But the pattern is certainly not limited to genealogies! Let us examine the following:
Matt.1:18-25; The account of the Virgin birth of Christ.
The number of Greek words in the passage is exactly 161 (23x7)
The numeric value of these, or gematria is exactly 93, 394 (13, 342x7)
The number of vocabulary words used - 77 (11x7) their gematria 52, 605 (7,515x7) 6 Greek words are used found nowhere else in Matthew. Their value -5, 005 (715x7)
These 6 Greek words have 56 letters (8x7)
The 161 words occur in 105 forms (15x7); their numeric value - 65, 429 (9,347x7)
In the 105 forms there are 35 verbs (5x7); there are exactly 7 proper names.
The number of letters in these is 42; (6x7)
One word "Emmanuel" is used nowhere else in the N.T. - gematria 644 (92x7)
The sum of its figures is 14 (2x7); The number of forms exclusive to this passage
is 14(2x7); their numeric value is 8715 (1,245x7)
Now the angel speaks to Joseph, his words forming a pattern of 7's of their own,
yet dovetailing into the whole in a most remarkable manner-
In speaking to Joseph, the angel uses of the 77 vocab. words exactly 28 (4x7)
The numeric value of all his words is exactly 21,042 (3,006x7)
The angel uses 35 different forms (5x7); these forms have exactly 168 letters (24x7)
The numeric value of these letters is 19,397 (2,771x7)
In using 28 of the vocab words, the angel leaves exactly 49 (7x7)
In using exactly 35 forms he leaves exactly 70 (10x7)
The sum of the figures 70 is 7; and its factors (7x2x5) added equal 14 (2x7)...etc!
This by no means exhausts the passage, which is said to be literally saturated with 7's. Dr.
Panin has challenged anyone to produce a similar passage in 3 years of 161
words - the law of chances here operating in this little passage of 8 verses stand at ONE in 200-odd
QUINTILLION - a number of 21 figures. EVERY paragraph, passage and book
in the Bible can be shown to be constructed in the same marvellous way, each doing a work
estimated to take at least a thousand years. Humanly speaking this is utterly impossible.
Consider for a moment the difficulty of constructing a similar book, even with the design
in mind. With each addtional paragraph, the difficulty of constructing it increases not in
arithmetical but geometric progression. He must try to write paragraphs to
develop fixed numerical relations constantly to what goes before and after. It
must not only conform to the numerical pattern consistently and in sufficient detail to yield
evidence after evidence of design in its structure, but it must also make sense, and
read in smotth, literary style in the same simple majesty of the Bible documents. So
Matthew was not only a historian and an accomplished literary man, but also a
mathematical genius! And if he was, so were all the other writers of the Bible,
because ALL BOOKS show the same phenomena.
Consider the last few verses of Mark, a target for much criticism in recent years, and
triumphantly rejected by many scholars on the grounds that it is an "addition" by some
"over-zealous scribe" because it is missing from the "best" manuscripts -
Mark16:9-20: The Resurrection testimony of Christ and His commission to the disciples.
Number of words - 175 (25x7) Natural division vs 9-11 has 35 (5x7) 19-20 the same, 35 (5x7)
Number of forms 133 (19x7) Sum of these -7; Of these forms, those occurring once 112 (16x7)
Occurring more than once, 21 (3x7); Vocab. has 98 words (14x7) Christ used 42; (6x7) Rest of words -56 (8x7) Number of vowels294; (42x7) Number of consonants 259 (37x7) and so on!
The above passage yields on analysis at least 75 such features of 7 ... the statistical
chances that this occurred by accident is laughable. Yet Mark was a Roman, used a
totally different style than Matthew and wrote for a different type of reader. Luke
and John all show the same pattern! What kind of fantastic collaboration between
the disciples could have produced this structure without computers? How could mere fishermen
and tax-collectors produce this kind of incredible structuring and design? Panin stated
that he only stayed on a passage long enough to confirm beyond reasonable doubt the
statistical evidence for supernatural design, but that each passage continued to yield
further and further evidences of patterns within patterns until the mind reeled. No
human being who ever lived could have written one book like these unaided. The
evidence is objective and overwhelming to the careful and honest scholar. Scripture is
inspired!
The Hebrew text also reveals the same amazing phenomena. For example, the very
first verse in the Bible has been a target for much criticism. Observe the incredible detail
the pattern reveals in just one simple verse of seven Hebrew words - Gen.1:1 - "In
the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth."
The 7 words have exactly 28 letters (4x7); 3 nouns (God, heaven, earth) with
gematria of 777 (111x7) and one Hebrew verb ("created") with numeric value of
203 (29x7). The first 3 words contain the subject and have exactly 14
letters (2x7); the other four the object, also with exactly 14 letters. (2x7);
The Hebrew words for the two objects (h&e) each have exactly 7 letters (7x1); the value
of the first, middle and last letters in the sentence is 133 (19x7). The
numeric value of the first and last words in the sentence is 1,393 (199x7);
the value of the first and last letters of the verse is 497 (71x7);
the value of the first and last letters of each of the words between is 896 (128x7).
The Hebrew particle "ETH" is used with the article "THE" twice; its total value - 406 (58x7).
The last letters of the first and last words are 490 (70x7) the 4th, 5th and
6th words have 7 letters ... etc! There are over 30 different numeric features
in this one verse alone. The chances of coincidence for the above 16 only are one
in 33 -odd TRILLION. Explain it if you can in any other way than the obvious - God
was in the writing of this Book that bears His Name. ONLY the 66 books of the Scripture bear this Divine seal. No other works of man in any
language faintly resemble the intricate structure and design of the Bible. Those who have
made attempts to write poetry or prose by an artificial number pattern have not only made
poor, stilted literature, but their extent and intricacy of design is trivial in
comparison. The fact remains; only an Infinite mind could have devised this Book of books.
Will you carefully consider His personal message to you and be willing to
do something about it?
From TRAINING YOUTH FOR DISCIPLESHIP, Burbank, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON IVAN PANIN SEE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:
www.monett.net/~nixit/seamles3.html; www.biblebelievers.org.au/panin2.htm.
Matt.1:18-25; The account of the Virgin birth of Christ.
yet dovetailing into the whole in a most remarkable manner-
and tax-collectors produce this kind of incredible structuring and design? Panin stated
that he only stayed on a passage long enough to confirm beyond reasonable doubt the
statistical evidence for supernatural design, but that each passage continued to yield
further and further evidences of patterns within patterns until the mind reeled. No
human being who ever lived could have written one book like these unaided. The
evidence is objective and overwhelming to the careful and honest scholar. Scripture is
inspired!