HOLY WEEK 2013

A simple mathematical statement but means a lot. May this statement remind us of the true meaning of the Holy Week - not just a vacation. We should realize the LIFE and LOVE that God has given us.

As the bible says "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).
We should repent and ask for forgiveness. "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord" (Acts 3:19) 

And with this we should pray. "This, then, is how you should pray: " 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. '  For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.  But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins" (Matthew 6:9-15).Amen. 
Have a safe and meaningful Holy Week to all of you! 

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BIBLICAL NUMBERS

One

The number one is for God. 

We must begin with number one or we cannot have number two or any other number. 

Mathematically speaking we cannot get anywhere without the number one. We must begin with God.

Two

The number two is for man. Man as an individual. 

God made man and Christ is “called the second man.”



Three

Three is the number for the Trinity. God is a triune God; 

Father, Son and Spirit. 

The atmosphere, which we live in, is a trinity of oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen. 

The tabernacle was a trinity with its court, holy place, and Holiest of Holies.

The first chapter of Revelation is full of trinities of Truth.
V. 2 – The Word of God, The testimony of Jesus, All things that He saw.
V. 3 – Read, Hear and Keep.
V. 4 – Which is, Which was, and Which is to come.
V. 5 – The Faithful Witness, The First begotten of the dead, The Prince of the kings of the earth.
V.5, 6 – Loved us, Washed us, Made us kings and priests.
V. 7 – Every eye shall see him, They also which pierced him, All kindreds of the earth.
V. 9 – Tribulation, Kingdom, Patience
V. 18 – I am He that liveth, Was dead, Alive for evermore.
V. 19 – Things seen (Past), Things which are (Present), Things which shall be (Future).

Who would dare to contradict the trinity as these Ten appear in one chapter alone, chapter one of Revelation. Certainly no Spirit filled believer or student of scripture would not affirm its validity.

Four

Four is the number of humanity as a whole. There were four men in the Ark, four men in the fiery furnace, four on the mount of Transfiguration. The four points of the compass comprise the whole of humanity in all the earth.




Five

Five is the number for grace – grace accepted or grace rejected. 

There are five wise and foolish virgins.




Six

The number six is the number for evil.

A man with six toes and six fingers is called a wicked man in the Bible. 

Nebuchadnezzra’s image was sixty feet high and six feet in circumference and six musical instruments called the people to worship. 

The number for the Anti-Christ is six hundred sixty-six. This is set forth the trinity of evil, the climax of wickedness, and the culmination of iniquity. There can not be anything worse than 666.

Seven

Seven is the number for perfection. This number is frequently mentioned in scripture: seven churches, seven stars, seven heads, seven horns, seven eyes, seven Spirits of god, the seven branches of the candlestick.

In Judges, the seventh book of the Bible, there are seven departures from God; seven times the people repented and seven times Jehovah delivered his people from their enemies.

Eight

Eight is the number for that which is New. There are eight beatitudes which set forth something entirely new. Everything good in this sinful world owes its presence and existence to the Word of God. The resurrection of Christ and of many of the saints took place on the eighth day. Here indeed and in truth was something new.



Nine

Nine is the number of finality. Since it is the last digit, it marks the end. It may laso mean judgment. 





Ten

Ten is the number of completeness. Jacob’s wages were changed ten times, which sets forth complete disappointment outside the will of God and his Promised Land. 

Eliezer, the servant, took ten camels with him when he started from home in order to obtain a bride for Isaac. God gave his people Ten Commandments. 

Daniel and his three friends were proved ten days and at the end of the test were ten times better than the others. Christ gave the parable of the ten pounds and ten talents. Christ healed ten lepers. The dragon of Daniel and Revelation had ten horns, which represent ten kings. The tenth or the tithe is the Lord’s...Shalom!


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This article is taken from Pastor Nestor Miguel. I have read this in his posts and I would like to share it to everybody. 

Pastor Nestor Miguel is a Filipino pastor who is now at Bronx, New York. 

Thank you pastor!

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CONNECTING DOTS WITH LINES

This is one of the most common math puzzles. It deals with 9 dots. Your goal is to connect all the dots using four (4) lines only without lifting your pen and without retracing.

Some of you might try to connect all the points forming a square, like in the figure below, but one of the dots is not connected.

Some might connect the dots like the figures below, but five (5) lines were used instead of four (4) lines only.

Some might connect all the points like the figure below. Four lines were used but the lines are not connected. Though they are connected at the middle, the lines might be drawn with retracing or lifting the pen used.

There are still a lot of possible ways others may try but some may violate the condition specified.

Actually, there are four (4) possible solutions for this puzzles, depending on which point you will start with. I will just show one of the solutions and you do the rest. Just simply change the starting dot. You would notice that the figures will look the same but differ in direction.

As you notice, the lines are extended but it does not violate any of the conditions specified in the puzzle.

Now I'll leave you a puzzle similar to this puzzle. Here are twelve (12) dots. Your goal is to connect all of them by using five (5) lines only without lifting your pens, without retracing, and forming a closed path - the last segment must stop at where the first segment started.

Good luck!  
 

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