The origin of 13’s connection to Rebellion

Firstly however, I will briefly review the sequence that led to the number 13’s connection to Rebellion in the first place, by summarizing the core meaning of the preceding numbers 1 - 12.

1-7 - Essentially, in the Garden of Eden the numbers 1-7 represented God’s work in Creation that culminated with a Sabbath that comes from the verb שבת (shabat), meaing to cease or to rest. The number 1 was and is always about Unity, the Godhead and God the Father, who WAS and IS “In the beginning…” and who willed everything into being. At their core, 2 and 3 are about God the Son and God the Holy Spirit respectively, while 3 also represents the Trinity or Divinity. 4 is all about the World or Creation and 5 is about Grace and the work of the Holy Spirit, while 6 is about Man, God's purpose for Creation. Ultimately, 7 is about God's Promise or Oath to fulfil all He has promised to do and in relation to His Creation, 7 is the foundation of all of His Covenants with Mankind.

Due to the fall of man, the numbers 8-9 were reserved for God’s work in Redemption, but mathematically the connection with Jesus and Redemption is clearly seen by noting the following:

8 - this is about the role of God the Son (2) as the Saviour (8), noting that He WAS and IS “In the beginning” - Jesus, the Second Person of the Godhead, who is a Trinity (3) of Persons. As the eternal Word of God, the Logos, He took on flesh when He was incarnated to save Mankind and was called Jesus that ultimately comes from the Hebrew Yehoshua that means “Jehovah saves those who call for help’. In this way, three-twos and three-eights represent both Jesus (8) and the Trinty - 2 x 2 x 2 = 8, remembering that in Greek Gematria Jesus or Insous (Ἰησοῦς) has the value 888.

9 – similarly 9 is about the 'Finality of Redemption' by God as a Trinity (3) and the Holy Spirit, the 3^rd Person of the Trinity (3), who came upon Jesus when He began His 3.5-year ministry and was the Power that raised Him from the Dead, after His Crucifixion. In this way, 3 x 3 = 9 reflects God’s work in Redemption, remembering that Jesus was Crucified at 9 am (3^rd hour of the morning) and died at the 9^th hour (3 pm). So, in the event of the Cross, we have both the 99 of Redemption (leaving the 99 for the one lost sheep) and the 33 that was Jesus’ age when He died to Redeem humanity.

10 - the next number 10, which is a combination of 1 and 0, is really a pointer back to God (1) because the number 0, in Gematria or Mathematics, is only a place holder, it has no value on its own. So while the number 10 comes after 8 and 9, the numbers of Salvation and Redemption respectively, the fact that it is really pointing us back to God; or the Godhead; or God the Father, as the number 1, shows that it existentially precedes 8 and 9. Spiritually, this can explain how it can both be connected with the Law of God through the single command given to Adam in the Garden, that preceded the Fall of Man, and to later be connected with the Law in the 10 Commandments given by God through Moses about 2,500 years later.

Importantly, aside from the timing of the number, 10’s connection with the Law also reveals something further about God’s character and nature. Essentially, by giving us a commandment that has consequences, that we can choose to obey or not, He reveals His amazing love for us because as later scriptures also show, He would bear the full penalty of our disobedience, not us.

In this way, the first command or Law given to man (not to eat the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil), was basically an invitation into God’s Family because the Law reveals how one would live if we were full of His Holy Spirit. This is why God said the time would come when He would write His Law in our Hearts:

³³ But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put -- my law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jeremiah 31:33

It was all part of His desire to 'walk with Man' in a relationship founded on ‘Free Will’, which is an absolute requirement for Love to function. At this point, it was only one command and obedience to it would have maintained their life of blessing, but Adam’s disobedience (Sin) resulted in the Curse. However, as above, even the Curse was a manifestation of God’s deep love for humanity because through it He demonstrated that He still wanted a relationship with us, but to do this He would need to 'Reverse the Curse'.

Holiness and Sin cannot coexist - and God's Solution

The problem was that He is a Holy God, and it is a basic metaphysical reality that His Holiness cannot coexist with Sin. This can be understood by considering the element Phosphorus (in Greek: Φωσφόρος), which has certain forms that cannot mix with Oxygen, rather it instantaneously combusts in a burst of flames. Interestingly, the Latin word corresponding to Greek word "Φωσφόρος " is "Lucifer", ‘light-bearer’ or ‘morning star’. It is used in Isaiah 14 when describing the Fall of Lucifer / Satan and in this way, Phosphorus is a picture of our Sin that would consume us in the presence of a Holy God, represented here in this analogy by the element Oxygen, that has the atomic number of 8, which is Jesus’ number. So, if it wasn’t for God providing Jesus’ vicarious death for us, then our Sin, like Phosphorus, would cause us to be consumed in His presence.

 However, since Jesus would not come until nearly 4,000 years after creation, God had to establish a sacrificial system that would look forward to Jesus’ death on the Cross. This temporal system of Salvation was still based upon faith in a coming Redeemer because right from the beginning God’s people understood that the wages of sin was death and that their sacrifices, in accordance with God’s instructions, were a symbol of that Redeemer. From Adam to Noah to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob / Israel, before the nation and the priesthood were even established, this truth was foundational to their walk with God. As Job, who lived prior to the birth of Israel, stated:

²⁵ For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: ²⁶ And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: ²⁷ Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me. Job 19:25-27

And by faith he sacrificed to God as a covering for his family:

⁴ And his sons went and feasted in their houses, everyone his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. ⁵ And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. Job 1:4-5

So, all the Old Testament sacrifices would look forward to Jesus, the Redeemer / Messiah / Christ, whom Revelation 13: 8 states was slain from the “Foundation of the world”.

His full name in Hebrew was יְהוֹשׁוּעַ  (Yehoshua or Joshua in English) that was abbreviated to ישֵׁוּעַ  (Yeshua), which means ‘Jehovah will save those who call for help’. This is because the name is a construct, that includes the verb shua (שׁוּעַ), which the Lexham Analytical Lexicon of the Hebrew Bible states is a “cry for help in a desperate situation”.

This perfectly describes ‘fallen’ mankind’s position in relation to a Holy God and our need for Him to save us – see screenshot below, taken from the Logos Bible Software, verifying this:

Importantly, He would be sent by God the Father at the Appointed Time, as indicated by the reference in Galatians “to the fullness of time”:

⁴ But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, ⁵ To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Galatians 4:4-5

His coming was a fulfilment of the prophecy given in the ‘Garden of Eden’ in Genesis 3:15, when God told the Serpent / Satan what his fate would be for his part in deceiving and tempting Eve, who led Adam into disobedience:

¹⁵ And I will put enmity between thee and -- the woman, and between thy seed and -- her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Genesis 3:15

Jesus would be the ‘Seed of the Woman’, as indicated in Galatians 4, that also states the He would be “… made of a woman under the law”. As such, God would need to establish a people through whom Jesus, as the Messiah, could be born. This was Israel and He gave them ‘the Law’ (תּוֹרָ֣ה – Torah), a set of new commands known as the ‘10 Commandments’, which is where we began to get our true understanding of the nature of 10, which is both the Law and the Spirit, as discussed above.

In this regard, 10 is also 5 x 2, showing us that at its core the Law is really an outworking of the Holy Spirit because God’s Grace (5) is understood to be a manifestation of His Spirit; and Jesus the second person of the Godhead (2), who was full of the Holy Spirit, came to die in our place, in the greatest act of Grace, the world has ever known:

¹ Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Luke 4:1

And

⁷In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace Ephesians 1:7

11 - Ultimately though, man’s ongoing disobedience or Sin, was a rejection of God’s Law (10) and so the next number 11 became the foundation of lawlessness, that will one day in the future see its ultimate fulfilment in the Antichrist, or ‘the Lawless one ‘who is seen in Scripture as Daniel’s 11^th Horn, the little horn that comes up among the other 10, in the last days.

⁷ After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. ⁸ I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. Daniel 7:7-8

Essentially, the Antichrist’s coming up amongst the 10 is a symbolic breaking of the Law and since 11 is the first number (1)  in the second decadic sequence (11-20), with the first decade of numbers being 1-10, then this is also Satan’s equivalence of replacing the Godhead or God the Father with himself, given that Revelation 13:2 states that the Dragon, who is Satan (Revelation 12:9), gives the Beast or Antichrist his power; throne and authority:

² Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. Revelation 13:2

12 - Significantly, this is where the next number 12 comes in. It represents God’s solution (to Man’s Lawlessness) in Jesus who came to fulfil the Law (Matthew 5:17) to make a way for Him to be able to dwell with us.

¹⁷ “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. Matthew 5:17

As such, 12 relates to the ‘Seed of the Woman’ prophecy in Genesis 3:15, noting that the first recorded words of Jesus (the fulfilment of this prophecy) were from when He was 12 years old, the age at which a girl in Israel officially becomes a woman at her Bat Mitzvah.

13 – the number of Rebellion and How God reverses the Curse

Now we will consider 13, that is associated with Rebellion. It goes beyond the breaking of the Law that is called Sin, which in scripture is often seen just as a 'falling short of God’s Glory'. And although it is still connected ‘with’ and originates ‘from’ man’s original disobedience in the Garden, it manifests itself as a new nature for all mankind, who were in Adam, such that all human beings are now under a death sentence and need to be born again.

¹² Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Romans 5:12

However, before one is born again, Sin or ‘falling short of God’s glory’ deepens into Iniquity that exhibits itself more as an embracing of the ‘pleasures of the flesh’, even though one knows that they are acting contrary to God’s laws. In this way, it is more of a wilful rebellion against God.

 ²³ for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴ being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, Romans 3:23-24

And

⁵ Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me. Psalms 51:5

Regardless of this difference, it is essential to note that every human being since Adam is seen as being in rebellion against God and in need of a saviour,

³ Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3

Being born again involves putting our trust in the finished work of Christ and declaring our Faith through confession:

⁹ that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ¹¹ For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” Romans 10:9-11

Then through His Holy Spirit, who now dwells inside of us, we start a process of Sanctification that focuses on the 'renewing of our mind' and the creation within us of a clean heart:

² And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2

And

⁹ Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. ¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. ¹¹ Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Psalms 51:5-11

13 – Rebellion and 'Redemption-concealed'

With that said, it is my intention to demonstrate that inherent in the mathematical structure of the number 13, God has concealed how He reverses the curse.

In mathematics there are terms for analyzing a number known as "Partitioning a Number” or exploring its "Additive Pairs" that are common in the fields of ‘Combinatorics’ and Arithmetic Studies’.  This concept falls under the broader study of “number theory”, where numbers are broken down into components or analyzed in relation to their properties.

In what follows, the numbers will be discussed as “Additive Pairs” that sum to 13. Importantly, there are exactly 6 combinations that comprise the number 13 (see below) and given that 6 is the number of man and 13 is the number of ‘Rebellion’, what follows will be an analysis of God’s solution to Man’s Rebellion and Sin:

• 1 + 12 = 13
• 2 + 11 = 13
• 3 + 10 = 13
• 4 + 9 = 13
• 5 + 8 = 13
• 6 + 7 = 13

Category (1): 1 + 12 = 13

In this first category, we have the numbers 1 and 12 that sum to 13.

As stated above, the number 1 is related to God, as the Godhead, or God the Father, and Unity; and the number 12 is related to the ‘Seed of the Woman’. So here we see God’s immediate solution to man’s sin and rebellion, as an amazing act of Love and Grace, seen in Genesis 3:15. It was God’s very first step in revealing both that He, or God (1) Himself was willing to reverse the curse, created by man’s disobedience, and how He would do it, through providing a Saviour, who would be born of a woman (12).

¹⁵ And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” Genesis 3:15

While the details were sparse, at that initial stage of the revelation, it was clear that this person would crush the head of the Serpent / Satan. This was stunning, considering that the consequences of the ‘Fall’ were so significant, but God in His great love chose not to crush Adam with the details of His solution, that would ultimately see God Himself both humbled and brutally tortured and killed on a Cross, to pay the penalty of our disobedience and rebellion.  

Category (2): 2 + 11 = 13

In the second category, we have the numbers 2 and 11 that sum to 13.

As stated above, the number 2 is primarily about the second person of the Godhead in God the Son, or Jesus; and the number 11 is all about Sin and Lawlessness. So here, the next number pair, builds upon the revelation of God’s Solution for reversing the Curse by stating that God was actually going to make the “Seed of the Woman”, who was the Son of God (2) to be incarnated to Become Sin, so that He could pay the price (death) for it:

²¹ For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Corinthians 5:21

Literally, this reveals that God’s solution would become Sin personified, such that this ‘Seed of the Woman’ would be qualified to save all sinners:

¹⁷ For if by one man’s offense death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) ¹⁸ Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. ¹⁹ For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Romans 5:17-19

A fascinating discovery, that can be seen on the YouTube Channel "theLivingWord", which is authored and run by John and Gillian Nuyten, affirms this connection of Jesus with our Sin in an amazing way. Essentially, in the original Hebrew Text of Isaiah 53, the definitive chapter in the Old Testament that describes what Jesus did for us on the Cross, there are exactly 666 letters. Elsewhere Gods' word uses this number in association with the Antichrist, the Lawless ones, the Beast, the Man of Sin, but here we see it in connection with Jesus. Amazingly, this is the extent to which Jesus went for us, to reverse the curse. He literally took all of our Sin into Himself and nailed it to the Cross - see full video below:

Category (3): 3 + 10 = 13

In the third category, we have the numbers 3 and 10 that sum to 13.

