God's Numbers Are All Around Us
Index and quick links to subjects on this page...
180 - A number of degrees, direction and turning around
360 - The World, fullness, surrounded, circles, things
that are complete
777 - Salvation - Mount Moriah, the site of the crucifixion
is 777 meters in elevation-Beautiful
911 - God's number of disaster, calamity and warning to nations
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-top of page-About God's numbers in our world...
Here's an almost shocking list of numbers we use in our world that are also found behind the Bible's number symbolism. In many cases, number values we thought were the invention of man are found recorded in the Bible - They are God's numbers. For example, 911 is a well known emergency phone number that we associate with disasters. It came with our phone systems and is thought to be no older than phone technology - nobody knows exactly why this number was chosen (WikipediA-911). If you examine Biblical numbers there can be no doubt 911 is a warning number of God. That's a bold statement, but the article below shows many number examples found in the Bible supporting the patterns of God's number themes - too many to believe these could be the product of coincidence or chance.
In addition to 911 type numbers, other less surprising numbers such as 180 and 360 are also found used in Bible numerics in a way very consistent with how we would use these numbers today. 180 is a number of direction or the degrees in a half-circle and in the Bible we find 180 related to turning around, turning back, changing one's mind, a covering and more. All relating to this half-circle or changing direction theme. 360 is the number we associate with the degrees in a full circle and the Bible associates 36 and 360 with the world or earth itself; things that are complete; things that are extreme; things that are surrounded.
These number usages are consistent throughout the pages of the Bible - all 66 books written by 40 or so authors use these number themes or meanings in the same way. How is this possible? It's not difficult at all to imagine if you are one of those who believe God wrote the Bible. It's his world and is no surprise the numbers he used to create our universe would also be found in his word. Once you see the preponderance of evidence supporting God's numbers found in our world, I don't think there is any other reasonable explanation for the consistency of these numbers in scripture. The perfection and structure in God's word is truly incomprehensible -- just like God.
Use the index above to link to various number topics found on this page.
180 - A number of degrees, direction and turning around
We all know there are 360 degrees in a circle and 180 degrees in a half circle. When we draw a 180 degree angle we of course get a straight line but the line really has a beginning middle and end point. If we are standing in the middle of the line we have two directions we can go to travel on it and we commonly refer to these directions as forward or back ward or right or left. Now consider absolute sin being at one end of this line and absolute perfection at the other - that's often the picture we get when examining the Bible's 180 references. There's lots of evidence for this number/text association and rather than presenting a list of random evidence that might be contrived, I look to the predictability of the 180th verse of the books of the Bible to offer a evidence that is easier to believe.
The Bible's DNA like Numeric Map is beyond our comprehension - How could God number books, chapters, verses, cross-Bible verses and cross-Book verses and still have them all make sense? You can ask him when you next get the chance, I don't know. What I am sure of is that the discernable numeric patterns are impossible to scientifically dismiss. As I often say in growth groups, it is what it is. No matter how impossible it sounds, and no matter what history tells us, the evidence demands a conclusion that the Bible is the exact word of God. These evidences for the Bible's 180 verses help demonstrate this. The following write-up is taken from another article I wrote on this topic...
The Bible’s Set Of 180th Book Verses
The Bible's numbers are a DNA like web of both complex and simple number
relationships that we will never totally understand, but at the same
time there's some very obvious clues to their validity nearly everywhere
you look. One number that's part of this relationship is the sequential
verse number of verses from the beginning to the end of each book. I
refer to these as book verse numbers. For example, since there are 66
books in the Bible there are also 66 book verse number 1's.
Number 180 --Consider a number most
all of us are aware of and can associate a theme with. The number 180
is associated with 1/2 the number of degrees in a circle and we often
hear people speaking of "doing a 180" in reference to
turning around, turning back, etc. 180 is also 1/2 of a full circle and
thus can be associated with things divided down the middle. There are
other Biblical themes associated with 180 such as comparing two things,
deciding between things etc.
