In part I of this article, I wrote about the biblical and numerical aspects of the number 137. In part II, I addressed the science behind this number, which the famous physicist Richard Feynman believed was the perfect number (or 1/137.03599913, to be precise). In this article, we will resume our studies on the numerological aspects of this "perfect number," as well as other numbers with the digits 1, 3, and 7.
Let’s briefly review the numbers 1, 3, and 7 and how they relate to God (Elohim) according to the Bible. The number 1 represents unity. When there is one, there is no division. Everything is in harmony. As a cardinal number, it denotes unity and primacy. In Deuteronomy 6, the Lord says, “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord” (Deuteronomy 6:4). Jesus quoted this Scripture when he said, “The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord” (Mark 12:29).
The number 3 represents divine perfection. It is associated with the Trinity or the Godhead, for there are three Persons in God: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. See The Trinity, Theophanies, and Visions of God. The first occurrence of the number 3 is in Genesis 1 and describes the third day of creation. “And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so” (Genesis 1:9). On the third day, the earth was caused to rise up out of the water, symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 3 is the number of the resurrection, for it was on the third day that Jesus rose again from the dead (Luke 24:7).
Although seven is the dominant number in the Book of Revelation, the number 3 is mentioned quite often as well. “Three” is used 11 times, and “third” is used 22 times – for a total of 33 times. I believe the number 33 represents Jesus in a numerically symbolic way, as I have written about many times. See The First and Last Trumpet Call of God for more information.
The number 7 is God’s special number, for it signifies spiritual perfection and completion. The Bible mentions it more than any other number other than one (as one is sometimes used to describe a particular person). Leviticus has the most occurrences of the number seven (including seventh) with 66, while Revelation has 59 mentions of seven and seventh.
The first natural division of time is designated by the number seven. On the seventh day, God rested from His work of Creation. The first calendar known to man was the 7-day calendar. When God ordained the ritual of the Feasts of the Lord for the children of Israel, He was pointing humans toward Jesus’ work of redemption. The number 7 is again stamped upon it in all its times and seasons: the seventh day was the holy day; the seventh month was specially hallowed by its number of sacred gatherings (feasts); the seventh year was the Sabbath year of rest for the land; while 7 x 7 years marked the following year as the Jubilee (Leviticus 25:4, 8).
In the New Testament, the Book of Revelation best portrays the meaning and importance of the number 7. Revelation is about God’s perfect and complete plan of redemption for mankind and the earth, and God’s complete victory over Satan and death. The Book of Revelation focuses on Jesus Christ, his Second Coming, his victory over the Anti-Christ and his evil followers, and the establishment of his Millennium Kingdom. The apostle John is given a vision of prophecy by the Holy Spirit regarding the end times. First, John is given a series of messages from Jesus to the seven churches of Asia. Then, Jesus calls John (or his spirit) up into Heaven where he is shown how the end times for mankind and planet Earth will transpire.
In Revelation, John mentions 14 (2 x 7) words that have the number 7 preceding them: seven churches, seven candlesticks, seven stars, seven Spirits of God, seven seals, seven horns, seven eyes, seven angels, seven trumpets, seven thunders, seven heads, seven crowns, seven plagues, and seven golden vials full of the wrath of God. All of these sevens are definitely symbolic of God’s spiritual perfection and completion.
Also, in the Book of Revelation (which is the revelation of Jesus Christ), the word/name “Jesus” is used 7 times, and “Jesus Christ” is used 7 times. The word “Lord” (Strong’s Concordance: G2962 – the name given to God, the Messiah) is used 21 (3 x 7) times in the Book of Revelation: The word "Lord" (by itself) is used 7 times, "Lord God" is used 10 times, "Lord of lords" is used 2 times, and "Lord Jesus" is used 2 times. For more information on the spiritual significance of these three numbers (1,3,7), see God’s Perfect Number: Part 1:: By Randy Nettles:: Rapture Ready.
GEMATRIA AND ISOPSEPHY
Gematria is the practice of assigning a numerical value to a Hebrew name, word, or phrase by reading it as a number, or sometimes by using an alphanumerical cipher. The Old Testament was written almost entirely in Hebrew and the New Testament in Koine (common) Greek. Isopsephy is the Greek equivalent of Hebrew gematria.