As stated above, the number 3 is primarily about the Trinity of God (3) or the third person of the Godhead in the Holy Spirit. Additionally, 10 has been shown to be about both the Law and the Holy Spirit because the Law is really an expression of the nature of the Holy Spirit; and as such it represents how one would live, if full of the Spirit.

So again in building upon the revelation of God’s Solution (1) we see that when the ‘Seed of the Woman’ (12) is born, He will as God's Son (2) incarnate be filled with the Holy Spirit (3) enabling Him to fulfill the Law (10), which will means that it will not be His Sin that He will be dying for, but only that Sin (11) that has been imputed to Him, such that He could die a vicarious death for us.

¹⁷ “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. Matthew 5:17

Category (4): 4 + 9 = 13

In the fourth category, we have the numbers 4 and 9 that sum to 13.

The number 4 is primarily about God’s Creation and the World systems, including the people. 9, as shown above, is related to Redemption. An additional example of this is seen in how the dates of the Feasts of the Lord, which are all about Jesus’ work of Redemption in the world, all add up to 99 – Click here for further information.

This all serves to highlight that God’s Solution for the Fall of Mankind is world-wide or global in nature, in that while the Messiah / Christ came through the nation of Israel, the rest of the Gentile World who call upon His name will be grafted into Israel to become part of the Redeemed.

IMPORTANTLY --- as part of this 4^th category, that focuses on the redemption of many from all nations in the world, there is a hidden timing clue for the end-times that is based upon this theme and reveals the possible timing of when 'the fulness of the Gentiles' may be reached, before God turns his attention to Israel. This will be discussed below before continuing on with our analysis of the Category 5 'Additive Pair'.

The Hidden Timing clue can be seen by looking at an aspect of Joseph’s story, one of the 12 sons of Jacob / Israel.

In Genesis 49, Jacob called his Sons together to give his Blessing to each of them before he died. Prior to this, Joseph (Jacob’s 11^th son) was told that his father was sick and so he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim to see him. On seeing them, Jacob strengthened himself and declared them as his own, such that they would now share a part of the inheritance of Joseph’s brothers, which would effectively give Joseph a double portion. Jacob then asked for Joseph to bring his sons closer to him so that he could lay his hands upon their heads and pronounce a blessing. At this point, Scripture begins to call Jacob by his other name Israel, given to him by God. This highlights the spiritual significance of the blessing that was about to follow.

When Joseph brought them closer to his father and placed the older brother Manasseh towards Israel’s right-hand and Ephraim, the younger one on his Left, Israel crossed his arms such that his right hand lay upon Ephraim and his left hand was on Manasseh. Joseph protested because the greater blessing was traditionally meant to go to the elder son, but Israel insisted that while Manasseh would become a people, Ephraim would become greater than his brother and his seed would actually become a multitude of nations, as the following portion of scripture shows:

¹⁷ And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove -- it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.  ¹⁸ And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. ¹⁹ And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. Genesis 48:17-19

The section of particular interest here is the part that is translated “multitude of nations”. This translation, that is common amongst many English versions, actually hides the significance. In Hebrew the words are מְלֹֽא־הַגּוֹיִֽם

As can be seen from the following, taken from "The KJV Complete Word Study Bible Dictionary", the primary meaning of the first word ְ מְלֹֽא, pronounced as melo, that is translated here as ‘multitude’, is actually “fulness” – and importantly numerous other dictionaries confirm this.

מְלֹֽא - h4393. מְלֹא melô’; rarely מְלוֹא mlowf; or מְלוֹ mlow(Ezekiel 41:8), mel-o; from 4390; fulness (literally or figuratively): — x all along, x all that is (there-)in, fill, (x that whereof...was) full, fulness, (hand-)full, multitude.

Similarly, the second word הַגּוֹיִֽם that is pronounced as ha goyim, and that is translated here as “nations”, is more commonly known as the goyim or ‘the Gentiles’

הַגּוֹיִֽם - H1471. גּוֹי gôy, גּוֹיִם gôyim, הַגּוֹיִם hāggôyim: A masculine noun meaning nation, people, Gentiles, country. The word is used to indicate a nation or nations in various contexts and settings:

So hidden in plain view, we have a passage that literally involves Israel giving a blessing upon Ephraim that effectively states that his seed represent the ‘fullness of the Gentiles”. This immediately makes us think about the following passage:

²⁵ For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. ²⁶ And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: Romans 11:25-26

These verses directly relate to the start of the Tribulation, which Jeremiah 30:7 calls the ‘time of Jacobs trouble’:

⁷ Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. Jeremiah 30:7

And the 'Fullness of the Gentiles' is the time when God will switch back His primary attention to Israel, as a nation, and as Romans 11 above states, it will be at that time that All of Israel shall be saved, noting that this will be all believers who are descendants of Abraham because God has always retained a remnant amongst His chosen people, that brought the Messiah, the ‘Seed of the Woman’ and the Bible to the World.

At this point, we need to make another connection in relation to Ephraim, who represents the ‘fullness of the gentiles.” Isaiah 7:9 states that Samaria is the head of Ephraim:

⁹ And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. Isaiah 7:9

And Hosea 11:8 uses the names Ephraim and Israel interchangeably to represent the northern kingdom, in the days that followed Solomon’s reign, when the kingdom was divided into two, that were comprised of the Northern Kingdom (Samaria / Ephraim) and the Southern Kingdom (Judah)

⁸ “How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel?...” Hosea 11:8

There are numerous other scriptures that show these connections, but the importance comes from understanding that prophetically speaking, Ephraim is interwoven with Samaria.

So, when Jesus, during His ministry on earth, interacted with the Samaritan woman at the Well and the people of her city, as recorded in John Chapter 4 (remembering that as per our discussion above, 4 represents the world and the people of the world, that includes the gentiles), something critical happens:

³⁹ And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.” ⁴⁰ So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. ⁴¹ And many more believed because of His own word. ⁴² Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.” ⁴³ Now after the two days He departed from there and went to Galilee. ⁴⁴ For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. ⁴⁵ So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they also had gone to the feast. John 4:39-45

Here we see Jesus with Samaritan people, that the bible equates with Ephraim, to whom Jacob / Israel prophesied would represent the ‘fullness of the gentiles’, or a 'multitude of nations', as many translations put it. This effectively shows Jesus staying with the gentiles for two days and remembering that 2 Peter 3:8 states:

⁸ But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 2 Peter 3:8

So here the two days could represent the two thousand years of the church age, where the gospel of Jesus has been going out to the gentile world, and depending upon what your view of the date of His Crucifixion is, we could very well be approaching that end date when we will see Him return for the His Bride, the Church. If He was crucified in AD 32, as many believe, then allowing for the 7 years of the Tribulation ("the time of Jacob’s Trouble") then the 2 days that would end in 2032 could possibly be preceded by the Rapture in 2025. Obviously if the crucifixion date was AD 33, as some believe, then this would push the Rapture out to 2026.

Regardless of these speculations, it has been noted in a video by Jimmy Evans, in relation to the Rapture that Joel 3 actually mirrors the Fig Tree Prophecy in Matthew Chapter 24, which places the Day of the LORD, that includes the Rapture and the Tribulation, within the generation that sees Israel regathered. See Link here: https://youtu.be/fVElCUD9KLE

As the two verses below show, God states that “at the time” that He brings the captives back, He will also gather the nations for a Judgement that most commentators acknowledge is a reference to Armageddon, at the end of the Tribulation. So, this chapter of Joel, connects the generation who sees the rebirth of Israel, with the return of Jesus:

¹ “For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, ² I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; Joel 3:1-2

So even if Jesus comes later, we can know from the number patterns in scripture, along with the promises given in the plain text, that we are close, which makes the blessings given to Joseph’s sons profoundly prophetic.

Category (5): 5 + 8 = 13

In the fifth category, we have the numbers 5 and 8 that sum to 13.

The number 5 relates to the Grace of God, which ultimately is both about God’s undeserved favour and His empowering by His Holy Spirit to walk in victory. The following passages reflect these ideas:

⁸ But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

And

¹¹ But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. ¹² Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. ¹³ For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ¹⁴ For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. ¹⁵ For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” ¹⁶ The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, ¹⁷ and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. Romans 8:11-17

The number 8, as discussed above, is the number for Jesus, whose name means ‘Jehovah saves those who call for help’ and so is all about Salvation and the new beginning that is associated with it. So in combination, these numbers reveal that the God who reverses the Curse would, after sending His Son the “Seed of the Woman” who would be filled with the Holy Spirit would fulfil the Law, before taking on mankind's Sin to die a vicarious death for all peoples in the world, both Jew and Gentile, before establishing an Age of Grace, commonly known now as the ‘Church Age’. During this Age, anyone who calls upon His name could be saved, as it says in Romans 10:9-11.

Additionally, as 2 Peter 3:8-9 states, He is not willing that any should perish, so it also needs to be understood that His return is predicated on Him giving people time to repent:

⁸ But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ⁹ The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:8-9

Category (6): 6 + 7 = 13

Finally, in the sixth and last category of the “Additive Pairs” that comprise God’s special number 13, we have the numbers 6 and 7.

The number 6 is well known as the number of Man, which I have shown elsewhere also reflects the fact that we were made in God’s image within the construction of the number itself. To review this quickly please note the following:

1 – Godhead; God the Father; and Unity

2 - God the Son, the second person of the Godhead; relationship

3 – God the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Godhead; Trinity

The numbers 1-3 are all about the nature of God, so Man who is made in His Image is reflected in the addition of these numbers: 1 + 2 + 3 = 6

Additionally, the Man reflects God’s Trinity as follows:

Soul – relates to God the Father

Body – relates to God the Son

Spirit – relates to God the Holy Spirit

And the Soul further divides into 3

Will – relates to God the Father

Mind - relates to God the Son, the Logos, or Reason

Emotions – relates to God the Holy Spirit

In the context of God’s solution, in the “Seed of the Woman”, to reverse the Curse, as symbolised by the number 13, we note that Jesus who was the fulfilment of the “Seed of the Woman” that was prophesied in Genesis 3:15 had a favourite expression, or title, for Himself in the Gospels, the “Son of Man”. In this way 6 is a pointer to the fact that Jesus, the eternal Word of God (the Logos), took on flesh and became both fully Man, as well as being fully God.

Then the number 7, also dealt with elsewhere (click here for further info), also has a three-fold nature through a root word (שׁבע) that involves the 3 letters Shin; Beth and Ayin that have 3 different meanings, depending upon the vowels added to it, as follows:

       שֶׁבַע – means the ordinal number 7

שָׂבַע  means to complete or have enough; plenty of; full of; satisfy with; satiate

שָׁבַע – means to take an Oath; or to Swear

In this way, 7 involves God’s oath (swearing) to complete the work of Salvation through the power of the Holy Spirit, who descended upon Jesus at His Baptism and who later was the power that raised Him from the Dead - noting that Isaiah 11:2 also details a 7-fold nature of the Holy Spirit in relation to Redemption; and Revelation 4:5 and Revelation 5:6 also represent the Holy Spirit as “7 Lamps of Fire”.

Summary of 13 - Rebellion and Redemption

Putting this altogether, I believe it has been demonstrated, that the ‘Additive Pairs’ (1+12; 2+11; 3+10; 4+9; 5+8; 6+7) that comprise the number of Rebellion, 13, also reveal God’s Plan to 'reverse the curse' that came upon Mankind in the Garden of Eden, and therefore also carries the hidden meaning of Redemption.

Amazingly, this idea also seems to be reflected in the unique and personal name of God, as revealed to Moses. Unfortunately, it is mostly hidden in English Translations of the Bible because they translated the Hebrew word יְהוָֹה to LORD with all Capitals (usually as small capitals) to cater for a Jewish Rabbinical Tradition that says the name of God is too holy to pronounce.

So, to hide the name (which is often referred to as the Tetragrammaton because it has 4 letters) from others, they were arguably said to have changed the vowels of His name to match those of the word Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), which is also translated to Lord.