It is no coincidence that the 180th verse of each book of the Bible
show some relationship to it's theme in the text. Some are more obvious
than others but the preponderance of (the evidence if you look at these
verses as a set) are amazing. There are 35 book verse 180s in the Bible.
Consider some of the following 180th bible verses...this pattern cannot
honestly be dismissed as coincidence by anyone taking a reasonable look
into them. These can easily be confirmed to be 180 verses by simply counting
the verses in your own personal bible. If anyone thinks the same could
be said about any other set of verses, they might pick another book verse
number and see for themselves that although there will be a pattern there,
it will not match the 180 themes—Pick the number 360 and see a theme
related to surrounding, or all, or entirely, or completely. Look at the
amazing 180 verses below.
Examples of the 180th verses - turning around, turning from sin, no turning back
Look for directional themes in the following verses, all of which are the 180th verses in their respective Bible books. Can all these be a product of coincidence? You may not be sure, but when you look at other cross-book numbered verses that in a similar way dramatically point out other consistent themes, the evidence becomes your conviction that only God could have written and numbered the Bible.
Rom 7:19 For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice
the very evil that I do not want. (Notice how Paul is
saying he is doing exactly the opposite of what he wants to do -- Going
the other way--doing a 180.)
Ecc 10:2 A wise man's heart {directs him} toward the right,
but the foolish man's heart {directs him} toward the left. (Notice
how 180 is related from going from one place to another)
Dan 6:12 Then they approached and spoke before the king about the king's
injunction, "Did you not sign an injunction that
any man who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for
thirty days, is to be cast into the lions' den?" The king replied, "The
statement is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians,
which may not be revoked." (cannot go back on
his word)
Eze 10:11 When they moved, they went in any of their four directions
without turning as they went; but they followed in the direction
which they faced, without turning as they went. (an interesting
one—They moved in one direction to another)
Josh 8:29 He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until
evening; and at sunset Joshua gave command and they took his
body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of
the city gate, and raised over it a great heap
of stones {that stands} to this day. (up, down and up again - back
and forth)
Hos 13:8 I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs, And
I will tear open their chests; There I will also devour
them like a lioness, As a wild beast would tear them. (robbed--Like
thou shalt not steal—take away ---as well as a reference to being
torn in two ½ = 180)
John 5:14 Afterward Jesus *found him in the temple and said to him, "Behold, you
have become well; do not sin anymore,
so that nothing worse happens to you." (become well – turned
around)
Exo 8:2 "But if you refuse to let {them} go, behold,
I will smite your whole territory with frogs. (To let go is to let Israel
go from Egypt back to dwelling with God—from from one place to another
– separating from--dividing)
Deu 5:19 'You shall not steal. (take away from,
divide from it’s owner?)
Zech 12:13 the family of the house of Levi by itself and their
wives by themselves; the family of the Shimeites by
itself and their wives by themselves; (I like this one—subtle..not
the husbands, but the wives ½ of the couple)
Act 6:2 So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables. (I.E. to turn away from an important task to do another, summoned—called away or called to)
-top-360 The World, fullness, surrounded, circles, things that are complete
We know the number 360 to be the degrees in a circle and find this commonly understood number to be associated with many things in our world. In the Bible we find the number 360 and its related number 36 associated with similar things we might not be surprised at; time, direction, earth and the world, coverings, going around things and words like being surrounded. If you could believe that the associations are clear enough and credible - but did all the authors of the books and the ones that numbered the books contrive to make these associations - it is not possible. Consider the few evidences for God's number 360 found in our world and then watch for these same associations in your own Bible study and I think the evidence will convince you of the amazing thing God has done in his world.
