“ know the way where ““I”“ am going."

5 Thomas said to ““Him”“, "Lord,”” we”” do not know where ““You”“ are going, how do”” we”” know the way?"

**6 Jesus said to ““him”“, “““I am” the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through ““Me”“.

7 "If ““you”“ had known ““Me”“, ““you”“ would have known “”My”” Father also; from now on ““you”“ know ““Him”“, and have seen ““Him”“."

8 Philip said to ““Him”“, "Lord, show ““us”“ the Father, and it is enough for ““us”“."

9 Jesus said to ““him”“, "Have ““I”“ been so long with ““you”“, and yet”” ““you”“ have not come to know ““Me”“, Philip? “”He”” who has seen ““Me”“ has seen the Father; how can ““you”“ say, 'Show ““us”“ the Father'?

10 "Do ““you”“ not believe that ““I am”” in the Father, and the Father is in ““Me”“? The words that ““I”“ say”” to ““you”“ ““I”“ do not”” speak on “”My”” own initiative, but the Father abiding “”in ““Me”“ does “”His”” works.

11 "Believe ““Me”“ that ““I am”” in the Father and the Father is in ““Me”“; otherwise believe because of the works themselves.

12 "Truly, truly, ““I”“ say to ““you”“, ““he”“ who believes “”in ““Me”“, the works that ““I”“ do””, “”he”” will do also; and greater works than these “”he”” will do; because ““I”“ go to the Father.

13 "Whatever ““you”“ ask in “”My name””, that will ““I”“ do””, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14 "If ““you”“ ask ““Me”“ anything in “”My name””, ““I”“ will”” do it.

15 "If ““you”“ love”” ““Me”“, ““you”“ will keep “”My”” commandments.

**16 “““I”“ will ask the Father, and “”He”” will give ““you”“ another Helper, that “”He”” may be with ““you”“ forever;

17 that is “”the Spirit”” of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see ““Him”“ or know ““Him”“, but ““you”“ know ““Him”“ because “”He”” abides with ““you”“ and will be in ““you”“.

18 ““I”“ will not leave ““you”“ as orphans; ““I”“ will come to ““you”“.

19 "After a little while the world will no longer see ““Me”“, but”” ““you”“ will see ““Me”“; because ““I”“ live,”” ““you”“ will live also.

20 "In that day ““you”“ will know that ““I”“ am”” in “”My”” Father, and ““you”“ in ““Me”“, and ““I”“ in ““you”“.

21 ””He”” who has “”My”” commandments and keeps them is “”the one”” who loves ““Me”“; and “”he”” who loves ““Me”“ will be loved by “”My”” Father, and ““I”“ will love ““him”“ and will disclose “”Myself”” to ““him”“."

22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to ““Him”“, "Lord, what then has happened that ““You”“ are going to disclose “”Yourself”” to ““us”“ and not to the world?"

23 Jesus answered and said to ““him”“, "If anyone loves ““Me”“, ““he”“ will keep “”My”” word; and “”My”” Father will love ““him”“, and “”We”” will come to ““him”“ and make Our abode with ““him”“.

24 "““He”“ who does not love ““Me”“ does not keep “”My”” words; and the word which ““you”“ hear is not ””Mine””, but the Father's who sent ““Me”“.

25 "These things ““I”“ have spoken to ““you”“ while abiding with ““you”“.

26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in “”My”” name, ““He”“ will teach ““you”“ all things, and bring to “your” remembrance all that ““I”“ said to ““you”“.

27 "Peace ““I”“ leave with ““you”“; My peace ““I”“ give to ““you”“; not as the world gives do ““I”“ give to ““you”“. Do not let “”your”” heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.

28 "““You”“ heard that ““I”“ said to ““you”“, '““I”“ go away, and ““I”“ will come to ““you”“.' If ““you”“ loved ““Me”“, ““you”“ would have rejoiced because ““I”“ go to the Father, for the Father is greater than ““I”“.

29 "Now ““I”“ have told ““you”“ before it happens, so that when it happens, ““you”“ may believe.

30 "““I”“ will not speak much more with ““you”“, for the ruler of the world is coming, and ““he”“ has nothing in ““Me”“;

31 but so that the world may know that ““I”“ love the Father, ““I”“ do exactly as the Father commanded ““Me”“. Get up, let ““us”“ go from here.

