One Numbers
We can gain much insight by studying the numbers in God's Word,
not to the text only, but in their prophetic revelations.
Number One Beginning God
In the beginning was God, the one true God
Genesis 1:1
The Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost are one
I John 5:7
There is one God and one holy nation
Ephesians 4:6, I Peter 2:9
Number Two Witness, Division
In the mouth of two or three witnesses
Matthew 18:16
The Bible is divided into two testaments
Number Three Complete
All God's creation is complete in three:
Father, Son, Holy Spirit
Spirit, Soul, and Body
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
Number Four Creation
The four elements
earth, air, fire, water
The four directions
north, south, east, west
The four seasons
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
The four divisions of the day
Morning, Noon, Evening, Midnight
Number Five Grace
The favor of God's grace
God informed Paul, His grace was sufficient
Number Six Man
The earth was prepared for man in six days
Man was created on the sixth day
The number 666 is the completeness of man, the best
man can do without God
Number Seven Spiritual Perfection and Revelation
The book of Revelations beautifully reveals the Number Seven
Seven churches
Seven Spirits of God
Seven golden candlesticks
Seven stars
Seven lamps
Seven seals
Seven eyes
Seven horns
Seven angels
Seven trumpets
Seven heads
Seven crowns Judgment
The number nine consists of 3 x 3
It is the completeness of completeness
Nine is also one short of coming into God's divine order
Seven plagues
Seven gold vials
Seven mountains
Seven kings
God's Spiritual perfection comes in His revelation of the
number seven
Number Eight New Beginnings, Resurrection
Jesus' transfiguration was on the eighth day
Circumcision was to be on the eighth day
Eight souls were saved in the flood
Number Nine Judgment
The number nine consists of 3 x 3
It is the completeness of completeness
Nine is also one short of coming into God's divine order
Number Ten Perfection of Divine Order
Decade Ten years 10
Era One hundred years 10 x 10
Millennium One thousand years 10 x 10 x 10
Noah was the tenth generation
The Ten Commandments
One tenth = The Tithe
Ten plagues in Egypt
The ten virgins
Number Eleven Disorder, confusion
After Judas' betrayal, there were only 11 apostles
Before the Holy Spirit could come on the Day of
Pentecost, the twelfth apostle had to be appointed
Number Twelve Perfection of Government
The twelve patriarchs
The twelve apostles
The twelve foundations of the Holy City
Twelve persons anointed of the Holy Spirit in the Old
Testament
Number Thirteen Satan, Rebellion
All the names of satan are divisible by thirteen
Israel rebelled against God thirteen times in the wil-
derness
Number Fourteen Deliverance and Salvation
Israel was delivered the fourteenth day of the first month
Matthew records 14 generations from Abraham to David
14 generations from David to the carrying away into Babylon
14 generations from the carrying away into Babylon to Christ,
The Anointing which is our deliverer
Number Fifteen Completion of God's Grace, Kingdom
The Completion of God's Grace 3 x 5
The fifteenth day of the first month is the Feast of Unleavened
Bread, the symbol of the sinless body
The fifteenth day of the seventh month is the Feast of
Tabernacles. The Feast of Tabernacles marks the end of the
sixth day of man and the beginning of the seventh day of the
Kingdom
Number Sixteen Love
There are sixteen titles for Jehovah in the Bible
In I Corinthians 13:4-8 there are sixteen attributes of love
Number Seventeen Victory
In Romans, chapter eight, there are seventeen things listed
which cannot separate us from the love of God
In Hebrews, chapter twelve, there are seventeen differences in the Old Covenant compared with the New Covenant
Number Eighteen Bondage
In Judges, Israel was held in bondage for eighteen years, first by Eglon and then by Ammon
Jesus healed the woman who had been bound by satan for
eighteen years
6 + 6 + 6 = 18 The best carnal man can accomplish
Number Nineteen Faith
There are nineteen people listed in Hebrews, chapter eleven, the
faith chapter
Number Twenty Redemption, Time of Waiting
The Israelite men were chosen to go to war at the age of twenty
At the age of twenty, the children of Israel were to make an
offering for their souls.
Jacob waited twenty years for his wives and possessions
Number Twenty-Two Light
There are twenty-two bowls of oil which hold the oil for the
candlestick
There were twenty-two thousand priests to serve the tabernacle.