However, in relation to the number 13, if we consider God's name יְהוָ֨ה, that is mostly translated LORD, we note something fascinating - In Hebrew Gematria it has the value of 26 or 13 x 2, as follows:

So, the very name that God wishes to be known by is directly connected to the number 13, that we have shown has the dual function of Rebellion (13) and Redemption (13). At its core, this is why 13 can be related to Redemption because it is connecting to the very heart of God and this is something that can only be achieved by God. The fact that it equals 13 x 2 also reveals that Jesus, as the Second Person of the Godhead, is the one who would pay the price for this Redemption.

Significantly, because 26 is a multiple of 13, it is also a multiple of 130 being 26 x 5, the number that means 'appointed' because it was the age of Adam when God appointed him a replacement for Abel to carry the seed of the Messiah. As I mentioned in the Introduction of this article, I have also written about the significance of this number 130, which I believe is also a hidden pointer to Jesus as the one truly being appointed - I will include the link to the spiritual nature section of the article here and to the full article again here. Notably that article also includes a hidden timing clue that links the precise year that Abram / Abraham was called and given the promises that would lead to the birth of Israel as a nation in 1876 BC, (which we now know from Archaeology - see link here for video on this by Joel P. Kramer a best-selling Archeologist and Author), to 2025. Essentially it is based upon the fact that there are 3900 years between 1876 BC and 2025 and understanding this shows how significant the role of 13 and all of its multiples (including 26 and 130) are in relation to both God's acts of Redemption and His appointed times, within His end-time calendar. 

Regrettably though, as stated above, this connection gets lost because instead of the name that God wanted to be known by having its letters transliterated (a process where each letter is given its equivalent in another language) into English, it is replaced with a completely different word – Adonai (אֲדֹנָי).  Additionally, as I have demonstrated in other articles such as: Hidden End-Time Clues in the Messianic Line from Adam to Jesus, names carry significant meanings that also reveal hidden prophecies, so by completely replacing the actual name of God with Adonai, a title that means Lord, the meaning of God’s personal name is completely lost.

 As such, I do not believe this is a side issue and will therefore now expound on this topic to hopefully encourage the Reader to do their own research into matter, to determine what else God may be wanting to reveal to us through the actual name He revealed to Moses.

The issue of God’s Personal

The true vowels of God’s personal name  יְהוָֹה throughout the Old Testament texts are said to have been assigned the vowels of the word Adonai, in line with a 'Rabbinic Practice' that deliberately seeks to make it unpronounceable because it is considered too Holy to utter.

However, I believe this theory about the vowels can demonstrably be shown as false, a myth that has been perpetuated throughout history that has caused much confusion, such as when Genesis 15:2 actually uses both words side by side, as follows:

The text above is a screen shot taken from the Olive Tree Bible Software that utilizes the WLC, or Westminster Leningrad Codex, for the Hebrew Text and the ESV for the English. It is a digital transcription of the Leningrad Codex, the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible that survives today - it uses the Masoretic Text and Tiberian vocalization.

Zooming in on the two words of Interest here Adonai and YHVH, we can see that in spite of the commonly stated idea that the vowel pointing's (the markings above and below the letters) of the word Adonai are being used for the YHVH, it can be seen here that they are NOT actually the same for both words:

YHVH                                   Adonai

Now while the vowel pointing of a word in Hebrew can change from its standard format to another, when words are joined in combination, this is not actually the case in the above example because the word Adonai is not being attached to the YHVH as a prefix or suffix, rather they are simply stand-alone words.

From this perspective, as the following shows, even the standard Vowels for the stand-alone words are not the same:

Please see below for a detailed explanation of the vowels for each of the two words shown above:

This shows that even in the standard format, the ‘Hataph Patah’ of Adonai is not used in YHVH and conversely the ‘Shva’ that is used in the YHVH does not appear in Adonai. So, in reality, the best one can truly say is that the vowels of YHVH, as read in the Masoretic Text, are altered in numerous locations to cater for the Rabbincal Tradition and can take on various forms.

The forms where YHVH exists as a discrete word are summarised as follows, with their relevant Strong’s numbers. This chart, which is based upon the Masoretic Text, is taken from "A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament and The Hebrew Bible", noting both that the number to the left of the dictionary entry is its 'Strong’s Bible number' and that there is only one variation from the standard Y^ehôvâh pronunciation shown throughout this chart. This variation is 'Strong’s 3069', where it appears as Y^ehôvih, as can be seen in the following Screen shot:

The description for Strong’s Hebrew Number 3069 above is clear proof that Scribes and Translators are pandering to the Rabbinical tradition of pronouncing the name as Adonai, because this vowel-version of the Tetragrammaton was actually invented, as is stated here, to allow for the instance where the text has the word Adonai (Strongs 136) and the word YHVH appearing ‘side by side’.

Effectively, it states that so the Rabbis could avoid the repetition of the same sound, they invented another pronunciation for the YHVH by changing the vowels associated with its consonants to include a Hiriq under the letter Vav as follows: יְהֹוִה  

Then they had a rule that said it would, in this instance, be pronounced as 'Strong’s Hebrew Number 430', which is actually Elohim - אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlôhîym, el-o-heem’. Ultimately, the intent of the Tradition was to produce a word that is essentially unpronounceable, so that it could act as a placeholder that would flag it to be pronounced as either Elohim (translated as ‘God’) or Adonai (translated as 'Lord').

Notably, God’s name is most commonly allocated the Strong’s Hebrew Number 3068, as the screen-shots above and below show, - taken from the Olive Tree Bible Software. It is important to note that again this form is unpronounceable because there are not enough vowels in their version of the word to be able to pronounce it.

However, given that the first vowel is the Shva vowel (under the first letter Yod) and that this is always pronounced as a short ‘e’ sound, there is also simply no way that one can pronounce the word as Yahweh (a popular choice in recent times), that has an ‘a’ sound for its first vowel. Additionally, there is no Shva or ‘e’ sound in Adonai.

All this compounds the confusion around the Tetragrammaton (יהוה), that represents the divine name of God. However, we must remember, as 1 Corinthians says, God is not the author of confusion:

³³ For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 1 Corinthians 14:33

As such, if you are finding all of this very confusing, then it is simply confirming my belief that this practice actually points to the hand of the enemy, who once said in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1) – “Has God indeed said…” because God’s word has been changed, and people do not seem to notice. And notably, it all could have been avoided if this text was simply translated as the American Standard Version (ASV) Bible does below, using our first example of Genesis 15:2, where Adonai and YHVH appear side by side in the text:

² And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? Genesis 15:2 (ASV)

Here each unique Hebrew word has its own unique English equivalent, and both Adonai (Lord) and YHVH (Jehovah) are given their own pronunciation.

One further example should suffice to reinforce how absurd all of this has become, as part of the modern academic Christian world:

Firstly, below is a screen-shot of the Lexham Hebrew English Interlinear Bible, as produced by Logos Software - it has the יְהוָֹה שָׁלוֹם  translated into English as “Yahweh is Peace” with no Strongs number(s) available as follows:

Then the Logos Software - Reverse Interlinear for the King James Version Bible translates the same two words יְהוָֹה שָׁלוֹם into English as “Jehovah-Shalom”. While this is consistent with the Authorised Version Texts, such as the KJV occasionally translating the YHVH as Jehovah, it does so in this instance with only one Strong’s number (3073) for the two words together, not a separate one per each individual word, as per below:

Then, while the Olive Tree ESV bible software translates יְהוָֹה שָׁלוֹם as the “Lord is Peace”, it at least this time gives it two different Strongs numbers: H3068 and H7965:

So here in the text of Judges 6:24, we have three completely different ways for translating and handling two words, one of which is God’s personal name, the Tetragrammaton YHVH. All of which demonstrates the inconsistency of handling biblical text around God’s name to cater for a Rabbinical Tradition.

The Confusion of God’s Name

Due to all of this, many say that we cannot know God’s personal name with any certainty, while others pronounce it in all sorts of different ways, that don’t have any actual biblical basis. Effectively academia has produced multiple names for God, when in reality only one could be valid. These include:

1. Yahweh (YAH-way or YAH-weh): This is one of the most widely accepted scholarly pronunciations, supposedly based on ancient Hebrew vocalization patterns that see the letter Vav as the Letter Waw instead for a W sound that in modern Hebrew is only present in Arabic languages.
2. Yahuah (yah-HOO-ah): A pronunciation favored by some groups, emphasizing the "Yahu" prefix found in many Hebrew names.
3. Yahveh (YAH-veh): A less common variation, similar to "Yahweh" but with a softer ending.
4. Yahovah (yah-HO-vah): Another variation that combines elements of "Yahweh" and "Jehovah."
5. Jehovah (jeh-HO-vah): This pronunciation is often dismissed saying that it only emerged in the Middle Ages when Christian scholars supposedly combined the consonants YHVH with the vowels of "Adonai." In stating this it ignores that many times the Masoretic Text includes a vowel pointing that can only be pronounced as the following name.
6. Yehovah (yeh-HO-vah): A variation similar to "Jehovah," often used in modern Hebrew contexts and is consistent with all the references in the bible that are allocated the 'Strong’s Hebrew number 3068' that is listed with the full set of vowels that can only be pronounced as Yehovah.

See examples of it below, firstly without the full set of vowels that make it unpronounceable:

Then with the full set of vowels (Shva; Holam; and Kamatz), making it pronounceable as Yehovah (yeh-HO-vah):

So, while the exact original pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton is said to have been lost due to the Jewish tradition of not vocalizing the divine name out of reverence, I believe this is a myth as the following clip from a video by Dr. Nehemia Gordon shows, noting that he is Jewish and comes from a family with a long lineage of Orthodox Jewish Rabbis and is a scholar with extensive expertise in Hebrew Bible manuscripts.

In relation to his credentials, it is worth noting that He earned his PhD in Biblical Studies from Bar-Ilan University, focusing on scribal practices related to the Tetragrammaton in medieval Hebrew Bible manuscripts. He also holds a Master's degree in Biblical Studies and a Bachelor's degree in Archaeology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has examined numerous significant manuscripts, including the Aleppo Codex, the Leningrad Codex, and Codex Vaticanus. His research interests span textual criticism of the Bible, Hebrew palaeography, material science of ancient and medieval manuscripts, and the Jewish cultural background of early Christianity. He has worked as a translator on the Dead Sea Scrolls and continues to conduct cutting-edge research on Hebrew Bible manuscripts.

This is quite an impressive resume, that I believe validates his authority to speak on this issue, particularly when it comes to the Jewish Traditions:

God wants people to Know and Remember His Name

Essentially, there is nothing in the Bible to indicate that God did not want His name known or pronounced and while the practice of substituting words like "Adonai" (Lord) or "HaShem" (The Name) began as an ancient Rabbinical Practice, there is nothing in scripture to validate that this was ever God's intention. In fact, the opposite is true, as the following verses suggests:

"¹⁵ God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.” Exodus 3:15

Here, the word translated LORD is actually יְהוָ֞ה, the tetragrammaton YHVH.  It seems an absolute absurdity to be suggesting that this verse means God wants Moses to be telling the people that a commonly used title LORD is to be used instead of the actual name that He had just given to Moses and that this will be His name forever and that He wants it to be remembered as such throughout all generations. 

Additionally, I believe it is equally absurd to suggest that God did not tell Moses how to pronounce it and that Moses was not allowed to tell the people how to pronounce it. At the risk of stating the obvious, if God considered it too holy for His people to pronounce, then why give it to Moses in the first place and if He did want them to know His name forever, but not to pronounce its true sound, then why not just give an alternate pronunciation to Moses. Obviously, this Rabbinic practice has resulted in a lot of confusion and speculation that defies the clear meaning of the text. Rather, as above, there is strong support for it being pronounced as Yehovah (yeh-HO-vah), or as it is more commonly seen in English as Jehovah, given that Jerusalem in English is actually pronounced as Yerushalayim in Hebrew, because like YHVH it begins with the letter Yod (Y).

Other Verses that also confirm the importance of God’s eternal name, include the following, which I have shown with both the KJV that caters for the Rabbinical Tradition and the ASV that actually translates it:

Psalms 135:13 - ³ Thy name, O LORD (יְהוָֹה – YHVH - Y^ehôvâh ), endureth forever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations. (KJV)

¹³ Thy name, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Thy memorial name, O Jehovah, throughout all generations. Psalms 135:13 (ASV)

Isaiah 42:8 - ⁸ I am the LORD (יְהוָֹה – YHVH - Y^ehôvâh),: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. (KJV)

⁸ I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images. Isaiah 42:8 (ASV)

Malachi 1:11 - ¹¹ For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD (יְהוָֹה – YHVH - Y^ehôvâh), of hosts. (KJV)

¹¹ For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the Gentiles, saith Jehovah of hosts. Malachi 1:11 (ASV)

These verses all highlight the enduring significance of God's name and its role in worship and remembrance across generations and rather than being a side issue, I see it as going to the very heart and nature of God because as I have shown in some of my other articles (Click Here), the meanings of names are critically important in determining what God is trying to reveal to us.