Because the Old Testament (the Tanakh) was written in Hebrew and the New Testament in Greek, and because those languages did not have separate numbering systems (the letters themselves stand for numbers), every letter has a numeric value. Therefore, every letter, word, and sentence can be quantified by adding up the value of the letter, the word, and the sentence.
The Hebrew alef-bet (alphabet) consists of 22 letters, each one having an ordinate value and a gematria value. The ordinate value is simply the order in which it appears in the alphabet and ranges from 1-22. The gematria (the Geometry of God) value ranges from 1-10 for the first ten letters, 20-90 for the next eight letters, and 100-400 for the next four letters. The whole numbering system of the Hebrew alphabet adds up to 1495. The Hebrew alphabet consists of 22 letters, all of which are consonants. However, some of these letters are written differently when they occur at the end of a word. These different forms for the letters are known as sofit letters. There are five Hebrew letters that have a sofit form. Their standard values are from 500-900 (instead of 50-90). Their ordinal numbers remain the same (14-18).
There are five Hebrew letters that have a sofit form. They are kaf/, mem/, nun/, pey/ and tsade/. These letters change their shape when they appear at the end of the word. Their standard values are from 500-900. Their ordinal values remain the same (11,13,14,17,18).
The Koine Greek alphabet consists of 24 letters, each assigned a specific numerical value. These values are categorized into three groups (of eight), reflecting the order of the alphabet. The first eight letters of the Greek alphabet, from Alpha to Theta are assigned values of 1-9 (no letter is assigned to the numeric value of 6). The next eight letters, from Iota to Pi are assigned values in tens, from 10 to 80 (no letter is assigned to the numeric value of 90). The remaining letters, from Rho to Omega, represent the hundreds, from 100 to 800 (no letter is assigned to the numeric value of 900).
The three Greek letters of Digamma, later called Stigma, (ϛ) with a value of 6, Koppa (ϟ) with a value of 90, and Sampi (ϡ) with a value of 900 had fallen out of usage as letters of the alphabet by the time the New Testament was written, but were retained for the numbering system. The only difference that their inclusion makes is that it gives the whole numbering system a total value of 4995. None of these three ‘extra’ letters occur in the New Testament (including Revelation 13:18). 4995 is an interesting number in itself as some of its divisors are 999 x 5, 555 x 9 (or 3 x 3), 333 x 15 (or 3 x 5), 111 x 45 (or 3 x 3 x 5), and 37 x 135 (or 3 x 3 x (3 x 5). None of these three obsolete letters occur in the New Testament (including Revelation 13:18), so the total value of the 24 letters is 3999.
An example of Greek Isopsephy in the Bible is found in Revelation 13:16-18. “He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty and six.” (ASV). I believe the mark of the beast could be three stigma letters (ϛ ϛ ϛ).
"There are some who think that the hidden mathematics of the Bible was intended for the purpose of reaching a large audience and to ultimately convert unbelievers in this secular age. While it is true that Biblical Numerics is a powerful tool for defending the divine origin of the Bible, it was never intended to reach a large audience, or else it would never have been HIDDEN in the first place.
Rather, it is there for those diligent seekers who are willing to seek out the hidden things of God, while being guided by principles of mathematical logic (as the codes are mathematical in nature). In fact, when we read the Gospels, we see how this is in accord with the very personality of Christ, who taught his followers in PARABLES. Those who pondered the hidden messages behind these parables would unlock the deeper truths contained within them (through the God-given gift of wisdom). So it is with the science of Biblical Numerics." {1}
Authors note: While Hebrew gematria and Greek isopsephy offer intriguing (and sometimes astounding) insights, it’s essential to balance them with the plain meaning of Scripture. The actual words of Scripture remain paramount, and gematria and isopsephy serve as an additional layer of exploration, as God not only communicates with words but with numbers as well.
GEMATRIA IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
Genesis 1:1, the first verse of the Bible, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” consists of 7 Hebrew words.
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ. Here are their transliterations: Berisit (In the beginning), Bara (created), Elohim (God), et (a particle used in front of the direct object of a verb, in this case, “the heavens and the earth”), Hasamayim (the heavens), We’et (conjunction that means “and” and is used
to connect two nouns), and Ha’ares (the earth).
