The Philadelphia Experiment In English
Previously, it was demonstrated that the Greek text of Revelation 3:7-13 could be translated into Chinese and have even more numeric coincidences. The fact that this succeeded with only a tiny fraction of possible attempts, with each attempt restricted by what has already been produced in Chinese Bibles shows the importance of the meaning of the text. It isn't the language, but the meaning.
To further show that it is the meaning, and not just a fluke of language, the following experiment will produce an English version of Revelation 3:7-13 with an amazing number of coincidences. Similar to the experiment in Chinese, this experiment will be restricted by the phrases (and vocabulary) found in the King James Version, the American Standard Version, and the Revised Standard Version.1
Note: The current method of converting English to numbers is imperfect. Vowels, except for A
and Y
, have no value and are ignored. This means the first person singular pronoun I
would result in a word with no value and no letter value. To work around this, the first person singular is amended like the other one letter English word consisting of a single vowel O
(oh, ohh, ohhh). Since the letter h
has the value of 7, adding it won't change whether a passage is divisible by 7 or not. And the h
acts as a place holder for a word or letter that would normally disappear. This is only done for this experiment.
Relevation 3:7-13 is presented below from the three Bible versions.
KJV 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; 8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. 9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. 11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. 12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. 13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. ASV 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth: 8 I know thy works (behold, I have set before thee a door opened, which none can shut), that thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name. 9 Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 10 Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that (hour) which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. 11 I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown. 12 He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name. 13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. RSV 7 "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: `The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one shall shut, who shuts and no one opens. 8 "`I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut; I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie -- behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and learn that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept my word of patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial which is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell upon the earth. 11 I am coming soon; hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. 12 He who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God; never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. 13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'
The text has been broken down by verse, and in some cases by clause within a verse, for each version of the Bible. Some verses or clauses are the same in the KJV and ASV. These are the possibilities for each verse or clause.
ALL And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write KJV ASV These things saith he that is holy he that is true he that hath the key of David RSV The words of the holy one the true one who has the key of David KJV he that openeth and no man shutteth and shutteth and no man openeth ASV he that openeth and none shall shut and that shutteth and none openeth RSV who opens and no one shall shut who shuts and no one opens KJV Ih know thy works behold Ih have set before thee an open door ASV Ih know thy works behold Ih have set before thee a door opened RSV Ih know your works Behold Ih have set before you an open door KJV and no man can shut it for thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word and hast not denied my name ASV which none can shut that thou hast a little power and didst keep my word and didst not deny my name RSV which no one is able to shut Ih know that you have but little power and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name KJV Behold Ih will make them of the synagogue of Satan ASV Behold Ih give of the synagogue of Satan RSV Behold Ih will make those of the synagogue of Satan KJV which say they are Jews and are not but do lie behold Ih will make them to ASV of them that say they are Jews and they are not but do lie behold Ih will make them to RSV who say that they are Jews and are not but lie behold Ih will make them KJV ASV come and worship before thy feet and to know that Ih have loved thee RSV come and bow down before your feet and learn that Ih have loved you KJV Because thou hast kept the word of my patience ASV Because thou didst keep the word of my patience RSV Because you have kept my word of patient endurance KJV Ih also will keep thee from the hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world ASV Ih also will keep thee from the hour of trial that hour which is to come upon the whole world RSV Ih will keep you from the hour of trial which is coming on the whole world KJV ASV to try them that dwell upon the earth RSV to try those who dwell upon the earth KJV Behold Ih come quickly hold that fast which thou hast that no man take thy crown ASV Ih come quickly hold fast that which thou hast that no one take thy crown RSV Ih am coming soon hold fast what you have so that no one may seize your crown KJV Him that overcometh will Ih make a pillar in the temple of my God ASV He that overcometh Ih will make him a pillar in the temple of my God RSV He who conquers Ih will make him a pillar in the temple of my God KJV and he shall go no more out ASV and he shall go out thence no more RSV never shall he go out of it KJV ASV and Ih will write upon him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God RSV and Ih will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God KJV which is new Jerusalem which cometh down out of heaven from my God ASV the new Jerusalem which cometh down out of heaven from my God RSV the new Jerusalem which comes down from my God out of heaven KJV and Ih will write upon him my new name ASV and mine own new name RSV and my own new name KJV He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches ASV He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches RSV He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches
A computer can run through the clauses selecting one possibility from each. By mixing one from each clause, 25,509,168 possibilities are generated. Of these, there was one with an astounding number of numeric coincidences.
