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Spiritual Meaning Of Numbers In The Bible

The numbers play an important role in spiritual writing. The spiritual meaning of numbers in the Bible plays a very massive role in helping the fai...

 

The numbers play an important role in spiritual writing. The spiritual meaning of numbers in the Bible plays a very massive role in helping the faithful to understand the supernatural intent. Most of us will accept the existence of numbers in our life in mundane fashion, but little we do know about the infinite roles that these tiny geometrical figures play in our life. But even lesser people will know that these, simple numbers that look so unnoticed have great significance both technically & spiritually. Numerologists find great supernatural depth in numbers, and so do the mathematicians. The significance of numbers in human life is unaccountable.

Since the human development started, numbers are often related with the eternal power residing in the universe. Several eminent scholars & historians of nearly all the ages have tried to relate numbers with the religious based literary works. Numerologists calculate auspicious days by studying special patterns in the horoscopes. Humans have always tried to elicit the hidden meanings in numbers; similar attempts were laid on biblical works. Some tried even to calculate the year of judgement, & there have been some predictions too. The attempts to get the highest possible count & the inability to grasp the concept of infinity itself prove that there is some connection between the two. Search of meanings in numbers is the most fundamental way used by the humans to connect them with divinity.

Numbers in the Bible -

References to numbers start with the beginning of the bible. The idea that the almighty God created the whole of this world in seven days comes in the beginning of the bible, but may be reference to seven is just for the understanding of weaker humans. No one knows that one day in context to creation of the world refers to a phase, a year, or a millennium. In faith, we accept everything which is beyond our understanding as it is God’s creation. The Ten Commandments mentioned in the Old Testament is a code for the basic human behaviour & human rights, dealing with completeness that happens in a divine order or completed during a course of time. There's nothing that is left wanting within the complete cycle. In the present world, number 10 is used for ranking the perfection, hence the analogy between the biblical & real life meaning is so apt.

Numbers 1 & 7 -

Similarly, biblically 1 stands for the God, who is the sole power in the world, everything starts with 1. In real life, unity is the most common as it cannot be further divided, this again shows the analogy. In a similar fashion “7” has been used in the bible for the duration in which world is created. In real life, we have a week of 7 days, after which the cycle repeats itself; the concept of weekend also comes from the fact that after working for 6 days, God took rest for a day. Moreover the number 7 signifies the divine completeness. Colours in the rainbow are also “7”. These are enough to prove the point being discussed here.

Number’s meanings & their analogy -

Number “9” is often quoted as to deal with the judgement or the final touch in the things. It is described for the perfect movement of God, analogous to the process of a birth of a child which is born after a time period of 9 months of the zygote fertilization. Catholics pray a 5 decade rosary before 14 stations of cross. Biblically the number 5 is used to denote the completeness, or related to redemption. Similar is the evident from the practice of the Catholics to pray a “5” decade rosary. Then 14 means twice the power of spirituality in the bible, and so do the Catholics believe as they believe that by praying at 14 churches. Religious people accept the numbers as the spiritual signs. In a similar fashion, the New Testament, the book of revelation describes the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse, which means the completeness or entirety in creation, which is destroyed by the 4 horsemen in context with the apocalypse.

Irradicality in Name of Faith -

There is a general concept of lucky & unlucky numbers in people all around the globe. In biblical numerology, 13 deals with the rebellion of things, corruption, abandonment, revolution, war, or anything related to breaking and destroying. May be for this reason, people feel that 13 is an unlucky number. Unlike its social acceptance, number “3” comes for trinity and Godhead. It is used to describe the divine perfection. It is associated with the concepts of spirit and life. It is also referred to viewing things in entirety. Number “666” relates to the name of antichrist, whereas in reality it is the Hebrew name for king Nero. Similarly number “11” is considered to be a lucky number, but biblically it stands for imperfection, disorganization of systems, and the disorder or chaos of the things. From the above argument, it is clear that this study deals with the biblical study and not just theology. It is for a better understanding with the area of prophecy that is found within the Bible.