The opening verse of the Bible contains 7 Hebrew words and 28 letters (4 x 7 =28). The gematria of the entire verse adds up to 2,701 (or 73 x 37). 2701 is the 73rd triangular and the 37th hexagonal number. 2701 only has two factors or divisors (besides 1 and 2701), 37 and 73. 37 is the 12th prime number and 73 is the 21st prime number. When we add 2,701 to its digital opposite, the result is 3773. 2701 + 1072 = 3773.
Jeremiah 10:12 ties in with Genesis 1:1 in that it states that God established the world by His wisdom and power. “He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding He has stretched out the heavens.” Another Old Testament verse relating to the wisdom of God is found in Proverbs, “The Lord by wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding He has established the heavens” (Proverbs 3:19). The Hebrew word that is translated as "wisdom" is "חָכְמָה" and the transliteration of this word is hakma or chokhmah. The gematria value of the four-letter Hebrew word חָכְמָה (wisdom) is 73. By God's wisdom (73,37), He created the earth and the heavens (73 x 37 = 2701).
The ordinate value (order of the letters for a particular word in the Hebrew alphabet) for חָכְמָה (wisdom) is 37 (8 + 11 + 13 + 5 = 37). Hebrew reads from right to left. In 1 Samuel 2:3, the LORD is called the God of knowledge. This Hebrew term has a gematria of 511 or 7 x 73. God's knowledge and wisdom are perfect and complete.
Throughout the Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments, the numbers 3, 7, 37, and 73 show up frequently in the underlying numeric values. See I AM, the Great Mathematician. 7 and 3 are numerical representatives of God's divine perfection and perfect order (though the number 3, to a lesser degree than 7). The number 3 represents divine perfection or completion, and the number 7 represents spiritual perfection/completion. These four numbers are all prime numbers (their only divisors are 1 and the number itself). Also, 137 is the 33rd prime number.
The seven Hebrew words in Isaiah 9:6 are five names for the Son of God (Jesus). They are Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace—the Hebrew gematria for these five names equal 1492 or 4 x 373. Four is the number for creation, (Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Creation) and 373 (the concatenation of 37 and 73) is the Greek isopsephy for "Word," the name of the second Person of the Trinity (John 1:1-18). 373 is the 74th prime number. 74 = 37 + 37. I believe the number 37 represents the pre-incarnate Jesus and His work in creation (as the Word), as 33 + 4 = 37. The English word "God" is "אלהא" in Hebrew, which has a gematria of 37.
In Aramaic, the word for God is "אלהא," which has a gematria of 37. In Mark 15:34, when Jesus was on the cross, he cried out to God in Aramaic, saying, "Eloi (אלהא), Eloi, lama sabachthani" or "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me" in English. The Greek words are "Ἐλωῒ Ἐλωῒ λεμὰ σαβαχθάνι," which has an isopsephy of 2640 (or 33 x 80). The Hebrew words, "אֵלִ֣י אֵלִ֣י לָמָ֣ה עֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי," translated into English as "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me," are found in Psalm 22:1 and is a prophecy of the events of Mark 15:34.
Genesis 1:4 says, “And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.” This verse has 12 Hebrew words. The gematria value of these 12 words is 1776, which is 48 x 37 or 2 x 888 (888 is the Greek isopsephy of Jesus). Jesus said in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world: he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
The word “the light” (the transliteration word is ha o wr) is the 10th word in Genesis 1:4 and is the 37th word from Genesis 1:1. This 37th word starts with the 137th letter from the beginning of Genesis 1:1. Light is a very important part of the creation process. You have to remember that this was before the sun, moon, and stars were created on the fourth day. The light on the first day was supplied supernaturally by God Himself.
As mentioned in 137 – The Number of God in Scripture and Science – Part II, Britannica.com defines photosynthesis as the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green plants, light energy is captured by a pigment and used to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds. The total number of atoms in the chlorophyll molecule, C55H72O5N4Mg, is 137 (55 + 72 + 5 + 4 + 1). All life on earth depends on this process of converting light into energy for its survival.
