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Firsts & Lasts in SDA
| Telephone Midpoint Math
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Note
about first and last
elements of the names Sterling, David, Allan |
David = 181 in phonetic/mnemonics
Three days after making the "II Nephi - Moroni midpoint"
discovery, I came upon the following method for deriving a number to look up
in relation to a name.
| A well-known memorization technique by which numbers may be more
readily committed to memory, is to convert the numbers to
phonetic/mnemonic letters by which words can be created, which are
easier to remember than numbers. What I thought to do was to
reverse that process, thereby converting a word or name to a number,
which I could then look up. |
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Take the name "David" for example. The vowels are ignored
by this technique (whereby words can be made from consonant sounds). D
= 1; V = 8; so David, or DVD is 1.8.1.
Word 181 in the Old Testament Hebrew lexicon means "brand," as
in the "brand" and branch spoken of in Zechariah 3 in reference to
the Davidic Servant and his female companion.
On page 181 in the LDS Topical Guide is heading, God the Father--Elohim/Eloheim
(See separate study: The oneness of
Adam- Michael- God, Jesus, and Messianic David-Father)
On page 181 in Zodhiates' New Testament Greek lexicon
is the second of a 3.5-page definition number 444, anthropos,
"Man," including the explanation, "the designation, the Son
of man, was used by the Lord Jesus to designate His Messiahship."
The number four symbolizes man.
on page 181 of the Book of Mormon, D&C and PGP Triple Combination
Index are the headings, "Jesus Christ -- Messiah; Jesus Christ -- Only
Begotten Son; Jesus Christ -- Redeemer."
Toward the middle of page 181 of Written
by the Finger of God is the entry, "Middle,
in the midst, meridian."
The antonym of word 181 on page 111 [number of God] in Zodhiates' New Testament Greek lexicon
likewise has strong relevance to the concept of the Messianic Davidic
Servant.
181 akatastasia Commotion, tumult [stir] (...2 Cor.
6:5, "uncertainty of residence," i.e., exile.
Ant. eirene (1515), peace, tranquility [is definition of
Shiloh in Hebrew]; hesuchia (2271), quietness; apokatastasis
(605), restoration [restitution of all things]; taxis (5010),
order [setting in order].
The antonym of "uncertainty of residence" would be
"certainty of residence," which is ironic in our context, seeing
as we are pinpointing a place of residence that was a transient arrangement.
Allan = 52 in phonetic/mnemonics
Using this phonetic/mnemonic method, the Biblical name Allon has
a value of 52. Word 52 in the Old Testament Hebrew lexicon means
"father of gift." "Father" is the meaning of the
very first word in the Old Testament Hebrew lexicon, and
"gift" is the meaning of the very last word in
that lexicon.
Growing up at 7225
The address of the home where I grew up in Boulder Colorado is 7225
Empire Drive. Word 7225 in the Old Testament Hebrew lexicon is:
7225 ;*:!9 (from :!9 head, chief) (1) beginning; (2) a former state; former
times; (3) the first of
its kind; (a)with regard to time, first fruits; (b) with regard
to dignity, the first, chief.
The first occurrence of this Hebrew word for "first" in the
Bible is Ex. 23:19, "...the first of the firstfruits...."
1130 and 1163:
November 30, 1963 Birthday
My birthday is November 30, 1963: 11/30/63. On page 1130 of
Zodhiates' is found eight words (3964-3971), all of which have to do with
the word "father," having the prefix "patri."
The gametria of the Greek word patri is 491.
patri = p (80) + a (1) + t (300) + r (100) + i
(10) = 491
This (491) was my telephone prefix
in Mapleton just prior to moving down here to Manti early this year.
The root word for "father" is pater.
3962 B"J0D pater
A father, spoken generally of men and in a special sense of God.
Progenitor, ancestor, father, mentor, or model.
The gametria of this name is:
pater = p (80) + a (1) + t (300) + e (8) + r
(100) = 489
489 is
the first phone prefix in Mapleton, where my father was born, and his father
before him.