The number 360 is related to things related to circular things but also
to all encompassing things and often is found associated with phrases
that imply everyone, everything, all, totally, we and others. Watch for
these associations. Another surprising relationship to the number 36
is the number 666 (3 sixes) which is commonly associated with sin. The
number 666 appears to be a number of completness in the sense of spiritually
complete/perfect or evil. If you remember the explanation for the number
180 you understand the two directions of 180 can be thought of as perfect
good or perfect evil. 18 is 1/2 of 360 and 6+6+6 = 18 (sorry for
the number soup). I know this all sounds too convenient but this is what
Bible patterns suggest. Consider the verse in the Bible for original
sin - Genesis 3:6 " When the woman saw
that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes,
and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit
and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate". In
this 36 related verse (3:6) we see sin entered the world. Now examine
Exodus 3:6 "He said also, "I am
the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob." Then Moses
hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God". In Exodus
we find the perfect Glory of God, so much so that Moses could not look
at God. The well known Biblical number 666 is found in the 18th verse
(6+6+6) of the 1180th chapter (18) - Revelation 13:18 says "Here
is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the
beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred
and sixty-six". The 29666th and other 666 related verses
often speak of wickedness - 2The 2:4 "who
opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of
worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself
as being God".
I know this appears a explanation of 666 verses but the point is that
36 is related to 666 which in return is often related to pure evil and
it seems less often to pure good. The number 36 and 360 are related to
things all encompassing or surrounded things as well as circles.
- My kingdom is not of this world - John 18:36 - Did you notice the
verse reference 18 which is half of 36 and 36. John 18:36 Says "Jesus
answered, "My
kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then
My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to
the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm."
- The 36th verse of the Bible - the earth with no shrub, no
man, no plant - Genesis 2:5 says "Now
no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field
had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the
earth,
and there was no man to cultivate the ground". Note the
reference to the earth and creation with the 36th verse of Genesis
and the Bible.
- The 3600th verse - "no one" and "shall surely be put to death -
Leviticus 27:29 says 'No one who may have
been set apart among men shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put
to death.
- In all your ways acknowledge him - Proverbs 3:6 (36) - This verse
in the 631st chapter (63/36) says "In
all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight". Notice
the all encompassing statements "all your ways" and "your paths".
- The Builder of all things and 36 -- The 36th verse
of Hebrews in the 1136th Bible chapter is also the 30,000th verse.
Hebrews 3:4 says "
For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all
things is God". Note how the numbers and the text point
to all-encompassing things.
- The surrounding countryside and 36- Mark 6:36 is
in the 963rd chapter (63/36) and is the 24,444th Bible verse " send
them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and
villages and buy themselves something to eat."
- The 360th verse of John - "I am not of
this world" -- is also the 3260th (360) verse of the New
Testament. John 8:23 And He was saying to them, "You
are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of
this world.
- 36/360 and time Ecclesiastes 3:6 (36) - A time to search
and a time... -- A time
to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time
to throw away. Job 3:6 also strongly expresses time/dates
-- "As
for that night, let darkness seize it; Let it not rejoice among
the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the
months". And
Luke 21:36 says - "But keep on
the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all
these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the
Son of Man."
- 1John chapter 4 is amazingly strong for 36/360 and the world -
(warning - advanced number concepts) - This may be a stretch
to understand but if you are into a study of the
Bible's numbers, 1John 4 is a great number to study about 36/360
and the world. -- 1John 4:4 says "
You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater
is He who is in you than he who is in the world".
The word "world" is found nine times in this chapter
and there are numerous references to terms such as "every
spirit",
"at any time", "whoever", "we" and other
all encompassing terms. What you don't see in your own Bible is that
this is the 1163rd chapter of the Bible (36 related) and the 234th
New Testament chapter (a possible relationship is that 3 & 2+4=36).
The 21 verses in this chapter are numbered 30605-30625th
which associates every number with 36/360. The chapter and verse are
4:4 and 4 is a number theme for creation, our world or universe
and thus also fits with number 360. Associating 4:4 with 36, Psalm
36 contains the cross bible verse numbers 14,440 through 14,451. The
14,444 and 5th verse in this Psalm says "Your
lovingkindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness
reaches to the skies" which shows the possible relationship
between verse 4:4 and this chapter 36.
All these
numbers are 36/63/360 related and the text fits the chapter and cross-Bible
verse numbers.
This explanation for the number 360 in our world has attempted to show the strong relationship between the numbers 36, 360 and 360 to concepts related to our earth and other all encompassing things. There are many other examples you can examine for yourself - the easiest way to do this is to examine chapter thirty-sixes in the Bible. See if you can figure out how they associate with the theme for 36/360. .