The following two charts are from Mathematical Monotheism - LOGOS CODE.
The Triple Repdigits (111 to 999) are connected to the fundamental number 37, which the website calls "The Triple Repdigit Cipher Of 37." The triple repdigits occur when 37 is multiplied by factors of 3 (3-27).
THE TRIPLE REPDIGIT CIPHER OF 37
111 (1 + 1 + 1 = 3 and 3 × 37 = 111)
222 (2 + 2 + 2 = 6 and 6 × 37 = 222)
333 (3 + 3 + 3 = 9 and 9 × 37 = 333)
444 (4 + 4 + 4 = 12 and 12 × 37 = 444)
555 (5 + 5 + 5 = 15 and 15 × 37 = 555)
666 (6 + 6 + 6 = 18 and 18 × 37 = 666)
777 (7 + 7 + 7 = 21 and 21 × 37 = 777)
888 (8 + 8 + 8 = 24 and 24 × 37 = 888)
999 (9 + 9 + 9 = 27 and 27 × 37 = 999)
THE TRIPLE REPDIGIT CODE OF 37073
111th Prime = 607
222nd Prime = 1399
333rd Prime = 2239
444th Prime = 3119
555th Prime = 4019
666th Prime = 4973
777th Prime = 5903
888th Prime = 6907
999th Prime = 7907
TOTAL SUM OF PRIME NUMBERS = 37073
ISOPSEPHY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
Let’s look at the New Testament, which was written in Greek, and their practice of using isopsephy. The total value of the letters of the Greek alphabet is 4995, which is 37 x 135 (or 5 x 3 x 3 x 3). The isopsephy value of Jesus in Greek (Ἰησοῦς) is 888, which is 24 (or 8 x 3) x 37. 24 is the number of letters in the Greek alphabet – from Alpha to Omega. Jesus said He was the Alpha and the Omega four times in the Book of Revelation (KJV). The Greek word "ἄλφα" (the transliteration is alpha) has a gematria of 532. The Greek word "Ω" (the transliteration is ō or omega) has a gematria of 800. The sum of these two words is 1332 or 37 x 36 (or 6 x 6).
The isopsephy value of Christ (Χριστός) is 1480, which is 37 x 40 (or 4 x 10). "Jesus Christ" is 2368, which is 37 x 64 (or 8 x 8). Jesus is called the "Son of man" 87 times in the New Testament, and the three Greek words (υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου) isopsephy is 2960 or 37 x 80 (or 4 x 2 x 10). Jesus is called the "Son of God" 46 times in the N.T. So, 87 "Son of man" mentions, and 46 "Son of God" mentions = 133 times Jesus is called the Son (capitalized as in Deity).
Λόγος, in the Greek isopsephy system, transliterates to Logos and equals 373 (the concatenation of 37 and 73). The English translation is Word. 373 is the 74th (37 +37) prime number. The 373rd prime number is 2549 (25 +49 = 74). Three times in John 1:1 is the word "Word" used. John wrote, "In the beginning was the Word (373), and the Word (373) was with God, and the Word (373) was God." "Ἰωάννης" in the Greek Isopsephy system transliterates to "Ioannes" (John) and equals 1119 or 373 x 3.
“The Lamb of God,” a name for Jesus, is only mentioned twice in the Bible (John 1:29,36). These four words in Greek (ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ) have an isopsephy of 1685 or 337 (the concatenation of 33 and 37) x 5. Of course, 5 is the number for grace. In John 14:17, Jesus uses the term "Spirit of Truth," which has a Greek isopsephy of 1348 or 337 x 4.
In John 14:16, Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit which he calls the Comforter (The transliteration is Paraclete, the Greek word is παράκλητον). The isopsephy for this word is 660 or 33 x 20 (or 2 x 10). John 20:31 says, "But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name." The gematria of the four Hebrew words "Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς" (Jesus is the Christ) is 3003 or 33 x 91 (7 x 13). 91 is the gematria of the two Hebrew words "אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוָה." The transliteration is "Adonay Yahweh." The English translation is “Lord God.”
