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Biblical Gematria
by Eighth Day Assembly
Many Christians are afraid of Biblical gematria because they think it has something to do with 'numerology,'
but they have no idea how wrong they are. It is absolutely and definitely there in the Word, and because
it is there, I know our Father meant for it to be discovered and studied. If it was not meant to be studied, why
is it there? And when it is studied, it will so increase one's faith in the absolute infallibility of the awesome
Word of God as never before. All it is, is another level of study in a Word that has many levels of discovery.
(Special Note: Eighth Day Assembly does not believe that gematria should be used to establish faith,
but rather to expand and confirm a faith already established!)
There is a wonderful little book written by a marvelous Baptist preacher, teacher, and evangelist
entitled, 'Biblical Mathematics, Keys to
Scripture Numerics (How to Count the Bible),'
by Evangelist Ed. F. Vallowe, P.O. Box 826, Forest Park, Georgia 30050. This book deals with Biblical Mathematics
for the most part, not gematria, but will open up to the reader the basic understanding of the importance of Biblical
Numerics and how they are indeed linked together consistently throughout the Word, over, and over, and over again.
What is also important is his interpretation of the meanings of the numbers based upon how they are used all throughout
the Word, Old and New Testament. His discoveries are phenomenal. At the end of his book, Dr. Vallowe speaks of
gematria. He says that he has wanted desperately to get into gematria, but has not as yet had the time to do so.
He also gives a brief account of gematria and how it is used.
Biblical gematria is a little different than Biblical mathematics. Gematria has to do with the letters
of the original Hebrew and Greek words throughout the whole Bible. Originally, both the Hebrew and Greek languages
did not have symbols (1,2,3,4) to represent numbers, like we do in our own language. The way their numbers are
represented is through the use of their alphabets. This is why in the whole Bible, you find numbers written out
as words instead of using symbols. Example: The number 1 is actually the first letter of either the Hebrew or Greek
alphabet. The symbol 1 is actually the Hebrew letter 'Aleph' and the Greek letter 'Alpha.' The number 2 is 'Bet'
or 'Beta', and so on. Each letter of the Hebrew and Greek alphabet also represents a number. So, when you look
at the words in scripture, you are also looking at a very intricately woven set of 'Spirit numbers' just sitting
there, waiting for us to discover.
Each letter of each word has a numeric value. This value is called weight. This is why the book
of Revelation says that those who have wisdom are to count the number of the beast. Since each letter of the alphabet
has a numeric value, that means each word of the Bible has a numeric value. Each word, each sentence, each paragraph.
And words that have the same numeric value or weight are considered to be connected somehow.
In many states you have the lottery -- what are the odds in the lottery of picking the correct numbers
over, and over, and over again? I'm sure the odds of that are in the billions. Well, in gematria it appears that
the values of words connected come up the same over, and over, and over again both in the New Testament and the
Old Testament. They link together so perfectly there is absolutely no way a human mind could have manipulated it
to do so.
Once I asked a person of the Jewish faith, who was familiar with gematria, why it was the gematria
of the Old Testament and the New Testament perfectly linked together consistently over and over again, even though
they were two separate languages, written at different times, by many different authors? He didn't know. He appeared
to be upset. I feel the reason he was upset was because he knew as well as I did that the numbers in gematria do
not link together by accident or coincidence, and if the Old and New Testament gematria did indeed link together
consistently, then that would mean that the New Testament would have to be 'Spirit inspired,' and that Jesus Christ
is INDEED the Messiah after all.
Additionally, it is very easy to spot false doctrine and error just by knowing the numbers. If the
value of the word or words in question do not fit, it's absolutely and for certain incorrect. If a preacher or
person is telling you a word means one thing and the gematria of that word proves to be another, it is the person
who is incorrect, not the gematria. Gematria is not subject to the manipulation of interpretation. It simply is
what it is. This is why gematria is not used to establish doctrine, but rather to 'confirm' it! However, in getting
involved in this, one may just find that what they have always believed may not be so. That is the risk! And only
those who dare should embark on this journey.
Our Father and His Son, Yeshua Messiah, is such a vast, vast experience of discovery that no man
can know Him completely. How did He do that? How did He make all the words (every single solitary word) link up
together like that by number? On the human level it isn't possible.
With gematria, in essence what you are doing is 'counting' the Bible as opposed to just reading
it. You count the words instead of just reading the words. It is absolutely fantastic!