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy; he that is true; he that hath the key of David who opens and no one shall shut; who shuts and no one opens. Ih know thy works. Behold Ih have set before thee a door opened which no one is able to shut. Ih know that you have but little power and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. Behold Ih will make them of the synagogue of Satan of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold Ih will make them to come and bow down before your feet and learn that Ih have loved you. Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, Ih will keep you from the hour of trial which is coming on the whole world to try them that dwell upon the earth. Ih am coming soon hold fast what you have so that no one may seize your crown. He who conquers Ih will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, never shall he go out of it, and Ih will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem which comes down from my God out of heaven, and Ih will write upon him my new name. He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
Total: 28217 = 7 x 29 x 139. SF: 175 = 52 x 7.
Odd positioned words: 14896 = 24 x 72 x 19.
Even positioned words: 13321 = 7 x 11 x 173.
Odd valued words: 10801 = 7 x 1543.
Even valued words: 17416 = 23 x 7 x 311.
First half of the words: 14301 = 32 x 7 x 227.
Last half of the words: 13916 = 22 x 72 x 71.
Odd positioned letters: 15365 = 5 x 7 x 439.
Even positioned eltters: 12852 = 22 x 33 x 7 x 17.
The letters of the English passage can be split into groups of 71.
Odd positioned groups of 71: 16191 = 32 x 7 x 257.
Even positioned groups of 71: 12026 = 2 x 7 x 859. SF: 868 = 22 x 7 x 31. SF: 42 = 2 x 3 x 7.
Odd valued letters: 1001 = 7 x 11 x 13.
Even valued letters: 27216 = 24 x 35 x 7.
Positions of the first and last letter of each word: 164591 = 72 x 3359.
First and last letter of each word: 26173 = 7 x 3739.
The positions of the first and last letters of each word, and the values of those letters both yield totals divisible by seven showing perfect coordination.
This coordination deepens with the individual totals of the positions of the first letter of each word, and the positions of the last letter of each word. And it goes even further with the values of those letters. These correlations fit perfectly with Revelation 1:8's principle of complementary opposites.
Position of the first letter of each word: 82103 = 7 x 37 x 317.
First letter of each word: 11501 = 7 x 31 x 53. SF: 91 = 7 x 13.
Position of the last letter of each word: 82488 = 23 x 3 x 7 x 491. SF: 507 = 3 x 132
Last letter of each word: 14672 = 24 x 7 x 131.
Pair up the 254 words (1st + 2nd, 3rd + 4th...). This produces 127 new totals.
115 134 92 110 360 350 165 238 324 238 147 263 396 104 247 65 128 264 262 60 147 526 262 105 217 88 138 147 100 93 164 307 398 262 235 680 227 484 133 148 371 30 150 112 500 187 112 539 448 213 448 192 14 30 150 187 58 236 427 120 269 105 404 163 207 251 325 161 169 385 154 156 187 89 204 254 547 292 157 155 80 121 344 398 238 60 791 553 114 220 150 28 151 237 325 190 105 86 85 42 360 97 138 325 45 138 92 388 330 217 286 227 405 90 133 42 360 97 450 58 263 92 117 256 337 238 237
From this paired list, find all those Nth and Nth last that are divisible by seven when paired together.