The famous verse of John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life,” in Greek has a numeric value of 14,850, which is 33 x 450 (or 3 x 3 x 5 x 10). What a perfect representation of biblical numerology and isopsephy! By the Father’s Grace (5) and Divine perfection (3) He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus (33), in the fullness of time (10), that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life, which leads to an eternal life of divine completeness (3).
WAIT ON THE LORD
The New Testament scriptures of 1 Thessalonians 1:10 and Luke 12:35-37 best exemplify how Christians are to be watching and waiting for the Lord's return at the Rapture. We are told to be ready for we do not know the day or the hour He will return.
"And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come" (1 Thessalonians 1:10).
The two Greek words in Luke 12:35, προσδέχομαι (wait) and κύριος (lord), have a combined isopsephy of 1980 or 33 x 60 (2 x 3 x 10). "Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning; and you yourselves be like men who wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. Blessed are those servants whom the lord, when he comes, will find watching" (Luke 12:35-37).
In the Old Testament, there are several Hebrew words that are translated into English as "wait." One of the Hebrew words for "wait" is חָכָה (the transliteration is ḥāḵâ). This three-letter word (Strongs: H2442) has a gematria of 33. There are several scriptures in the O.T. that have "LORD" (Yahweh) and "wait" in the same verse. The gematria for יְהוָֹה (Yahweh or LORD) is 26. The combined gematria for "wait" and "LORD" is 59. 59 is the 17th prime number. 17 represents resurrection in the Bible as Jesus was resurrected on Nisan 17, 33 AD, on the Feast of Firstfruits. Jesus Christ is the firstfruits of the dead, according to 1 Corinthians 15:20. Here are three O.T. scriptures with these two Hebrew words in the same verse.
1) Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield (Psalm 33:20).
2) Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him (Isaiah 30:18).
3) From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him. You meet him who joyfully works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways (Isaiah 64:4-5).
Another Hebrew word for "wait" is קָוָה (the transliteration is qāvâ: Strongs H6960). This Hebrew word has a gematria of 111 (37 x 3). If you add the gematria of יְהוָֹה (LORD or Yahweh), which is 26, to קָוָה (wait) the sum is 137. Here are seven O.T. scriptures with these two Hebrew words in the same verse.
1) Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD (Psalm 27:14).
2) For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth (Psalm 37:9).
3) Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it (Psalm 37:34).
4) I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word I do hope (Psalm 130:5).
5) Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you (Proverbs 22:20).
6) But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).
7) The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeks him (Lamentations 3:25)
GOING FORTH -137
In a previous article, Dabar Matters, I presented my case for a 444 BC date for when the commandment or word was given to Nehemiah to go and build the city and walls of Jerusalem. In my opinion, this is the terminus a quo (start) for Daniel’s 70 weeks (sevens) prophecy in Daniel 9:24-27.
With this in mind, let’s examine the Hebrew gematria of some keywords in Daniel 9:25. “Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.” The Hebrew word for “going forth” (KJV) is מוֹצָא or “mosa” (Strong’s H4161) and has a gematria value of 137. The Hebrew word for “word”(or matter) is דָּבָר or “dabar” (Strong’s H1697) and has a gematria value of 206.
It’s interesting (and ironic) that in my article, Sevens (rev310.net), I show where the start of Daniel’s 70 sevens prophecy began in the 137th Shemitah year since the children of Israel first entered the Promised Land. So, in other words, in 444 BC, the going forth (mosa -gematria of 137) of the word (dabar) to restore and to build Jerusalem occurred in the 137th Shemitah year.
The terminus ad quem (end) of the 69th seven (Shemitah years) of Daniel 9:25 occurred in 33 AD, which I have reckoned in my article as in the 205th Shemitah year. If Jesus had been accepted as king of Israel on Nisan 10, 33 AD, when he rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the 70th week would have started, and seven years later in 40 AD, the terminus ad quem would have occurred in the 206th Shemitah year. See The Resumption of Daniel’s 70th Week. 40 AD would have been 70 sevens since the word (dabar – gematria of 206) went forth from the king of Persia to rebuild Jerusalem. Instead, the last seven years of Daniel’s prophecy have been on hold for 1992 years so far.