Essentially, it would be like someone calling you Donald when your name may actually be Daniel. We would all see this as important, so how much more so the all-powerful and loving God, who laid down His life for us. While God clearly gives us Grace in all these matters, if one wants to draw closer to God, into that secret place that Psalm 91:1 speaks of, then I believe it is incumbent upon us to seek and search out this matter. If the name was not significant to God, then why would He give it to Moses, the one He called His friend in the first place:

¹¹ So the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle. Exodus 33:11

It was a sign of His desire for intimacy with us and while God is known by many names in Scripture, He has also highlighted the significance of His personal name that according to Exodus 3 will be His name forever:

¹³ And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? ¹⁴ And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. ¹⁵ And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. Exodus 3:13-15

Importantly this does not diminish the name of Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, it just adds to it because part of the meaning of YHVH is to highlight to us to us that God is the self-existent one, the great I AM and in this respect, Jesus made it clear in John 8:58 that He is the eternal ‘I AM’.

⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” John 8:58

Additionally, Jesus’ name in Hebrew was commonly Yeshua, which was the abbreviated form of the name Yehoshua, and both forms literally involve the meaning that ‘Jehovah Saves’. So even His incarnate name connects back to the Tetragrammaton, the personal name YHVH that God gave to Moses.

In this respect, it should also be remembered that all of the Patriarchs and the other Old Testament Heroes of Faith from Abel onwards (listed in Hebrews 11), who lived prior to Jesus, only knew God by this name, or one of His other titles. So, I believe that by God saying that YHVH will be His name forever, He is emphasizing it is a name for all Believers for all time that will add to our understanding of who God (the Father Son and Holy Spirit) truly is.

The Modern Use of God’s Name

As we know, the meaning of YHVH originates from its connection to God as ‘I AM’ and we know that Jesus revealed Himself as the great ‘I AM’ and we know that we are all saved by calling upon His name (as it says in Romans 10), and there is no restriction in the New Testament about using the name of God then the Christian practice has been changing, such that there is an increasing use of Yahweh, as God’s name.

However, as above, there is not a single instance of the vowels in the manuscripts that would allow that pronunciation and notably there is no “w” sound in modern Hebrew and arguably there never was even in biblical times.

As Nehemia Gordon points out, when the Hebrew Language was being revived by a group of individuals, led by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, in the Diaspora, prior to the birth of the modern state of Israel, only the Jewish communities in Arabic countries, influenced by the Arabic Language (that does have a ‘w’ sound) used a W for the 6^th letter, calling it Wow or Wau. The rest of the Jewish communities all used a ‘V’ sound. Biblically this is supported by noting that the Hebrew word for Back (that is pronounced as ‘gav’ has two different ways it can be spelled because there are two letters that can both be pronounced as a V sound as follows, noting that the letter Beth with a dot or dagesh in it, such as בֵּ, is pronounced as a hard ‘b’ sound, as in ‘bat’. However, without a dot or dagesh in it, the letter ב it is pronounced as a soft ‘v’ as in  ‘vote’:

Strongs: 1354 גַּב (gǎḇ): n.masc. occasionally fem.; ≡ back, i.e., a body part (Eze 10:12+). 

Strongs: 1458 גַּו  (gǎv): n.[masc.]; ≡  back, i.e., a part of the body (1Ki 14:9; Ne 9:26; Eze 23:35+).

To further demonstrate the duplicity of how the Name of God is used, the table below (taken from the following site: "Which Bibles Use the Name Yahweh and How Often? A Full Table") shows a number of modern English bibles that while they will now translate the name of God, rather than replace it with LORD, they are increasingly choosing to use 'Yahweh' instead of 'Jehovah' in support of their idea that the letter Vav is actually a Wow with a ‘W’ sound.

However, the next Table below contains some examples, produced by AI (Artificial Intelligence Chat Bot), of words that begin with the letter Vav – noting some are general words and some are names.

Interestingly, the AI Chat Bot produced a phonetic pronunciation of ‘V’ for each of these words and even the Bible versions that wanted to alter the name of God to include a ‘W’ sound did not choose to do this with other names such as וַשְׁתִּי  in Esther 1:9, which they all translated as Vashti (with a V, not a W), as can be seen in the following screen shot of this text:

God’s Witness to His Name

So, the Holiest name of all, the one that God declares will be His name forever is treated with unparalleled confusion in the Bible.

Yet God does retain His witness because in spite of the Masoretes changing so many of the vowels and in spite of the confusion sorrounding the pronunciation of the sixth letter 'Vav', there still remains instances in the bible where the correct vowels appear such as in Genesis 9:26 where it is shown as:

As the following screen-shot shows:

The important thing to note here is that with this Vowel Pointing it is actually only pronounceable as Ye-Ho-Vah because it contains the Vowel called the Holam, which is the ‘O’ sound. And as shown before they are not the vowels of Adonai, there are only 2 in common.

Yahweh, the only other academic contender, is not actually possible because there is no ‘O’ in that pronunciation and just as Jerusalem in Hebrew is really  יְרוּשָׁלַםִ or yerûšālayim with a ‘Y’ because there is no ‘J’ in Hebrew, then Jehovah is really Y^ehôvâh (Yehovah), with a ‘Y’, as the "A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament and The Hebrew Bible", resource listed earlier in this section suggests.

The King James Version Bible's connection to God’s Name

However, in spite of all of this confusion, the King James Version Bible, as we have noted above, does in several locations (see below) translate it directly as Jehovah, noting that Exodus 6:3 and Psalms 83:18 in particular are direct statements that say God's name IS Jehovah such as:

^"14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen." Genesis 22:14 (KJV)

AND

^"3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them". Exodus 6:3 (KJV)

AND

^"15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:" Exodus 17:15 (KJV)

AND

^"24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites." Judges 6:24 (KJV)

AND

^"18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth." Psalms 83:18 (KJV)

AND

^"2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation." Isaiah 12:2 (KJV)

AND

^"4 Trust ye in the LORD forever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:" Isaiah 26:4 (KJV)

AND

^"2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation." Isaiah 12:2(KJV)

This is significant because the KJV Bible would become God’s primary witness to the English-speaking world for 400 years. It began with the first complete version in 1611 and there for all the world to see at the top of the Title page, was the Tetragrammaton - the personal name of God. Amazingly, it was complete with all of it vowels, that as discussed here, can only be pronounced as Yehovah, or Jehovah (if Anglicized).

God’s Name and its connection to Rebellion and Redemption

One Final comment on all of this, in the context of understanding what God is revealing through His name, if it is actually Yehovah, then we can see a parallel with how Jesus or Yeshua, which is an abbreviation of Yehoshua, conveys Gods heart when it comes to Redemption.

Yehoshua – as discussed earlier in this article, Yehoshua in Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ is literally a construct name involving the prefix "Yeho-" that refers to the name of God, YHVH (Jehovah), which is combined with the word "-shua," that literally means a cry for help, which is by implication is a cry for "salvation". Thus, the name Yehoshua that is often said to translate to "Jehovah is salvation" or “Jehovah Saves", is in reality even deeper than that because it identifies those whom He saves - “Jehovah saves those who call for help’. This understanding is also supported by noting what Jehovah (YHVH) said to Moses recorded in Exodus 3:7:

⁷ And the LORD said, I have surely seen -- the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard -- their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know -- their sorrows; Exodus 3:7

This idea is seen repeatedly throughout the book of Judges where after disciplining His people for their Sins, which results with them coming under the rule of foreign kings, the people cry out for help and God hears their cries and sends them a deliverer, such as Gideon etc. The additional meaning also gels with verses like Hebrews 9:28 that indicate that Jesus is coming for those who are looking and longing for Him:

²⁸ So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Hebrews 9:28 

Importantly, Yehoshua which is Joshua in English, was given by Moses to his right-hand man Hoshea, which means “He Saves”. In doing so he became known as Joshua, who in a foreshadowing of Jesus, would famously lead God’s chosen people into the ‘Promised land’, which was a picture of Jesus coming in the Rapture to lead God’s people into the ultimate Promised Land – Heaven. Clearly this meaning and promise is lost, or at least hidden, if one always reads God’s personal name as LORD only because this word is only a Title that has no specific connection to Jehovah saving anybody.

Yehovah – Again this name is a construct comprised of “Yeho” or the Prefix “Ye-” that like above are shortened forms of “YHVH” that are combined with the word “Hovah” (הוה), which is often translated as "ruin," "disaster," or "calamity." It conveys a sense of impending misfortune, or events leading to destruction. In a biblical context, it frequently refers to the consequences of sin or divine judgment imposed upon nations or individuals, who deviate from God's commandments. In this way, we can see another connection between YHVH and the fall or Rebellion of Man, just as we saw with its connection via 13. Importantly though, Hovah is also related to Hoveh, with both coming from the same root word (הוה) and Hoveh can have several meanings depending on its context, and it is often associated with the verb "to be" or "to exist", in its present tense form.

To explain it best please see the quote below, sourced from the following web-site - God's Name is a Four-Letter Word | Reform Judaism

“The word Hoveh “… means “present tense”. Hebrew, as a language, lacks the word “is”. Whereas in English we say, “He is wise,” in Hebrew, we say “Hu chacham,” two words without a third, because Hebrew as a language lacks the word “is.” So, part of these four letters refers to “is,” or the present.

Now in Hebrew, the vowel “Vav” can be interchangeable with the vowel “yud.” Thus Hey-Vav-Hey may be read Hey-Yud-Hey to form the word “haya.” “Haya” is the past tense, meaning “was.”

You know where this is going. In Hebrew, when you place the letter “yud” before a verb, the tense changes from past to future. "Haya" becomes "yihiye", “was” becomes “will be.”

So Who or What is God?
From an unutterable four-letter word comes a multilayered understanding of God. God is that which simultaneously is, was and will be.

“God’s Name,” to quote Rabbi Kushner, “is the Name of Existence itself.” Or more clearly, God is Existence.”

In this way, the meaning of the last three letters of God’s personal name point to a meaning that is describing God uniquely as the ‘Self Existent One’. From His very being comes all things and all power resides with Him. This is why it was sufficient to tell Moses to say to God’s people that “I AM WHO I AM” had sent him to deliver them from slavery:

Essentially, this name was given to Moses to validate that he had been chosen by God to deliver or save the people. So here we see the היה (I AM), that is related to the הוה (HoVaH - ruin, disaster, mischief and HoVeh - "is" or "present", referring to the current state of existence), become both a connection to the fall or Rebellion of Man (Hovah) and to the Self Existing God (Hoveh), who told Moses that He sought to save His people, when He heard their cry.

So, this was also the same meaning reflected in the name of Jesus / Jehoshua, where the Shua on the end of Jesus’ name in Hebrew meant a ‘cry for help’. So, both in Yehoshua and in Yehovah we have construct names that points to ‘Jehovah the great IAM who seeks to save those who cry for help’.

Clearly this all links the themes of Rebellion and Redemption within the names and importantly, by hiding the name of Yehovah (YHVH), by transposing it as LORD, none of these connections can be made.

With all that said, and having seen how 13 is a prime factor of God’s personal name, it is also worth noting that there are only 4 factors of God’s name that carries the value of 26 - 1, 2, 13 and 26. Numerically, this means that:

1 – God

2 – through God the Son

13 – will pay the cost of Redemption for Mankind who is in Rebellion

26 – Saving all who call upon His name

Hopefully, we can now understand how the meaning of the number 13 is central to everything that God is revealing to us about His very nature.

Returning to the Additive Pairs Summary

As such, we will now return to our discussion about the hidden meanings that are associated with the 6 ‘Additive Pairs’ that comprise 13 - (1+12; 2+11; 3+10; 4+9; 5+8; 6+7) and summarize them to help us understand how they all point to the Redemptive heart of God.

In short, we previously outlined each pair to show that God’s (1) solution to Man’s Rebellion was to provide the ‘Seed of the Woman’ (12), who would be the Son of God (2), who would come to bare our Sin (11). He would do this by being filled with the Holy Spirit (3) being empowered to live a perfect life and to fulfill the Law (10). This would qualify Him to die a vicarious death to redeem (9) the whole World (4) both Jew and Gentile. Then by the power of the Holy Spirit (3) He would be resurrected and would ascend to the Father before sending the Holy Spirit to empower His disciples on the day of Pentecost and give birth to the Church. Through the Church, the message of the Gospel would be taken to the ends of the earth, throughout the ‘Age of Grace’ (5), showing how God as ‘the Son of Man’, being fully Man (6) and fully God, who had sworn (7) by Himself to fulfil (7) all His promises in relation to Redemption as shown in Hebrews 6:17:

¹⁷ Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, Hebrews 6:17

In relation to God Reversing the Curse, the ‘Fall of Mankind’ happened after a temptation in a perfect Garden, where humanity’s first representative man ‘Adam’ had to choose whether or not to obey the 'single command' God had given Him. He failed and Sin and Rebellion entered God’s perfect Creation and Mankind, as a whole, was separated from God.