1st Item: 20 28 32 41 46 54 56 Value: 60 147 307 371 187 30 187 Last Item: 108 100 96 87 82 74 72 Value: 388 42 190 791 121 89 156 Sum: 448 189 497 1162 308 119 343
There are only seven of them. Since there are only seven of them, the sum of their positions is automatically also divisible by seven: 896 = 27 x 7. SF: 21 = 3 x 7.
Repeat the exercise, but this time find only those that when paired are divisible by thirteen. Again there are only seven of them.
1st Item: 3 6 11 18 37 39 63 Value: 92 350 147 264 227 133 404 Last Item: 125 122 117 110 91 89 65 Value: 337 92 360 217 150 114 207 Sum: 429 442 507 481 377 247 611
In this case, the paired values which were divisible by 13 have an extra coincidence when they are all added together: 3094 = 2 x 7 x 13 x 17. SF: 39 = 3 x 13.
There are 639 letters. Rather than pairing these, they are grouped in threes. Each triplet is added, producing a new list of 213 totals.
35 167 37 95 17 70 77 15 57 161 167 157 106 151 94 88 87 387 88 210 94 88 88 96 309 95 147 101 64 107 21 157 177 157 35 100 107 139 387 169 79 21 98 152 145 12 130 111 40 101 92 157 46 187 381 98 92 170 200 35 680 98 129 420 65 41 121 114 324 51 19 111 40 90 32 157 331 17 151 36 107 88 151 387 361 178 35 387 91 162 16 21 117 31 96 103 51 106 134 67 365 111 15 170 88 15 190 306 74 91 154 129 167 29 341 113 117 59 365 107 72 141 117 80 53 116 114 170 94 440 107 88 184 60 117 141 15 43 106 47 10 250 88 308 240 88 80 371 760 163 137 40 180 117 31 36 51 71 117 140 35 310 180 78 27 91 111 111 120 180 57 117 26 326 35 91 51 92 383 325 90 137 138 31 110 30 174 95 340 90 13 121 41 120 240 77 340 160 28 88 88 88 91 97 28 167 161 117 210 88 167 70 80
Pair up the totals Nth and Nth last, and search for those that together are divisible by 7.
1st Item: 7 8 12 17 32 41 59 63 85 91 93 97 101 Value: 77 15 157 87 157 79 200 129 361 16 117 51 365 Last Item: 207 206 202 197 182 173 155 151 129 123 121 117 113 Value: 161 167 88 340 137 26 31 137 94 117 72 117 167 Sum: 238 182 245 427 294 105 231 266 455 133 189 168 532
There are exactly 13 of them. This means their positions together would automatically be divisible by 13: 2782 = 2 x 13 x 107.
The 639 letters could also have been grouped in nines producing 71 new totals.
239 182 149 485 351 562 392 272 551 272 355 292 633 269 395 253 233 390 571 405 907 526 559 181 162 505 294 626 574 640 154 230 291 543 273 511 319 325 571 531 330 249 378 635 361 199 163 646 408 1294 357 184 239 485 285 313 357 469 177 800 365 171 609 224 401 577 204 276 356 415 317
The Nth and Nth last of this new list that are divisible by seven is presented below.
1st Item: 12 17 18 22 29 30 34 Value: 292 233 390 526 574 640 543 Last Item: 60 55 54 50 43 42 38 Value: 800 285 485 1294 378 249 325 Sum: 1092 518 875 1820 952 889 868
Again there are exactly seven of them. And once again this automatically means their positions together is divisible by seven: 504 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7.
The 639 letters could be nine groups of 71 each.
2623 2922 3768 3186 3302 2737 3734 3181 2764
The group in the very middle, 3302, is the only one divisible by 13.
Since the first and last letters of each word, and their positions in the passage all had individual features, this bears looking into. Below are the lists of the positions of the first letter of each word, the values of the first letter of each word, the positions of the last letter of each word, and the values of the last letter of each word.