There are several more scriptures in the O.T. that contain the words "going forth." They are Micah 5:2 and Hosea 6:1-3. "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." The pre-incarnate Jesus Christ (33) is the (future) ruler in Israel whose goings forth (137) are from of old. Jesus was born in Bethlehem and was of the tribe of Judah.
Hosea 6:1-3 says, “Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.”
Many Bible scholars believe the "day/s" in Hosea 6:2 refers not to a 24-hour day but a thousand years. According to Psalm 94 and 2 Peter 3:8, a thousand years is like a day for the LORD. If Jesus was crucified, resurrected, and ascended to heaven in 33 AD, and a thousand years is a day for the LORD, then two days later ("for the LORD") would be 2033 AD.
The same Hebrew word for “going forth, "mosa" (gematria of 137), is found in Hosea 6:3. Jesus came to us the first time as the latter rain (during the spring season of the Feasts of the Lord) in 33 AD. Will He return (go forth) to the earth the second time as the former rain (during the fall season of the Feasts of the Lord) 2000 years (or two days for the Lord) later? Isn’t it interesting that 137 is the 33rd prime number?
The gematria of the three verses in Hosea 6:1-3 (31 words) is 6660. There are 36 divisors or factors for 6660. Half of these divisors (18) are multiples of 37. I will list these divisors below from the highest to the lowest. The remaining divisors of 6660 that are not multiples of 37 are on the right side (1,2,3,4,5,6,9…).
DIVISORS OF 6660
6660 (or 37 x 180) x 1
3330 (or 37 x 90) x 2
2220 (or 37 x 60) x 3
1665 (or 37 x 45) x 4
1332 (or 37 x 36) x 5
1110 (or 37 x 30) x 6
740 (or 37 x 20) x 9
666 (or 37 x 18) x 10
555 (or 37 x 15 ) x 12
444 (or 37 x 12) x 15
370 (or 37 x 10) x 18
333 (or 37 x 9) x 20
222 (or 37 x 6) x 30
185 (or 37 x 5) x 36
148 (or 37 x 4) x 45
111 (or 37 x 3) x 60
74 (or 37 x 2) x 90
37 (or 37 x 1) x 180
As I mentioned earlier, the combined isopsephy of Alpha (ἄλφα) and Omega (Ω) is 1332 (532 + 800). 1332 is one of the divisors of 6660. Four times in the New Testament (KJV) are the words ἄλφα and Ω used (Revelation 1:8, Rev. 1:11, Rev.21:6, and Rev. 22:13). Jesus Christ is the Alpha and the Omega.
Isn't it interesting that Alpha is spelled out while Omega is not spelled out but instead is represented by the last letter of the Greek alphabet? Why wasn't the first letter of the Greek alphabet, "Α," used like "Ω" was used for Omega? There must be a reason. I believe the answer has to be that the Holy Spirit guided John to write it that way. For some reason, He wanted an isopsephy of 1332 (instead of 801) for these two words, which would also determine the total isopsephy value for these particular verses.
Two of the 36 divisors or factors of 6660 (the gematria of Hosea 6:1-3) are 1332 and 5 (1332 x 5 = 6660). The number 1332 has half (or 18) of the divisors of 6660 (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 333, 444, 666, 1332), including 37 x 36. It appears the LORD of Hosea 6:1,3 (whose goings forth from of old, of everlasting, per Micah 5:2), who came the first time as the "latter rain," will come again to the earth as the "former rain," for He is the Alpha (ἄλφα) and the Omega ((Ω), the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
The Hebrew equivalent to the four verses (KJV) in Revelation that mention the first and last letters (or words) of the alphabet is found in Genesis 1:1, where the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, "אֵ," is used with the last letter of the Hebrew letter, "ת," to form the word "את" (the transliteration is et or eth). This is the fourth word of Genesis 1:1 and has a gematria of 401. It is an untranslated direct object marker that marks the noun that receives the action of the verb and is used extensively throughout the Tanakh. This word's inclusion in Genesis 1:1 is crucial to come up with the total isopsephy value of 2701 for this verse. We will examine the words, letters, and values of Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1 and how they compare to values of key mathematical constants in the next installment.
Randy Nettles
Endnotes:
Always love to see how the numbers from scripture play out.
All I can say is "Wow!"🤯 As always, great stuff. Thanks for your research!