AnOracleRestored

Someobservationsonaremarkablediscovery Index:
1.Introduction 2.Thecontiguousmultiplesof37 3.Themultiplesof296 4.TheCreator'sName 5.Apythagoreanview 6.Somesimplefractions 7.Thesymmetrieswithin 8.AcomparisonwiththeGenesis1:1data 9.God'sSeal 10.AlphaandOmega 11.Conclusion
Appendix1:TheTwelveTribes Appendix2:ThenumericalinterpretationofHebrewwords Appendix3:ThenumericalinterpretationofGreekwords

1.Introduction

Oneoftheprincipalreasonsforthe'Mt.Sinaiencounter',recordedinExodus2531,wasto instructMosesastotheprecisedetailsofconstructionoftheportablesanctuarythatwould functionasGod'sdwellingplaceonearththetabernacletogetherwithitsfurnishings, andmannerofuse. Concerningthehighpriestlyvestments,wereadparticularlyoftheoracletheUrimand Thummim(Ex.28:30)providedfortheguidanceofthepeopleindifficultanduncertain times.Detailsarelackingofthenatureanduseoftheseitems(1),butweareinformedthat theywereheldinapouchcalledthebreastplate(or,insometranslations,breastpiece) attachedtothefrontoftheephodtheoutmostgarmentofthehighpriest.Thisbreastplate wasformedfromasinglepieceofhighlyembroideredlinenclothonecubitlongandhalfa cubitwide,foldedoverintwotoformasquare,halfacubitbyhalfacubit(about9in.x 9in).Itwasadornedwithtwelvepreciousstonesonwhichwereengravedthenamesofthe tribesiethoseofthesonsandgrandsonsofJacobarrangedaccordingtotheirorderof birth.Theseweresetoutinfourrowsofthreestoneseach(Ex.28:1530)[Appendix1]. [LinktowebsiteontheTabernacle] InIanMallett'spaperTheBreastplateofJudgment(2),attentionisdrawntothemany interestingfeaturesattendingthematrixofintegersformedfromthecharacteristicvalues (hereafter"CVs")[Appendix2]ofthebreastplatenames:

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2.Thecontiguousmultiplesof37
Thefollowingattributes,predicatedupon37(3)anditsmultiples,maybereadily ascertained: 1. Thevalueofthematrix(i.e.thesumofitscomponents)is3700,or10^2x37(4) 2. Ofthese,the6occupying'odd'positionstotal1850,or50x37,andthe6occupying 'even'positions,thesame

3. Thefirst9formasquaretheytotal2812,or76x37 4. Theremainderformingthefinalrowof3total888,or24x37 5. Thefirstvalueis259,or7x37 6. Theremainingvaluesinthesquaremaybegroupedinto4connectedpairseach representingamultipleof37,thus:

At(a),wehavethebreastplatematrixandobservethatitmaybedividedinto6regions, heredesignatedI,II,III,IV,VandVIasat(b)suchthatthesumofthenameCVs withineachregionisamultipleoftheuniquelysymmetricalnumber37asrepresentedat (c)thecorrespondingmultipliersof37beingdepictedat(d).

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3.Themultiplesof296
Remarkably,the6segmentsofthebreastplate,definedaboveeachamultipleof37may becombinedtogeneratethefirstninemultiplesoftheinterestingnumber296(=8.37).The detailsarepresentedinthefollowingsetofminiatures:

Figure2.Themultiplesof296ascombinations ofthesesegments
Thisfactishighlysignificantbecauseoftheassociations296haswithearlierdiscoveries inthebiblicaltext:itisthecharacteristicvalueofthe7thandfinalHebrewwordof Gen.1:1(meaning'theearth'),andisafactoroftheGreekformofboth'Jesus'(=888,or 3.296)and'Christ'(=1480,or5.296).Further,itrepresentsthedifferencebetweenthe cubesof6and8,andisafactorof1184oneofauniquepairof'friendly'numbers.

Acomputersimulationrevealsthatonly1%ofrandomsetsof6multiplesof37,overthe samerange,willbefoundtopossessthisfeature.
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4.TheCreator'sname.
WereadinJohn'sGospel,"Hewasintheworld,andtheworldwasmadebyhim,andthe worldknewhimnot."(ch.1,v.10).Remarkably,thebreastplateisimprintedwithour Creator's'signature'thebottomrow(value888)conveyingtheencodedname,'Jesus',and theconnectedblockabove(value1480),thetitle,'Christ',thus:

Andwefurtherobservepowerfulsymbolisminthefactthattheratio,name:title, representednumericallyby888:1480,or3:5,isidenticalwiththatofthesidesofthemercy seat(Ex.25:1722)centralelementintabernacleworship![Detailsconcerningthe derivationofthecharacteristicvaluesoftheCreator'snameandtitlearegiveninAppendix 3.]

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Theforegoingfactsleaddirectlytoapythagoreanviewofthebreastplateoneinwhichthe Lord'sNameplaysanessentialrole.

5.Apythagoreanview
Aswehavejustseen,thebreastplatematrix(value100x37)maybedividedintotwo blocks,thus:

Here,itmaybeobservedthatthesquarerootsofthemultipliersof37,{6,8,10}forma pythagoreantriplethatisasimplemultipleoftheclassiccase,{3,4,5}!Foursuchtriangles aregeneratedwhenasquareofside10unitsisrotatedby36.87(nearly37!)withina centredsquareofside14units,thus:

Thesumofthesesquaresis296anumberthathasalreadybeenshowntobeanessential featureofthebreastplate.
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6.Somesimplefractions.
Ithasalreadybeenobservedthatthesumoftheoddnumberednamesispreciselyonehalf ofthetotal,andthereforeequaltothesumoftheevennumberednames.However,as revealedbelow,thereisanotherarrangementwhichhalvesthestructurenumerically,and twowhichdivideitintheratio1/4:3/4,thus:

Further,in925,wehavethevalueoftheCreator'snameandtitle,asderivedfromthe EnglishanalogueoftheHebrewalphabeticnumberingscheme(5).Acomputersimulation revealsthatabout5%ofequivalentrandomsetsexhibitthesecombinedproperties.

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7.Thesymmetrieswithin
Weobservethat7ofthe12integersinthearrayexhibitinterestingrelationshipsofthe form,

Multiple(M)/Divisor(D)=Quotient(Q)

Thus:
259(the1st)/7(the6th)=37

570(the5th)/30(the3rd)=19 162(the10th)/54(the4th)=3 570(the5th)/95(the9th)=6

Theorderofappearanceoftheseelementsinthematrixisasfollows: 2593054570795162 i.e.MDDMDDM andweobservesymmetryinthetypesrepresented,andbetweentypes,thus:

Further,anexaminationofthefourquotients(Q)19,3,37,and6revealsthemtobe significantandrelatedfigurate(6)numbers,thus:

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8.AcomparisonwiththeGenesis1:1data(7)
Thereareanumberofpointsofcontactbetweenthenumericalfeaturesofthebreastplate, asoutlinedabove,andthoseoftheHebrewBible'sfirstverse: bothreveal37tobethedominantfactor(afeatureheraldedbytheirtotals:Gen.1:1= 2701=37x73breastplatematrix=3700=37x100 thetotalofGen.1:1dividesthus:2701=999+999+(999296)thebreastplatetotal maybewritten,3700=999+999+999+(999296),or2701+999indeed,asthe followingfigurereveals,thiscombinationisactuallypresent(asarethemany multiplesof296,aswehavealreadyseen):

thefactorsof2701,viz37and73,andof703(i.e.999296),viz19and37,arerichly figuratethesamestructuresareimpliedbythebreastplatedataasFigure8reveals (observethat6x6astrianglesymmetricallydisposedabout37ashexagonyieldsa hexagramof73) themultipliersof37inbothGen.1:1andCreator'sname(ie73and64,respectively) arethemselvesrelatedto37:73,bydigitreversal,and64,bythecubesuggestedby thehexagonalformof37(3). Clearly,theyaretheworkofonesupremeauthor!

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9.God'sSeal.
Ashasbeendemonstratedinanearlierpaper(8),2368and2701symbolsoftheCreator

andCreation,respectivelyarealsoobjectsofconsiderablesignificanceperseinthefield ofnumericalgeometry(9).Bothexhibitcompoundsymmetrieswhichtaketheformoftwo dimensionalarrangementsofuniformthreedimensionalelements(10)

. Hereweobserve37cubeseachof64units(11)setoutasaregularhexagram. Remarkably,thefigureisharmonisedbythefactthatthesecubesarerepresentedintwo dimensionsbynumericalhexagonseachof37units(3)!Thetotalrepresentedis37x64,or 2368thecharacteristicvalue(CV)oftheLord(Appendix3). Inthenextdiagram,2701,or37x73theCVofGen.1:1isdepictedasahexagramof73 gnomonseachof37units(3).

Figure10maynowbecentredandsuperimposedonFigure11,thus:

The'halo'of36visiblegnomons(blue)embodies36x37,or1332units,andthetotal representedbythewholeisthus1332+2368,or3700unitsthesumofthe12breastplate names!However,itshouldnotgounnoticedthatthecomponentsofthetotalaretobe foundinaprincipaldivisionofthebreastplatematrix[Figure2],andthereforeparticipate inthepythagoreanconnectionnotedinSection2!Further,the24gnomonelements underlyingtheoutlineofthecentralhexagramrepresent24x37,or888unitstheCVof 'Jesus'andbottomrowofthematrix! Alternatively,thelastdiagrammaybeperceivedastheaugmentationofFigure11bya hexagramof37smallercubeseachofvalue27(i.e.3^3).Clearly,thevaluerepresented bythishexagramwouldbe27x37,or999.Weobservethatboth999and2701arepresentin thebreastplateandformasignificantdivisionofit[Figure9]. Thefactthattheseconstructionsarehybridincorporatingbothtwoandthree dimensionalelementsisitselfsymbolic:itmirrorsthedualnatureofJesuswhowasboth

perfectmanandGod! ReferringagaintoFigure2weobservethatthedivisionofthefigureintotwogroupsof5 and7tiles,respectively,establishesfurtherlinkswiththeGen.1:1phenomena.Thuswe findthat37isthearithmeticmeanof25(=5^2)and49(=7^2)and,again,thecentroid element(12)ofthe73rdnumericaltriangle(analternativerepresentationofGen.1:1(8))is foundtooccupythe25thpositioninthe49throw!