However, his counterpart, humanity’s last representative man - Jesus (the Last Adam) was also tempted, but did not Sin. Rather, He perfectly fulfilled the Law of God and then in another Garden, small and sparse, He had to choose whether or not to obey God the Father and become the Redeeming Sacrifice for all of humanity. After agonizing over this, to the extent that He sweated drops of blood, because He knew what was coming, He said to the Father:

 ²² “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.” Luke 42:22.

This decision would involve Him bearing all the Sins of the World and dying on a Cross, after being tortured and beaten beyond recognition, such that Isaiah prophesied that He would be unrecognizable as a man - such was His love for mankind.

¹⁴ Just as there were many who were appalled at him—his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness Isaiah 52:14 (NIV)

So, while the first Adam in a perfect world had failed, Jesus the Last Adam in a cruel and fallen world succeeded and suffered for all of Humanity, to a degree that is hard for us to comprehend. Then after dying; being buried; and rising from the dead; He returned to the glory that He had in Heaven with the Father before He willing came to lay His life down. Then He sent the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, to birth the Church, so that all who Love and Trust Him could be Redeemed and Born again, to become a part of God’s family forever.

Significantly, this plan was outlined in the numbers associated with the number 13 and as such it puts the number 13 at the Centre of God’s Redemptive plan, which is reflected in the fact that the inner circle of Jesus and His disciples involved 13 members – Jesus + 12 disciples = 13.

As I have written elsewhere, I believe that this double meaning of Rebellion and Redemption extends to God’s ‘timeline of Redemption’, which is always about Reversing the Curse and cutting short the days because they are becoming so wicked – Click Here for further details: The Mystery of 39 and its connection to the Timing of the Tribulation - by David Wills - 2024 / Blog | EndTime-BibleProphecy

In this respect, it also needs to be remembered that Noah’s Flood came after only 1,656 years from Creation and in that short time the world was so wicked and evil that God had to destroy it through a global flood and reset humanity through one family, that of Noah and his Sons. So the fact that it’s now been around 4,269 years since the flood (based upon the genealogy information in the Bible and modern archaeology), which is approximately  2.5 times longer than the timespan that led to God’s first judgement, then clearly the world is well past the point that God would have destroyed it again, if it had not been for Jesus, who inaugurated the Age of Grace; and who is certainly coming soon, lest as Jesus said “no flesh would survive”:

²¹ For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. ²² And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened. Matthew 24:21-22

Significance of Chapter Numbers

With all of this as background information, I now want to briefly consider the significance of Chapter Numbers where in many instances the chapter often seems to have at least one reference or theme that corresponds to the standard meaning of the associated number.

This will be done for the purpose of showing, towards the end of the article, how I believe God has used chapter numbers to hide a timing clue, that again includes the number 13. It will be a pointer to the Rapture that exists within the well-known Olivet Discourse passages, that involved a discussion between Jesus and His disciples about the End-Times; and the Signs that would indicate that events associated with the End-Times, were about to take place.

To demonstrate this and to determine if there is any validity to this idea, I will list the basic meaning of the first 14 numbers (1-14) and then see if there is any correspondence between their meanings and the themes that are found in the first 14 Chapters of Genesis:

Number Meaning

1 - Unity (oneness of God) and Sovereignty; Source of All Things; First Person of the Godhead, God the Father.

• Genesis 1: This chapter narrates the creation of the world, initiated by the will of God the Father and executed by the Godhead. It showcases God's sovereign power as He brings order out of chaos, creating light, life, and the universe. The repeated phrase "And God said..." emphasizes the centrality of His singular authority in creation. As such, it is all about the sovereign actions of the 'one God' (who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit in Unity) and it conforms with the meaning of the number 1.

2 - Relationship and Union; Partnership and Unity; Second Person of the Godhead - God the Son (YHVH or Jesus).

• Genesis 2: Unlike Chapter 1 that always uses the expression “God said…” in relation to God and His creation, this chapter introduces the personal name of God (YHVH), tying it to the Son's eventual role as the "I AM." As such, it shifts to this more personal and relational expression “the LORD God…”,  which I have tried to demonstrate should I believe be translated as "Jehovah God ..." to emphasize that it will be the Second Person of the Godhead in God the Son, as YHVH or Jehovah (or Yahweh as many want to say it), the name God gave to Moses, who will be interacting directly with Adam.

⁸ The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. Genesis 2:8

• In focusing on relationships that include God's communion with Adam, and Adam's union with Eve, God states that it is "...not good for man to be alone" and then He creates Eve from Adam’s side.

¹⁸ And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Genesis 2:18

And

²⁴ Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24

This beautifully symbolizes union and partnership, as God then declares that they will become "one flesh" in a parallel to the Trinity, that is 3 persons, but one God. In this way, these themes of relationship and unity, all align with the deeper meaning of the number 2.

3 - Divine Completeness (Trinity or Godhead) and Resurrection (after 3 days and Nights) and Redemption (On the third day); 3rd Person of the Godhead – the Holy Spirit.

• Genesis 3: This chapter deals with the fall of humanity, which is a spiritual separation from God, and foreshadows Christ's victory over sin through the ‘Seed of the Woman’ in verse 15. Significantly, this prophecy would involve the Trinity in the Father sending His Son to live in the power of the Holy Spirit to fulfil the Law, and then to die in our place and be raised to life again by the power of the Spirit on the 3^rd day.

¹⁵ And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; he shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.” Genesis 3:15

• And here we see the first hint of God’s redemptive plan that ultimately points us to Jesus who would die; be buried; and resurrected to new life, as the ‘First Fruit’ of all who would follow, by being born again spiritually:

²¹ Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. Genesis 3:21

Thus, this chapter emphasizes all of the themes associated with the number 3 that often symbolizes a divine completeness or the work of the Godhead (Father; Son and Holy Spirit) and a Resurrection to new Life that comes because God provides an atoning sacrifice. And as was seen in Category 4 of the Additive Pairs above, there was another Resurrection to new Life that related to the End-Time salvation of both Jews and Gentiles that saw the Hosea prophesy about Israel saying:

² After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Hosea 6:2

Dispensationally, this is speaking about how at the end of two thousand years (a thousand years is as a day to the Lord 2 Peter 3:8) God will turn His attention back to His chosen people and on the 3rd day He will raise them up. This is expected to be after the "Times of the Gentiles" are fulfilled at the end of the 'Age of Grace', which will be at the end of the two thousand years of the "Church Age".

This emphasis on the Spiritual in addition to seeing the work of the Trinity is consistent with the core meaning of the number 3. 

4 - The World or Creation (in a physical sense, such as 4 Cardinal directions; and 4 Seasons etc) and the People, who are culturally separated from God by being "worldly", not "spiritual".

• Genesis 4: narrates the story of Cain and Abel, reflecting humanity's interaction with the created world and the consequences of sin within it. It vividly contrasts two types of people: those who seek and honor God and those who are worldly and driven by the desires of the flesh. Abel represents the former, offering a heartfelt and faithful sacrifice that pleases God. His actions reflect a life centered on worship, humility, and reverence for the divine. In contrast, Cain embodies the latter, presenting an offering that lacks sincerity and is ultimately rejected by God. His jealousy and anger lead to the murder of his brother, showcasing the destructive consequences of a life dominated by selfish desires and unchecked emotions.
• Cain's lineage further illustrates the spread of sin and the pursuit of worldly gains, as his descendants continue in rebellion against God, but at the same time it ends with a message of Hope with the conclusion of the last two verses 25 and 26

²⁵ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him. ²⁶ And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah. Genesis 4:25-26

As the Number 25 is about Gods promises, we see here in chapter 4 that God takes the next step to save the world through the promised ‘Seed of the Woman’, by appointing Seth, which as I have shown in the article here, was a pointer to Christ and Redemption, that is also linked to the number 13. Then the number 26, which is the number of God’s personal name becomes God’s seal on this promise by emphasizing that the new line of humanity  that God had created through Seth led to Enosh, whose name means ‘mortal man’. Importantly, his influence was such that unlike Cain’s descendants, men now began to call upon the name of Jehovah again.

• So ultimately this chapter serves as a spiritual reminder of the choices we face: to live in alignment with God's will, or to succumb to the worldly temptations of the flesh. It calls us to examine our hearts and strive to be like Abel, seeking to honor God in all that we do, which are all themes that fit with the number 4.

5 - The Grace of God, the Work of the Holy Spirit.

• Genesis 5: Noting that Grace is always connected with the Holy Spirit and can mean either an empowering to do something, in accordance with God's Will, or to be the recipient of God's undeserved Favour through the power of the Holy Spirit, this chapter lists the genealogy from Adam to Noah; and Noah's lineage is a testament to God's grace in preserving a remnant for His purposes. Most significantly though is the statement in verse 29, that he was called Noah because he would bring them comfort:

²⁸ And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: ²⁹ and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, which cometh because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed. Genesis 5:28-29

which would look forward to the next Chapter that would tie this Comfort to Grace in chapter 6 verse 8:

⁸ But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. Genesis 6:8

In previous articles, it was shown that 58 is the number associated with Noah, as his name in Hebrew is נֹחַ. This name consists of two letters that have the following value in Hebrew Gematria:

 נַֹ  (Nun) that has the value of 50 and

 חַ  (Heth)ַ that has the value of 8 for a

 Total of 58.

Then since the word for Comfort in this chapter in Hebrew is נָחַם (nâḥam), which is the same word for Noah נֹחַ, plus the letter Mem ם at the end, then this word is directly related to both Noah and Grace that uses the same two letters that occur in Noah's name (Nun and Heth), except for Grace they are reversed (Heth and Nun), as follows: חֵן. In this way. Noah’s name has a literal connection to both Comfort and Grace, not only through its grammatical construction and its meaning, but also by Noah's role in constructing the Ark that would save humanity, thus bringing it Comfort, through an act of Grace. So, this chapter clearly fits with the basic meaning of number 5.

6 - Man and Imperfection - Man was made on the 6^th day of Creation.

• Genesis 6: This chapter describes the wickedness of Man who was made on the 6^th day of Creation and God's decision to bring the flood, as a judgement against it because of Mankind’s involvement with fallen angels, that had given rise to the Nephilim, through whom all flesh had become corrupted and through whom the earth had been filled with violence:

¹² And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. ¹³ And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Genesis 6:12-13

      As such, this chapter is all about the Rebellion of Man and it affirms the meaning of the number 6.

7 – Perfection; Completion; Oath (Swearing); Covenant; Ordinal No; Sabbath - Cycle and Rest.

• Genesis 7: This chapter marks the completion of God's judgment, in relation to Noah’s flood. Importantly it is about the preservation of life that enables God to perfectly fulfill His promise to save Mankind through the ‘Seed of the Woman’.  All the aspects of 7 are seen here with God rescuing the animals by bringing them to the Ark, in sets of 7 pairs of each kind, before telling Noah and his family to enter the ark 7 days before the flood begins. Ultimately God’s plan to purge the earth of the rampant wickedness is completed and the flood ends and comes to rest in the 7^th month.

² Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female: ³ of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. ⁴ For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground. ⁵ And Noah did according unto all that Jehovah commanded him. Genesis 7:2-5

And

²³ And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark. Genesis 7:23

• Notably, as seen elsewhere, 7 is also the sign of the Covenant and so through all the sevens connected with the Flood event, God was establishing a Covenant with Noah to save humanity and as such the Ark is a literal picture of Jesus in a number of respects with:
  • It dimenisions - being 300 Cubits x 50 Cubits x 30 Cubits – representing the Blood Sacrifice of Jesus (300 – 30 x 10), noting Jesus was 30 years old when He began His ministry to fulfill the Law (10) that led Him to the Cross. As such, 300 is considered to be the number associated with His Blood-Sacrifice and 50 is the number that represents a Jubilee, or the Redemption of what has been lost, that Jesus purchased back for us, with 30 also being the price of Redemption - given Jesus was sold for 30 pieces of Silver.
  • The Ark was covered in Pitch - which in Hebrew is the word כֹּפֶר (kōp̱er) that comes from the same root word as כִּפֶּר (kipper), which describes the ‘act of atonement’ as the ‘covering of guilt’, enacted on Yom Kippur, the ‘Day of Atonement’. So, in this analogy, the Ark was literally covered with Atonement.
  • The Ark had one door – Jesus is the only way of Salvation
  • The Ark contained 8 People – The number 8 is Jesus’ number and means Salvation and New Beginnings; and New life.