There are twenty-two sections of light in the 119th chapter of
Psalms
There are seven divisions of 22 verses in the book of
Lamentations
Number Twenty-Three Death
There are twenty-three things listed in the book of Romans,
chapter one, verses 28;32 which makes one worthy of death
Number Twenty-Four Priesthood,
Higher Form of Government There are twenty-four elders around God's throne
There were twenty-four courses of the priesthood in the
tabernacle
Number Thirty Maturity
Joseph was thirty when he stood before Pharaoh
David was thirty when he began to reign in Hebron
John the Baptist began preaching repentance at the age of thirty
Jesus began His ministry at the age of thirty
Number Thirty-three Promise
Jesus was thirty-three when He went to the cross
He was thirty-three when He arose, giving us the promise of eternal life
Number Forty Trials, Probation, Testing
Israel was tested for forty years in the wilderness
Jesus was tempted for forty days in the wilderness
Jonah preached judgment to Nineveh for forty years
In the book of Judges, Israel was given forty years of rest under
Othniel, Barak, and Gideon
Number Forty-two Completion of a Journey
Israel had forty-two campsites from Egypt to their promise land
There are forty-two generation from Abraham to Christ
Forty-two mocked the ascension of Elijah to Elisha
Number Fifty Holy Spirit and Freedom
The word pentecost means fifty
The Holy Spirit was given fifty days after Jesus' resurrection
Fifty is the year of jubilee
Number Sixty Pride and Arrogance
The image Nebuchadnezzar set up was sixty cubits high
Number Sixty-six Idol Worship
The confusion of man (11 x 6) who makes an idol out of self
Number Seventy Restoration
The descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japeth after the flood was
seventy
Seventy descendants of Jacob were in Egypt at the time of
Joseph
Israel was restored to their promise land seventy years after the
Babylonian captivity
Daniel's seventy weeks will complete the time when the Most
Holy will be anointed
Number One Hundred and Twenty
Complete Dispensation of Time
Moses lived three complete generations of time 3 x 40 = 120
Forty years under the law of Egypt
Forty years under grace, after he killed the Egyptian
Forty years led by the Spirit of God
Number One Hundred, Forty-Four
God's Perfect Government
12 x 12 signifies God's ultimate creation of government
Number One Hundred, Fifty-three Fruit Bearing
Jesus' disciples caught one hundred and fifty-three fish when
they fished on the right side of the boat
Number Two Hundred Insufficiency
Two hundred pennyweight of bread was insufficient to feed the
multitudes
Number Six Hundred Warfare
Pharaoh pursued Israel with six hundred chariots
The Danites sent six hundred men of war to take Josiah
Goliath's spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron
Number Six Hundred and Sixty-six Man's Best
Six, six, six 3 x 6 = 18 is the best man can do without
God, which only brings God's people into bondage
Six, six, six is the number of the beast, the great anti-
christ
Number One Forty-Four Thousand
God's Perfect Government
God's Kingdom rulership, with His firstfruit company
Two The Colors
White
purity
righteousness
holiness
Red, Scarlet
blood
suffering
sacrifice
Blue
Holy Spirit
authority
Purple
royalty
wealth
prosperity
Gold
God
Kingship
Kingdom glory
Silver
Redemption
Green
Life, growth
Prosperity
Grey
Dignity, honor
age
half truths
Black
famine
death
Brown
flesh
The Colors of Light
When light is put through a prism it breaks down into the light
spectrum which consist of the colors:
violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.
Our God is the light of life.
