From: richard@biblewheel.com
Date: Sat Nov 01 2003 - 11:57:00 EST
The study of the the numerical structure of Scripture is rejected by some
because it appears to be based on a random association between numbers and
words. The problem is that any arbitrary assignation of numbers to letters
will always divide the vocabulary into numerical classes which can be
scanned for "interesting" hits. The critic notes immediately that in the
process of finding ten interesting coincidences, ten thousand were passed
over. How could order or meaning be found in something as arbitrary as this?
There are many satisfying answers to this question that involve a fair
amount of discussion. But there can be no discussion if the topic is
rejected out of hand. Therefore, people need a reason to consider the
possibility that such a study could be fruitful. That is the purpse of this
post.
In John 19, we read:
And again another scripture saith, THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED.
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly
for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of
Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took THE BODY OF
JESUS.
The numerical value of the exact words written are:
The Body of Jesus (TO SOMA TOU IHSOU) = 2869
This coincides exactly with the value of the Hebrew prophecy (Zech. 12.10b)
cited IN CONTEXT of its fulfillment:
and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for
him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him,
as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
The sum of these words in Hebrew is exactly 2869 = THE BODY OF JESUS.
This is discussed in my article:
http://www.BibleWheel.com/InnerWheels/John/John19.asp
Let me reiterate, the sum of the Greek letters that spell THE BODY OF JESUS
coincides *exactly* with the sum of the Hebrew words of the prophecy that
says "THEY SHALL LOOK ON ME WHOM THEY PIERCED ..." Perhaps it will help to
state it as an equation mediated by the common value:
THE BODY OF JESUS = 2869 = THEY SHALL LOOK UPON ME WHOM THEY PIERCED ....
We have here a translingual (Hebrew to Greek), alphanumerically-coded
reiteration of a prophecy cited in context of its fulfullment!
Note the magnitude of the mediating number. It contains four digits. What
are the chances of this?
Is it appropriate to dismiss this as yet another "mere coincidence"?
Richard
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