So again, all aspects of the meaning of the number 7 are present in this chapter.        

8 – Jesus; Salvation; New beginning - Jesus was raised on the 1st day of the week, which is simultaneously the 8th day of the previous week.

• Genesis 8: The floodwaters recede, and Noah's family steps out onto dry land, symbolizing both the salvation and a new beginning for humanity, after the judgement of God.

As such, the theme of the number 8 is affirmed.

9 – Finality; Redemption; Sacrifice; Judgement; Holiness; and Purity.

• Genesis 9: Now that the flood has ended and God’s Judgement has finished, and Noah and his family have exited the Ark, which is a picture of Jesus, God establishes a covenant with Noah and humanity, who has been redeemed. This is a foreshadow of the New Covenant in the Blood of Jesus, established at the Cross, for the Redemption of all of Mankind, both Jew and Gentile, which is characterized by 9s with Jesus being crucified at 9 in the morning and dying at the 9^th hour in the afternoon.

     As such, this chapter affirms all of the themes associated with the number 9.

10 – Law and the Spirit – as epitomized in the 10 Commandments that describe how one can live when empowered by the Holy Spirit.

• Genesis 10: This chapter contains the Table of Nations, detailing the descendants of Noah's sons. Since the number 10 represents the Law and the Spirit, it by extension represents order and responsibility, or the lack of it. All this is reflected in this chapter with reference to the establishment of the nations and their roles in God's plan.

In this respect it is important to note that God lists the establishment of the Gentile nations first, noting their remoteness from His plans by stating that they are allocated “the isles”:

⁵ By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. Genesis 10:5

Later this is significant because in Ezekiel 39, that I believe is a description of events that will be a part of the so-called ‘War of Armageddon’, God states that He is going to send a judgement upon that those that dwell carelessly in the isles:

⁶ And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. Ezekiel 39:6

Clearly, many people who do not live in or near the middle east do not understand the covenants that God has established with the Nation of Israel, through whom He would bring the Saviour of the World and His revealed Word, the Bible, and so they either care little about the suffering of God’s people, or they resent them for bringing God’s moral code and Laws into the world, that they ultimately see as a judgement of the lifestyles that they enjoy.

• Then this chapter deals with the descendants of Ham, who were definitely not a people under the Law, and in fact they would bring the greatest opposition to the plans of God. Finally, in the last part of the chapter, we are given details of the Line of Shem because it was from Shem that the Saviour of the World, the ‘Seed of the Woman’, would come from.

Thus, throughout this chapter we see elements of how God progresses His plan of Redemption through a specific nation that would live under the Law and through whom the Messiah would come and who would save humanity by literally fulfilling the Law and dying the death it demands on the cross in our place – all of which reflects the meaning of the number 10 that concludes with a theme of hope.

11 – Sin and Lawlessness – as detailed above, it will see its ultimate fulfilment in the Antichrist, or ‘the Lawless one ‘who is seen in Scripture as Daniel’s 11^th Horn, the little horn that comes up among the other 10, in the last days.

• Genesis 11: This chapter is all about the Sin and Lawlessness of Man after the flood with the focus being upon the events surrounding the Tower of Babel. Notably, scripture describes Nimrod as a type of Antichrist because he established the first One World Government with himself as the head. This was centred in Babel, which chapter 10 said was the beginning of his Kingdom and it was the location of the Tower of Babel that was being built, in defiance against the Lord and His Laws.
• As such, this chapter serves to highlight the depth of human Pride and Sin that resulted in a judgment, that led to the scattering of nations. However, while we see here a theme of Rebellion, resulting from the rejection of God’s Law, God ends the chapter with a theme of hope by giving the genealogy from Shem down to Abram. This is the messianic line from Adam to Jesus that carries the ‘Seed of the Woman’, God’s Solution to Man’s Sin and Rebellion. The Chapter concludes with Abram beginning his journey to the promised land, reminding us again of the hope we have in God’s plan of Redemption that will one day be accomplished by His Messiah at the age of 33 (3 x 11).

Therefore, this chapter deals with both the rise of Rebellion and Sin after the flood and its ultimate source of hope, in-line with the themes of the number 11.

12 – “Seed of the Woman” - God's People (Body of Christ) and Government

• Genesis 12: Is all about God progressing His solution to Man’s Sin and Lawlessness through God’s call of Abram to come out of the world, to come to a new land that God would show him. After the great reset of humanity in the Flood of Noah, God restarts His Messianic Line through Abram, who He promises to make into a great nation. This would be the nation of Israel through whom the ‘Seed of the Woman’ in Jesus would be born.

So, the chapter emphasizes both the Grace of God and Abram’s faith that would result in the creation of a people for God, as seen in the 12 tribes of Israel, who would be characterized by God’s Divine governance, over them, symbolized by the 10 commandments that would come later under Moses.

In this way, the theme of the number 12 is affirmed.

13 - Rebellion and Apostasy – with a hidden message of Redemption

• Genesis 13: the message of Rebellion and Redemption is hidden all through this chapter, that details how Abram and Lot separate, with Lot choosing the fertile plains near Sodom because from the eyes of the world, this was the best location. Lot’s choice of Sodom reflects the Rebellious nature of man that will ultimately lead Lot into a great battle with many sinners of the city, who are so wicked that like in the Flood of Noah, God needs to intervene to judge and destroy them.
• Abram on the other hand reflects the path of Righteousness that will lead to Redemption, with God promising to give him all the remaining land, as a reward for simply seeking to be obedient to God, after leaving city life and the comforts of the world behind him. Additionally, God promises to make his seed as numerous as the dust on the earth and given that Abram’s seed will ultimately include Jesus, the Messiah and the ‘Seed of the Woman’, this can be seen to be a spiritual blessing, not just a physical blessing. As such, Abram carries within himself the hidden message of Redemption.

In this way, both themes of the number 13, in the Rebellion and Redemption of Man are seen in this chapter.

14 - Deliverance and Salvation – the 14^th Nisan was the Passover, the Day Jesus was Crucified on the Cross.

• Genesis 14: This chapter emphasises the theme of Salvation that would later be fulfilled for all of humanity through Jesus’ vicarious death on the Cross, in accordance with the Will of ‘God the Father’ on Nisan 14, the number and date associated with the Passover.
• It does this through Abram, whose name means ‘Exalted Father’, who rescues Lot and then meets Melchizedek, the king of Salem, whose name means ‘The King of Righteousness’, who blesses him.

As the recipient of this act, there is nothing in Lot’s life that warrant’s it, rather as a type of fallen humanity, he receives a deliverance from his enemies through an act of Grace, just a fallen mankind receives deliverance and salvation from the enemy of sin and rebellion, through Jesus by the ‘Will of the Father’.

In this way, the chapter emphasises the link of the number 14 to Redemption, through a gracious act of deliverance and salvation, by one who represents the Father and Abram's victory and the blessing from Melchizedek becomes a pointer to a greater Victory and blessing from the true King of Righteousness in Jesus. Since 14 is also 2 x 7, which is about God's oath to fulfil and complete His acts of Redemption, it is worth noting that His last words before giving up His Spirit were "It is Finished".

Summary

While all of these connections are not definitive, they do support the idea that there is an interplay between the biblical meaning of the numbers and the themes that appear in their related chapters in Genesis. As such, I would like to continue this idea and propose another hidden clue that I found in the structure of the chapters in Scripture that relate to the Olivet Discourse that I believe is actually a possible timing clue to the end-times and a pointer to the significance of the number 13 with its combined themes of Rebellion and Redemption.

The Chapters associated with the Olivet Discourse

As stated above, what follows is based upon the idea that God often aligns the standard biblical meaning of numbers, with Chapters that are associated with these numbers throughout Scripture.

In this regard, I found it interesting to note that the most famous of Jesus’ end-time discussions was contained within the Olivet Discourse that occurred in the last week of Jesus’ ministry, that was leading up to His crucifixion. As it is said, when someone is about to die, the last things that they have to say can be some of the most important. Significantly, Jesus’ last words included a discussion with His disciples about the Temple’s destruction and the Signs of His Return and the End of the Age. These words were recorded in each of the three Synoptic Gospels, in the following chapters - Matthew 24; Mark 13 and Luke 21.

Each Gospel emphasizes different aspects of Jesus’ ministry, which I will briefly touch on below, noting that the primary aspect I want to highlight is how the themes of each of the Gospels seems to influence the particular chapter in which the Olivet Discourse appears because the meaning of the numbers associated with the chapters support the Gospel theme, as follows:

24 – or 12 x 2 is related to Jesus’ fulfilment of the Old Testament Prophecy about the ‘Seed of the Woman’, who would be the Messiah, who would be born of the Jews, which owe their name to the Tribe of Judah. As such, scripture would refer to Jesus as the "Lion of the Tribe of Judah", highlighting the importance of Jesus' Genealogy. However, in regard to the number 24 and its factor 12 it should be remembered that a woman comes of age in Israel when she is 12 years old (at her Bat Mitzvah); and that God would form a nation from 12 tribes, from which the Messiah would be born, and then He would establish 12 disciples to take the message of the Gospel to the ends of the earth, thereby crushing the head of the Serpent, who deceived Eve who tempted Adam to bring about the fall of mankind. In this way, 12 tribes + 12 disciples / apostles = 24, which is the number of elders that are seen in Heaven, in the book of Revelation - so it also relates to the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew – The Gospel for the Jews: Jesus as the Promised Messiah

The Gospel of Matthew, which was written with a Jewish audience in mind, emphasizes how Jesus fulfills this Old Testament prophecy and actually begins with Jesus' Genealogy. In this way the theme of the number 24 is central to its message. Key characteristics include:

- Frequent references to prophetic fulfillment, including 17 references that show Jesus was the long-awaited Messiah (e.g., Matthew 1:22-23, 2:5-6), noting for the sake of comparison that there are 8 and 12 respectively in Mark and Luke. 

- A strong focus on Jesus’ teaching, especially His sermons, such as the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7) that affirmed the gospel message that the disciples would take into the world.

- Genealogy tracing Jesus back to Abraham, highlighting His Jewish heritage (Matthew 1:1-17).

- Use of Jewish terminology and concepts, such as the Kingdom of Heaven (instead of the "Kingdom of God").

² And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matthew 3:2

13 – Much has already been documented about the meaning of this number, focusing primarily on the themes of Rebellion and Redemption of Mankind. These themes underscore the concept of Humanity—in relation to the 'Fall of Mankind,' which results in suffering and estrangement from God; and Redemption, which involves the Servant or Branch of God paying the cost of Redemption and Restoring Righteousness. These are both themes that are touched on in Mark’s Gospel.

Mark – The Gospel that Focuses on Jesus’ Humanity: Jesus as the Suffering Servant

Mark’s Gospel contains some of the most vivid emotional expressions of Jesus. It portrays His raw, human reactions, showing Him as deeply moved by the suffering and stubbornness of people. This is central to the meaning of 13, as it relates to the Rebellion of Man - Examples include:

- Anger and Grief – Mark 3:5 describes Jesus looking around "with anger" and feeling "deeply distressed" at the hardness of the people's hearts.

- Compassion – Mark 1:41 shows Him "moved with compassion" when healing the leper.

- Astonishment – Mark 6:6 states He was “amazed” at the people's lack of faith.

By showing Jesus to be visibly emotional Mark emphasizes His human struggles, the urgency for His mission, and His suffering for Man’s Rebellion. As such, Mark emphasizes that Jesus was the fulfillment of the prophecies about the Servant of God, who experiences deep human pain, noting that the Servant Songs in Isaiah are some of the most significant Messianic prophecies in the bible:

- Isaiah 42:1-4 – Introduces the Servant who will bring justice to the nations yet do so with gentleness and humility.

- Isaiah 49:1-6 – Speaks of a Servant chosen before birth to restore Israel and be a light to the Gentiles.

- Isaiah 50:4-9 – Shows the Servant’s obedience and suffering, describing His willingness to be mocked and beaten.

- Isaiah 53 – The most famous prophecy of the Suffering Servant, detailing His rejection, suffering, and atoning death ("He was pierced for our transgressions" – Isaiah 53:5).

There was no genealogy in Mark because he was more interested in what Jesus did, than in His lineage. So, there is less emphasis on long teachings and more on Jesus’ deeds, showing His authority over sickness, nature, and demons. All of which are aspects of Jesus as the Branch, which ties in with the goal of Redemption.

Essentially, the "Branch" is a Messianic title used by various prophets, emphasizing a coming ruler from David’s lineage:

- Isaiah 11:1-10 – "A Branch will come from the root of Jesse," describing the Messiah’s wisdom, righteousness, and peace.

- Jeremiah 23:5-6 – "I will raise up for David a righteous Branch" who will reign wisely and bring salvation.

