Who Is The Foundation?

 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 

Genesis 1:1

The first eleven chapters of  Genesis are often seen by many (including many "theologians") as nothing more than an interesting collection of ancient Hebrew creation myths, fables, or fairy tales.  Yet, the Bible itself reveals that these first chapters are actual historic records.  Of course Genesis 1:1 is the beginning of those "mythological" chapters and has been the focus of the last 5 posts.  So who was the genius that put this verse together?  We still have not come close to all that is below the surface here in this one astonishing verse. 

Most understand that Moses was the writer, but the truth of scripture is that the entire text of the 66 books of the Bible were divinely inspired.  Like Jesus, they appear to be the work of a man but are also the very Word of God.  Like Jesus, one might ask?  Is He not wholly man yet completely God.  Wasn't that the very message of the Gospel of John?  Did John not start his Gospel to sort of mirror the incredible first verse of the Bible? Though John did write the account, God, Himself, autographed these two symmetrical and complementary verses, Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1 as shall be seen (and what will be shown is only a small fraction of the Divine watermarks these two verses hold.)

In the first post in this LONG series on Genesis 1:1, A Prime Example of Inspiration, it was noted that the value of the first verse of the Bible was 2,701.  This value was then noted to be the product of the palindromic primes, 37 x 73. There was much more insight there in that post so it might be important to hit the link and read it again. 

What wasn't mentioned is that these two special prime numbers are also known as star numbers.  This means that the values of these numbers can be arranged to form a star pattern that looks like a Chinese checkerboard or a Star of David. This pattern is also known as a centered dodecagonal number.  Is it by random chance that this happens?  Is it an accident that the 3rd star number is 37 and the 4th star number is 73? Doesn't the sum of their positions in the set of star numbers equal God's perfect number 7?  Of course, we expect all of our myths, fables, and fairy tales that claim to be the work of a Divine mind to have complicated hidden mathematics embedded in the text like this, right? Again for emphasis, WE STILL HAVE NOT COME CLOSE TO ALL THAT IS HIDDEN HERE IN THIS ONE ASTONISHING VERSE.

Being the product of  primes, 2,701 stands out a bit for that alone, but there is another interesting fact about this number.  It is in another subset of special numbers known as triangular numbers. If you had 2,701 cans of beans, they could be arranged to form an equilateral triangle.  Wouldn't that be neat as the endcap of a grocery store?  That is the definition of a triangular number, a group of items or dots that can be arranged to form an equilateral triangle.  Interestingly enough, 2,701 is the 73rd triangular number.  Being the 73rd triangular numbers means that the foundation row on your store endcap would have 73 cans. Furthermore, the 37th triangular number, 703, fits perfectly inside the triangle formed by 2,701 and divides that larger triangle into 4 equilateral triangles. Coincidence still?  Why does 37 and 73 repeat over and over again?

In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God.
John 1:1

As alluded to above, Genesis 1:1 has a purposeful New Testament counterpart, John 1:1, and literally 20 posts or more could be written on that passage as well. For example, space and time forbid us to see that both verses have the numeric value of pi embedded in them, but alas...

Like Hebrews, Greeks also used their letters as numbers.  The value of the letters in John 1:1 equals 3,627. At first glance it seems there is not much there (though there is).  For sake of space, the two verses are complementary.  If you add the value of Genesis 1:1 to John 1:1, the sum is 6,328.  6,328 just happens to be a special number--A TRIANGULAR NUMBER.  It is the 112th triangular.  That means if we stack up 6,328 cans of beans on our endcap it would have 112 on the bottom.

112?  The total 112 just by random chance (yeah right!), is the  value of the names YHWH (26) + Elohim (86), or the LORD GOD.  Who is the foundation of all there is? God the LORD.  It is more than evident that the Holy Spirit wrote these two verses to make these patterns happen.  The only other option is that you must believe that a princely sheepherder and a fisherman working hundreds of years apart in two different languages randomly made these and the many other similar patterns in the two verses to appear. Of course, the overall work of the Holy Spirit is to make us see the only means of Salvation, Jesus.  He even "autographed" the verses to make sure you don't miss out on the only means of salvation--Christ's cross. Turn to Jesus today as He is truly Soon2Come. 