Three Parts of the Body
Head
thoughts, mind, intelligence
symbol of Christ's headship
Heart
center of life
seat of emotions
mind
Blood
the life of the flesh
sacrifice
Eye
Spiritual vision
light of the soul
Ear
Spiritual hearing
entrance to the soul
receptor of faith
Hair
symbol of glory
covering
Forehead
thought, reasoning
memory, imagination
seat of the mind
Nose
Symbol of breath
Discernment
Shoulders
seat of God's government, eldership
strength
Belly
symbol of emotions; Love, hate, etc
Arms
strength of the body
enabler of ministry
Hands
tools of ministry and giving
Legs
support and strength of the body
Thigh
symbol of equalizing our walk
Knee
symbol of reverence and humility
Heal
the power to crush
Feet
our walk in God
Loins
symbol of strength in action
reproductive part of the body
Reins
symbol of the motives of the heart
Bowels
the inner man
symbol of mercy
Four Directions
North
toward the throne of God and true worship
symbol of power and authority
South
symbol of quietness of the earth
refreshment
East
the new day
sunrise
God's light and glory
West
symbol of evening
setting of the sun
end of the age
Up
going toward God
going forward
Down
going away from God
backsliding
Five Clothing Materials
Wool
symbol of warmth and comfort
Linen
symbol of righteousness and purity
does not cause sweat
symbol of rest
Flax
symbol of weakness of man
Six Metals
Gold
symbol of God
kingship
kingdom glory
Silver
redemption
the price of a soul
Brass, Copper, Bronze
symbol of sin
judgment of sin
disobedience
Iron
strength
inflexible rule
crushing
Tin
worthlessness
weakness
Lead
weight
heaviness of the heart
Brick
symbol of the work of men's hands
false worship
Seven Heavenly Bodies
Sun
symbol of life
glory
brightness
light
Moon
a light reflector
symbol of judgment and darkness
without God, lifeless
Stars
symbol of Abraham's heavenly seed
Spiritual Israel
ministers of the gospel
light bearers
Falling Stars
apostates
Day
measurement of time
children of light
New day (hope)
Night
spiritual darkness
wrath
judgment
Eight Trees
Cedars
power, majesty
royalty
beauty
Hemlock
wormwood
injustice
symbol of calamity
Mulberry
symbol of a broken heart
Oak
strength
durability
Fig
symbol of Spiritual Israel, the church
fruitfulness
Palm
symbol of victory in Christ
Pine
symbol of fragrance and beauty
Pomegranate
symbol of abundance and joyfulness
Shittah, Acacia
beauty
Algum
symbol of Christ's humanity
Almond
symbol of Christ's resurrection
Willow
symbol of Christ's weeping and heartbreak
Myrtle
symbol of God's blessing
Nine Animals
Ant
diligence
industry
wisdom in preparation
Ass
patience
endurance
stubbornness
Bear
evil
cunning
cruel men
Beast
worldly kingdoms
cruel
devouring
Bees
host of people
stinging
yet produces honey
Bull Bullock
strength
labor
servanthood
Calf
praise
thanksgiving
Camel
service
burden bearer
Cankerworm
destructive power
Caterpillar
destructive power
Cat
sneaky
undependable
Cock
warning
reminder
early riser
Coney
wisdom in hiding
Dog
unbelievers
hypocrites
Dove
gentleness
Holy Spirit
Eagle
swiftness
rising above
Fish
souls of men
Flies
evil spirit
filth
satan's kingdom
Fox
cunning
evil men
Goat
shaggy
sin, sinners
Grasshopper
locust
multitudes
small but destructive
Hare
satan
evil host
uncleanness
Hart Deer
gentleness
timidity
sensitivity
Horse
power
strength
conquest war
Owl
evil spirits
night bird
Ox
sacrifice
service
Palmerworm
destructive power
Pelican
lonely person
Ram
male sheep or goat
Scorpion
evil spirits
evil men
pain
Serpent
satan
evil spirits
evil men
Sheep
God's people
defenseless
Snail
slow
dependable
Spider
wisdom
Stork
loneliness
Turtle Dove
Holy Spirit
Wild Ass
man's unregenerate state
stubborn, self-willed
running wild
Wolf
satan
false teachers
Worm
instrument of judgment
despised
Ten Additional Symbols
Anchor
safety, security, and hope
Ark
safety
Christ
Chaff
uselessness
Clay
symbol of frailness of the human flesh
Dust
humanity
contempt
human frailness
Egypt
symbol of worldliness
bondage
whoredoms
Field
symbol of the world
Fire
judgment
God's purifying and testing
Hail
divine judgment
Hammer
symbol of the Word of God
Horn
strength and power
Key
power to bind and loose
to lock and unlock
Lamp
symbol of the spirit of man
symbol of the Spirit of God
lamp of God
Leprosy
sin and death
Locust
destructive power of darkness
Mirrors (glass)
reflection of the Word of God in our lives
Mountain
symbol of kingdoms
Oil
Holy Spirit anointing
Sackcloth
mourning, sorrow
repentance
Salt
incorruptible life
preservation
covenant
Sand
symbol of multitudinous seed
earthly seed of Abraham
unsaved multitudes
Scepter
power, authority, and rulership
Sea
restless masses of humanity
Sickle
reaping
the Word of God
Stiff-necked
stubbornness
resistance to authority
Sweat
man's efforts and works
Tabernacle
man's temporal existence
Thorns and thistles
symbol of the curse
Whoredoms
spiritual idolatry
false doctrines
Wilderness
symbol of dry places without God
Yoke
servitude
slavery
fellowship
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