- Zechariah 3:8 – Calls the Servant "the Branch", linking the two titles together.

- Zechariah 6:12-13 – The Branch will build the Lord’s temple and reign as both king and priest, an idea fulfilled in Jesus.

These prophecies laid the foundation for the New Testament’s portrayal of Jesus as the Suffering Servant (Mark 10:45) and while Mark’s Gospel does not explicitly use the title “the Branch”, it strongly suggests that Jesus will bring righteousness and peace and ultimately reign. Mark also emphasizes Jesus’ authority and the coming 'Kingdom of God' in ways that align with Old Testament prophecies about the Branch. Here are some key passages:

1. Jesus Declares the Arrival of the Kingdom (Mark 1:15)

¹⁵ And saying, the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye and believe -- the gospel." Mark 1:15

This echoes the prophecies of the Branch ruling in righteousness (Jeremiah 23:5), signaling that the fulfillment of God’s plan for peace and justice is beginning.

2. Jesus’ Authority Over Evil (Mark 1:27, 4:39)

- Mark repeatedly shows Jesus’ authority over demons, sickness, and nature, demonstrating that He is the righteous ruler foretold in Isaiah 11:1-5.

- When Jesus calms the storm (Mark 4:39), it reflects the prophecy in Isaiah that the Messiah will bring peace (Isaiah 9:6: "Prince of Peace").

3. Jesus as the Suffering Servant Who Brings Redemption (Mark 10:45)

⁴⁵For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Mark 10:45

- This parallels Isaiah 53, which describes the Suffering Servant bringing righteousness through sacrifice, a theme connected to the Branch (Zechariah 3:8-9).

4. Jesus’ Triumphal Entry as a King (Mark 11:7-10)

- When Jesus enters Jerusalem, the crowds shout ‘Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!’

- This hints at the Branch’s prophesied reign (Jeremiah 23:5-6, Zechariah 9:9), though it is misunderstood at the time.

5. Jesus Declares His Future Reign (Mark 14:61-62)

- Before the Sanhedrin, Jesus confirms that He is the Messianic King: “You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

- This aligns with prophecies of the Branch reigning in righteousness and glory (Zechariah 6:12-13).

In short, Mark emphasizes both aspects of the number 13 by showing Him in His Humanity suffering for the Rebellion of Mankind and working for its Redemption that will lead to Him returning on the 'Clouds of Heaven' to establish His 'Kingdom of Righteousness'.

21 – or (3 x 7) ties the meaning of the numbers 3 and 7 together, which as above is all about the Godhead (3) fulfilling His oath (7) to Redeem Mankind. Clearly, as the Gospel of Luke was written for a Gentile audience, the theme of this number is easily tied to this Gospel, as follows:

Luke – The Gospel for the Gentiles: Jesus as the Son of Man

The Gospel of Luke was written with a Greek audience in mind, and it presents Jesus as the perfect, compassionate Savior for all humanity. Key features include:

- An emphasis on Jesus’ humanity and His care for outsiders, such as women, the poor, and Gentiles (Luke 7:36-50, 15:1-7).

- The most detailed birth narrative of Jesus, showing His humble beginnings (Luke 1-2).

- Genealogy traced back to Adam, demonstrating Jesus' connection to all of humanity (Luke 3:23-38).

- Rich storytelling with parables unique to Luke, such as The Prodigal Son and The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37, 15:11-32).

Order of the Numbers

So, the preceding shows that the primary themes associated with each of the 3-chapter numbers (24; 13 and 21), that contain the end-time words of Jesus in the Olivet Discourse, reflect the themes of the Gospels themselves.

Significantly, the order of these numbers also seems to confirm the overall message contained in the numbers:

As such, we have 24 given first in the Gospel of Matthew to reveal God’s Solution that involves the ‘Seed of the Woman’ , who was first prophesied in Genesis 3:15 as being the one who would destroy the works of Satan, effectively crushing his head. Given that a woman comes of Age at 12 in Israel we see in its multiple of 24 how the ‘Seed of the Woman’ would be born as one of 12 Tribes and then how He would complete His purposes through the Hands and Feet of 12 Apostles, who would take the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

Then 13 comes next to reveal the consequence of Man’s Rebellion that leads to the suffering of the ‘Seed of the Woman’, who to accomplish Redemption for Mankind, had to be both fully God and fully Man. In this way, the Gospel of Mark emphasizes how God had added humanity to his divinity and describes His vicarious sacrifice, effectively detailing just how the 'Head of Satan' is being Crushed.

 Finally, 21 which is 3 x 7 that relates to the Trinity (3) and Covenants (7), is all about confirming the Oath or Promise of God, who cannot lie, that Man’s redemption will all be fulfilled. As such, it is essential to understand that before there was a nation of Israel, formed from 12 Tribes, and before there were 12 Apostles, all of whom were part of Gods solution for Mankind’s rebellion in the Garden of Eden, God promised to send the ‘Seed of the Woman’ to accomplish mankind’s Redemption. This is why Luke’s Gospel emphasizes this is a salvation for 'all of humanity' by tracing Jesus’ genealogy back to Adam, who witnessed God giving the promise of the ‘Seed of the Woman’ to redeem what he had lost through his rebellion to God’s Word. It helps us to understand that Jesus is the Last Adam, with Adam literally being a name for Humanity or Mankind.

God’s Solution established through Covenants

Ultimately, God's Solution was to all be accomplished through the establishment of 2 Covenants, noting that the word ‘Testament’ is an alternative word for ‘Covenant’.

Notably, Covenants always involved a Blood Sacrifice and in biblical times they were established by cutting 7 animals in half and laying the pieces out, such that those agreeing to the Covenant would walk between the pieces, stating that if they did not keep their Word then what had been done to the animals should be done to them.

Clearly, they were serious agreements that the two parties would not enter into lightly and their establishment was referred to as either “cutting a Covenant” or being “Sevened” because of the number of animals involved.  As such, man’s Redemption was based upon 2 covenants with the first being known as the Old Covenant (Law) based upon the Law of Moses that was given its efficacy through the ongoing sacrifice of animals, administered by the High Priest. This was always only meant as a temporary solution because ultimately the death of an innocent animal cannot cover the sins of mankind. It was always symbolic, looking forward to the second, or New Covenant that was established by the blood of the Lamb of God, who was God Himself incarnate in Man (Jesus), as the fulfilment of the ‘Seed of the Woman’ prophecy given in the garden. Only the death of God’s infinite and eternal Son, the Word or Logos made flesh, could permanently cover for man’s sins, being the price needed to achieve his Redemption.

Given all of this, it is interesting to note that Matthew’s chapter 24 and Luke’s chapter 21 effectively act as bookends to Mark’s chapter 13, which all serves to highlight the number 13 that we have been discussing here at some length to emphasize that it relates both to Rebellion and 'Gods hidden Solution' of Redemption.

In this respect, it is interesting to note that the Gospel of Mark, as well as Matthew, starts with the letter M which is the 13^th letter of the Alphabet and that if you add the chapter numbers you get:

24 + 13 + 21 = 58

And then adding the resultant numbers 5 and 8 you again get 13.

This suggests that God is tying this all together and is showing us that more can be learned by the interplay of these 3 chapters. So, I will now compare portions of the 3 texts side by side to highlight some key differences, that may further highlight what I believe all this is pointing to.

Synoptic Gospels - some key distinctives

Firstly, the context of these 3 Chapters is during the final week of Jesus’ ministry, before He goes to the Cross. Jesus has just been in the Temple being confronted first by the Scribes and the Pharisees and then speaking to the multitude, He warned them not to be like them because of the judgement to come:

³³ Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? ³⁴ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: ³⁵ That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zechariah son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. ³⁷ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! ³⁸ Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. ³⁹ For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Matthew 23:33-39

After leaving the Temple, when His disciples began to remark on its beauty, Jesus continued to emphasize the coming judgement that would result in the destruction of the Temple. This prompted the disciples to ask about when that Judgement would come and what the sign would be to indicate that it was about to happen. At least those are the two questions recorded in Mark and Luke.

In Matthew however, the second question is worded quite differently, as the following screenshot, with the questions highlighted in yellow, shows:

Here we understand that they are not just asking about a sign that indicates that the Temple is about to be destroyed, rather they are asking about it in the context of Jesus coming at the end of the age to establish His Kingdom. Importantly, this shows that they understood Jesus’ Words in a Messianic frame-work, which is consistent with the theme of the chapter number (24) being uniquely about God’s solution to Man’s Rebellion coming in the form of the ‘Seed of the Woman’, who is the Messiah.

In this way, it is contrasted to the themes of the other chapters with 13 emphasizing the work of Redemption and 21 showing it fulfills God’s oath or Word that was given in the garden to Redeem all of Humanity.

Continuing on, we find another distinctive:

Here, in Luke 21 we see Jesus’ response to His disciples being put in the context of the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem that would come in 70 AD, at the hand of Titus and his armies.

This emphasizes the global nature of the judgement that involves Gentiles, which again affirms the theme of the number 21 which is about God’s Word or oath to Redeem all of humanity that fell in the Garden.

In contrast Matthew 24 and Mark 13 both localize the coming judgement that instead of involving the destruction of the temple describes an event occurring within it, called the ‘Abomination of Desolation’, which is shown in other scriptures to be when the Antichrist will stand in the Holy of Holies and demand to be worshipped. So interestingly, both themes of 24 and 13 are being affirmed here because the Antichrist is both the counterpart of the ‘Seed of the Woman’ (24) being spiritually Satan’s Seed and he is also known as the Lawless One, who is the epitome of Man’s Rebellion (13).

In one final comparison, we see something very important to this discussion:

The Noah Connection

Here Matthew 24 uniquely connects Noah as a major sign to the end-times, within the context of the Olivet Discourse. This is particularly significant because as I have shown in both this and other articles the value of Noah’s name in Hebrew Gematria in 58, which as above, is the number you get when you add the three-chapter numbers together: 24 + 13 + 21 = 58.

Additionally, as mentioned previously, if you reverse the name of Noah in Hebrew you get the word for Grace and Comfort, as the following screen-shots show:

As such, the two words Noah and Grace are connected and are used in the text as follows:

²⁹ And he called -- his name Noah, saying, this same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Genesis 5:29

and

⁸ But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. Genesis 6:8

Again the reference to Noah is found in Matthew 24 and so in terms of understanding this, in relation to the meaning of the number 24, we find that it again is pointing to God’s solution for the fall of Mankind in the garden because in the verse in Matthew it is connecting Noah with the ‘Son of Man’, which was Jesus’ favorite title for himself because it confirmed that He was the ‘Seed of the Woman’ - that is the dominant theme of the number 24.

³⁷ But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24:37

Amazingly, given that this is a proof text that God was fulfilling Genesis 3:15 about the ‘Seed of the Woman’, we note that the number of the chapter in Luke that we have been discussing above and have suggested relates to God keeping His oath or promise to redeem all of mankind is 21 or 3 x 7.

Therefore, numerically, the text above (Matthew 24:37) that connects Noah and the 'Son of Man' and that involves the numbers 24 and 37, can be seen to connect to all three chapters (24; 13; and 21) as follows:

24 – Matthew 24

37 – (3 x 7) = 21 – Luke 21

then (37-24) = 13 – Mark 13

As I believe this is by design and not by chance, given the depths of the patterns that God has hidden in His Word, I also believe that this affirms the role of the reference to Noah as one of the primary keys for understanding the timing of God’s solution because Jesus is linking His return to the days of Noah, that He revealed in the Old Testament is also connected to Comfort, not just the Judgement of the Flood.

²⁹ And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.” Genesis 5:29

It is a clear pointer to the Rapture that will certainly bring comfort to those that are watching for Him because we will escape the Trials to come, as is says in Revelation 3:10:

¹⁰ Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Revelation 3:10

Importantly for us, it is connected to the number 58 (24+13+21), that is the value of Noah’s name and of the word for Grace. 

This is not a new timing clue for me, I have written about it before. However, I believe that by seeing this new connection to the number 58, that comes out of identifying 3 separate chapters numbers, that are different versions of the Olivet Discourse (Jesus' end-time discussion), and that all add to 58, we have added significant support to the importance of the number, as a timing clue to the Rapture. As such, I will briefly review it again here.