List of first letter positions: 1 4 5 7 11 12 14 19 20 29 32 35 40 44 45 49 50 53 54 58 59 61 62 66 70 72 74 75 79 81 84 87 88 89 94 97 99 103 106 107 108 111 112 115 118 122 126 127 130 132 135 137 138 140 143 147 148 149 150 153 154 157 158 161 165 166 169 171 175 178 181 183 184 187 190 192 195 198 201 203 206 208 211 215 216 219 222 225 226 228 234 235 240 241 244 248 251 254 256 259 262 265 267 269 271 272 273 277 278 281 284 287 288 290 293 295 298 301 303 305 308 312 316 317 320 323 324 328 330 334 336 338 341 342 344 349 350 353 355 356 359 361 363 364 368 372 373 377 378 380 383 387 388 391 394 398 402 404 406 410 411 413 417 419 422 426 430 431 434 435 439 440 441 444 446 448 452 453 455 460 461 464 467 469 470 475 476 478 482 483 485 487 490 495 496 497 498 499 500 503 504 507 510 512 514 516 519 520 522 524 527 529 532 533 535 538 539 541 543 545 547 553 557 560 563 566 568 570 571 572 576 579 580 583 586 588 590 592 594 597 598 602 606 608 610 612 614 617 621 623 627 631 632 634 List of first letter values: 1 80 80 1 5 80 3 30 40 100 80 80 70 7 80 70 7 7 80 70 80 7 80 7 80 9 5 4 100 40 1 30 30 70 70 100 70 1 30 30 40 7 9 80 100 2 7 7 70 2 80 1 4 40 100 30 30 70 1 80 70 7 9 80 300 7 2 10 40 1 300 300 7 9 20 100 1 7 30 4 20 30 2 7 100 20 80 5 80 70 5 70 5 80 80 70 80 1 8 1 80 1 30 2 4 10 2 7 100 20 80 80 3 1 2 4 2 300 5 1 10 80 7 7 10 300 2 80 4 9 80 100 5 20 40 7 100 9 300 5 80 7 5 80 100 70 3 30 80 100 100 80 80 80 80 4 40 80 1 7 1 3 70 7 5 100 300 7 70 80 30 30 20 70 300 3 7 100 3 7 100 20 7 1 40 30 80 80 5 20 6 30 70 7 6 80 5 80 1 7 100 100 40 7 80 30 5 20 6 1 80 30 5 80 3 5 20 6 80 30 8 100 3 4 5 20 6 80 5 7 1 7 100 100 40 7 20 30 30 7 80 7 1 1 10 7 7 100 80 70 70 80 80 3 List of last letter positions: 3 4 6 10 11 13 18 19 28 31 34 39 43 44 48 49 52 53 57 58 60 61 65 69 71 73 74 78 80 83 86 87 88 93 96 98 102 105 106 107 110 111 114 117 121 125 126 129 131 134 136 137 139 142 146 147 148 149 152 153 156 157 160 164 165 168 170 174 177 180 182 183 186 189 191 194 197 200 202 205 207 210 214 215 218 221 224 225 227 233 234 239 240 243 247 250 253 255 258 261 264 266 268 270 271 272 276 277 280 283 286 287 289 292 294 297 300 302 304 307 311 315 316 319 322 323 327 329 333 335 337 340 341 343 348 349 352 354 355 358 360 362 363 367 371 372 376 377 379 382 386 387 390 393 397 401 403 405 409 410 412 416 418 421 425 429 430 433 434 438 439 440 443 445 447 451 452 454 459 460 463 466 468 469 474 475 477 481 482 484 486 489 494 495 496 497 498 499 502 503 506 509 511 513 515 518 519 521 523 526 528 531 532 534 537 538 540 542 544 546 552 556 559 562 565 567 569 570 571 575 578 579 582 585 587 589 591 593 596 597 601 605 607 609 611 613 616 620 622 626 630 631 633 639 List of last letter values: 4 80 7 10 5 7 7 30 1 80 