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Greek Isopsephy
The Greek system of numbering letters of the alphabet, called isopsephy, predates and is based on a similar method to Hebrew gematria. The Greek alphabet, along with the numerical equivalent, are outlined in the following table. Note that two letters (digamma and koppa) have fallen into disuse. Digamma, later called Stigma, continued in use as a numerical symbol, as seen in the 666 of Revelation 13:18. The isopsephia values of Ιησους (Iesous, translated as "Jesus"), and Χριστος (Christos, translated as "Christ") are also shown.
The letters of the Greek alphabet and their isopsephia values.
Messianic Prophecies
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Isaiah is the prophet most often quoted in the New Testament, Included in this book are some stunning prophesies about the coming of the Messiah, and their gematria warrants investigation. The words of Isaiah 9:6, prophesy the coming of the Messiah. This verse was later put to music in Handel's Messiah, featured in this video by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Tenebrae choir. |
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"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isa 9:6
The remarkable gematria of this verse is found by adding the value of every seventh Hebrew letter, thus: (remember Hebrew is read from right to left).
The remarkable gematria of this verse is found by adding the value of every seventh Hebrew letter, thus: (remember Hebrew is read from right to left).
Isaiah 9:6 - the sum of every seventh Hebrew letter equals the Greek isopsephia value of Jesus.
The gematria value of the sum of every seventh letter is the same as that for Jesus in Greek isopsephy. The same method produces the same result in another Messianic prophesy from Isaiah, this time from chapter 11.
"And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: ² And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; ³And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD:…" Isa 11:1-3a
Using the same method of adding the value of every seventh Hebrew letter, achieves the same remarkable testimony of Jesus!
Isaiah 11:1-3a - every seventh Hebrew letter again sums to Jesus.
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Then also shall a child of the great God
Come, clothed in flesh, to men, and fashioned like To mortals in the earth; and he doth hear Four vowels*, and two consonants in him Are twice announced; the whole sum I will name: For eight ones, and as many tens on these, And yet eight hundred will reveal the name To men insatiate; and do thou discern In thine own understanding that the Christ Is child of the immortal God most high. And he shall fulfill God's law, not destroy, Bearing his very image, and all things Shall he teach. Sibylline Oracles, Book 1 *Four vowels.--The name Jesus in Greek, (Ιησους), contains four vowels and the consonant is twice told. |
Sibila Libiana, Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel. The Libyan Sibyl, named Phemonoe, opens her manuscript of prophecies and glances downwards at the chapel floor, sixty feet below.
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Messiah by Numbers
The gematria values of Jesus (888) and Christ (1480) provide evidence that Jesus is indeed the Messiah. We have already seen that these two numbers are both divisible by 37 (see the significance of that in the study of Genesis 1:1, but consider this:
- Ιησους ("Jesus") = 888
- Χριστος ("Christ") = 1480
- 1480 / 888 = 1.6666…
- Mercy seat dimensions (same as length and breadth of the ark) = 2.5 : 1.5. Ratio = 1.6666...
"And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof." Exo 25:17
- 2.5 / 1.5 = 5 / 3
- 1480 / 5 = 296 = gematria value of הארץ (haEretz,,meaning "the earth") from Gen 1:1
- 888 / 3 = 296
According to this website, the ratio of Solomon's Temple to Moses' Tabernacle is 2.2222… The details are:
Ratio of Solomon's Temple to Moses' Tabernacle
- 1480 / 666 = 2.2222...
The mystery of 666 deepens.
"Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." Rev 13:18
The very next verse from the Book of Revelation also quotes a number :
"And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads." Rev 14:1
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Alpha and Omega
Although the majority of the gematria cited is based on the original Hebrew and Greek texts, there is ample evidence that the King James translation is also an inspired work. The word and letter count of the first and last verses from the KJV, and their relation to 1 John 5:7 is one example. This verse is disputed by biblical scholars, and is generally agreed not to have been part of John's original letter. The evidence suggests that the words were inserted into Greek texts from Latin in the late Middle Ages. Some Bible translations, such as the New International Version and recent editions of the Greek NT, omit the words in brackets:
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, (the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.)" 1 John 5:7
The connection between 1 John 5:7 and the Alpha and Omega is amazing. The first and last verses in the King James Bible total 22 words and 88 letters, which is the same word and letter counts in the Greek texts of 1 John 5:7
"οτι τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες εν τωι ουρανωι ο πατηρ ο λογος και το αγιον πνευμα και ουτοι οι τρεις εν εισι" 1 John 5:7 (22 words, 88 letters)
Whether this can be counted as a proof text, or evidence of deliberate manipulation, is debatable. If it's the latter, then the question remains, who were the manipulators? The Latin scribes of the late Middle Ages, the compilors of the King James Version, or was there a divine guiding hand?
