Hidden
in the Bible Scriptures, there is an immense pattern of numbers.
This number pattern appears in many ways - in word frequency
(how many times a word is used), in the gematria of words, phrases, and
verses (the numerical values for the Hebrew and Greek words), as well
as in many other forms. Some of these number patterns are
discussed further in Prophetic
Numbers In Scripture.
In this
writing we will discuss one particular phenomenon of Scripture, that
is of such great significance that it deserves a short writing
of
its own.
In
the Scriptures, the number '42' is highly significant, and speaks of both
the "appearing of Messiah," and of "resurrection." Combining these
ideas, we see the number 42 speaks of the resurrection
life
of "Messiah in You." Likewise, we
understand the Scriptural significance of the multiplier 100, as
designating the greater "glory" of the number it multiplies.
As
we saw in Prophetic Numbers in Scripture,
the number 100 as a multiplier
speaks of "Messiah in you to accomplish." This speaks of the
glory resulting from the 'Grace' - the power of the indwelling presence
of Messiah - to accomplish a task. So we see that the number
4200 is (42 X 100)-- and is thus prophetic of "Messiah appearing in you, to accomplish Resurrection."
Significance
of the NumbersThe
general understanding of gematria, or the study of the number values
and patterns of scripture, is related to the original language
text. However, there are abundant numerical features found
even
within the structure and divisions of the Bible as we know it
today. Notwithstanding differing numbering methods for
various
Bible versions, we see a remarkable set of gematria patterns in the
King James Version, which is based on the "Received Text" manuscripts.
These numerical patterns do not seem to appear within other
versions, despite some digging, at least by this writer.
Chapter
and VerseThe
Scriptures speak to us, even through the structural elements of the
Bible. We understand that when the Scriptures were written,
there
were no chapter and verse numbers. These were added later, by
men. Is it possible, that even though these men later added
chapter and verse numbers, that somehow Yahuweh could have
superintended their work, in such a way as to place hidden messages or
"confirmations" within the numbering system? Let's look at
two
examples - the 4200th verses of both the New and the Old Testament:
The
4200th verse of the New TestamentFirst, let's notice the
4200th verse of the New Testament:
"And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in
the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying,
Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his
hands."
(Acts 12:7) The above
passage is a highly
prophetic verse, and speaks of the resurrection of the Bride.
It
is not possible to go into much detail here, but to summarize, the
scenario of Peter being released from prison, and then being led
through the "iron gate," speaks of the resurrection of the
Bride.
In this "hidden" parable in Acts chapter 12, we see that the Bride will
be loosed from the prison of the physical flesh, and will be
"resurrected" to a spiritual state, and will be taken beyond the "iron
gate" of death in the earthly realm. The fact
that this
passage is the 4200th verse of the New Testament gives further
confirmation of the message of the Bride's coming resurrection.
The
4200th verse of the Old TestamentWe have seen a resurrection
witness from the New Testament. Now let's notice the 4200th
verse of the Old Testament:
"And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to
morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause
him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause
to come near unto him." (Numbers 16:5) Here
we see another remarkable scenario, which appears to be another hidden
parable. In this scenario, a statement
is made that appears to have a dual meaning. This verse
appears
to speak prophetically to the entire congregation, which is an
unbelieving company, concerning the Bride. At the
very
moment of the Bride's resurrection, it will be around midnight,
Jerusalem time. This message appears to say that in the
morning
light, after the Bride's resurrection, Yahuweh will reveal to all, by
that resurrection,
exactly who are His, and who are holy: it
is His Bride,
the one without spot or wrinkle, the one He will cause to come near
unto Him, the one he has chosen - (many are called, but few are chosen).
We
are reminded at
this point, that the "Sons of Korah" are likewise prophetic of the
Bride in many ways, as discussed in The Sons of Korah.
To recap, we saw that one of the predominant Bride features of
the
sons of Korah was that they stood for righteousness, and separated from
their father. The result was that "they died not":
"Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not."
(Numbers 26:11) When
we look at both the 4200th verse of the New testament, and the 4200th
verse of the Old Testament, we see that these are one and the same
Resurrection message. These both appear to be hidden
parables,
each speaking of one aspect of the resurrection of the Bride.
So
what is the message, and what is its purpose?
The
Message to the BrideLet's look carefully at the
4200th verse of the Old Testament:
"And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to
morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause
him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause
to come near unto him." (Numbers 16:5) Dear
Bride-Candidate, do you see anything in the above reference?
Did
you notice that this references the 4th book, the 16th chapter, the 5th
verse. Might this perhaps be speaking of the 4th "Pagan"
month,
the 16th day of that month, and the "5" speaking of the
Bride? We
should dig deeply to see when this date is likely to be the Biblical
Tenth Day of the first month (See The
Tenth Day). For it is out of the mouth of
two or three witnesses, that every matter shall be established.
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