The Word of God is full of hidden
treasures and that makes it even more exciting to read. There is
always something new to be discovered and unveiled. I would like to
share one thing that I discovered which was very interesting to me
and I am sure it would be for you too.
This interesting treasure was
unveiled to me by Roger Price, a late biblical teacher from England
and confirmed by a book on biblical numbers that I have of Martin
van der Merwe.
To start off with, I am sure you
know that the Greeks used their alphabet to count. For example
Alpha, Beta etc. Every letter therefore had a numerical value.
Now when Jesus was crucified Pilate
posted a sign over Him, which read 'Jesus of Nazareth' (John
19:19). There is therefore a numerical value for this name written
on the sign.
Interestingly enough the numerical
value for Jesus is 888. Let's pause there for a second. The value
888 symbolizes the resurrected Christ. This number is also the
fulfillment of the Lordship of Christ. It also refers to His
resurrection and the fullness we receive by the saving grace of the
Blood of Jesus.
Now the interesting part is that
the numerical value for 'Jesus of Nazareth' is 2197. This is also
the number for the Greek name of 'satan'. Satan? You might ask. How
on earth can Jesus of Nazareth have the same number as satan, His
arch enemy?
To complicate this further look at
Revelations 12:9 "This great dragon - the ancient serpent called
the Devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world - was thrown
down to the earth with all his angels."
Satan is therefore referred to as
the serpent. He was the serpent from the beginning (Genesis) and he
will remain the serpent till the end (Revelations).
In other words, if the number for
'Jesus of Nazareth' is the same as the number for 'satan', and if
Satan is the serpent then Jesus also became the serpent. But how is
that possible? How can Jesus, Our Savoir be the serpent? I will
tell you next week.
But the message for now is this,
isn't the Bible amazing? Every word in it can be explored further.
Everything falls into place as it should. Nothing and I mean
nothing is simply written there. Everything was inspired
by God, every single word of it. Don't you think it is worth
spending some time on? Come on, spend some time in the Word, it is
truly a treasure!
Thank you God for Your amazing
treasure. Thank you that You reveal more and more to us the more we
study it. We love You! Amen