Bible Exposed - 3

In the previous posting I proposed that the verse from Zechariah was the start of a holy cycle of 8030 verses which someone had arranged to symbolise the birth of Christ. There are two indications which suggest that this supposition is correct:-

1. A quick check through the two books of Zechariah and Malachi show that there isn't any other verse with such a significant "header note".

2. The Jewish Bible ends with the book of Chronicles but obviously the Christian Old Testament is different and has been rearranged so as to end with the books of the Prophets. It would be extremely difficult to find a verse in Chronicles which could be used to predict the coming of the Messiah but in Zechariah or Malachi it would be much easier to arrange for an appropriate verse to appear in the right place.

Many people have wondered why Christianity still clings to the Old Testament. Why don't they reject these horrid tales of murder and war and generally disgusting descriptions of sacrifices and only show allegiance to the New Testament which is generally a bit more civilised (overlooking the incredibly stupid book of Revelations)? The answer is always the same. The Old Testament prophesises many times the Coming of the Messiah who will save the world. Hence the predicitions are needed to underline Christ's status as the genuine article. Therefore, from my point of view, it must be theologically correct to extend the "holy cycle" of verses backwards into the Old Testament, as this will also underline Christ's role in history and provide a linkage between the two main sections of the Bible which should not be broken.

The Torah, Penteteuch or the Five Books of Moses

Jewish belief holds that God has revealed himself to Mankind through his descent onto Mount Sinai, as recorded in the book of Exodus. The Torah is the word of God as passed to the hand of Moses. As such it is the source of all wisdom as a guide to the nature of ultimate reality and creation. What is particularly to be noticed for the purposes of our study is the fact that the Torah was thought of as containing a magical structure and this idea became the central point for later Kabbalistic speculation. In short, the Torah was considered by many to be a cosmic blueprint of creation and time. Wherever the Bible mentions "The Law" it is referring to The Torah. For instance Jesus is quoted as saying, in St. Matthew chapter 5, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets. I am not come to destroy but to fulfill." We shall refer to this verse at a later stage as I believe it is very important.

I think I have said enough to show that the five books of Moses are central and extremely important to the beliefs of both Jews and Christians.

After finding the Christian cycle of 8030 verses, I then counted the number of verses in the Torah and the answer is:-

5852 verses

and this number, when it is factorised, is as follows:-

5852 = 266 x 22

or, alternatively:-

5852 = 38 x 7 x 22

The period of 38 x 7 days can be considered, obviously, as 38 weeks and this is the time that it takes to make a human being (on average) or, to put it in a different manner, this the gestation period of mankind. There are two "Creations" in the Bible, as written in Genesis 1 & 2. The first one is considered, in Kabbalistic thought, to be some sort of blueprint of Creation and the second one has Adam being made by God in this fashion - "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul."

It is extremely interesting and revealing that Adam's creation took place in the 38th verse of the Bible. This is probably the most important event of the Old Testament.

Are these events to be considered purely coincidental?

In the next blog I will try to expand on this subject further.