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10.AlphaandOmega. Thephrase,IamAlphaandOmega...,occursthreetimesinthetextoftheBible'slastbook (Rev.1:8,21:6,22:13)itsfinalappearancebeingfollowedbythewords,...thebeginning andtheend,thefirstandthelast.ItistheLordJesusChristwhoismakingtheamazing claimthatallthingsarefromhimandforhim!(13)IntheoriginalGreekthissignificant phraseisratherpeculiarlyexpressedeachtimeitappears,thus:whereasthefirstletterof thealphabet,Alpha,isgivenbyname(' '),thelast,Omega,isgivenonlyasasymbol(' ')!(14)Thematterappearstohavebeendesignedtoattracttheattentionofthecareful reader.Buttowhatpurpose? ConsultingAppendix3,weobservethefollowingnumericalimplicationsofthis arrangement: CV( )=532CV( )=800theirsum=1332=36x37

Themoreobviousexpressionsofthephrasewouldhaveinvolvedeitherthenames,orthe symbols,ofbothletters,withthefollowingnumericalimplications: CV( )=532CV( )=849theirsum=1381=aprimenumber CV(A)=1CV( )=800theirsum=801=3x3x89

andthefinalpossibilityofsymbolfollowedbyname: CV(A)=1CV( )=849theirsum=850=2x5x5x17

Clearly,theonlyarrangementtoyieldamultipleof37ispreciselythatfoundinthetext! andweobservethattheparticularmultiple,1332representing'AlphaandOmega'isthat whichnotonlyaccompanies2368('TheLord')inthebreastplatematrix[Figure2]butalso functionsastheoutlinehexagram('thehalo')intherepresentationof'TheLordofCreation' [Figure11(c)]!!

Again,inthecontextofthefirstverseoftheBible(Gen.1:1)that'treasuretrove'of numericalgeometry(7)(8)wefindasimilarassociation:thecentralHebrewwordis formedfromthefirstandthelastlettersofthealphabetimmediatelyprecedingitis 'Elohim',meaning'God'theCreator! Itseemsabundantlyobvious,therefore,thatHewhocreatedallthingsanddesignedthe breastplateisalsotheOnewhoinspiredthewritingoftheBookofRevelation!

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11.Conclusion. BehindtheoriginaljewelsofthebreastplatelaytheUrimandThummimthosemysterious instrumentsordainedbyGodfortheguidanceofhispeople.They,alongwiththe breastplateandephodwerelostduringtheBabyloniancaptivity.However,inessence,they liveoninthemiracleofthebreastplatematrix!Here,indeed,isanoraclefortoday!Hereis tangibleandcompellingevidenceofGod'sBeingandSovereignty,andaguaranteeof biblicaltruth!Thosewhosebeliefsandactionsareguidedbyreasonnowhavean opportunitytograspthesefundamentalrealities,recognisingthatinthesedaysGodis drawingourattentiontohithertounnoticeddesignswhichauthenticatescripturebeyond reasonabledoubt. ToquotethewriterofTheBreastplateofJudgment:"Whatmindcouldconceivesuchan amazingarrayofmathematicalphenomenasavetheCreatorhimself,theWonderful Numberer,JesusChrist,whoistheMessiahofIsraelandtheSaviouroftheworld?"

VernonJenkinsMSc 20010420
email:vernon.jenkins@virgin.net ReturntoIndex LinktoDoubleIndemnity Thispagewaslastmodified20060311. (1)TheUrimandThummimwereclearlymorethantheequivalentofapairofdice(assomehave contended)forGoddidnotalwaysprovideananswer(1Sam.14:3637,28:6).Theresponsecameeither byavoicefromheavenorbyanimpulseuponthemindofthehighpriest.Thisoraclewasofgreatuseto Israel(e.g.Nu.27:21,1Sam.23:612).

(2)ObtainablefromPALMONIRESEARCH,4Tynesdale,Whitby,EllesmerePort,CH656RB,U.K. (3)Asaninteger,thirtysevenhasuniquegeometricalproperties:37uniformsquaresorcircles(as appropriate)canbearrangedtofillanyoneofthreesymmetricalframesoctagon,hexagon,or hexagraminhexagonform,itrepresentsatypical2Dviewofacubeofdimension4,i.e.astackof64 unitcubesitisalsothedifferencebetweenthecubesof4and3.Thesefeaturesareillustratedinthe followingdiagrams:

Clearly,37isassociatedwith16axesofsymmetry,andinthissenseitisthemostsymmetricalofall numbers.But,inaddition,asadenaryobject,itprovidesabasisformanyinterestingmathematical recreations(seeTheUltimateAssertion:EvidenceofSupernaturalDesignintheDivinePrologue,CEN Tech.J.,vol.7(2),1993,Appendix,pp.192196). (4)Thisappearssignificantsincethebreastplatewasitselfasquare,and10isahighlysignificant number:aprominentfeatureofhumananatomy,principalradixofman'snumbersystemsfromthe beginning,andcollectiveunitinthenownearuniversalprinciplesofdecimalisationandmetrication. (5)InAppendix2,anoutlineisprovidedofthehistoricallyattestedHebrewalphabeticnumbering scheme.IftheRomanalphabetissuperimposedonthis,andthevalues500,600,700,and800,assigned totheextrafourlettersW,X,Y,andZ,wethenhaveamodernequivalentofthisancientscheme.Under thisregime,thename'JESUS'wouldassumethevalue515(i.e.10+5+100+300+100),andthetitle 'CHRIST',410(i.e.3+8+90+9+100+200)'JESUSCHRIST'wouldthereforebecome925,or5^2x37. (6)Inthecontextofthispageafiguratenumberisonewhich,whenrepresentedasasetofuniform circularorsphericalcounters,completelyfillsapolygonalorpolyhedralframe.Examplesareillustrated above. (7)SuchdataarepresentedintheTheBeginningofWondersandinanumberofprinteddocuments, includingTheUltimateAssertion:EvidenceofSupernaturalDesignintheDivinePrologue.Please emailtheauthorfordetails. (8)SeeforexampleTheArbitersofTruth

(9)Numericalgeometrydescribesthestudyofthosetwoandthreedimensionalstructuresthatinvolve bothnumberandform,i.e.thefiguratenumbers.Theselieclosetotheheartofmathematics,andthe symmetriesrepresentedareabsoluteinthesensethattheyareindependentofradix,oftime,andof place. (10)Here,the4thsolidgnomon(=37,differencebetweenthe4thandthe3rdcubes)andthe4thcube(= 64units)aresymbolicallyrepresentedby

(11)The'units'referredtointhisaccountaretheunitcubeswhichfunctionascountersinthe constructionofthediagrams. (12)Oneineverythreenumericaltrianglesisbuiltaroundasinglecounterwhichthenfunctionsasthe centroidelementi.e.thatwhichisequidistantfromeachofthethreesides.Suchatriangleisthe73rd. (13)SeealsoColossians1:16 (14)ThewriterisindebtedtoCaptainRichardPrendergastfordrawinghisattentiontothisinteresting anomaly.

Appendix1TheTwelveTribes Jacobfathered12sonsbyfourwomen:hiswives,LeahandRachelandhisconcubines maidservantsofLeahandRachelandsurrogatemothers,ZilpahandBilhah(Gen.29:31 3530:12435:1618).Thefollowingtableliststhenamesofthesons,inorderofbirth, withtheirrespectivemothers. 1. REUBEN 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. SIMEON LEVI JUDAH DAN NAPHTALI GAD Leah Leah Leah Leah Rachel/Bilhah Rachel/Bilhah Leah/Zilpah

8. ASHER Leah/Zilpah 9. ISSACHAR Leah 10. ZEBULUN Leah 11. JOSEPH Rachel 12. BENJAMIN Rachel Jacob'sfavoriteson,Joseph,soldintoslaverythroughthetreacheryofhiselderbrothers, ultimatelybecamePharaoh's'righthandman',marriedanEgyptian,andfatheredtwosons, MANASSEHandEPHRAIM(Gen.41:5052).ThesetwoparticulargrandsonsofJacobwere destinedtobecomeproxiesfortheirfatherintheabovelist.Thetribesnownumbering13, andeachidentifiedbythenameofitsprogenitorremainedinEgyptforsome400years. FollowingtheExodus,andbeforeenteringthe'promisedland',asignificanteventtook place:atGod'scommand,thesonsofLeviweresetapartanddedicatedtoHisservicein duecourse,theywouldthereforenotfeatureintheapportionmentofthelandbetweenthe tribes(Deut.10:89).Accordingly,wededucethatthenameofLeviwouldnotappearonthe breastplate,forthehighpriestwhoboreitwouldhimselfhavebeenofthattribeagain,as wehaveseen,Josephwouldhavebeenrepresentedbyhistwosons.AreadingofNu.1 confirmsthesefacts. Manycenturiesaftertheseeventsoccurred,itbecamethepracticetouseHebrewlettersas numerals.Allwrittenwordsandnameshavesincebecomefairlyinterpretableasnumbers. DetailsoftheHebrewalphabeticnumberingschemearegiveninAppendix2.Thenamesof thetribesofIsrael(assumingitisthesethatwereengravedonthejewelsofthe breastplate),inprogenitorbirthorder,andwiththeirfullnumericalinterpretations,are listedinthetablebelowalongwiththeirStrong'sreferencenumberbracketed.[Note:to verifytheseHebrewspellingsyoumayaccesswww.blueletterbible.orgusingtherelevant referencenumber.]

*Incontrasttotheother11,theHebrewrenderingofthenameZebulunoccursindifferentwaysas
detailedbelow:

Observethatthecolumnheaded'Freq(uency)'recordsthenumberoftimeseachvariationoccursinthe OldTestamenttextandthatheaded'CV',thenumericalvaluestobeassociatedwiththese.Forthe purposesofthecurrentexercise,itisclearthatlattermaybereadeitheras101or95.However,thelatter ispreferredherebecause,(a)itrelatestothemostfrequentofthevariations,(b)itisthisvaluethatraises thetotalofthe'TribesofIsrael'toasignificantmultipleof37,andtheonewhichestablishesmanyofthe internalbreastplatecharacteristics.

Itisworthnotingthatthislayoutcorrespondswiththeengravingsonthetwoonyxstones

mountedontheshoulderpiecesoftheephod(Ex.28:912). Thefollowingdiagramspresentasummaryofthemattersdiscussedabove.

Thebreastplateishererepresentedasatiledrectanglethetilesbeingnumberedfromright toleft,intheHebrewmannerwiththeomittednames,LeviandJoseph,shownintheir properpositions,byorderofbirth. Here,finally,isthebreastplatepreparedforanalysisasa4x3matrixofnameCVs:


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Appendix2TheHebrewAlphabeticNumberingScheme TheHebrewalphabethas22lettersfivewith'endforms',i.e.variantsusedonlywhen wordsendwithoneorotheroftheseletters.Fromcirca200BC,asthefollowingtable reveals,eachletterwasmadetofunctionasanumeralthuscopyingtheearlierGreek model(c600BC).

Thepracticethatexistedthenwastorecordnumbersonanadditivebasis,i.e.thevalue representedbyastringofletterswassimplythesumofthetabularvaluesassignedtoeach. Thecharacteristicvalue(CV)ofaconventionalHebrewword,name,orphrase,isobtained inthismanner.Asanillustrationoftheprocedure,thecharacteristicvalueofthename SIMEONisderivedbelow.WeobservethatallHebrewreadingproceedsfromrighttoleft.

Thus,CV(SIMEON)=50+6+70+40+300=466
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Appendix3ThenumericalinterpretationofGreekwords TheGreekalphabetisanorderedsetof24upper/lowercasepairsofcharacters.The positionandnumericalvalueofeachletterofeachofthesepairsisdetailedbelow:

Thisschemewasintroducedcirca600BCforthepurposeofrecordingnumbersonan additivebasis,themissingvalues,6and90,beingrepresentedbynonalphabeticsymbols. Thus,everystringofletterswaspotentiallyanumberinterpretedbysummingthetabular valuesoftheletters.

Asauniqueexampleofthisprocedure,thecharacteristicvalues(CVs)oftheLord'sName andTitleareevaluatedbelow:

Observethatthelettervaluesappearaboveandtheirrespectivesumsbelow.
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1. Introduction
Here is further evidence that the Lord is using the key features of simple present-day artefacts* to convince those whose wisdom otherwise requires them to insist that the mabbul (the Hebrew term for the Genesis Flood) - though extensive - was essentially a local inundation; and that Noah - despite his New Testament references - might well have been a mythical character. Clearly, if simple language is insufficient to convey the truth of such a momentous event in Earth history - and of the reality of the family involved - its Author has to provide additional means to safeguard the integrity of what He wants us to know. Based on reasoned argument, the following is a brief account of how this is being achieved. It involves the use of an extension of the well-known checkerboard - basis of many games, including draughts and chess.
*Further details may be found here and here.

2. The CXC Interface

Figure 1 defines an area of interest which is completely independent of things spiritual. This 64x64 square - comprising an ordered array of 4096 units - may also be understood as a 16x16x16 cube and, as detailed in Figures 2 and 3, derives from an ancient and abundant artefact - the checkerboard. Observe that 64 - the number of units forming a side - is also both square and cube, and that such correspondences are rare among the natural numbers.

3. The Creator's Signature

The Judaeo-Christian Scriptures identify the Creator as Jesus Christ (John 1:3; Col 1:16). Based on the historically-attested principles of Greek alphabetic numeration, Table 1 reveals the numbers to be associated with our Creator; Name and Title are to be found in both Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Old Testament, circa 300 BC) and New Testament.
[Those unacquainted with these matters may find the requisite details here]

These numbers, 888, 1480 and 2368, factorise respectively as 24.37, 40.37 and 64.37. The CXC may therefore be partitioned to reveal a rectangular array of 2368 unit squares accompanied by another of 1728. Observe that 1728 is the cube of 12. These rectangles are depicted in Figure 4.

Significantly, and appropriately, we deduce from readings of 1Kings 6:20 and Revelation 21:16 that the cube is a biblical symbol of holiness.

4. The Sign of Genesis 1:1

Figure 5 (left) represents the union of the two foregoing patterns, and we are immediately aware of the interesting adjacency of the cube of 9 with two instances of its associated repunit, 999. The latter, of course, is a marked feature of the Bible's first verse (Table 2) where we observe words (1+3) = words (2+4+5) = 999

At Figure 5 (right) we see the square of 1369 units expressed as the sum of the adjacent triangular numbers 666 and 703 - the latter being the sum of the two remaining words of Genesis 1:1 (i.e. words 6 and 7).

Figure 6 (left) depicts the outcome of these operations: a representation of Genesis 1:1 which displays symmetry about a long diagonal. Further, this is shown (right) to have an outline of 216, or 6.6.6, unit squares (a value which again associates cube with corresponding repunit!).

But there is yet more to be said: the triangle of 703 may be combined with two of 105 (one taken from each of the rectangles of 999) to generate 913, value of the first word of the Scriptures. The two truncated rectangles each comprise 894 unit squares - yet, remarkably, word boundaries are not infringed, for words (2+5+7) = words (3+4+6) = 894 Clearly, the Creator and Creation Prologue share a close and remarkable association at the CXC Interface.

5. The Sign of Genesis 8:14

The circumstances attending Genesis 8:14 are interesting: because of man's gross wickedness divine judgment has been exercised; apart from Noah's family and the animals inhabiting the ark all terrestial life has been extinguished by the mabbul. We are about to read of a new beginning; the cleansed Earth is to be populated again at God's command: "Then God said to Noah, 'Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives. Bring out every living creature that is with you...so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number upon it'. So Noah came out..." (Genesis 8:15-18). The previous verse therefore stands at a critical point in Earth history: clearly, it is in the nature of an epilogue to the Antediluvian/Diluvian Age - to which Genesis 1:1 is the prologue. But it also functions as a prologue to the Postdiluvian experience - of which we are part! It is therefore a matter of some significance that the sum of the 8 Hebrew words of Genesis 8:14 is the large triangular number, 2701 - and thus identical to the sum of the 7 of Genesis 1:1 (as demonstrated above)! Here are the details:

The sequence of diagrams which follow reveal that this verse also is able to reside comfortably within the CXC Interface.

Observe that the sum of words 1 and 2 is 685. This has the geometrical form of a diamond which fits precisely within the 37x37 square. Words 4, 5 and 7 total 999.

The two upper triangles associated with the diamond are each of 171 units. Together, they total 342 - value of word 6. The two lower triangles likewise total 342; this, augmented by 37, becomes 379 - value of word 3. Finally, since the eighth word, 296 (also present in Genesis 1:1) is itself a multiple of 37, it may be represented as an 8.37 rectangle.

The verse total, 2701, is thus represented by the concatenation of these several figures. As may be seen, there is no symmetry here; yet the outline of this figure is again 216, or 6.6.6. One may well wonder at the coordination of this set of 'jigsaw pieces' derved from the 8 words of a meaningful verse of Hebrew!

6. The Matching Signs

It is worth observing that in an alternative presentation, Genesis 1:1 takes precisely the same form. This is made possible by the fact that both 407 and 296 are multiples of 37. Figure 11 provides the details.

7. The Name and Title of the Creator

Finally, returning to the representation of the Creator, let us observe that 888 and 1480

have the large common factor 296 (value of the final word of both Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 8:14). Thus, 888 = 3.296 and 1480 = 5.296; their sum, 2368 = 8.296. It follows that these partitions are available within the CXC Interface - as depicted below:

8. Conclusions
It is clear that these verses - which appear to function as a pair of bookends to what may be called 'Phase 1' of Earth history are securely bound together numerically! In addition, it has been demonstrated that both are inextricably linked with the Creator's Name. It follows that Genesis 8:14 must be regarded as an integral part of the standing miracle which accompanying pages have sought to define. Despite the clear words of Genesis 6-9, it is widely believed that the mabbul was nothing more than an intense, but essentially local, flood. Without this understanding Darwinians would find it impossible to justify their reading of the history of this planet. But if that were true, why the direct, powerful, and logical language of the biblical narrative? And why its remarkable numerical affirmation? Is it any longer reasonable to believe that the event was anything but global?! And is it any longer reasonable to believe that the Lord's method of creating was by evolution?! Vernon Jenkins MSc www.otherbiblecode.com www.whatabeginning.com 20080710
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1. Background ALEPH-TAU is the highly integrated structure that exists within God's Word, as mediated by the Hebrew and the Greek systems of alphabetic numeration. Readers are alerted to its presence by the 'riddle' of Revelation 13:18 [Appendices 1, 2 and 3] which offers wisdom to those who, with understanding, read words as numbers and, at the same time, indicates which particular numerical features are to be considered significant. Those interested in following truth - no matter where it may lead - are thus particularly led to seek instances of numerical geometry - 666 being uniquely triangular [Appendix 8] - and multiples of 37 the highest prime factor of 666 and itself a unique number per se [Appendix 9]. Both are found in abundance in the Bible's opening Hebrew verse and in the components of the Creators Name [Appendix 5]. 2. Introduction There has been - and continues to be - much controversy regarding the manner by which man, and all he observes around him, came into being. The process described in the Bible's opening chapter is either denied outright, or otherwise interpreted so as to harmonise with the widely-held belief in evolution. Few understand the words to convey a literal meaning. Our interest here concerns the bare essentials of the matter as they are reiterated by the Lord on Mt. Sinai (and quoted above). Clearly,

the creative act was two-dimensional - its products: heaven and earth - and the period of rest that followed was different in kind from that which had gone before.

These components are associated with the numbers 6 and 1, respectively. It is our purpose to develop from these simple beginnings a conceptual model of the Creation. The relevance of this model will emerge as certain of its features are found to coincide with the principal numerical attributes of Genesis 1:1. In this confidence, we proceed to examine other features of the model in order to further our understanding of the event and of related scriptural fundamentals.

3. A Model of the Creation As has been implied above, the Creation may be treated as a three-dimensional event which suggests that the application of simple principles of coordinate geometry will best lead to a satisfactory conceptual realisation. We proceed accordingly. Fig.1 depicts a standard left-handed coordinate system in the region of the origin (O). Proceeding from O, the progression of events in time is recorded along each axis: the 6 days of earth's creation along x, and the 6 days of heaven's creation along z. The suggestion is that the square OLMN (shaded blue) lying in the xz-plane is a fair geometrical expression of the week's creative activity.

In Fig.2, the 'day of rest' that follows the 6 days of activity, and which must relate to both earth and heaven, is similarly represented by an identical square, O'L'M'N', lying in a plane parallel to the xz-plane and displaced 1 unit in y.

Clearly, these two squares which model the creation week may be regarded as the lowerand upper- faces of a cuboid whose dimensions in x, y and z, respectively, are 6, 1 and 6. This figure is shown below in transparent representation (Fig.3). Interestingly, two of its principal defining characteristics, the diagonals M'O and M'L, are, respectively, the square roots of 37 and 73 - prime factors of the 73rd triangular number, 2701, and of Genesis 1:1 (see Appendices 5 and 6)! Further, 2701-as-triangle has an outline of 216, i.e. the cube, each of whose 6 faces equals the squares OLMN and O'L'M'N'. These facts add credence to the suggested model.

With the side OL, these diagonals form the right-angled triangle OLM' which rests within the cuboid - a summary, so to speak, of the Creation.

4. Creation's Triangle Observe that triangle OLM' (Fig.4) - now removed from its context - features in Fig. 5 and is the outcome of a logical pictorial representation of the information provided in Genesis 1 and 2:1-3 (and reiterated in Exodus 20:11).

By scaling up this triangle by the factor, 37, we obtain the following figure, PQR, whose sides are clearly seen to be related to scriptural features of interest.

5. The Creation/Creator Relationship It has been demonstrated in Appendix 5 that

the 7 Hebrew words of Genesis 1:1, read as numbers, total 2701, or 37 x 73 the Greek nominative forms of 'Jesus' and 'Christ', read as numbers, total 2368, or 37 x 64

Thus, the numerical difference between this overview of the Creation and the Creator is 2701 2368 = 333, or 9 x 37. Since 73 is the sum of the two squares, 9 and 64, the following diagram (Fig.7) depicts a significant outcome of this fact:

6. A Touch of Euclid It is an important conclusion of conventional geometry that the angle in a semicircle is a right angle. Since the two triangles of Figs 6 and 7 are right-angled, and have identical hypotenuses, they may be presented together within a circle of diameter 2701, thus:

Some interesting observations follow:

the area of the square that escribes this circle is 2701, i.e. Genesis 1:1 the area of the circle is /4 x 2701, or 2121.36...; while the result appears to have little significance in this context, Appendix 10 reveals that in relation to the Bibles first verse (Genesis 1:1) the factor /4 may be expressed to a high degree of accuracy using the ratio (product of letters) : (product of words)

the product of the chords PR x PR' = B = 666 the product of the chords QR x QR = 296 x 37; where 296 is the value of the 7th word of Genesis 1:1, meaning earth the area of triangle PQR' = 444; since its double, 888, represents 'Jesus', we may show this result as the area of the rectangle PR''QR', thus:

As can be seen this figure mysteriously accomodates all the principal biblical constituents, B, C and G. There is, undoubtedly, much of a symbolic nature here! Observe that the ratio of the sides of this rectangle is 8:3 (identical to that of superficial area to volume in the original cuboid); this has implications of further interest. 7. The Chequerboard The backcloth here takes the form of the familiar square chequerboard of 64 unit squares. We will take each unit square to represent the uniquely symmetrical trifigurate number, 37. On this basis

the whole board represents 64 x 37, or 2368 - "The Creator" areas U + V represent 24 x 37, or 888 ('Jesus'); and areas U + W, 40 x 37, or 1480 ('Christ') V (= 9 x 37, or 333) is the difference between Gen.1:1 and Creator the ratio of the sides of U is 3:5, i.e. identical to that of the sides of the mercy seat - a symbol of the Creator (Exodus 25:17) W represents 25 x 37, or 925; this represents the evaluation of 'Jesus Christ' when the English letters are read as numerals on a pseudo-Hebrew basis (Appendix 7)

8. Conclusions The suggested model is convincing in every way and - by some impressive examples of positive feedback - amply justifies its own existence. But, more importantly, it demonstrates the close coordination that exists between key biblical themes, viz. the Creation (as represented by the Genesis 1:1 overview and the 6:1 division of the days), the Creator (and his identity), and Christ and Antichrist (the 'beast'). In that it also focuses attention on a secular artefact - the chequerboard (whose relevance to OBC has been voiced in earlier pages at this site) - it leads to a broader understanding of the Creator's modus operandi. It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that these clear evidences of supernatural agency, drawn mainly from the biblical text, powerfully confirm God's Being and Sovereignty, the Unity and Truth of his Word, and much else! Since the Lord has gone to such lengths to counter man's natural tendency to deny his Person and confute his Word, he must now expect a positive response from those endowed with his likeness. Vernon Jenkins MSc 2012-09-04 email: vernon.jenkins@virgin.net www.otherbiblecode.com www.whatabeginning.com

Appendix 1: On the correct reading of Rev.13:18

Doubts continue to be expressed in some quarters concerning our proper understanding of the 'number of the beast'. Is it 666 or 616? Apparently, both appear as possible candidates in the early Greek manuscripts. A background to the matter is provided in Gods Word (Revelation 1:11, 2:8 -11). Concerning the dissemination of his vision among the Christian communities of the day, John was instructed as follows: ...What thou seest, write in a book and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, ... Smyrna, ...Pergamos, ...Thyatira, ...Sardis, ...Philadelphia, and ...Laodicea. We can safely conclude, therefore, that copies of the book in Johns own hand (or of another under his direct supervision) would ultim ately have appeared in the libraries of these seven churches and, in particular, at Smyrna where Polycarp (69 155), a former disciple of John, was bishop. Thus, Irenaeus (first half of 2 nd century), a native of Smyrna, disciple of Polycarp and future Bishop of Lyon, would have had ready access to this document, and the opportunity to discuss and clarify its contents with Polycarp. Even in the second century there was some confusion about the true number of the beast and, in his later writings, Irenaeus addresses this important matter as follows: ... this number (666) being found in all the most approved and ancient copies (of the Apocalypse) and those men who saw John face to face bearing their testimony (to it) ... I do not know how it is that some have ...vitiated the middle number in the name, deducting the amount of fifty from it ...(I am inclined to think that this has occurred through the fault of the copyists ...). Irenaeus Against Heresies, v.xxx. Accordingly, generations of scholars involved in the study and translation of the Greek originals have clearly understood the true value to be 666 otherwise, why would this number unfailingly appear in the text proper and 616, if at all, in a footnote? Again, the evaluation of 'Jesus', the Christ, from the Greek (nominative case) is 888; hence, that of the Antichrist is more likely to be the counterfeit lookalike, 666, than 616. Further, 666 is the epitome of numerical geometry; as 'triangle of triangles' it features in the geometrical representation of Genesis 1:1; on the other hand, 616 is devoid of any such properties. And finally, 666-as-triangle is linked to two other dimensionless NT numbers, 153 and 276 - both of which are triangles - by the theme "out of the sea'; details are provided in Appendix 4.

Appendix 2 - On the pivotal nature of Revelation 13:18

As investigations have proceeded over the past 20 or so years, it has become increasingly obvious that Revelation 13:18 is a pivotal verse. Here is the statement as we find it expressed in the Authorised Version of the Bible: "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." These much-neglected words (from the mouth of the Lord) are highly informative - and this quite independently of what appears at first glance to be their prime purpose, viz. the identification of a particular individual - for consider:

he (the Lord) sanctions the reading of alphabetic characters as numbers; these numbers are clearly 'counting' numbers, i.e. positive integers; the principle appears in an appropriate context, for both Hebrew and Greek (the languages of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures) used systems of alphabetic numeration; the specific number, 666, is given; for the investigator, the offer of wisdom is the prize

These strands of information are summarised in the following diagram:

Appendix 3 - On the matter of 'Wisdom'

It will be remembered that 'wisdom' was offered to him who proceeded to put the above principles into practice - the aim, ostensibly it seems, being to identify a person whose name could be fairly read as 666. Interestingly, we find that 'wisdom' in the Hebrew is 'chokmah', thus:

The word (read from right to left) has 4 letters. Above each letter is printed its ordinal position in the Hebrew alphabet; and below, its value as a numeral according to the scheme instituted c200BC (given in Appendix 5). The associated sums are 37 and 73, respectively. The first is a factor of both 666 and 888; and 73 is its digit reflection. As we shall find, these numbers are also the factors of Genesis 1:1.

[Note: the ordinal values of letters do not normally figure in Other Bible Code (OBC) analyses; however, because of the importance of this word 'wisdom', and because of its numerical associations, this special treatment is undoubtedly justified.]

Appendix 4 The scriptural companions of 666

Our attention is drawn to two further numbers that - like 666 - lie 'on the surface' of the biblical text, viz. 153 and 276. These are explicitly and precisely given as the number of fishes caught in a net (John 21:11), and the number of souls saved from a shipwreck (Acts 27:37), respectively. Readers of the New Testament may readily confirm that its allusion to large numbers - exceeding 100, say - are comparatively rare, and that the bulk of those that do occur are either 'round' i.e. end with one or more zeros, like 144,000 (Revelation 14:3) and/or are approximate e.g. 'about 5,000' (Matthew 14:21) - and/or are expressions of a measurement of some kind e.g. '200 cubits' (John 21:8) - and therefore depend on time and place. Indeed, the only exceptions are 153, 276, and 666! This trio is further distinguished by the common theme 'out of the sea'; further, the fact that 'none were lost' links the first with the second; and 'observer standing on the seashore' links first with third. Again, all three numbers are triangular!

Appendix 5 Numerical views of Creation and Creator

The prologue and summary of the Creation is represented by the 7 Hebrew words of the Bibles first verse (Genesis 1:1). We are enabled to convert this powerful assertion to a numerical form by writing above each letter its value as a numeral according to the Hebrew scheme of alphabetic numeration (introduced into Jewish society c.200 BC) given below, thus:

Observe that, following tradition, each word-value is the sum of its constituent letters, and the value of the complete verse, the sum of these,

= 2701 = 37 x 73

The Scheme of Hebrew Alphabetic Numeration Likewise, from the New Testament Greek we have the Creators Name Jesus Christ which in numerical terms becomes:

Observe that all three numbers are multiples of 37: 888 (Jesus) = 24x37; 1480 (Christ) = 40x37 and 2368 (The Lord and Creator) = 64x37

The Scheme of Greek Alphabetic Numeration *Observe that 6 and 90 are represented by non-alphabetic characters

Appendix 6 - On the understanding of 'Word'

The first verse of the Gospel of John, as rendered in the original Greek, reads (left to right) as follows:

As may be seen, 'Word' (or 'Logos') appears three times. In the Stoic philosophy, this represented the active principle living in and determining the world; in Christian theology it represents the Word of God incarnate, i.e. Jesus Christ (John 1:10,14). Read as a number, 'Word' has the value 373 - a telescoping of 37 and 73, factors of Genesis 1:1 and the numbers we have found to be associated with 'Wisdom'.

Appendix 7 A pseudo-Hebrew scheme of English alphabetic numeration

Aa = 1; Bb = 2; Cc = 3; Dd = 4; Ee = 5; Ff = 6; Gg = 7; Hh = 8; Ii = 9; Jj = 10, Kk = 20, Ll = 30; Mm = 40; Nn = 50; Oo = 60; Pp = 70; Qq = 80; Rr = 90; Ss = 100; Tt = 200; Uu = 300; Vv = 400; Ww = 500; Xx = 600; Yy = 700: Zz = 800 As in the Hebrew scheme, the evaluation of names or words is carried out by adding together the numbers represented by the constituent letters. Example:

J (=10) + e (=5) + s (=100) + u (= 300) + s (=100) = 515 C (=3) + h (=8) + r (=90) + i (=9) + s (=100) + t (=200) = 410 Jesus Christ = 925 = 25 x 37

While this scheme may appear hypothetical to us, there is good reason to believe that it is the recipient of God's approval, for consider: 888 ('Jesus', Greek) = 515 ('Jesus', English) + 373 ('Word' = 'Jesus')!

Appendix 8 666: epitome of numerical geometry

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 666. [Revelation 13:18] The verse is loaded with information but there appear to be insurmountable obstacles. For example, who has the necessary understanding in the matter of counting to 666? Fortunately most of us are sufficiently numerate these days to make sense of the following: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... + 33 + 34 + 35 + 36 = 666. In other words, to understand that 666 is the sum of the numbers named when counting to 36 (or 6.6). This operation becomes particularly informative when the numbers involved are represented by equivalent numbers of pennies laid out in parallel lines on a flat surface, thus:

A view of 666 as 36th triangular number Observe here that the matter of counting is clearly displayed as we proceed, row by row, from top to bottom! But now consider those further features of 666 which make it unique in the triangular number series, viz. that all its numerical attributes are triangular, and that 10 the base of our number system is also triangular and accounts for the pleasing repeated digit form of 666.

The triangular attributes of 666-as-triangle

6 the repeated digit in 666 66 seen in the string 666 36 the number of counters forming a side 105 total counters in the outline 3 the number of sides Remarkably, the sum of these attributes of 666 is 216, or 6.6.6!

Appendix 9 37: uniquely figurate prime number

The highest prime factor of 666 is 37. Represented by an equivalent number of pennies laid out on a flat surface, it may assume three distinct symmetrical forms, thus:

No other prime possesses this characteristic. 37 may be said to be a uniquely trifigurate prime number.

Appendix 10 a derivative of the Bibles first verse

Here is the essential calculation:

Further details may be found at www.whatabeginning.com/Misc/Wonders/SA14.htm

666andAllThat!
"Hereiswisdom.Lethimthathathunderstandingcountthenumberofthebeast:foritisthe numberofamanandhisnumberisSixhundredthreescoreandsix."(TheRevelationof JesusChrist,1:1,13:18)

Index:
Introduction Theriddleinfocus Thenatureofthevictory Afascinatingnumber Toolsforanumericalexegesisofthescriptures Partnersinintrigue Aviewofperfection Atthebeginning Compoundinterest TheSignature Conclusions
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1Introduction
Thenumber666haslongbeenrespectedasanobjectofdarkmystery.Thisstemslargely fromthespecificreferenceintheBible'slastbookwhereitispresentedasthekeytoan intriguingriddleonesetinthebroadercontextofatimeofextremeapostasyandworld dominationbythebeast.Lesswellknownareitsthreeotherscripturalappearancestwo occurringinparallelpassagessignificantly,theseraisefurtherquestionsaboutthisnumber.

Thus,in1Kings10:14and2Chronicles9:13wereadoftheannualtributeofgoldreceived byKingSolomonthespecificfigure,666talents,isquotedyetwearealsogivento understandthatthiswasjustpartofthetotalamount.Whythissumshouldbesingledout forspecialmentionisnotmadeclear.However,itisundoubtedlyinterestingthatSolomon thepersonificationofwordlywisdomandexpertatsolvingriddlesshouldbesolinked withRevelation13:18.Again,inEzra2:13welearnthatfollowingtheBabylonianexile666 malesofthesubclanofAdonikamreturnedsafelytoIsrael.Butinaparallelpassage (Nehemiah7:18)thefigureisgivenas667!Thediscrepancyinbookkeepingthough slightseemsdesignedtofurtherengageourattention.Andstrangestofall,whatareweto makeoftheobliquereferenceto666inRevelation15:2wherewereadofthosewhose ultimatevictoryoverthebeastincludesvictoryoverhisnumber?!
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2Theriddleinfocus
Therecanbelittledoubt,(a)thatitisGodwhohaschosenthenumber666asatagforthe beast,(b)thatitisHe(God)whoposesthequestion,and(c)thatitssolutionisintendedto furthersomeseriouspurpose(thewordsofRevelation22:19andtheimperativeofthe riddleitselfmakingthisabundantlyclear).Atfirstsighttheproblemappearstoconsistin theequatingofaman'snamewiththenumber666however,ifthisreallyisthenubofthe matter,whyisitthatwethenencounterinsuperableproblems?Forexample,sucha procedurewouldrequirethattherebeinplaceawidelyacceptablesystemofalphabetic numeration.WhilethiswouldhavebeentruewhenthewordsofRevelationwerefirst written(thewidespreaduseofGreekandHebrewlettersasnumeralsprovidinganatural basisforsuchaconversion),itisnolongersounless,ofcourse,weareintendedtoconfine ourattentiontoGreekandHebrewnamesonly.But,eventhen,itishardtoseeadefinitive solutionemerging,andweareleftwiththequestionthatshould,perhaps,havebeenasked attheoutset:Whatseriouspurposeislikelytobeserved,anyway,inidentifyingan individualwhosenamebearsthisnumber?Itishardlylikelythatitwouldofferussome inputintoarewritingoftheprophecyofRevelation13! Astrictlyliteralisticapproachtotheriddleseeminglydestinedtofail,thereforethis suggestedbytheinvestigator'sneedforunderstanding(AV),orinsight(NIV)weseek somefurtherguidance.BecausetheGreeklanguagehasnoindefinitearticle,theword maybeequallytranslated,"ofaman"or"ofman".Hencewefind"...numberof aman."(AV)rendered,"...man'snumber"(NIV),and"...numberofhumanity"(NLB footnote)which,thoughdisposingofsomeoftheproblemsnotedabove,offerlittlemore inthewayofpositiveassistance.However,thealertreaderwillbealreadyawareofone clueastowhattheriddle'ssolutionmightinvolve,viztheuseofgematriaiethereadingof theoriginalGreekandHebrewwordsand/orwordsequencesofthescripturesasnumbers! ButbeforesettingoffalongthistrackthereistheintriguingmatterofRevelation15:2tobe

addressed:Whatarewetounderstandby"victory...over"...666?
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3Thenatureofthevictory
Whatdoesittaketoovercomeanumberthisnumber,inparticular?Weobservethatto achievesuccessinanyareaofendeavourbeitmilitaryconflictorotheritisnecessary thatyoufirstknowyourenemy.Areasonablestrategy,therefore,appearstobeasfollows: determinethefeaturesof666asanumberperse ifitisfoundtopossesstextuallinkswithothernumbers,examinetheirfeaturesalso considerthescripturalcontextsinwhicheachoftheinstancesof666arefound Implementingtheseprinciplesalonemaynotbesufficienttorevealthewholetruthbut theymust,surely,bringitcloser!
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4Afascinatingnumber
Mathematicsisuniversallyrespectedasaprimarysourceofobjectivetruth.Inessenceitis concernedwithnumberandformconceptsthatarefounduniquelycombinedina particularclassofobjects:thefiguratenumbers.Thesimplestofthesearisesdirectlyfrom theoperationofcountingbyrecitingthesequenceofnaturalnumbersthus:"One,oneplus two,oneplustwoplusthree,...",sogeneratingthetriangularnumbers,1,3,6,andsoon, withoutlimit.Atypicalexampleisseeninthegameofsnookerwhere,atthebeginningof eachframe,thefifteen'reds'arearrangedinthefashionofanequilateraltriangle.Clearly, thesymmetryofformobservedisafundamentalpropertyoffifteenit iscompletelyindependentofanysymbolisminventedtorepresentit, andisuniversalandimmutable. Ittranspiresthat666isatriangularnumber.Becauseitstandsona baseof36itisdesignatedthe36thintheseries.But36isalso triangular(the8th)asiseveryothernumericalattributeof666!This remarkablefactdemonstratedbelowiscrownedbytherealisationthatthesumofthese triangularattributesis216,or6.6.6ieacubeofside6!Thiscubeisitselfuniqueinthat thenumberofsquaresthatarevisibleonitssixfacesisequaltothenumberofunitcubes fromwhichitisconstructed.

[ItshouldnotescapeourattentionthattheriddlespeaksofcountingthenumberoftheBeast.Thisis madeliterallypossibleintheforegoingfigure!]

Numericalattributeof666 Noofsidesandangles Visiblefeatureof666 Visiblefeatureof666 Noofcountersformingoutline

Value 3 6 66 105

OrderofTriangle 2 3 8 11 14

Noofcountersformingaside 36,or6.6

Thefertileroleplayedbythedigit'6'inthisscenarioisstriking:6,6.6(sixtimessix),66, and666arealltriangular!Thisremarkablesequence(whichdoesnotextendbeyondthis point)is,ofcourse,radixdependent.Inotherwords,werethesenumberstobeexpressedin anysystemotherthandenarythevisualbindingwoulddisappear. Theentryoftheserareexamplesofplaneandsolidnumericalgeometryintothese proceedingsishighlysignificantfortheyrepresentanotherimportantclueinourquest. Attentionhasalreadybeendrawntothesimplebutremarkabletruththatthescriptures,as originallywritten,maybefairlyreadassetsofnumbers!Ofcourse,itwouldbenaturalto supposethatsuchnumbersweremere'accidentsofcircumstance'andhence,utterly devoidofmeaning.Butwhatifitcouldbeshownthattheypossesssubstantiallinkswiththe elementsofnumericalgeometrydepictedabove?! Factorising666,weobtain

666=6.111=6.(3.37) 666=18.37=(6+6+6).37 Thepleasingformof111(ie100+10+1)anditsmultiplesalsodependsonthebackground presenceoftenthisfeaturedisappearingifwewritethenumberinbinary(1101111),in octal(157),inhexadecimal(6F),orindeed,inanyothersystemofnumeration.Wehave alreadynotedthat3hererepresentedasthenumberofdigits,asthesumofthedigits,and asafactoristriangular. Concerning37and6,wehavetheinterestingequality37=666/(6+6+6)but,more generally,weremainfirmlyintherealmofnumericalgeometrywherewefindfurther examplesoftheircloserelationship,thus: Thirtysevenuniformcountersmaybearrangedonaflatsurfacetoformanyoneof threesymmetricalfigures,octagon,hexagon,andhexagram:

Itisoneofjusttwotrifiguratenumbers(theotherbeing91),butsuperiorinpossessinga totalof16axesofsymmetry.Tomakemattersevenmoreinteresting, 73(itsdenaryreflection)isaunifiguratewithhexagramsymmetry:

Thishexagramisfoundtobegeometricallycoordinatedwiththehexagonand hexagramformsof37 Inanalogousrelationships,37and19arealsoseentobecoordinated Theoctagonalformof37participatesinsimilarrelationshipswiththesquares,49and 25 37ashexagonisatypicalviewof64ascubeand,beingitselfthedifferenceof consecutivecubes,ithasa3Dpresenceasasolidgnomon: And,regardingthefactor6perse:inadditiontobeingthirdtriangularnumber(aswehave alreadyseen),itisalsofirstperfectnumberandafeatureofthehexagon,hexagramand cubicgeometrieslistedabove.

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5Toolsforanumericalexegesisofthescriptures
Ifthenumbersrepresentedbythewordsandversesofthescripturesdorepresentasecond channelofcommunication(institutedbytheirauthor,forreasonsofhisown)ashintedat bytheriddlethenitwouldbereasonabletoinferthatthesolutionweseekconsistsofaset ofmathematicalkeysthat,(a)wouldconfirmthefactofanencryptionand(b)enableusto deducemattersofsignificanceconcerningthescripturesandtheirauthor.Letus,therefore, summarisethekeysthatarisedirectlyfromourexaminationof666: thesymmetricalstructuresofnumericalgeometrynotablythetriangle,hexagon, hexagram,squareandcubeindependentofradix,timeandplace,theseabsolutesof regularformspeaktoallgenerationsandconditionsofmen inparticular,weobservetheelevatedstatusof37itsgeometricalcoordinationwith 73,with19,with25and49,andwith64(itsimplied3Dprojection) andagain,thevisuallyarrestingseriesoftriangularnumbers,6,36(6.6),66,and666 numbersoftheform'ddd'(1<=d<=9),iesimplemultiplesof111 10the'collectiveunit',orradix,inourdenarysystemofnumerationand measurementanunseenbutvitalcomponentofalltheradixdependentphenomena listedhere Induecourseweshallexamineanumberofprominentbiblicalfeaturesforthepresenceof oneormoreofthesekeys.However,beforewedothat,itisappropriatethatwemakeone finalobservationregarding666.
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6Partnersinintrigue
Ourattentionisdrawntotwofurthernumbersthatlike666lie'onthesurface'ofthe biblicaltext,viz153and276.Theseareexplicitlyandpreciselygivenasthenumberof fishescaughtinanet(John21:11),andthenumberofsoulssavedfromashipwreck(Acts 27:37),respectively.ReadersoftheNewTestamentmayreadilyconfirmthatitsallusionto largenumbersexceeding100,sayarecomparativelyrare,andthatthebulkofthosethat dooccurareeither'round'ieendwithoneormorezeros,like144,000(Revelation14:3) and/orareapproximateeg'about5,000'(Matthew14:21)and/orareexpressionsofa measurementofsomekindeg'200cubits'(John21:8)andthereforedependontimeand place.Indeed,theonlyexceptionsare153,276,and666!Thistrioisfurtherdistinguished bythecommontheme'outofthesea'further,thefactthat'nonewerelost'linksthefirst withthesecondand'onlookerstandingontheseashore'linksfirstwiththird.Again,all threenumbersaretriangular!Butmattersdonotendthere,forwefindthatthesetriangles arerelatedinasubtlewaytheexplanationlaunchingusimmediatelyintoatestofour

hypothesis.
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7Aviewofperfection
Inasimplebutremarkableinstanceofnumericalgeometrywefind10astriangle(known tothePythagoreansastetraktys)occupyingacentralpositioninatriangularsettingofthe perfectnumbers,6and28(3rdand7thtriangularnumbers,respectively).Thepictureis powerfullysymbolic:thetrioofsatellite6'sspelloutthenumber'666',andtheoutlineof thecomposite28astriangleis18,or(6+6+6)!

Takingthisstructureasatemplateandobservingthattheorderofthecoretriangleisone morethanthatofitssatellitesweproceedtomakeeachremainingmemberoftheunique triangularseries,6,6.6,66,and666,satellite,inturn.Theresultsaregiveninthefollowing table. Satellite Core Composite 6 6.6(36) 66 666 10 45 78 703 28 153 276 2701

Weobserve153and276thebiblicalcompanionsof666appearinginthe'composite' column.Butitistothebottomrowoffigures,666,703,and2701,thatourattentionis principallydirected.Thesearethefirstthreetriangularmultiplesoftheuniquetrifigurate, 37.Thus:666=18.37,703=19.37,and2701=37.73.Thepairsofprimefactorsinvolvedin thelasttwowillberecognisedasthegeometricallycompatiblefiguresdepictedearlier. And,oneadditionalcoincidence,theoutlineof2701astrianglecomprises216counters,or 6.6.6sumoftheattributesof666,asobservedearlier! Hereisageometricalrepresentationofthesefigures:

ThefinalpicturetakesusbacktothebeginningoftheBible'sfirstbookGenesiswhere wefindintheopeningverseofsevenHebrewwordstheinformativemessage,"Inthe beginningGodcreatedtheheavensandtheearth."

8Atthebeginning
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Here,intheoriginal(readingfromrighttoleft),arethesevenwordsoftheBible'sfirst verse(Genesis1:1)withAVEnglishandnumerictranslations:

Alongthetoparethevaluesoftheletters,readasnumeralsaccordingtothealphabetic schemeintroducedintoIsraelc200BCthenumbersbelowrepresentthewordvalues thesederived(followinghistoricalpractice)bysummingthecorrespondinglettervalues. Thecentralwordisuntranslatablebutnecessarytosustainthegrammaroftheverse. Letusimmediatelyobservethefollowing: thereare28lettersinthese7words(iethevalueandorderofthe'template'triangle depictedabove!) theversevalue(iethesumofthesevenwordvalues)is2701(=37.73)the3rd triangularmultipleof37(depictedabove!) words6and7(translated,'andtheearth')eachamultipleof37total703(=19.37) the2ndtriangularmultipleof37(theinscribedtriangledepictedabove!) words1to5(i.e.thefirstfiveoftheBible)total1998,or3.666iethreetimesthe1st triangularmultipleof37! closerscrutinyrevealsthatthewholesetofsevenisevenmoredeeplycommittedto theuniquenumber,37,asthefollowingtransformation,modulo37,reveals: {913,203,86,401,395,407,296}=>{12,18,12,6,12,0,0} Thisimpliesthatofthe127possiblecombinationsofthesesevenvalues,23willbefound tobemultiplesof37ienearly7timesthenumberexpectedinatrulyrandomset!Inthis process,wefindthateachofthesevenvaluesisinvolvedprecisely12times.Wefurther observethattheubiquitous6isafactorofeachelementofthetransformedset. Severalofthesemultiplesof37expressedindenarynotationintheusualwayare,like 666,oftheform'ddd',thus: 913+86=203+401+395=99986+395+296=77786+395+407=888 Particularlyinterestingisthefactthatwords1to5divideevenly,andthatthesumofthe lasttwo(ie703)is296(thelast)shortofthesametotal,999!
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9Compoundinterest
Becausethefactorsof2701(=37.73)haveprominentandrelatedgeometriesoftheirown, furthersymmetricalrepresentationsofGenesis1:1aremadepossible.Thefollowingfigure isconstructedof73elementseachasymmetricalarrangementof37counters(inthiscase, solidgnomonsbutoctagon,hexagon,andhexagramformsarepossiblealternatives).

[Ofcourse,suchcompoundgeometriescanbeinvertedthus,73ashexagramcouldappearasan elementinanyofthefourpossiblearrangementsof37.]

Similarly,703(=19.37)representing"...andtheearth."canbeexpressedasacompound hexagonandintegratedwiththeforegoingfiguretoobtain:

OnefurtherstepispossibleinthisgraphicalexpressionofGenesis1:1.Aroundthecentral hexagonweobserveahexagonalringof18elementsrepresenting18.37,or666.This

featureisdisplayedbelow,andwithitweareremindedofthesubjectmatterofRevelation 13"...andtheearth."(mankindincluded)inthetightembraceofthebeast!

Atthispoint,wehavetoaskwhetheritisreasonabletobelievethatsucharichconfluence ofcoordinatednumericalgeometriesandpossibilitiesofexpressionasheredemonstrated arelikelytoarisebychanceinthefirstsevenwordsofalargebookforwhichtheclaims, Godbreathed...usefulforteaching,rebuking,correcting,andtraininginrighteousness,are made(2Timothy3:16,NIV)? Clearly,suchmiraclesarenotcommonplace!However,theycontinue...

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10TheSignature
ItistheChristian'sunderstandingthattheGodwhointroduceshimselfintheBible'sfirst verseisnoneotherthanJesusChrist(seeJohn1:13,10Colossians1:16:Hebrews1:10). TheNewTestamentauthorswroteinGreekusingwordswhichmayalsobefairlyreadas numbers,aswehaveseen.ItfollowsthatthenameJesusandthetitleChristeachpossessan uncontrivednumericaldimension.Skepticswillnodoubtcontestthis,arguingthatthese writerswouldhavebeenawareofthenumericalimplicationsofwhattheywroteand assumingtheywouldalsohaveknownoftheGenesis1:1phenomenamusthave engineerednameandtitleaccordingly.Thissuggestionoverlooksthefactthatidentical formsofbothnameandtitlearetobefoundintheSeptuagint(aGreektranslationofthe

OldTestamentdatingfromc.300BC).Thisimportantmatterisaddressedelsewherebut herearesomeofthemoreobviousdetails: JesusistheGreekformoftheHebrewnameJoshua,ieJehovahissalvationithadbeen assignedtothebabeinthemangerbydivinedecreeinthewordsoftheangel,"andthou shaltcallhisnameJesus:forheshallsavehispeoplefromtheirsins."(Matthew1:21). ChrististheGreekformoftheHebrewtitlemashiachieAnointedOneorMessiahthe promisedsaviourwhowould,oneday,cometoredeemmankindfromitssinsHistacit acceptanceofthetitlefollowsPeter'sutterance,"ThouarttheChrist,theSonoftheliving God."(Matthew16:16). ItmustbesignificantthatHolyScriptureidentifiestheChristexplicitlybyname,butthe Antichristbythenumberofhisname666!Significant,too,thatGodhaschosenthis uniquenumericalobjecttomarktheAntichristandtoassociateitwiththepromiseof wisdom.Asexplainedearlier,theGreekformoftheLord'snameandtitlemayalsobe fairlyreadasapairofnumbers,orcharacteristicvaluesthus,inthenominativecase,Jesus =888theinevitableoutcomeofthedivineedictofMt.1:21andthetitle,Christ=1480. Someoftheimplicationsoftheseevaluationsarenowconsidered: 888isofthesamevisuallyarrestingformas666like777and999(featuresof Genesis1:1)botharemultiplesof111,or3x37 888(=24.37)and1480(=40.37)aremultiplesof37andof296(=8.37)thelatter beingthecharacteristicvalueofthe7thHebrewwordofGenesis1:1,meaningthe earthclearly,ithasanobviousanddirectassociationwithJesus,theOnehavinga uniqueearthlymission,viztheredemptionofmankind! theratioofthesenumbersis3:5preciselythatofthesidesofthemercyseator propitiatory(Exodus25:17)itmaybenotedthatPaulusesthistermtodescribethe roleofJesusasHighPriest(Romans3:25),andthematterismentionedagaininHeb.9 thesumofthesenumbersis2368(=64.37),or43.(4333)significantbecausethecube isabiblicalsymbolofholiness(eg1Kings6:20,Revelation21:16),andbecausea typical2Dviewof64ascubeis37ashexagon! Alreadyweobserveseveralofthenumericalkeysderivedfromtheprecedingexamination of666,andourattentionisdrawntothedominantroleplayedby37.Itssignificancein

Genesis1:1(representingthecreation)hasalreadybeendemonstratedhereitisagain nowassociatedwiththeCreator!Itseemsevidentthatthisuniquenumberisbeingusedto establishapowerfulnumericallinkagebetweensubjectsthatarealreadyrelatedtextually! However,tocontinuewithouranalysis: Aswehavealreadyseen,thethirdnumericalhexagramhas37elements24ofthese formingitsoutline.ThesefeaturesleadtoelegantexpressionsofTheName.The compoundsymmetriesdepictedinthefollowingdiagramsinvolve64ascube(the purpleelements),37assolidgnomon(shadedblue),and27ascube(smaller elements,alsoshadedblue).

Thetopmostfigurerepresents2368asahexagramof37cubes,eachofvalue64atlower

leftwehaveanoutlinehexagramof24elements,eachofvalue37total,888onitsright wehaveaninnerhexagramof13elements,eachofvalue64,andanoutlinehexagramof24 cubes,eachofvalue27total,1480. Thesestructuresmaybesymmetricallysuperimposeduponthatderivedearlierfor Genesis1:1withpowerfulsymboliceffect!

Ofcourse,theinnerhexagramrepresentingTheCreator,JesusChrist,maybeexchangedfor ahexagonof37cubicelementsinthisform,itcovers,precisely,theearthinthegripofthe beast!

Thetotalrepresentedbyeachofthesefiguresis3700thesumofthenamesofthetwelve Hebrewtribesengravedonthejewelsofthehighpriest'sbreastplateofjudgment(Exodus 28:1530).Acloseexaminationofthismatrixrevealstheuniquetrifigurate,37,inyet anothersignificantrole! Thecharacteristicvalueofthe7thandlastwordofGenesis1:1translatedtheearth is296,or8.37.Inaddition,ithasbeenshowntobeafactorofbothcomponentsofThe Name.Significantly,therefore,the4thsolidgnomonmaybecombinedwithafurther seventoformahollowcubeof296units.Thisconstructionisdepictedinthefollowing diagramsthoseontheleftillustratingtheearlystagesofthisprocess.

Thecubewhichfitsperfectlyinsidethisstructureis,ofcourse,6.6.6,or216thetriangular outlineofGenesis1:1!Thereisthestrongsuggestionofprofoundsymbolismhere,forfrom withinthisfirstversecomesthatwhichultimatelyembracesit!Andweareledto understandhowspecialmanisintheeyesofhisCreator.Again,thesymbolismbuiltinto thenumbersthemselvesshouldnotbeoverlooked:8.8.8(thecubeof8)suggesting888 ('Jesus'theChrist)6.6.6suggesting666(theBeast,orAntichrist)andtheirdifference, 296('theearth'centreofthebattlethatragesforthesoulsofmen!).Afurthermatterof interestconcernstheouterandinnerdimensionsofthesecubes:writtensidebysideto formadenaryobject,thesenumbersspell'86'thecharacteristicvalueofGodaswefindit intheBible'sthirdword! Finally,itshouldbenotedthatthreeofthehollowcubesdescribedabove(representing 'Jesus')maybecombinedwithafurtherfive(representing'Christ')toformalarger cube(representingTheName).
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11Conclusions
Whilstitisperhapsprematuretoclaimthattheriddlehasbeencompletelysolved,the

coursefollowedintheprecedingpageshasyieldedsignificantfruit.Wearealreadyalot wiserasRevelation13:18promisedwewouldbe!Significantly,thereexistsnoloophole fortheproponentofnaturalism,forbackingtheempiricaldataarecertainhistoricalfacts thatcannotbelightlydismissed,viz theHebrewschemeofalphabeticnumerationpostdatedGenesis1:1bymany centuries theLord'snameandtitleappearedinSeptuagintGreeksome300yearsbeforehis birth. Whatwehavebeenconsidering,therefore,iswatertightevidenceofsupernaturaldesign! Anditallmakessense,foritisnotunreasonabletobelievethattheCreatorwouldwantto underwritethetruthofastatementthatHeforesawwould,oneday,beflatlydenied,or watereddown,bythemajorityoftheworld'sintellectualsmoreover,thatHewouldalso wantthemtoknowthetrueidentityofitsAuthor! Ofman'smanyfailings,thegreatestistobelievethatGodiseitherdead,orelseisOne whosethoughtsandactionsarelimitedbywhathe(man)considerspossibleorappropriate. Iftheforegoinganalysishastaughtusanything,itisthatHeisneitherofthese,butrather anAlmightyandBoundlessBeingwhoisincontrol,haseverbeenincontrol,andwillever remainincontrol,ofallthings! Hehasalreadyprovideduswithanintelligiblemessage(thebiblicaltext)nowHehas madeitpossibleforallwhowilltowitnessastandingmiracleformedinthenumbersthat adheretotheopeningwordsofHismessage.Clearly,itspurposeistowintheheartofthe unbeliever,andstrengthenthefaithofallwhoalreadybelieve.

Incidentally,themeaningoftheHebrewnameAdonikam(introducedinsection1)isMy Lordhasarisen! VernonJenkinsMSc FormerlySeniorLecturer,Dept.MathematicsandComputerScience,ThePolytechnicof Wales(nowtheUniversityofGlamorgan).

AuthorofTheUltimateAssertion:EvidenceofSupernaturalDesignintheDivinePrologue, CENTech.J.,vol.7(2),1993,pp.184196
email:vernon.jenkins@virgin.net NumericalGeometryaPrimer ReturntoHomepage Filemodified10.04.01

NUMERICALGEOMETRYAPRIMER
PreambleFromabagofcoinsofthesamedenominationitispossibletoconstructanumberof familiesofsimplesymmetricalshapes.Eachfamilyiscalledaseries,andeachmemberofa seriesiscalledaterm.Associatedwitheachtermisafixedwholenumberaptlycalleda figuratenumberrepresentingthenumberofcoins,orcounters,requiredtoformthe characteristicshape.Thefirsttermineverycaseis1.Thisissaidtobedegenerate,inthatit offersnoclueastothesubsequentdevelopmentoftheseries. Depictedbelowaretheearlytermsofthe2D,orplane,seriessomeofwhichfigureinThe OtherBibleCode.

Clearly,ineachcase,thenumberoftermsiswithoutlimit.Thepositionofanyterminaseriesis referredtoasitsorderthisisalsoindicatedbythenumberofcountersformingaside.The followingtablegivestheorderandnumericalvalueassociatedwitheachtermoftheseries depictedabove.Forcompleteness,thehigherordervaluesofXandYhavebeenincluded. Order E/I R/S X 1 2 3 1 3 6 1 4 9 1 7 19 Y 1 13 37

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

10 16 15 25 21 36

37

73

61 121 91 181

28 49 127 253 36 64 169 337 45 81 217 433 55 100 271 541

Beforeenteringintothespecificsoftheseplanenumericalstructuresitisimportantthatwe broadenourstudytoincludethe3D,orsolid,figuratenumbersthatrequirefortheirphysical realisationasupplyofuniformspheresorcubes.Theseincludethecube,tetrahedron,pyramid, andoctahedron.However,letusbeginbytakingacloserlookatthe2Dfiguratenumbers importantintheirownright,butalsothebuildingblocksofthese3Dstructures. TheTriangleSeries. Itwillbeobservedthattwoversionsofthisseriesaredepicted:theequilateral(E)andthe isosceles(I).Thesearedistinguishedbythemethodofcounterpackingemployed.Thevalueof anytermmaybecalculatedinoneoftwoways,(a)byaddingtogetherthenumbersnamedin countingtoitspositionintheseries(ieitsorder),or(b)bymultiplyingorderby(order+1),and halvingtheresult.Toillustratethesealternativeprocedures,supposeweneedtocalculate,(1)the 9thtermoftheseries(alreadyknown),and(2)the37thterm. (1)Using(a):1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9=45using(b):9x10/2=45. (2)Using(a):1+2+3+4+...+35+36+37=703using(b):37x38/2=703. Weobservethatmovingfromonetermtothenexthigherintheseriessimplyinvolvesthe additionofafurtherrowofcountersonemorethaninthepreviousrow. Regardingperfectionofform:anEtrianglehas3axesofsymmetryanItriangle,only1. AnindicationofthedistributionoftheTriangleSeriesinthesequenceofnaturalnumbersis givenbelow. Range NoofTriangles 110 1100 11000 11000000 4 13 44 1413

TheRhombus/SquareSeries. Theseseriesareidenticalinrespectofthenumbersinvolved.Thedifferenceisvisualand,as withtheTriangleSeries,dependsonthemethodusedinpackingthecounters.Eachtermafterthe firstisobservedtobetheunionoftwoadjacenttriangles.Agiventermmaybecalculatedinone oftwoways,(a)bymultiplyingitsposition(ieorder)byitself,or(b)byformingthesumofan oddnumbersequenceofthesamelength.Toillustrate,supposeitisrequiredtocalculate(1)the 8thterm,and(2)the19thterm. (1)Using(a):8x8=64using(b):1+3+5+7+9+11+13+15=64(iethetotalofthefirst8odd numbers). (2)Using(a):19x19=361using(b):1+3+5+7+...+33+35+37=361(iethesumofthefirst19 oddnumbers). TomovefromagiventermtothenexthigherintheseriesrequirestheadditionofanLshaped gnomonofcountersrepresentinganoddnumberofthesameorderastheresultingfigure. Arhombushas2axesofsymmetryasquare,4. Anindicationofthedistributionoftheseseriesisgivenbelow. Range NoofRhombus/Squares TheHexagon/HexagramSeries. Theseseriesareclearlyrelatedtheyariseasintersection(ieoverlap)andunion,respectively,of aparticularsubsetoftheEtriangleSeriesinparticular,triangleswhicharebuiltarounda central,orcentroid,counter.Suchtrianglesoccuratpositions1,4,7,10,andsooninthegeneral series. TheHexagonSeriesmaybedevelopedpersebyconstructingaringof6countersaroundthefirst term,aringof12aroundthesecond,aringof18aroundthethird,andsoon.Likewise,the HexagramSeriesmaybedevelopedfromthefirstwithringsof12,24,36,andsoon.Itfollows thateachtermintheseseriesmaybeviewedasagroupof6,or12,trianglesofnextlowerorder centredaroundasinglecounter.Theseanalysesareillustratedbelow.. 110 1100 11000 11000000 3 10 31 1000

Ontheleft,weseethe4thhexagonof37counterswithitsequivalentof6trianglesoforder3(ie onelessthanthatofthehexagon)setaroundthecentroidcounter.Ontheright,thecorresponding hexagramof73isshowntobeequivalentto12ofthesametrianglesdisposedaboutthecentroid. Remarkably,theseparticularfiguresrepresentthefactorsof2701thecharacteristicvalueof Genesis1:1and73rdtriangle.Thesymbolismdepictedbytheserepresentativesofthe Hexagon/HexagramSeriesshouldnotescapeus:the6/1principleofthehexagonmirrorsthe CreationWeekthe12/1principle,theTribesofIsraelandTheLordwithHisdisciples! Thecalculationofaparticulartermineitherseriesisbestbasedupontheanalysesdepicted above.Simplymultiplythetriangleoforderonelessby6(forhexagon),or12(forhexagram), andadd1.Asanexample,supposeweneedtoknowthe9thtermsintheHexagon/Hexagram Series.Clearly,thesefiguresareconstructionsbaseduponthe8thtriangle(=36)henceX=6x 36+1=217,andY=12x36+1=433. Ingeneral,hexagonandhexagrameachpossess6axesofsymmetry. Clearly,thesenumbersarelessprolificthanthosealreadymentionedasthefollowingsummary reveals. Range Hexagon Hexagram SymmetricalderivativesoftheSquare Inthedevelopmentofthesefiguresthecountersarebetterrepresentedbyunitsquares. TheDiamond(D)Series Eachterminthisseries(afterthefirst)isobtainedbyremoving4xItrianglesfromthesquare havinganordertwicethatofthetriangles,plusone.Thefirstsixterms,togetherwiththenumber ofcountersinvolved,aregivenbelow. 110 1100 11000 11000000 2 1 6 4 18 13 577 408

TheOctagon(O)Series Thisseriesisdevelopedinthesamemannerastheforegoingexceptthattheorderofthesquareis requiredtobethreetimesthatofthetriangles,plusone.Herearethefirstsixtermsofthisseries:

Likethesquare,bothdiamondandoctagonpossess4axesofsymmetry. Thefollowingtableindicatesthedistributionofthesederivativesofthesquare. Range Diamond Octagon AddingaDimension Thefollowingtableliststhefirst10termsofthesolidseries:Cube(C),Gnomon(G)iethe differenceofadjacentcubes,Tetrahedron(Q),Pyramid(P),andOctahedron(H). Order 1 2 3 C 1 8 27 G 1 7 19 Q 1 4 10 P 1 5 14 H 1 6 19 110 1100 11000 11000000 2 1 7 4 22 12 707 378

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

64 125 216

37 61 91

20 35 56

30 55

44 85

91 146

343 127 84 140 231 512 169 120 204 344 729 217 165 285 489 1000 271 220 385 670

Weobserve,(a)thattheGSeriesisidenticaltotheXSeries(listedearlier),(b)that,afterthe first,eachtermofthePSeriesisthesumofthecorrespondingandprecedingtermsoftheQ Series,and(c)similarly,eachtermoftheHSeriesisderivedasthesumoftwotermsfromtheP Series. Therelationshipbetweencubeandcorrespondinggnomonisexplainedinthefollowingfigures:

Here,thecounterstaketheformofunitcubes.However,fortheremainingsolids,uniform spheresaremoreappropriate.ThetetrahedronmaythenbeenvisagedasastackofconsecutiveE triangles,beginningwiththefirstthepyramid,asimilarstackofconsecutivesquaresandthe octahedron,theunionoftwoconsecutivepyramids. Anassessmentoftheperfectionofformofthesesolidsisasfollows:thecubehas9planesof symmetrythegnomon,3thetetrahedron,6thepyramid,4andtheoctahedron,9. ThePhenomenonofPolyfiguracy. Aconsiderationoftheforegoingsectionsrevealstheinterestingfactthatcertainnumbersare polyfigurate,ietheyareassociatedwithtwo,oreventhree,symmetricalforms.Thus,25isboth 5thrhombus/squareand4thdiamond,36isboth8thtriangleand6thrhombus/square,64isboth 8thrhombus/squareand4thcube,while37is4thhexagon,3rdhexagram,and3rdoctagon.This phenomenoniscomparativelyrareasthefollowingtablemakesclear.Indeed,inthewholerange

ofnaturalnumbers,onlytwocanclaimthedistinctionofbeingtrifigurate,viz37and91(the latterbeing13thtriangle,6thhexagon,and6thpyramid).Interestingly,bothtrifiguratesare relatedviathecubesthus,while37=6427,91=64+27!Therearenoinstancesofnumbers possessinghigherordersoffiguracy. Range NoofFigurates/(%ofrange) 210 2100 21000 21000000 8(89) 40(40) 154(15) 4947(0.5)

NoofPolyfigurates/(%ofrange) 4(44) 14(14) 25(2.5) 61(0.006) CompoundFiguracy Theproductoftwoormorenumbers,allofwhicharefigurate,mayberepresentedgraphically theunitcountersofthefigurespreviouslydiscussednowbeingreplacedbysymmetricalclusters, orclustersofclusters.Asanillustration,letusconsider370,theproductof10and37:

Because10counterscanbesetoutonaflatsurfaceasanequilateraltriangle,andthe2Dforms of37includehexagonandhexagram,theirproduct,370,canberepresentedasshown. Alternatively,triangulararrangementsof37'sconveythesametotal,thus:

Clearly,manynumberswillexhibitsuchpolyfiguracythus,thephenomenonisnotas remarkableinthiscontext. Conclusion Theearliersimplestructuresofnumericalgeometrylieattheheartofmathematics.Being universal,immutable,andcompletelyindependentofman,andofthesymbolsandmethodshe usestorepresentnumber,theydefineanimportantclassofempiricalabsolutes.Thefactthatthe openingwordsoftheHebrewBibleandtheCreator'sname,asitisfoundinNewTestament Greek,areunderpinnedbysuchstructuresmust,therefore,behighlysignificant. VernonJenkins 19.12.98 Modified:28.12.98