RE: [asa] Vernon's other bible code (was: The Challenge (was Advice for conversing with YECs))

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On Behalf Of gordon brown
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Subject: RE: [asa] Vernon's other bible code (was: The Challenge (was Advice for conversing with YECs))

On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Dehler, Bernie wrote:

> As for God's number being 888, that sounds weird; I'll look into it. Please tell me the exact link; I saw nothing at: http://www.whatabeginning.com/Misc/Wonders/P.htm . Is that the name of Jesus? Yahweh? If that's the number of Jesus, what about the number for Yahweh? Or how about God's real name, "I AM" as he told it to Moses when Moses first asked God His name? When it comes to numerology, "the devil is in the details."
>
> ...Bernie
>

Bernie,

The numerical values of the letters in the Greek name for Jesus add up to
888. I don't know whether Vernon finds this number in any other names.

Gordon Brown (ASA member)
. . . . . .
What's so special about 888? Shouldn't God's number be 777? What does Yahweh and "I AM" come to (nobody cares because the number isn't "special" as in repetitive, etc.)? If Jesus' name added up to 999, would Vernon then say that 999 is a holy number?

Example: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=777

777:
 One interpretation is simply that 666 represents humankind in general because of the special significance that the number has in the Bible. Six is known as an "imperfect number" because it is one short of seven, the "perfect number" (seven days in the week, seven tongues of flame, seven spiritual gifts...). So three (the number of the Trinity) sixes is seen as extremely imperfect. Therefore, 666 represents imperfect man, while 777 represents God.

...Bernie

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