-top-777 - Salvation - Mount Moriah, the crucifixion site, is 777 meters in elevation-Beautiful
Mount Moriah is 777 meters in altitude and a commonly suggested site of the crucifixion of Jesus and the Bible's DNA like perfection and Numeric Map give strong evidence that Biblical references to the mountain of God are related to the number of salvation, 777. There is compelling evidence the elevation of this mountain, which is called beautiful, is no accident. Did God give us all these clues in these last days as both a confirmation and a warning of his imminent return to this specific mountain? The numbers say yes...The Bible's Number 777 is a number relating to salvation, sanctification,
holiness and being made spiritually clean. An example of the use of 777
in the Bible's text is where Jesus told his disciples to not only forgive
seven times, but seventy times seven. The three sevens in this verse
help us comprehend the relationship with 777 and forgiveness --
Matt 18:22 Jesus *said to him, "I
do not say to you, up to seven
times, but up to seventy times seven.
One of the well speculated sites of the crucifixion is Mount Moriah which
is in Jerusalem. The scientifically known elevation for this mountain
is 777 meters. This is a curious observation in itself, but when you
discover the Bible's association of the number 777 with salvation, it
is near impossible to imagine this being coincidence (ref:
Goggle Earth to confirm for yourself-search for the Moriah Hotel in Jerusalem;
position the pointer to this location; then look at the bottom of the
display for the elevation. Turn on the "terrain" viewing
option to enable the display of elevation - http://earth.google.com/).
Psalm 48:2 is an amazing verse I only recently discovered that seems to point out the significance of the elevation of the Mountain of God. When you understand the themes for Biblical numbers this verse becomes an amazing clue to identifying this specific location in our world. You might even think of it as a sort of Bible code to unlocking a long debated mystery - Is the resurrection real and where did it occur? Let's examine some of the clues.
The clues begin with the verse at Psalm 48:2 which says - Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King". Mount Zion is a reference to the mountain of God and this name is found 21 times in the Bible (3x7). Psalm 48 is about The City of God and how we should get to know it. Psalm 48:12 is the 707th verse of this book and says - "Walk about Zion and go around her; Count her towers;". The Bible's theme for number 48 is about getting to know and respect God and this Psalm fits that theme. This Psalm also tells us Mount Zion is in or contains the City of God -- an interesting clue to it's location. In verse 2 which describes the elevation of Mount Zion, the word "beautiful" is another clue as it is a special word associated with God and can be found in a total of 73 Bible verses. Another clue, the cross-Bible verse number of this verse is 14,637 - a number ending in number 37 and seems another reference to help find this location. The three clues; the name Mount Zion; the word "beautiful"; and the cross-Bible verse number ending in 37 all relate this verse to the numbers 37, 73 and 21. Biblical number patterns show these numbers are related to the number 777 which is the actual current elevation of Mount Moriah in Jerusalem which suggests it could be the mountain being spoken of in Psalm 48:2. As further support, it also seems significant that the counts of references to the mountain of God in the scriptures occur in numbers associated with 7 and 777:
- The Mountain of God (7 times)
- Holy Mountain (21 times)
- Mount Sinai (21 times)
- Mount Zion (21 times)
So how do we know this is more than coincidence and that number 777 is related to salvation? The Bible's numeric map confirms this theme - We might better describe the theme related to 777 as that of being forgiven, sanctified, consecrated or otherwise saved and blessed by God. The most compelling and least likely contrived clues to understanding this theme for 777 are three non-random Bible verses that are found by examining cross-Bible verse numbers related to 7777 - each contain the number "7777". Here's what makes them special - When all of the Bible's 31,102 verses are numbered sequentially, the only possible verses found associated with number 7777 are the 7,777th, 17,777th and 27,777th verses. It is scientifically compelling evidence that each of these three verses have text relating to the 777 theme of sanctification. They are also incredible evidence for the DNA like perfection of the Bible and its Numeric Map.