The 1101^st chapter…

Note how these sample verses show a textual association with the #1 like is seen in John chapter 14. It would appear these are also some sort of reference to the Trinity…

Eph 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;

Eph 4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

The 1110^th chapter – another example, same as above

Col 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since “”you”” laid aside the old “”self”” with its evil practices,

Col 3:10 and have put on the new “”self”” who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of “”the One”” who created “”him””—

The 111^th chapter – and one more example…

Lev 21:1 Then “”the LORD”” said to “”Moses””, "Speak to “”the priests”, “”the sons”” of Aaron, and say to “”them””: '””No one”” shall defile “”himself”” for “”a dead person”” among “”his people””,

Lev 21:2 except for “”his”” relatives who are nearest to “”him””,”” his”” mother and “”his”” father and “”his”” son and “”his”” daughter and “”his”” brother, (and it continues…)

One Last Word…

I never expect such evidence to be proof in itself the for the perfection of God’s Word, but hope it is curious enough to cause others to take a look at these patterns and themes for themselves.

Amazing...Was Jesus crucified on year of Jubilee (500)? Psalm 22 is an image of the Crucifixion and is the Bible's 500th chapter

2012-01-04T19:46:00.000-08:00

I was reading on the website (http://www.growthingod.org.uk/jubilee.htm) that Jesus was Crucified on a year of the 80th Jubilee. That 490 years (reckoned as 500 years) relates to the 70 sevens (7*70=490) that is the time from the Jewish return from Babylon to Jesus crucifixion (Dan 9:24).

Dan 9:24 "Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place.

I'm not good at calculating numbers but have observed the relationship between the number 500 and Jubilee being related to Jesus death since the time I realized that Psalm 22 is the 500th Bible chapter --- a catch your breath realization when you take it in. (selected verses below...)

Psa 22:1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.

Psa 22:7 All who see me sneer at me; They separate with the lip, they wag the head, {saying,}

Psa 22:14 I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.

Psa 22:17 I can count all my bones. They look, they stare at me;
Psa 22:18 They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.

Psa 22:22 I will tell of Your name to my brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.

Psa 22:30 Posterity will serve Him; It will be told of the Lord to the {coming} generation.
Psa 22:31 They will come and will declare His righteousness To a people who will be born, that He has performed it.

Even though I can't calculate the numbers myself, it makes perfect sense that Jesus was Crucified on the 500th year of Jubilee and isn't it perfection that the picture of this event is found precisely in the Bible's 500th chapter (KJV, NIV, NASB...). I'm taking the opportunity of writing a letter to Mr. Beecham to share this new found knowledge on this blog. Here's an email I just sent off to him...

Mr. Beecham,

I write about patterns of Biblical numbers and have studied them for more than 10 years now. Curiously, my brain observes patterns very well, but when it comes to adding/figuring numbers, I’m absolutely terrible. I say that because efforts like calculating the dates of the Jubilees are something I leave to others to do. I was reading your website on Jubilees as I have believed for a few years now that God’s number 500 was related to Jubilee and Jesus being the one that set Christians free. I actually did not realize that is was said that Jesus crucifixion was on Jubilee – a perfect fit to my next statement --- I started thinking about 500 and Jubilee when I observed that Psalm 22 (of course, Jesus on the Cross) is the Bible’s 500^th chapter – just one example of God’s perfectly organized word.

Just thought I’d write and pass this little fact along that you might want to consider in your writings. Other examples of the DNA like perfection in God’s Word is the 1000^th chapter of the Bible being John 3, home of John 3:16; the exact middle chapter of the Bible is Psalm 117 which is the shortest and only two verse chapter in the Bible…Praise the LORD. Also, the 777^th chapter is Jeremiah 32 where the Lord promises to save Israel. You can observe these numbers on your own if you have access to a Dake’s Annotated Bible which lists OT/NT chapter numbers.

I’m getting carried away…

God bless and thanks for your writings,
Norm Patriquin
npatriquin@gmail.com
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The Lord will one day return at midnight? - 12 verses - Jerusalem?

2011-12-31T14:45:00.000-08:00

I've just been writing some tweets about the symbolism for the #31 being about last things and the return of the Lord. (http://twitter.com/#!/amazingword) For sure, I'm no prophet -- I just observe patterns I see in the scriptures. But I've noticed for a long time that it appears, the day The Lord does return, it will likely be at midnight -- I assume this would be the time in Jerusalem.

Rather than try to explain my reasoning, I've just copied below the only 12 Bible verses that contain the word midnight. (Having 12 of these is an interesting topic in itself) I find this interesting -- something to think about as we celebrate the 2012 New Year. See what you think when you read the messages in these verses...

Exo 11:4 Moses said, "Thus says the LORD, 'About midnight I am going out into the midst of Egypt,

Exo 12:29 Now it came about at midnight that the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt....

Judg 16:3 Now Samson lay until midnight, and at midnight he arose and took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two posts and pulled them up along with the bars...

Job 34:20 "In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand.

Psa 119:62 At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You Because of Your righteous ordinances.

Matt 25:6 "But at midnight there was a shout, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'

Mrk 13:35 "Therefore, be on the alert--for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning--

Luke 11:5 Then He said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

Act 16:25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

Act 20:7 On the first day of the week (Sabbath/Saturday?), when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.

Act 27:27 But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to surmise that they were approaching some land.

Christmas is on December "25th" By Design - Symbolism of Bible's #25

2011-12-25T12:53:00.000-08:00

Following are some tweets I posted recently. They provide some fairly strong evidence for the symbolism for the Bible's (God's) #25. I first observed this association with number twenty-five and Jesus appearances on earth when I noticed the 25,000th verse was about Jesus appearing at the temple and Simeon being called there at the same time. Simeon had been promised by God that he would not die until he saw the messiah. So on the Bible's 25,000th verse, this occurred. Luke 2:26 is the Bible's 25,000th verse.

Luke 2:25 And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
(25,000th Bible verse) Luke 2:26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
2:27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to carry out for Him the custom of the Law,
2:28 then he took Him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
2:29 "Now Lord, You are releasing Your bond-servant to depart in peace, According to Your word;
2:30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,

This observation made me wonder if the meaning of why we celebrate Christmas on December 25th has been lost. Maybe the original celebration was about Jesus coming to earth, not actually about his birthday. Here's the tweets that help support this hypothysis...

Seems Christmas is Dec 25th for a reason? #25 symbolic of appearance of Jesus on earth 25,000th ver/LK 25:1=25025th ver http://t.co/q3GwB4Xv
#25,000th Bible verse & Dec 25th-maybe Christmas is celebration of Jesus coming to earth--not his birthday http://t.co/q3GwB4Xv #apologetics
"Christmas & #25 -- the 25025th Bible verse - Luke 2:51 ""He went down"" with them...to Nazareth His mother treasured these things in her heart"
Christmas & #25 -- the 25,000th Bible verse - Luke 2:26 it was revealed to him..that he would not see death before he had seen the..Christ
#Christmas is 12/25; Bible #25=Jesus coming down to earth-25250th ver&52nd in Luke&2105th in NT-Lk 8:4 crowds coming to see him #apologetics
#Christmas is Dec 25th for a reason. #25 in Bible symbolism is about appearances of a King--Matt 1 (ver 25) she gave birth to a son...Jesus
"#Christmas is the 25th of the month for a reason -- #Bible's 25,00th verse - Exodus 34:3 -- God ""came down"" to mountain, called Moses up"
#Christmas on 25th for a reason -- #Bible's 25,000 verse - Luke 2:26 Simeon promised would not die before saw Jesus -- Jesus came to temple
"#Christmas on 25th by design - Matt chap ""25"" - the Bridegroom returns - 10 virgins (5 wise, 5 foolish & #55= 2 5s) - a prominent # pattern"
"#Christmas on 25th by design - Matt ""25"" - The master returned from His Journey - gave ""5"", ""2"" & 1 talents to servants (#25/#52 related)"
"#Christmas on the 25th by design - Matt 25 is all about Jesus coming to earth -- v31 ""But when the Son of Man comes in glory #Apologetics"
"#Christmas on the 25th by design - Curious #s Lk ""12:52"" Jesus came down to divide - 5 vs 3 vs 2 vs 2 -- 25512nd verse - text matches ref #s"
#Christmas on the 25th by design - DNA like #s - the #Bible's 25,525th verse - Luke 13:6 Parable of fig tree; master came--looking for fruit
#Christmas and #25 -- symbol of Jesus appearances on earth - John 5:25 an hour is coming now..the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God
"#Christmas on #25th a # related to Jesus being seen on earth - John 20:""25"" Doubting Thomas - the disciples said ""We have seen the Lord!"""
"#Christmas on 25th by design - #Bible #s curiously simple, not obvious - 2The ""2:5"" remember while I was with you, I told you these things?"
"#Christmas on #25 reminding us of Jesus appearances past and future--Rev ""2:5"" (the ""25th"" ver of Rev) ... I am coming to you ... #Prophecy"
"#Christmas on 25th by design? #25 re:Jesus, God's Son being seen; why 2 fish & 5 loaves? Luke 9:16 (""2&5"" in text-25) miracle feeding 5000"
"#Christmas on 25th by design? In the Bible's 125th chap (Numbers 8) all Levites age ""25+"" called to serve before the Lord in the Tent of Meeting"
"#Christmas on 25th by design? #Bible--age quoted most often when a person became king was ""25 years old"" - #25 symbolic of King appearing?"
#Christmas on 25th by design? #25 symbolic of Jesus apparences on earth -- Christmas tree may be likened to Burning Bush - Jesus on earth?
"#Christmas #Christian - is it possible God intended it to be Dec ""25th""? I think so-Bible's 25,000th verse -- Luke 2:25 Baby Jesus presented"