Noah's Timing Clue

Firstly, for any number to be a 'timing clue', we need to know where its starting point may be. The narrative of Noah’s flood in Genesis 8 gives us some clues in relation to this by showing God bringing the flood to an end in verse 1:

​¹ Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. Genesis 8:1

The waters began to subside and ultimately the Ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat, on the 17^th day of the Seventh Month, that at that time was the 17^th Nisan, the same day that Jesus would be Resurrected from the Dead, approximately 2.5 millennia later:

⁴ Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. Genesis 8:4

So significantly, we have a foreshadow of Jesus' Resurrection bringing Rest to those who like Noah trusted God and obeyed His commands. After this Noah opened the window and sent out a Raven and a Dove. The Raven never returned, but the Dove came back as it found no resting place. Clearly the Dove is a picture of the Holy Spirit that was looking for "land" where He could rest, which could arguably be a foreshadow of a time when God’s Spirit would be looking for a restored 'Promised land', where God’s people could again be at rest after nearly two millennia of exile. After waiting for 7 days Noah sent the Dove out again and this time it came back with a freshly plucked olive leaf in her mouth:

¹⁰ And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark. ¹¹ Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. Genesis 8:10-11

As a symbol of peace, this was the first sign of the earth's restoration and new life to come for Noah and his family and I believe that this had a parallel in modern times with the establishment of the first Jewish community (Petah Tikvah) in 1878 (that adds to 24 - 1 + 8 + 7 + 8, just like the chapter in Matthew that references Noah), in what at that time was called Palestine. So, Noah waited another 7 days and sent the Dove out again and this time it did not return:

¹² So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore. Genesis 8:12

As a symbol of the Holy Spirit the Dove was now moving over the Land, just like He did in Creation, as stated in Genesis 1:2:

² And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:2

This shows the Holy Spirit's role in preparing the way for God's people, both spiritually and here in connection with the Land. Similarly, we see the Holy Spirit leading people such as Theodore Herzel. who led the First Zionist Congress in 1897, that was formed with the intent of developing strategies that would lead to the reestablishment of a homeland for the Jews in the Promised Land. This was followed in 1917, during WW1 (just 20 years after the First Zionist Congress), when both the Balfour Declaration was issued (in favour of reestablishing Israel) and Jerusalem was liberated from 400 years of oppression by the Ottoman Turks. Then in 1947 the United Nations voted on Resolution 181 to officially give its approval to create both a Jewish and Arab state in the area defined by the Palestinian mandate, that included the Land promised to Abraham and his descendants, the ancient land of the Fathers, such as King David and Solomon.

However, it did not include the land known as Judea and Samaria, that the world calls the Westbank today, or the area of Gaza that originally was part of the allotment for the Tribe of Judah. So it was not the full land of Israel that it had been in ancient times. Even so, the surrounding Arabs reacted by attacking the Jewish people and only after an extended period of fighting did the Jewish leaders in May of 1948 eventually declare the birth of modern Israel, but this did not change their status with their Arab; Syrian and Egyptian neighbours who still did not accept them.

Then after another 19 years of volatility they began to surround Israel in June of 1967 and but for the grace of God they would have been destroyed. Ultimately, God miraculously gave His people a victory in just 6 days, mirroring the 6 days of Creation when the Land was being prepared for God's people. Finally, after the Six-day War of June 1967, the people of God fully occupied the Promised Land again. In this way, given that the Ark is a picture of Jesus, this whole passage of Noah's flood seems to parallel God preparing the Promised land for His people, who have essentially remained hidden with Christ for nearly 2,000 years, waiting for the land to be ready to be fully occupied in peace again.

During this time, they retained their identity as Jews, even though they no longer had a homeland, along with much of their culture and language. The phrase "Next Year in Jerusalem" (L'Shana Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim) is a deeply significant expression in Jewish tradition. It is traditionally recited at the end of the Passover Seder and the Ne'ila service on Yom Kippur. The phrase reflects the Jewish people's historical longing for Jerusalem, particularly after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. Its origins trace back to medieval Jewish liturgy, with early written occurrences appearing in 10th-century poetry and later in Passover Haggadahs from the 12th and 13th centuries. Over time, it became a powerful symbol of hope, redemption, and the desire for a return to Jerusalem, especially during periods of exile. 

Ultimately, in the next timing clue, Noah's narrative then shows that on the first day of the first month, which at that time (before God changed the calendar with Moses) was the 1st Tishrei, which would later become the Feast of Trumpets, or Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, Noah removed the covering from the Ark, because the waters were dried from the earth.

¹³ And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the ground was dry. Genesis 8:13

Significantly, many see this day as being the appointed day, of some unknown year, that the Rapture will happen on because it occurs on a New Moon that historically became known as the "unknown or hidden day". As I have written on this topic within another article (click here to view that), it is not my intention to discuss it any further here, as I am not seeking to identify the specific day, or even the time of year, at this point, just the possible year itself.

Historically, in relation to the rebirth of Israel, this uncovering also seems to parallel the events of 1967 when Israel for the first time in nearly 2,000 years regained full control of Judea; Samaria; Gaza; and all of Jerusalem (East and West), including the Temple Mount. Their eternal possession had been uncovered and was there for all the world to see. However, the world still disputes their ancient right to this land, given to them by God, so they have continued to have war and strife. Also, as a nation they have not recognized their own Messiah in Jesus and so the Peace God wishes to establish for them, within the Promised Land, has not yet come. This is where the next clue, that is based upon a 'waiting period', comes in. 

 The Waiting Period

Even though Genesis 8:13 had said that the ground was dry, God did not tell Noah to exit the Ark, in fact He waited for another 57 days before He told Noah to leave:

¹⁴ And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dried. ¹⁵ Then God spoke to Noah, saying, ¹⁶ “Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. ¹⁷ Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you: birds and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” Genesis 8:14-17

Essentially, while the surface of the ground was dry, it was no doubt saturated underneath and was not yet ready to support Noah and his family. Since the Ark is a type of Jesus, remaining in it was akin to being hidden with Christ, while God prepared the land ready for His people's habitation, which would happen in 57 days time.

In this regard, it should be noted that  57 as a multiple of 19 (3 x 19 = 57) also takes its meaning from 19, which represented the age of those Israelites in the Wilderness, who were effectively hidden with Christ, when God banned the others, who were 20 and over because they had not trusted Him to give them victory over the giants of the Land. Those 20 and over all died out, except for Joshua and Caleb who had believed, before those who had been 19 and under and hidden from judgement, were led into the Promised Land by Joshua.

In this way, 57 (3 x19) represents being 'hidden with Christ' and it is seen here again with Noah and his family, who remained in the Ark for 57 days, hidden and protected, until the land was ready to support them. Similarly, I believe there has been a period of waiting for God's people in the modern state of Israel that began in 1967 and will continue for the prophetic equivalent of the 57 days.

As such, it is my contention that this moment in history (1967) mirrors the moment when Noah removed the Covering over the Ark. Essentially, there was at that time an open heaven over Israel, who had for the first time in nearly two thousand years (represented by the flood waters of judgement) taken possession of the Promised Land and just as Noah had to wait for the ground to dry out before his family could dwell on it, the Jewish people have been waiting while God has been preparing their land for them to fully occupy it in peace.

So, like Noah and his family who had to remain in the Ark for another 57 days, God’s people in 1967 were not ready to fully occupy the land that God had given them, and they gave control over areas such as the Temple Mount away to Jordan and Gaza to the Palestinan Authority (in 2005) and this has been the case for the last 57 years. However, again like Noah, who at the appointed time, was told by God to go out of the Ark, I believe God’s appointed time for His people to fully occupy their land, in modern times is coming.

In this way, just as the 58^th day after the flood ended was the first day of Noah’s new life, the 58^th year after the victory of 1967 could be bringing a new beginning for Israel, given that:

1967 + 58 = 2025

This means in the days ahead, we could see a lot of changes for Israel that could include taking back full control over Gaza and the Temple Mount, which could also open the way to a 3^rd Temple, that the Antichrist will ultimately stand in declaring that he is "God".

Another hidden 58 timing Clue  - connected to 153

Further to this understanding of 58 as a timing clue, there is another amazing hidden timing clue that is related to a connection between 158  and the bible's use of the number 153, noting that 158 = 100 + 58, where 100 represents the fallen generation of mankind because the bible supports that Adam was 100 when Cain and Able were born as twins; and 58 is obviously the new beginning that we have been talking about, in relation to Noah, who God said would bring His people comfort.

In this regard, it is interesting to note an excellent video by the “livingword” Youtube Channel about how the Bible has a threefold division based upon the number 153 – see link here: https://youtu.be/pNb5n8vbtdg, or watch below:

Essentially 153 is a Triangular number, which are special numbers that the bible uses to highlight certain things because they reflect God’s Triune Nature. The formula for calculating a triangular number is Tn = ((n) * (n +1)) / 2. Therefore the 17^th Triangular Number is ((17) * (17 +1)) / 2 = 153 and that is the number of fish seen in John 21:11:

¹¹ Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. John 21:11

Clearly, the 153 in the text is symbolic of the end-time harvest of souls because previously Jesus had told His disciples that He was making them to be Fishers of Men. However, there is a deeper significance to this that can be seen by considering the numerical properties of 153, including its triune connections as follows:

17 - starting with 17, that represents Salvation and New Life because Jesus was resurrected on the 17^th day of the 1^st Month (Nisan), we then multiply it by 3 and get 17 * 3 = 51.

51 - represents Consecration because exactly 51 days after coming out of Egypt, the day following the first Pentecost when God gave Moses the Law, the People agreed to become the People of God and agreed to the terms of the Covenant. Therefore, on the 51^st day of the Exodus, Moses sacrificed an animal and sprinkled the blood over all the people to establish the Covenant. This was the day that Israel was officially consecrated to God and became His people.

153 - Then multiplying 51 by 3 again, we get 3 * 51 = 153.

So in John 21, the number (153) that is seen as a symbol of Salvation or of a harvest of souls is really about God saving us first, giving us a new Resurrected life (17) before calling us to consecrate ourselves to Him (51) so that we can become His hands of Grace to a multitude (153) that He will save through us. 

This aspect of 153 is all about God making us Fishers of Men and following is another good video by Brandon Peterson, who has revealed some stunning numerical patterns in the King James Bible. It emphasizes 153's connection to Jesus' disciples being Fishers of Men, while simultaneously showing how amazing God's Word is, in relation to how God has woven the numerical pattern of 153, that lays beneath and beyond the actual text, into it. Essentially, it supports the overall message of the plain text while also emphasizing the unique meaning of the number. Again, here is the link for the video: https://youtu.be/NdQLo8UQ27M, or watch it here by clicking on the video below:

As is highlighted in the first video above, by the LivingWord YouTube Channel, the number 153 is also part of a three-fold division of the bible, that has 1,189 chapters in total, as follows:

Section 1 – 153 chapters

Section 2 - 153^rd prime number (883 chapters)

Section  3 – 153 chapters

Total - 1,189 chapters

Importantly these chapter divisions are used to highlight times of Salvation (both physical and spiritual) and new beginnings, with the first 153 chapters aligning itself with the end of the book of Numbers, when God’s people are camped across from the Jordan River, ready to enter the Promised Land; while the last 153 aligns itself with Acts 19, where new believers were yet to receive the Holy Spirit in Power.

Then in connection with the 153 narrative of John 21 the video highlights how God made a further distinction by using different Greek words in relation to the fish that Jesus was cooking on a coal fire and the 153 fish that Simon Peter and the other disciples had caught in their net, symbolic of the Gospel. Essentially, Jesus’ fish were described as ὀψάριον , which means small fish and the 153 fish were described as large fish, which in the original Greek is Μεγάλων ἰχθύς,:

⁹ Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.” ¹¹ Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. John 21:9-11

The video suggests that this was to highlight the work of the Holy Spirit that was going to take place in the Harvest of Jesus’ disciples that would ultimately produce powerful Spirit Filled Believers, that would take the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

The particularly interesting thing to me about this is that in Greek Gematria the word for Large (Μεγάλων) has the value of 929 as follows: Μεγάλων = 40 +5 + 3 +1 +30 + 800 + 50 = 929

See the Standard Greek Gematria Chart below to confirm the values that are assigned to each of the letters:

Significantly 929 is the number of chapters in the Old Testament, which is the Old Covenant and then in Jeremiah 31:31 God prophesied that He would be making a New Covenant:

³¹ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jeremiah 31:31

Amazingly in Hebrew, the words for the New Covenant are חֲדָשָֽׁה  בְּרִ֥ית and when you calculate their value in Hebrew Gematria, it comes to 929

חֲדָשָֽׁה  בְּרִ֥ית = 8 + 4 + 300 + 5 + 2 + 200 + 10 + 400 = 929 - noting that the letters and their associated values should be read right to left.

See the Standard Hebrew Gematria Chart below to confirm the values that are assigned to each of the letters:

This whole connection between the Old and New Covenants, that Jesus fulfilled in relation to our Salvation (153), and its further connection to the people of God being assembled or gathered ready to enter the Promised Land is stunning to me because it clearly brings to mind His people gathering; watching; and preparing for the Rapture. 

Then, as can been seen from the chart below, which is just a portion of a larger chart taken from Wikipedia that lists up to the first 1,000 prime numbers (List of prime numbers - Wikipedia), the 929 number above is seen to actually be the 158^th Prime Number: