#24 -- The Twenty chapter Twenty-Fours of the Bible Point to the Future Day of the LORD

 

The number twenty-four in the Holy Bible is clearly associated with the promised coming of Jesus Christ to resurrect the dead and judge the just and the unjust. One of the most compelling evidences of this association is the miracle of the 24,000th verse of the Holy Bible Matthew 24:42 which states "Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.". This is the 42nd verse (#24 in reverse) of the 24th chapter of Matthew referred to as the "Olivet Discourse" -  The conversation that Jesus had with His disciples on top of the Mount of Olives.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do1tVBiPoYs

To sum up the associations of this verse with the number twenty-four:

1. It is the 24,000th verse of the Holy Bible (ESV, NIV, NASB, KJV...)
2. It is in the 24th chapter
3. The chapter is about the coming "Day of the LORD" (24 hours)
4. The verse is about the coming "Day of the LORD"
5. It is the 42nd verse - the numbers 2 and 4 reversed (Gematria)
6. It refers to this future day/hour (appointed time) ("...you know not what HOUR...")

As I have documented in many other articles, all numbers in the Holy Bible have consistent associations related to the number. Either to the number directly, some associations to the number (IE day and 24 hours), events associated with the number or labels/names associated with numbers, occurrence numbers in lists, etc.

One great way to see the consistency of numbers in scripture is to watch the Bible's chapter numbers. For example, I've included a list of every chapter 24 in the Holy Bible with a list of brief descriptions I have prepared to provide a hint at what the chapter is about. Virtually every chapter has some association or likeness to the future coming of the LORD Jesus Christ.

I hope after examining this list you might begin to conceive that God just might have divinely numbered our Bible. That's not as far-fetched an idea as you might guess as most believers already accept that God inspired and constructed the exact words in our Bible's text that was written over a period of 2000 years by 20 or so authors. Whose to say he did not pre-number the Bible's verses at the same time - keeping them hidden until he revealed them later to other men.

• Gen 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - Isaac comes for his bride. Abraham seeks wife for Isaac. God provides Rebecca.
• Exo 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - The glory of the LORD appeared on mount Sinai-Moses called up before the LORD.
• Lev 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - Judgment, All who cursed the LORD were taken out of the camp and stoned.
• Num 24 - #24 Balaam sees the Almighty and hears God—and says, a star will come and smite the wicked.
• Deu 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - Servants to be paid his wages at the appointed time(end of day) wives/divorce
• Josh 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - Choose this day whom you will serve;… but as for me…we will serve the LORD.
• 1Sam 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - The LORD gives Saul into David's hands. David cut Saul's robe.
• 2Sam 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - David sins and numbers people of Israel; As consequence, plague kills 70,000 men
• 2Kin 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - Nebuchadnezzar captures Jerusalem taking everything to Babylon.
• 1Chr 24 - #24 Service to the LORD - David gives '24' divisions of priests and Levites for the temple service.
• 2Chr 24 - #24 God said “Why do you sin against God, since you have forsaken God, he has now forsaken you”
• Job 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - The wicked deny the Lord coming. They resist the Lord but later are removed.
• Psa 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - Who shall go up to heaven with The King of Glory?
• Prov 24 - #24 Day of Judgment - Don't envy the wicked. In time, the candle of the wicked will be put out.
• Isa 24 - #24 Day of the LORD – Apocalypse, it shall come to pass, that day the LORD shall reign in mount Zion
• Jer 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - They shall be my people, and I will be their God--The good and bad figs
• Eze 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - Ezekiel in Babylon prophesying the Jerusalem siege has started that very day.
• Matt 24 - #24 The Day (24 hours) of the LORD - Be alert, for you do not know what hour your Lord will come.
• Luke 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - The empty tomb, Jesus had risen, reveals himself to the eleven.
• Acts 24 - #24 Day of the LORD - Paul jailed for teaching a future resurrection/judgment of the just and unjust

 Watch the Bible's chapter numbers for amazing clues to what the content of chapters are about. You might start with chapter sixes which deal with the consequences of our sin and our need to turn from sin. Genesis chapter six is a good start.

 

 

Warned by the LORD... Luke 14:24 'For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner. "

The Pattern of Like Referenced Bible Verses (I.E. The Bible has 49 "3:16" verses)

The Bible is numbered and arranged by God and every number related to a verse has symbolic meaning that helps interpret the text. This post contains another set of evidences of like referenced verses that pretty clearly send a message to us when we examine all the verses as a set. There are 17 Bible verses that have a chapter and verse reference of 14:24 and below I've shown many of them arranged to help reveal the message they together contain.

Note, there are many numbers associated with every verse of scripture and all the numbers  for any verse have some relationship to the meaning in the text. Some of the numbers associated with each verse are; book number; chapter number; cross bible chapter number; cross bible verse number; cross book verse number...and more.  Since chapter and verse are just two of many numbers associated with a verse, verses with like chapter and verse references don't all have exact same theme in them. These verses have two like numbers associated with them and number patterns reveal they will contain some aspect of the meaning of these two numbers.

In general, you can think of every Bible verse containing some aspect of the themes for all the numbers associated with it. To see the theme in like referenced verses we need to ponder all the verses together and discern the theme that might be common to them. It also helps when we understand the themes for the chapter and verse number because they give us clues about the themes to look for in the text of the verse set.

Themes for #14 and #24

Number fourteen is a number associated with Jesus, the King and Redeemer and number twenty-four relates to the coming Day of the LORD (I.E. 24 hours in a day. The theme that runs through these verses is very often a warning about what the LORD promises to those who turn from him and it directly speaks to these things that will happen upon his return.

Some #14 verses showing how it relates to Jesus the King and Redeemer:

Rev 14:14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like a son of man, having a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.

Exo 14:14 "The LORD will fight for you while you keep silent."

1Kin 14:14 "Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam this day..

Some #24 verses showing how it relates to the coming Day of the LORD (24 hours)

Matt 24:42 "Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. (24,000th Bible verse)

Eze 24:24 'Thus Ezekiel will be a sign to you;..when it comes, then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.' "

Matt 24:24 "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead..

Job 24:24 "They are exalted a little while, then they are gone

The Like Referenced 14:24 Bible Verses

Notice how these verses reflect aspects of #14 Jesus the King and Redeemer and of #24 the Day of the LORD. They seem to point to the judgment that will happen on this day...

John 14:24 "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.

Luke 14:24 'For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste of my dinner.' "

Prov 14:24 The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is foolishness.

2Sam 14:24 However the king said, "Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face." So Absalom turned to his own house and did not see the king's face.

1Cor 14:24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all;

Exo 14:24 ..the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians ..and brought the army of the Egyptians into confusion.

1Kin 14:24 ..They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD dispossessed..

Isa 14:24 The LORD of hosts has sworn saying, "Surely, just as I have intended so it has happened, and just as I have planned so it will stand,

1Sam 14:24 Now the men of Israel were hard-pressed on that day.."Cursed be the man who eats food before evening, and until I have avenged myself on my enemies."..

2Kin 14:24 He did evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam..

The Myan end of the world date of 2012 - Is 2012 in the Bible?

How can we find 2012 in the Bible?
This page has been put together because there is such interest in the year 2012 in the world that it seems right to look into God's number pattern to examine what comparisons we might find between God's patterns and this interesting date. Although I have my own opinions about what the Bible might be saying about 2012, the facts presented here are for the reader to draw their own conclusions on. Although I am personally convinced that God's numbers often line up with historical dates, I cannot be sure when this occurs, and if so, what does any apparent relationship mean. My book is about patterns found in the Bible and I suggest that it is the patterns shown by the numbers that most often lead us to understanding.

While reviewing these examples of 2012 in the Bible, look for patterns in related numbers and what overall themes you observe. In the example below of 20 verses having a chapter and verse reference of 2012 you will find a pattern of common themes throughout these verses. All like referenced verses appear to have some common theme running through them but it is not always easy to discern exactly what it is. As is seen in the 15:17 verse example shown below, it is not unusual to find number combinations, that when put together, seem to have relationship with historical dates. Again, you be your own judge as to how verse examples presented here might relate to 2012.

Other Worldly Numbers in the Bible (911, 1517)
As other evidence that seems to show how biblical text might be related to historical dates consider the following examples possibly related to historical events of 911 and of Martin Luther posting the 95 thesis in 1517.

