Rainy Sunday Morning Mysteries: Apocalypse Now.

See you at the rapture.
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Franklin Graham said that the earthquake in Japan could be the birth pangs spoken about in the Bible preceding the second coming of Jesus.  I think that thought may have crossed many a mind - but it's not cool to talk about stuff like that because we all know that no one knows the date or the hour it will happen.  I did find it interesting that he felt the earthquake was of such magnitude  however.  And then, after some thought, I realized something...
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No. 9, No. 9, No. 9....
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The Beatles song, Revolution No. 9 - of course!  The Beatles were like Prophets!  The world is fomented by revolution.  The Islamic revolution, neo-Marxist revolutionaries like Chavez and Obama, the gender revolution, the cloning revolution, the drug cartels.  And then, and then - the Japanese disaster - the 9.0 quake.  No. 9, No. 9, No. 9....

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Factoids you probably did not know...
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The Number Nine
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The number nine is a most remarkable number in many respects. It is held in great reverence by all who study the occult sciences; and in mathematical science it possesses properties and powers which are found in no other number.*
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* Among others may be mentioned (1) that the sum of the digits which form its multiples are themselves always a multiple of nine; e.g., 2 x 9 = 18 (and 1+8=9); 3 x 9 = 27 (and 2+7=9); 4 x 9 = 36 (and 3+6=9); 5 x 9 = 45 (and 4+5=9), etc., etc.; and so with the larger numbers: 52843 x 9 = 475587 (and 4+7+5+5+8+7=36, and 3+6=9). (2) The sum of its multiples through the nine digits = 405, or 9 times 45.
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It is the last of the digits, and thus marks the end; and is significant of the conclusion of a matter.
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It is akin to the number six, six being the sum of its factors (3x3=9, and 3+3=6), and is thus significant of the end of man, and the summation of all man's works. Nine is, therefore, the number of finality or judgment.
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The Number of Finality or Judgment

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The number of finality or judgment is committed unto Jesus as "the Son of man" (John 5:27; Acts 17:31). It marks the completeness, the end and issue of all things as to man—the judgment of man and all his works.
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It is a factor of 666, which is 9 times 74.
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The gematria of the word "Dan," which means a judge, is 54 (9x6).
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"th orgh mou" (tee orgee mou), my wrath, = 999 (Hebrews 3:11).
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The solemn amhn (ameen), amen, or "verily," of our Lord, amounts also to 99, summing up and ending His words.
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The First Contest

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(Genesis 14)
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The first contest is a battle between the 4 kings and 5 (=9).*
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* The Gematria of verses 3 and 4, Genesis 14, which describe the rebellion and the battle, is 5655 (13x435). And verses 4 and 5, which describe the coming of the four kings, = 5590 (13x430). Thus the rebellion verse binds the war and its cause together. Verse 9, also, which describes the battle, is 4732 (132x28).
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The swift vengeance of Abram, verses 13-16, = 10738 (13x7x118).
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The standing of Abram before Melchisedech (Melchizedek) = 19019 (13x7x11x19). Thus with Abram we find not only the 13, but 7 marking the spiritual character of himself and his mission.
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And here it is - the clincher - hang onto your remotes!
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Sodom

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Genesis 19, recording the judgment of Sodom, is marked by multiples of nine. Verses 4-29 amount to 89550 (9x9950, or 9x50x199). The same is seen if we divide it into sections:—
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•Verses 4-18. From the riot in Sodom to Lot's plea for Zoar is 50733 (9x3x1879).
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•Verses 19-25. From Lot's plea to the overthrow is 24543 (9x9x303).
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•Verses 26-29. From "Lot's wife" to the end of the history is 14274 (9x2x13x61).*
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* It is interesting to note that in the midst of all this, the words which refer to the deliverance of Lot, "Haste thee" (v 22) to "out of the midst" (v 29), give a multiple of 8, the Dominical Number; it is 25304 (8x3163); while four of the verses of this section (25-28) are each separately multiples of 8; their total sum being 11312 (8x1414). The sum of the whole chapter is a multiple of 13.
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We see the same phenomena in the account as given in the Second Epistle of St. Peter. As we do also in the judgment pronounced upon Jerusalem. - Source
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Michael Brown, eat your heart out.