An example of gematria in Hebrew -- the sacred name Yahweh. Yahweh in Hebrew is spelled, YHVH or:
yud = Y
hey = H
vav = V
hey = H
In gematria it adds up like this:
yud = 10
hey = 5
vav = 6
hey = 5
TOTAL = 26 or (10 + 5 + 6 + 5 = 26).
26 is the number of God - YHVH. Additionally, with gematria, you get both a Total and a Sum. The "Total"
is the number you get when you add up the values of all the letters. 26 is the "Total" for the sacred
name YHVH. The Sum, however, is a little different. You use what is called the "small method" -- by breaking
down the Total into its smallest number.
Example: 26 or (2 + 6 = 8) YHVH, His Total is 26, but
His Sum is 8.
And you do this with every word in the Bible, both the Hebrew and the Greek. What is interesting
are the "connections." For example -- we see that YHVH = 26 = 8. The name Jesus in Greek adds up to 888
(as opposed to Satan's 666). The name Immanuel in Hebrew adds up to "8." Jesus rose from the dead on
the 8th day. David was the 8th son of Jesse. Circumcision of a newborn male Jew is done on the 8th day, etc. It
goes on, and on, and on. Is the number 8 then, a coincidence? What is really interesting about it all is that both
the Hebrew and the Greek line up together. Is this a coincidence?
The name Jesus in Greek = 888 or (8 + 8 + 8 = 6). 8 = Son of God, 6 = Son of man, for 6 is the number
of man. The name YHVH = 26 or (2 + 6 = 8), 2 = united (or divided depending on the text), 6 = man. Therefore, 26
is 'united with man'. How is YHVH united with man? He is united by the Sum, or 8 which is JESUS. Is this a coincidence?
Another interesting example in getting into this is the number 666 for the beast. We've already
been given the Total, but we now need the Sum, which is (6 + 6 + 6 = 18 = 9). In the book of Revelation, 9 is the
number of Antichrist and the deception of Antichrist and Satan (9 actually refers to the tribulation of 'fruit-bearing,'
and depending upon the 'tree' the fruit is coming from determines whether or not it is Satan or Christ). The name
Apocalypse or Revelation in the Greek adds up to 9. 9 is also the number of months a woman carries a child. At
the end of 9 months, the child (fruit) is birthed through the tribulation of birth-pangs. Jesus and the apostles
referred to the last days as being like a 'woman in travail.' Is the 9 of the book of Revelation a coincidence?
I don't think so. Even the 144,000 adds up to 9 or (1 + 4 + 4 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 9) as does practically everything else
in the book of Revelation.
What do we know about antichrist? We know that he is going to stand in the holy place claiming himself
to 'be God'! He wants to 'be God'. What is really interesting is found in the name Tyrus in Ezekiel 28. Ezekiel
28 is the chapter in the Old Testament which speaks of Tyrus being "the anointed cherub that covereth."
That he was perfect in beauty until iniquity was found "IN thee." The name Tyrus in Hebrew = 296. What
we actually have there is a "26" (the value of the name of God) with a "9" in the middle! 26
is the number of God, 9 the number of the evil fruit of iniquity. The 9 in Tyrus is "in the middle",
BETWEEN the 2 and the 6. Therefore, it is true -- Tyrus represents antichrist who wants to BE a 26, but iniquity
is IN it -- the 9, hence 296!
Also, 296 is a picture of what Satan did in the fall. Remember above that 26 means "united
with man?" Well, we can see from the 296, that there has been a division, a wedge put between the 2 and the
6. Instead of being "united with man," man, the 2 and 6, is now "separated" by the 9. The unity
between man and God has been broken. Additionally, 296 is also (2 + 9 + 6 = 17 = 8). 296 adds up to 8 as does 26
adds up to 8. What does this mean? This means that 296 is a FALSE CHRIST!!! Not only does he want to "be God,"
he also wants to "be Christ." The only thing that saves us is the knowledge of the 9. Is this all a coincidence?
And it happens over, and over, and over again.
Another interesting facet in gematria is its use in prophecy. It has revealed the actual dates of
events that have happened. One such event is the actual year that the nation Israel was birthed again. It can be
found in Leviticus 25:10 (look for an updated study when completed).
Gematria really cannot be experienced until you start doing it yourself. What is so exciting is
when you find a connection unexpectedly that links together something you were unaware of before.
Read all you can on the subject before you start. Consider what others have discovered already.
Provided for you at another web page is a Book List of Christian Authors on the subject of Biblical Numerics and gematria.
God speed as you embark on your new journey of discovery!
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