Water and Fire

But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

2 Peter 3:7

An ancient extrabiblical text recounted that shortly after Adam's death Eve shared a message from Michael the Archangel with all of her children.  The angel's warning was that the sin of man would culminate in two complete judgements on the earth: one by fire and one by water.  The historian, Josephus, also alluded to this prophecy of destruction.  In chapter two of Antiquities of the Jews he records that Seth was given the same prophecy directly from his father, Adam. Not knowing which would come first, Seth built two pillars to record the prophecy. He built one of brick and the other of stone because he didn't know the order of the judgments. Should the fire come first the brick would remain and should the flood come first the stone would remain.  

Regardless, the Bible, the only source of truth, does reveal two judgments.  The verse above from 2 Peter is actually reminding the reader of those two judgments.  He points out that the pre-flood world was much different than the current earth.  Peter then reveals under inspiration that the earth as we know it will again be destroyed and renovated in the future by fire.  He adds, "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness...(2 Peter 3:11)."  Take note, however, of the underlined text above.  What does it mean by the same word?  There is an interesting possibility.  

Could it be that there is a mystery in the first verse of the Bible that records the judgments on the earth?  In a future post we will explore the name of God revealed in that verse in Hebrew--Elohim.  For now, that name ends with the letters yod, mem. Yod is the hand or work and mem is the letter representing water in paleo-Hebrew.  God does a work on the waters. If there is water, is there fire? Hmmm...

Look at the other two words in the Word of creation.  It's already been noted in Created-The Message of Bara that Christ the Son is the Creator and He holds the creation together by His omnipotence.  It was also noted in the last post that the word, beresheet, alludes to Jesus laying His life down for us all in a loving act of redemption.  Look at the word created above in the picture.  Did you notice that the same three letters are found at the beginning of the word translated "In the beginning?" In a way, it says bara sheeth bara.  Take note of that. 

 Jewish Rabbis have curiously studied the Torah text for centuries looking at the way words within biblical sentences often convey underlying meaning through subtext.  According to Jewish teaching, the Law was given to Moses in block form with no breaks between words and the idea of subtext goes back to the original. Ironically, using this ancient method, there certainly seems to be messages hidden within the text and the Same word of creation has a message buried just under the surface.  It's as if the same word for the creation also tells of its destruction: by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire.

Hebrew words, interestingly enough, often serve as their own antonyms, their own opposites.  An example is the word for mercy, chesed.  In one passage in Proverbs it is translated as "reproach." In like manner, bara, the word for creation can serve as its opposite as the context of a sentence dictates.  Here are three examples:

•  Bara is translated as “cut down” in Joshua 17:15.      
•  Bara is also translated as “dispatch” in Ezekiel 23:47.       
•  Bara is once translated as “done” in Ezekiel and Isaiah as a work where God has done something.
  

Between the two appearances of "bara" above in the first two words of scripture is the word sheeth.  This word is actually related directly to the name of Adam's son, Seth.  It means appointed or set in place.  God created, established the earth, and then will destroy it at His appointed time.  That is not a hidden mystery as the plain text reveals it. The chapter of 2 Peter 3 confirms this.

How will that destruction take place?  Is it possible that the same word of creation also carries the earth's final destruction or renovation?  There is another little word hidden in the word translated In the beginning. It is the word made with the aleph and shin in the word beresheet.  Esh is the Hebrew word for fire.  Coincidence? Maybe.  Again, it's not a mystery, it is a word that God has inspired clearly.  Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? (2 Peter 3:12)

Remember that bara, as noted in The Message of Bara, pointed to Christ the Son and that the Bible teaches that He is the beginning and the ending, the first and the last, the Aleph-Tav.  It was noted that the letters spelling created in Hebrew, bet, resh, aleph, could be translated as God the Son.  It is worth noting that He, alone, then is the ark of safety in any judgment as bara, sheeth, bara could also be seen as God the Creator, established, God the Son. Again, this is not a mystery teaching but the very central message of the Bible.  Jesus in the only place of salvation.  Without trusting Him there is no salvation. Those found in Him will stand through all judgment as He is their place of safety.  Please call on Him today.  Don\t wait.  The signs pointing to the world's soon coming Tribulation are everywhere.  Hurry!  Don't put Jesus off too long as Jesus Christ is Soon2Come.