70 70 7 7 80 70 300 7 80 70 60 7 80 7 7 300 5 4 7 70 4 30 30 10 80 7 70 4 30 30 70 7 100 300 70 4 7 90 80 60 7 1 60 4 7 30 30 70 10 80 80 7 100 80 300 90 80 10 60 4 80 300 90 80 300 4 4 90 80 4 300 20 4 7 10 9 20 5 7 6 5 30 5 20 80 300 300 60 70 4 300 60 80 80 4 10 4 7 10 9 20 80 20 4 100 30 60 60 80 4 30 80 7 90 4 300 70 7 80 40 7 4 5 300 3 7 10 40 300 20 7 60 5 10 7 70 6 30 7 10 4 80 300 20 80 10 30 7 7 7 20 6 30 4 80 80 300 90 70 80 30 30 300 400 60 30 7 7 70 7 10 9 20 1 60 30 7 10 5 300 4 60 10 7 6 80 5 80 4 7 10 80 30 20 7 20 5 300 4 4 7 20 5 7 300 5 300 4 7 100 20 7 70 30 20 300 4 80 5 30 4 7 10 80 30 20 300 100 20 7 80 7 30 60 80 20 60 80 7 80 7 80 7 70 First and last positions added together for each word: 4 8 11 17 22 25 32 38 48 60 66 74 83 88 93 98 102 106 111 116 119 122 127 135 141 145 148 153 159 164 170 174 176 182 190 195 201 208 212 214 218 222 226 232 239 247 252 256 261 266 271 274 277 282 289 294 296 298 302 306 310 314 318 325 330 334 339 345 352 358 363 366 370 376 381 386 392 398 403 408 413 418 425 430 434 440 446 450 453 461 468 474 480 484 491 498 504 509 514 520 526 531 535 539 542 544 549 554 558 564 570 574 577 582 587 592 598 603 607 612 619 627 632 636 642 646 651 657 663 669 673 678 682 685 692 698 702 707 710 714 719 723 726 731 739 744 749 754 757 762 769 774 778 784 791 799 805 809 815 820 823 829 835 840 847 855 860 864 868 873 878 880 884 889 893 899 904 907 914 920 924 930 935 938 944 950 953 959 964 967 971 976 984 990 992 994 996 998 1002 1006 1010 1016 1021 1025 1029 1034 1038 1041 1045 1050 1055 1060 1064 1067 1072 1076 1079 1083 1087 1091 1099 1109 1116 1122 1128 1133 1137 1140 1142 1147 1154 1158 1162 1168 1173 1177 1181 1185 1190 1194 1199 1207 1213 1217 1221 1225 1230 1237 1243 1249 1257 1262 1265 1273 First and last letter values added together: 5 160 87 11 10 87 10 60 41 180 150 150 77 14 160 140 307 14 160 140 140 14 160 14 87 309 10 8 107 110 5 60 60 80 150 107 140 5 60 60 110 14 109 380 170 6 14 97 150 62 87 2 64 44 107 60 60 140 11 160 150 14 109 160 600 97 82 20 100 5 380 600 97 89 320 104 5 97 110 8 320 50 6 14 110 29 100 10 87 76 10 100 10 100 160 370 380 61 78 5 380 61 110 82 8 20 6 14 110 29 100 160 23 5 102 34 62 360 85 5 40 160 14 97 14 600 72 87 84 49 87 104 10 320 43 14 110 49 600 25 87 67 10 90 107 140 9 60 87 110 104 160 380 100 160 14 70 87 8 14 21 9 100 11 85 180 600 97 140 160 60 60 320 470 360 33 14 107 73 14 110 29 27 2 100 60 87 90 10 320 10 90 80 14 12 160 10 160 5 14 110 180 70 27 87 50 10 320 10 5 87 50 10 87 303 10 320 10 87 130 28 107 73 34 25 320 10 160 10 37 5 14 110 180 70 27 320 130 50 14 160 14 31 61 90 27 67 180 87 150 77 160 87 73
With the positions of the first letter of each word, pair them up Nth and Nth last to find those divisible by seven.