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, (the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.)" 1 John 5:7
The connection between 1 John 5:7 and the Alpha and Omega is amazing. The first and last verses in the King James Bible total 22 words and 88 letters, which is the same word and letter counts in the Greek texts of 1 John 5:7
"οτι τρεις εισιν οι μαρτυρουντες εν τωι ουρανωι ο πατηρ ο λογος και το αγιον πνευμα και ουτοι οι τρεις εν εισι" 1 John 5:7 (22 words, 88 letters)
Whether this can be counted as a proof text, or evidence of deliberate manipulation, is debatable. If it's the latter, then the question remains, who were the manipulators? The Latin scribes of the late Middle Ages, the compilors of the King James Version, or was there a divine guiding hand?
The first and last verses in the KJV total 22 words and 88 letters. In the original Greek text, 1 John 5:7 also totals 22 words and 88 letters.
The Son of David
The Shema (Deu 6:4) is Judaism's most important prayer, traditionally recited twice daily. Jesus confirmed it as "the first of all commandments" (Mar 12:29). The term יהוה אחד (one LORD) has a gematria value of 39, and the verse following the Shema has 39 Hebrew letters. It begins ואהבת את יהוה אלהיך ("And thou shalt love the LORD thy God...") which has a gematria value of 907.
The first occurrence of 155 in pi is followed by the four digits 8817:
- 907 is the 155th prime number
The first occurrence of 155 in pi is followed by the four digits 8817:
- 8817 begins from position 317, which is the 66th prime number
- the prime factors of 8817 are 3 and 2939
- 2939 is the 424th prime number
- the gematria value of משיח בן דוד (Moshiach ben David) = 424
8817 is the isopsephia value of two verses relating to the Messiah:
"For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." Mat 24:5
πολλοι γαρ ελευσονται επι τωι ονοματι μου λεγοντες εγω ειμι ο χριστος και πολλους πλανησουσιν
290 104 1071 95 1110 541 110 663 808 65 70 1480 31 880 1099 = 8817
The term "I am Christ" (εγω ειμι ο χριστος) has an isopsephia value of 2423.
- 2423 is the 360th prime number
The first occurrence of 360 in pi is followed by the three digits 726:
- 726 begins from position 288
- the totient of 888 (Jesus) = 288
- in Greek, "The Messiah" (ο Μεσσιας) has an isopsephia value of 726
- 726 = 2 x 363
- in Hebrew, "The Messiah" (המשיח) has a gematria value of 363
"Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet." Joh 7:40
πολλοι ουν εκ του οχλου ακουσαντες τον λογον ελεγον ουτος εστιν αληθως ο προφητης
290 520 25 770 1170 1247 420 223 163 1040 565 1048 70 1266 = 8817
The term "Of a truth this is the Prophet" (αληθως ο προφητης) has an isopsephia value of 3989.
- 3989 is the 550th prime number
The first occurrence of 3989 in pi overlaps an alternating sequence of 8's and 9's: 9898989:
This first occurrence of 3989 in pi begins from position 6577, which is the 851st prime number. Following this alternating sequence of 8's and 9's are the three digits 358, the gematria value of משיח (Moshiach, meaning "Messiah"). By separating out the 8's and 9's we get 888 (Jesus) and 9999.
"Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth." Rev 2:16
μετανοησον ει δε μη ερχομαι σοι ταχυ και πολεμησω μετ αυτων εν τηι ρομφαιαι του στοματος μου
794 15 9 48 826 280 1301 31 1233 345 1551 55 318 732 770 1181 510 = 9999
The word "sword" appears 424 times in the Bible (KJV), which is the gematria value of משיח בן דוד (Moshiach ben David). The first occurrence of 424 in pi is followed by the three digits 541, which is the gematria value of ישראל ("Israel"). Hear, O Israel!
"Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth." Rev 2:16
μετανοησον ει δε μη ερχομαι σοι ταχυ και πολεμησω μετ αυτων εν τηι ρομφαιαι του στοματος μου
794 15 9 48 826 280 1301 31 1233 345 1551 55 318 732 770 1181 510 = 9999
The word "sword" appears 424 times in the Bible (KJV), which is the gematria value of משיח בן דוד (Moshiach ben David). The first occurrence of 424 in pi is followed by the three digits 541, which is the gematria value of ישראל ("Israel"). Hear, O Israel!
This first occurrence of 424 begins from position 1109.
Remarkably, the first occurrence of 186 in pi begins from position 424:
- 1109 is the 186th prime number
Remarkably, the first occurrence of 186 in pi begins from position 424:
Baptism of Christ by Anonymous Russian icon painter (1405).
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John the Baptist said "I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost." (Mar 1:8). In the original Greek, this verse has an isopsephia value of 6907.
The isopsephia value of John the Baptist (Ιωαννης βαπτιστης) is 2220. The first occurrence of 2220 in pi is followed by the three digits 888: 
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