911 Punishment to Nations
911 is a verse of warning about the end. Eleven is associated with warning and numbers along with eleven give some indication of what the warning is about. Nine is a number related to persevering until the end and about events leading up to the end so 911 would theoretically be a number of warning about the end to come. Daniel 9:11 is my favorite 911 verse as it is also the 22,000th verse in the Bible. 22,000 is a one of a kind number of Jesus so these two numbers lining up might have something important to say. If you examine Daniel chapter nine it is about the nation of Israel and how they have sinned against God. Daniel 9:11 seems the key verse to this chapter.

Dan 9:11 "Indeed all Israel has transgressed Your law and turned aside, not obeying Your voice; so the curse has been poured out on us, along with the oath which is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, for we have sinned against Him.

If you examine the Bible other 9:11 verses as well as other 911 related numbers you will clearly see a theme of punishment of nations among related verses.

1517 Posting a Notice of Bondservice
I've documented this in other places so I will briefly summarize this potential association between the year 1517 and the verse reference at Deuteronomy 15:17. It was in 1517 that Martin Luther posted the 95 Thesis on the church door and it happens that Deuteronomy 15:17 says that a servant who has become free but desires to remain and become a willing and voluntary bondservant must declare this decision by taking an awl and piericing his ear to the door.

Deu 15:17 then you shall take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also you shall do likewise to your maidservant.



We are not quite certain exactly what this means but the original language suggests that the ear may have something to do with posting a notice so we can clearly see the relationship of the act done by Martin Luther to declare he will only submit himself to God as directly comparible to the instructions in Deuteronomy 15:17. You can decide for yourself if you believe this is intended or coincidental.

The 20:12 Like Referenced Bible verses found in 20 Books
It is interesting that there are 20 verses in the Bible with a chapter and verse reference of 20:12. The number 2012 begins and ends with 2 and numerical patterns in the Bible reveal that the number resulting from putting the first and last digits of any number together has meaning. This helps us see 2012 seems also related the number 22 whose theme is of Jesus the Suffering Servant. The Jesus who; came to earth to tell us about God's plan; the one who suffered and died on the cross; who was resurrected; and who will one day return to take those who trust in him to their promised inheritence. Note the different ways you can see these aspects of Jesus in the twenty chapter 20 verse 12 verses. These seem strongly to include references to the return of the Lord and to judgment he promised to carry out when he returns. The 20th and last of these verses at Revelation 20:12 seems particularly related as it specifically refers to the Day of the Lord. The Day of the Lord is most often related to the number 24 and it is also interesting that 20 times 12 = 240, a factor of 24 (see reference to Matthew 24:42 which is the 24,000th verse).

1--Gen 20:12 "Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife; (the church)


2--Exo 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you.


3--Lev 20:12 'If there is a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed incest, their bloodguiltiness is upon them.


4--Num 20:12 But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you have not believed Me, to treat Me as holy in the sight of the sons of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them."


5--Deu 20:12 "However, if it does not make peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it.


6--Judg 20:12 Then the tribes of Israel sent men through the entire tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What is this wickedness that has taken place among you?


7--1Sam 20:12 Then Jonathan said to David, "The LORD, the God of Israel, be witness! When I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if there is good feeling toward David, shall I not then send to you and make it known to you?


8--2Sam 20:12 ...when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa from the highway into the field and threw a garment over him when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.


9--1Kin 20:12 ...he said to his servants, "Station yourselves." So they stationed themselves against the city.


10--2Kin 20:12 At that time Berodach-baladan a son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.


11--2Chr 20:12 "O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You."


12--Job 20:12 "Though evil is sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue,


13--Prov 20:12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made both of them.


14--Jer 20:12 Yet, O LORD of hosts, You who test the righteous, Who see the mind and the heart; Let me see Your vengeance on them; For to You I have set forth my cause.


15--Eze 20:12 "Also I gave them My sabbaths to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.


16--Matt 20:12 saying, 'These last men have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.'


17--Luke 20:12 "And he proceeded to send a third; and this one also they wounded and cast out.


18--John 20:12 and she *saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. (Jesus had risen)


19--Act 20:12 They took away the boy alive, and were greatly comforted.


20--Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.