1st Item: 20 27 30 31 32 39 46 54 83 85 105 117 118 Value: 58 74 81 84 87 106 122 140 211 216 271 298 301 Last Item: 235 228 225 224 223 216 209 201 172 170 150 138 137 Value: 586 570 563 560 557 538 522 504 440 435 380 353 350 Sum: 644 644 644 644 644 644 644 644 651 651 651 651 651
There are thirteen of them, which makes their positions divisible by 13: 3315 = 3 x 5 x 13 x 17.
Again from the positions, pair up Nth and Nth last for those which together are divisible by 13.
1st Item: 69 71 72 75 78 81 90 106 107 108 109 112 116 Value: 175 181 183 190 198 206 228 272 273 277 278 287 295 Last Item: 186 184 183 180 177 174 165 149 148 147 146 143 139 Value: 475 469 467 460 452 444 422 378 377 373 372 363 355 Sum: 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 121 = 1315 = 5 x 263. 308 134 = 2255 = 5 x 11 x 41. 342 650
There are fourteen of them, which automatically makes their positions divisible by seven: 3570 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 7 x 17. 42 positions are divisible by seven.
From the list of the first letters of each word, take the first letter and every third after.
1 1 3 100 70 70 80 7 80 4 1 70 70 30 9 2 70 1 100 70 70 80 2 1 7 100 30 30 100 5 5 80 80 1 30 10 100 80 2 300 10 7 2 9 5 7 300 7 100 30 100 80 40 7 70 100 70 30 300 100 100 1 80 20 70 80 1 100 80 20 80 80 20 30 3 20 5 7 40 30 80 1 7 70 80
Total: 4431 = 3 x 7 x 211.
Take the second letter and every third after.
80 5 30 80 7 7 70 80 9 100 30 70 1 40 80 7 2 4 30 1 7 300 10 300 9 1 4 2 20 80 70 80 1 80 2 2 20 3 4 5 80 10 80 80 20 100 5 5 70 80 80 80 80 1 7 300 80 20 3 3 20 40 80 6 7 5 7 40 30 6 30 3 6 8 4 6 7 100 7 30 7 10 100 70 3
Total: 3549 = 3 x 7 x 13 x 13.
Take the third letter and every third after.
80 80 40 80 80 7 80 7 5 40 30 100 30 7 100 7 80 40 30 80 9 7 40 300 20 7 20 7 80 70 5 70 8 1 4 7 80 1 2 1 7 300 4 100 40 9 80 80 3 100 80 4 1 3 5 7 30 70 7 7 7 30 5 30 6 80 100 7 5 1 5 5 80 100 5 80 1 100 20 7 1 7 80 80
Total: 3521 = 7 x 503.
There is perfect balance in the first letter of each word.
From the list of the last letters of each word, take their positions and divide the list into halves.
The first half.
3 4 6 10 11 13 18 19 28 31 34 39 43 44 48 49 52 53 57 58 60 61 65 69 71 73 74 78 80 83 86 87 88 93 96 98 102 105 106 107 110 111 114 117 121 125 126 129 131 134 136 137 139 142 146 147 148 149 152 153 156 157 160 164 165 168 170 174 177 180 182 183 186 189 191 194 197 200 202 205 207 210 214 215 218 221 224 225 227 233 234 239 240 243 247 250 253 255 258 261 264 266 268 270 271 272 276 277 280 283 286 287 289 292 294 297 300 302 304 307 311 315 316 319 322 323 327
Total: 21161 = 7 x 3023.
The last half.
