The Apocalypse - Letter by Letter: 07/07/07 Passes But No End in Sight
The Apocalypse - Letter by Letter
Blog to discuss the book "The Apocalypse - Letter by Letter: A Literary Analysis of the Book of Revelation" and current events that point to the events described therein.
Sunday, July 08, 2007
07/07/07 Passes But No End in Sight
Numbers seemingly play an important role in prophesy and God's Mysterious Plan. But just when you think one of those numbers has come up, the day passes with nary a whimper. Such was the case for 07/07/07, like the year 2000 and even 1000 before it. So what about numbers?
From The Apocalypse - Letter by Letter:
Let me here interpolate an explanation of the symbolic number "seven". Seven is the sum of three plus four, the number of the Holy Trinity plus the visible creation. This sacred number expresses the perfection and universality in the dealings of God with men. It also expresses the idea of "indefiniteness in such things as time, quantity, etc." Hence, the length of time to actualize the purpose of the visible creation, namely, man, is expressed as SEVEN days. God's purpose for man shall continue until He brings it to fulfillment. The number SEVEN, thus, sums up all God's revelations.
The Apocalypse tells about the evolvement and consummation of God's purpose, and that is why it is addressed to SEVEN bishops and their SEVEN congregations. Indeed, the contents of the whole book [epistle] can be put into a series of SEVENS. It doesn't take much intellectual talent to get the hint: the Apocalypse is Jesus Christ's final message to the whole Church throughout all the ages, even to the end of human history. For Jesus Christ is Immanuel, God with us, for every step and second of the journey.
Before showing the next approximate date, a few symbolical numbers need explanation. The number ONE THOUSAND in John's day signified perfection, although it was not necessarily connected with the concept of totality. The world's number of completion or perfection is TEN, a round number that denotes the completion or perfection is not total, but nearly so. The number symbolizing God's completion or perfection in his dealings with the world is TWELVE, which is obtained by multiplying THREE times FOUR, the number of the Holy Trinity times the concept of totality. FOUR usually symbolizes universality, like the four main points of the compass, the four winds, or the Four Corners of the earth; but, totality is the more accurate concept.
For example, there were TWELVE tribes of ancient Israel, because the Savior of the whole world was to come from the Jews. However, God gave them through Moses TEN COMMANDMENTS, because the message and the law were not totally perfect or complete. Jesus Christ, being the fullness of the Truth and the fulfillment of the law, chose TWELVE Apostles to teach the good news to the whole world. As for the number TEN, you will meet it in Chapters 12 and 13. So I hope you all had a complete and fulfilling 07/07/07.