The Bible is for the people to help them develop faith in good over evil, and the numbers to help them understand the study of the Bible better. This can be related with the truth of life, not with the fear and superstitions. Moreover, the spiritual meaning of numbers in the Bible does not play any part in superstitious beliefs of people; it is to help them grow.

 

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How Not To Get Hooked On A Feeling

 

Long, long ago, so long ago, some where some one great said that “the best way of forgetting how you think, you feel is to concentrate on what you know, you know”. We humans are capable of feeling love, joy, surprise, anger, irritation, jealous, shame, sadness, neglect, sympathy, horror, nervous, pain etc and should be thankful for being so. If not, there would have been no valentine’s days, no birthday cakes, no competitions, and no fun. Life would have been pretty boring. “Eyes that do not cry do not see”. There is nothing wrong in feeling bad, or feeling jealous or mad at some one. It is ok to bunk some classes, goof up some exams, after all we are human beings. But, do not get hooked onto a feeling for a long time. If you do, you will be tending to loose your mind and eventually your life.

 

This article will tell you all the ways that are essential for not getting hooked on to a feeling.

 

Sympathetic people

 

In this world of competition, you have to be emotionally very strong. If you don’t then each and every friend or colleague of yours will take advantage of you and exploit you, leaving you torn and devastated. No one will give a damn about your feelings, so it is better that you realize that as soon as possible and play the game. There is an old proverb which says “be who you are and say what you feel because, those who mind do not matter and those who matter do not mind”.

 

But one thing you have to keep in mind is never to loose your originality. People after becoming rich and famous tend to forget their roots, loose their originality and start living as another person. They forget their friends, family and even those who had helped them to reach those heights. They start acting as if they are the king/queen of the world. But all these glitters of fame and money are temporary. One should not get carried away by these things, if you continue being like that then a day will come when you will be left alone.

 

 

Neglected people

 

When it comes to the feeling of love, never ever place your self respect down in front of anyone even your loved ones. You will be so sympathetic and so afraid to do anything that would hurt the other person. You will be restraining your self from many things. You will wait all day long just to hear his voice. You will hear all the scolding, bear all the beating, get hurt badly and yet you want to be with that same nasty person. You think it is love? But in reality it is crap!!!! It is not worth to be very nice to a person who has an ego larger than him.

But most importantly in love is; you have to understand the other person’s feelings. If you’re incapable of understanding feelings of others and do as you wish, keep in mind that they are hurt very badly by your actions and don’t be amazed if they leave you.

 

 

Self obsessed

 

There are some people whom we come across at a point of time in our life who are very self obsessed. To them, they are the only one who actually exists in their world. If you do so, then you don’t have any right to expect anything from others. It is good to lend a helping hand to people in need. It will help you in being sensitive to emotions that are important.

 

·        Eat right, sleep tight, and do exercise, it is best way to remove stress. Do anything that makes you happy.

·        When ever you feel bad or sad, try to think about all the wonderful times you had in your life rather than reliving your bad dreams. It will help you to withstand the sad times.

·        Jealousy is the first step to ones disaster. Think that every one has a right to achieve.

·        Recognize other person’s effort and appreciate them when needed.

·        Maintain a balance in your life. Your family and friends are as important as your work and professional life, in fact one has to give highest priority to his/her family. Remember your job has a retirement age but a family is always with you, supporting you in every way possible.

 

It is hard to cope up after break up of a long relation ship or loosing your job after working so hard or your loved one. But it is life, you have to accept the challenge and move on. As long as you think about what happened in the past, you will stay in the past itself and miss you’re wonderful “present”. You have to control your feelings; your feelings should not control you. I am telling you because this heart of yours is so naughty that if you go on listening to what your heart says, you will become a complete slave of your heart.

 

Follow these points, it is the best way not to get hooked on to a feeling and you can have a normal life with feelings that would not waste your time and does not ruin your life.

 

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