Key Numbers in Scripture
Exploring the significance of numbers in the Bible and their spiritual implications.
1. Number One: Unity and Primacy
1.1 The Oneness of God
Verses: Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5
- God is one; there is no other.
- Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
1.2 One Lord Jesus Christ
Verses: Colossians 2:9
- Jesus Christ is the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
- In Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
2. Number Two: Witness and Agreement
2.1 Witness and Confirmation
Verses: Matthew 18:16; 2 Corinthians 13:1
- Bearing witness to the truth.
- By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.
2.2 Anointing
Verses: Zechariah 4:3, 11-14; Revelation 11:4
- The two olive trees and two lampstands represent the two anointed ones who serve the Lord.
- These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
3. Number Three: Completeness and Resurrection
3.1 Resurrection and New Life
Verses: Matthew 16:21; 1 Corinthians 15:4
- Resurrection on the third day.
- He will rise again the third day.
3.2 Prophetic Sign
Verses: Jonah 1:17; Matthew 12:40
- Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights.
- For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
4. Number Four: Earth and Creation
4.1 Universality and Wholeness
Verses: Revelation 7:1; Matthew 24:31
- The four corners of the earth.
- He will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
4.2 Creation and Order
Verses: Revelation 4:6
- Four living creatures around the throne.
- Around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind.
5. Number Five: Grace and Favor
5.1 Grace and Provision
Verses: Matthew 14:17-21; John 6:9-13
- Five loaves of bread feed the five thousand.
- Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.
5.2 Responsibility
Verses: Matthew 25:1-13
- Five wise and five foolish virgins.
- Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.