The 489th chapter of the Bible is Psalm 11. JST-Psalm 11:1-5 is
found in the LDS Bible Joseph Smith Translation appendix on pages 800,
801. 801 is the telephone area code of Wasatch Front Utah, Mormon
headquarters, which metaphorically is equated with the bride who currently
is playing the whore with the gods of the land. [See "Mormons and 801" write-up.]
In the middle of page 1130 of Zodhiates is the following definition:
3966 patriarches
(from patria (3965), race lineage, and arche (746), beginning or head. A patriarch,
the father and founder of a family or tribe, e.g., Abraham; the sons of
Jacob as heads of the twelve tribes; David as the head of a family.
The gametria of this word is:
patriarches = p (80) + a (1) + t (300) + r (100)
+ i (10) + a (1) + r (100) + ch (600) + e (8) + s (200) = 1400
The numeric sum of the name STERLING DAVID ALLAN in all caps in ASCII code is 1400.
STERLING DAVID ALLAN = S (83) + T (84) + E (69) + R (82) +
L (76) + I (73) + N (78) + G (71) + [sp] (32) + D (68) + A (65) + V (86) + I
(73) + D (68) + [sp] (32) + A (65) + L (76) + L (76) + A (65) + N (78) =
1400
Words 1400 in the Old and New Testament lexicons are very similar.
Old
Testament lexicon
Gesenius' |
New
Testament lexicon
Zodhiates' |
| #1400 a man. |
#1399 a woman servant
#1400 a man servant
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| #1401 a hero, a soldier. |
#1401 Servant (II) spoken of the
true followers and worshipers of God, e.g. a servant of God, either of
agents sent from God, as Moses or prophets or simply of the worshipers
of God. |
"Men" is the heading on page 670 of James Strong's Exhaustive
Concordance of the Bible, which is the midpoint of its 1340
pages. Page
650 is where the "man" entry begins.
"Man" is also the definition of word 435 in the NT Greek. (435
is Utah's phone area code prefix outside of Wasatch Front corridor).
[See write-up on "435 and the Mormon
Remnant Outcasts"]
Word 1130 (Nov. 30) in the NT lexicon
means "to be naked with the implied meaning of to be poorly
clothed," which is how I was born. It is also the posture we all
take before the Lord in order to be born of God.
A word for "naked" in the Hebrew is word 5783, which is 2/3
times 8674, the very last word in the OT lexicon.
The word before it (5782) means "to be alert, watchful;
to wake to be awake; keeping watch; arouse; arise;" which also, among
other things, fit the idea of birth.
I just discovered (11/9/99) that in the New Testament lexicon as well,
the word before 1130, (1129), means "Exercise of the body by severities
such as fasting, abstinence, or watching."
It turns out that there is a lengthy
series of parallel word definitions between these two sections of the
Old and New Testament lexicons which provides insight into the relationship
between God and man.
On page 1130 of James Strong's Exhaustive Concordance is the heading:
When
Where
"When" fits the idea of November 30 pretty well. The
"where" is also addressed in these Alphabetics Bible codes.
Page 1163 [Nov. '63] of Zodhiates' NT lexicon is the second of a
three-page definition for "faith." The first explanation
coming onto the page from the previous is, "(II) Good faith,
faithfulness, sincerity,"
the last of these words being a synonym of the English word sterling.
I particularly like definition IV which Zodhiates proffers:
"As a technical term indicative of the means of appropriating what
God in Christ has for man, resulting in the transformation of man's
character and way of life. Such can be termed gospel or Christian
faith."
Gesenius gives two contrasting definitions for word 1163 in the OT
lexicon, which signify the cause-effect relationship of man's rejection of
the repentance clause extended to him, in this case for societal repentance.
Rejecting of such an invitation leads to societal destruction, as the sword
of their own wickedness falls upon their own heads. In
prophetically describing such retribution under the superintending hand of a
just God, the Lord describes the pending treading down of the recalcitrant
Gentiles by the remnant of Jacob saying, "I am he that doeth it"
(III Nephi 20:19). Word 1163 means "(1) To tread, to trample down; (2)
to kick, to kick backward, applied to the contumacy of men against
God."
I think of the scripture, "And whosoever shall fall on this stone
shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to
powder." (Matthew 21:44.)
Ironically, the word immediately following the insertion point of the
word "Mormon" transliterated into Hebrew is 4823 (2/9/, mirmas), "a treading down,
something to be trodden with the feet." The two words
immediately before and after the insertion point of the word
"Mormon" transliterated into Greek are 3472 (moria)
"folly" and 3473 (morologia) "foolish," which
is the definition of the NT lexicon word 801, which is the telephone area
code for central Utah. The two words before and after these mean
"...e.g. salt not being able to make things salty" (3471), and
"refers to salt that has lost its flavor, become tasteless"
(3474). See write-up Mormons
and 801.
These words are all found on page 1001 of Zodhiates, facing page 1000,
which number is one of the meanings of the word aleph (502-505) in
Hebrew, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. As a
curious validation of this "Alphabetics word-number" approach, the
first definition on page 1000 is 3463 (murios) "Ten thousand, Deriv.
(3461), a myriad or ten thousand."
Another word of keen interest and application on that page is
4366 musterion (from mustes, a
person initiated into sacred mysteries, which is from mueo
(3453), to initiate, learn a secret). A secret or esoteric knowledge. [Enoch
(as in city of, Zion) in Hebrew means "initiated."]
(I) Denotes in general something hidden or not fully
manifest. 2 Thess. 2:7 speaks of "the mystery of iniquity" [See The Man of Sin Revealed].
(II) Some sacred thing hidden or secret which is
naturally unknown to human reason and is only known by the revelation of
God.
(III) Paul speaks of the
mystery of the relationship between Christ and His Church
as being great. Musterion denotes a spiritual truth couched under
an external representation or similitude and concealed or hidden thereby
unless some explanation is given.
Curiously, the next word on page 1000 means "To shut the eyes,
blink, to squint like one who cannot see clearly," which brings to mind
Isaiah 6:9,10 and Jeremiah 4:22.
The next word and last on the page calls to mind the word
"marring" (Isa. 52:14, III Ne. 21:10). It means
"a blow or wound made in war, also a scar, wheal, or the mark left
on the body by the stripe of the whip. Used figuratively in 1 Pet. 2:24
referring to stripes, quoted from Is. 53:5."
The Hebrew word for "marred" found in Isaiah 52:14 is word 4893
and occurs closely before the word for "Messiah," Meshiyach
(4899) in Hebrew.
On the other side of the word Meshiyach is the word mashal,
"To make like, to assimilate; similitude, parable; hence (1) to put
forth a parable, (b) to use a proverb." I think of Bible codes
such as the ones we are exploring at present.
Sterling D. Allan = 1506 in ASCII code
The numeric sum of the letters that spell "Sterling D. Allan"
in ASCII code is 1506.
Sterling D. Allan = S (83) + t (116) + e (101) + r (114) +
l (108) + i (105) + n (110) + g (103) + _ (32) + D (68) + . (46) + _ (32) +
A (65) + l (108) + l (108) + a (97) + n (110) = 1506
The last page of Zodhiates NT lexicon is 1505.
Words 1505 and 1506 in the NT lexicon have synonymous meanings, 1505 being
derived from 1506.
1505 eilidrineia
(from eilidrines (1506), pure, sincere.) Purity, sincerity, clearness,
used metaphorically.
1506 eilikrines (from heile, the
shining or splendor of the sun, and krino (2919), to judge,
discern.) Sincere, pure, unsullied, free from spot or blemish to
such a degree as to bear examination in the full splendor of the sun.
[Match page 318
Gesenius, 1/3-point word 2891 "pure" above]
These word explanations dovetail into the definition of the English word, sterling.
sterling (probably from A.Sax. steorra, a
star, because some early coins of exceptional purity were stamped with a
star.) An epithet by which English money is distinguished, signifying that
it is of the standard value; hence, genuine; undoubted; of excellent
quality.
The definition for word 1504 in the NT lexicon just prior to the two
words mentioned above is also worth note:
1504 eikon [Enlish "Icon"] A
representation, an image, as of a man, made of gold, silver, or other
material; a monarch's likeness impressed on a coin.
See write-up: Male and Female Elements of
God Expounded in Tri-fold Parallel Between pages 370 through 377 and 781
through 785 of Gesenius' OT Lexicon, Zodhiates' NT Lexicon and Webster's '71
English Dictionary Surrounding the Words Gold and Silver.
Silver and Messiah
Sterling silver is defined as "92.5 parts
silver." The gametria for the Greek word for Messiah (9,FF4@L) is 925.
Messiou = M (40) + e (5) + s (200) + s (200) + i
(10) + o (70) + u (400) = 925
The gametria for the Greek phrase the Messiah (J@< 9,FF4"<)
is 926.
ton Messian = t (300) + o (70) + n (50) + M (40)
+ e (5) + s (200) + s (200) + i (10) + a (1) + n (50) = 926
Pages 925 and 926 of Zodhiates'
NT lexicon are the second and third of a three-page definition/explanation
of the word:
3056 8@(@H logos
Word.
Which is the pivotal word used in John 1:1
"In the beginning
was the word...."
For additional commentary on 925 and 926, see 888 and 'Without Hands'.
Transliterating the name "Sterling" into Greek and then taking
the numeric values gives:
Sterling = S (200) + t (300) + e (5) + r (100) + l (30) +
i (10) + n (50) + [g silent] = 695
Word 695 in the NT lexicon is
695 argurokopos (from arguros (696),
silver, and kopto
(2875), to cut, beat out). A silversmith.
Telephone
Number Midpoint Math
Another technique of Alphabetics is to look up the digits of a phone number
in the lexicons to see what commentary may be contained for the person,
family, business or other entity associated with that phone number.
In the Greek New Testament lexicon, the numbers go up to 5624. In the
Hebrew Old Testament lexicon, the numbers go up to 8674. So when
four-digit numbers get larger than this, I will sometimes try dividing them in
half.
That is what I did with the Mapleton phone number I had prior to my current
residence. 491-9155 was the number. I took 9155 and divided
it by two, which is 4577.5
Word number 4578 (rounding up from 4577.5) in Gesenius' OT Hebrew lexicon is on page 491
-- the phone prefix. It's third definition, "the breast, the heart,
figuratively, the inmost soul," carries an allusion to the meaning of
"middle."
It's first definition is "Intestines, to come forth from any one's
bowels, to be descended from anyone." At the time I had this phone
number, I was living in my paternal grandmother's home, in what used to be my
father's bedroom.
A word on the previous page is word 4557, which means "number"
and "narration," which is an interesting combination of meanings,
inasmuch as we are seeing how the numbers of words have a narrative function.
On page 491 of Zodhiates' NT
lexicon is the following word whose definition fills the page, beginning at
the top of the page. It is the last word of the delta
section which begins with the word David.
1435 *TD@< doron
Gift. (p. 491)
which is the meaning of the last word in the OT
lexicon. 1-435 is the telephone area code for Manti and everywhere
outside of the Wasatch Front 801 area. (See write-up on 435 Area Code and the Mormon Remnant Outcasts.)
On page 1435 of Webster's III '61
dictionary are found several words with the prefix "mill" and "milli"
which relates to 1,000,000 and to 1/1000, respectively, which call to mind the
number 1,000, which is one of the representations/definitions of aleph.
When I was living in Alpine, Utah, prior to moving to Mapleton, my phone
number was 763-9155. The last four
digits, 9155, divided by 1/3 is 3051.6. Word 3051 in the OT lexicon
means "to give" -- linking to the meaning of the last
word in the OT lexicon, "gift."
The word immediately before that is:
3050 %* Jah
a word abbreviated from Jehovah (%&%*).
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