- 7777th verse - The consecrated bread -- David gets the consecrated/holy bread only intended for the priests -- 1Sam 21:4 The priest answered David and said, "There is no ordinary bread on hand, but there is consecrated bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women". Notice how this verse both references consecrated bread and the purity of the young men - both fitting the 777 theme.
- 17,777th verse - Samuel's sins forgiven -- Samuel the prophet is cleansed -- Isa 6:7 He touched my mouth with it and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven". This is possibly the strongest and most intense verse of the Bible about sins being forgiven - clearly fitting the suggested 777 theme.
- 27,777th verse - desecration removed from the temple -- In
this verse we see a different type of cleansing. Paul is taken
from the priests and out of the temple because he was said to be desecrating
it (making it unclean). Even though we know Paul was not
desecrating the temple, this is the theme and action taking place in
this verse and thus fits the 777 theme - Acts 24:7 "But
Lysias the commander came along, and with much violence took him
out of our hands". The violence mentioned
in this verse may be an indication of a foretelling of Jesus
taking his faithful out of the world.
- Isaiah 6:3, the 17773rd Bible verse -- a number containing
both 777 and 37 -- And one called out to another
and said, "Holy,
Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory."
- Rev 4:8, the 30,777th Bible verse. Thirty is a number for purity and 777 for Holiness -- And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, "HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME."
- Gen 12:8, the 307th Bible verse -- (37/777) and speaks
of the mountain of God -- Then he proceeded
from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent,
with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar
to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD.
- Matthew 4:8 (48) is the 73rd verse -- of the book of
Matthew tells us of the mountain where
Satan took Jesus - "Again, the devil
took Him to a very high mountain and *showed Him all the kingdoms of
the world and their glory;". It is interesting that it is Psalm 48
that refers to Mount Zion and this being the 73rd verse relates the passage
to 37/777.
- The word "flood" occurs 37 times (three sevens) - The
flood cleansing the earth is an example of God removing wickedness from
the earth. Number 77 is also related to cleansing and as more evidence
to relate flood and with 77 is found in Genesis 7:17 (77) which is
also the 177th verse of the Bible -- "Then the
flood came upon the earth for
forty days, and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose
above the earth". There are many examples of the relationship
of flood to numbers 7, 77 and 17.
- "holiness" is found 21 times
- "Mount Zion " is found 21 times in the Bible
- "jubilee" which is a word of joy for the forgiving of debts (#50) is found 21 times
- "virgins" is found 21 times in the Bible
- Number "five hundred" is found 21 times in the Bible - a number for Jubilee. Psalms 22 is the 500th chapter of the Bible and is Jesus speaking from the cross where he was completing the act of redemption for our sins. 500 is a product of 10x50 and fifty is a number of Jubilee - freedom and releasing of all debts - forgiveness.
- Number "three hundred" is found 21 times in the Bible. This corresponds to the number 30 which is about holiness and righteousness of God (3rd book is Leviticus). 300 is 10 times 30 which can be seen as an order of magnitude of even more holiness and perfection.
- Other salvation related words occurring 21 times - "bride", "A righteous man", "Anointing Oil", "breastpiece", "eighth day" (the remnant saved), "deliverance",...and others.
In conclusion
Regarding the 777 meter elevation of Mount Moriah in Jerusalem - There's a mountain of evidence (pun intended) to examine, but if you can ponder it for awhile, it is quite compelling that the elevation of Mount Moriah being 777 meters has strong association to the act of forgiveness of sins. It seems likely this mountain is associated directly with the crucifixion or is in some other significant way is associated to salvation. These numbers strongly suggest God has left evidence in this world for us to discover that the Bible is the actual Word of God. How else could all these numbers line up in the 66 books written over 2000 years by 40 or more different authors?
-top-911 God's number of disaster, calamity and warning to nations
911 is a number of warning found throughout biblical numerics and evidence it is a God intended number of warning is significant. Since it is both a number in history as well as a God number in our world it is referenced by two different pages on this website. Click the following link to view the details of God's numver 911.
click this link --- 911 - a God number of warning as well as a more recent number in history