329 333 335 337 340 341 343 348 349 352 354 355 358 360 362 363 367 371 372 376 377 379 382 386 387 390 393 397 401 403 405 409 410 412 416 418 421 425 429 430 433 434 438 439 440 443 445 447 451 452 454 459 460 463 466 468 469 474 475 477 481 482 484 486 489 494 495 496 497 498 499 502 503 506 509 511 513 515 518 519 521 523 526 528 531 532 534 537 538 540 542 544 546 552 556 559 562 565 567 569 570 571 575 578 579 582 585 587 589 591 593 596 597 601 605 607 609 611 613 616 620 622 626 630 631 633 639
Total: 61327 = 7 x 8761.
The list of positions can be paired Nth and Nth last where the positions together are divisible by seven.
1st Item: 2 3 5 18 23 26 27 33 37 39 40 41 61 Value: 4 6 11 53 65 73 74 88 102 106 107 110 156 Last Item: 253 252 250 237 232 229 228 222 218 216 215 214 194 Value: 633 631 626 591 579 571 570 556 542 538 537 534 495 Sum: 637 637 637 644 644 644 644 644 644 644 644 644 651 62 67 68 71 72 75 77 90 97 98 100 106 113 157 170 174 182 183 191 197 233 253 255 261 272 289 193 188 187 184 183 180 178 165 158 157 155 149 142 494 481 477 469 468 460 454 425 405 403 397 379 362 651 651 651 651 651 651 651 658 658 658 658 651 651
There are exactly 26 of them. This automatically makes the sum of the positions divisible by 13: 6630 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 13 x 17.
The odd valued positions: 44856 = 23 x 32 x 7 x 89.
The even valued positions: 37632 = 28 x 3 x 72
52 (2 x 2 x 13) of these positions are prime numbers.
Fourteen words (2 x 7) have the positions of their first and last letters adding up to a number divisible by 13.
Word Word Letter Position Position Value First Last 34 98 89 93 = 182 = 2 x 7 x 13 36 107 97 98 = 195 = 3 x 5 x 13 38 35 103 105 = 208 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 13 46 23 122 125 = 247 = 13 x 19 64 168 161 164 = 325 = 5 x 5 x 13 79 110 201 202 = 403 = 13 x 31 91 5 234 234 = 468 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 13 100 35 259 261 = 520 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 13 117 67 298 300 = 598 = 2 x 13 x 23 129 158 330 333 = 663 = 3 x 13 x 17 137 120 350 352 = 702 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 13 148 30 377 377 = 754 = 2 x 13 x 29 173 321 441 443 = 884 = 2 x 2 x 13 x 17 217 320 539 540 = 1079 = 13 x 83
The first and last positions of these fourteen words would naturally be divisible by 13 together, but the factors of the total goes further: 7228 = 2 x 2 x 13 x 139. SF: 156 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 13.
Turning from the positions now to the letter values.
Odd valued letters:
7 5 7 7 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 1 7 7 7 9 5 7 5 5 7 9 7 7 7 5 3 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 1 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
Total: 420 = 22 x 3 x 5 x 7.
Even valued letters:
4 80 10 30 80 70 70 80 70 300 80 70 60 80 300 4 70 4 30 30 10 80 70 4 30 30 70 100 300 70 4 90 80 60 60 4 30 30 70 10 80 80 100 80 300 90 80 10 60 4 80 300 90 80 300 4 4 90 80 4 300 20 4 10 20 6 30 20 80 300 300 60 70 4 300 60 80 80 4 10 4 10 20 80 20 4 100 30 60 60 80 4 30 80 90 4 300 70 80 40 4 300 10 40 300 20 60 10 70 6 30 10 4 80 300 20 80 10 30 20 6 30 4 80 80 300 90 70 80 30 30 300 400 60 30 70 10 20 60 30 10 300 4 60 10 6 80 80 4 10 80 30 20 20 300 4 4 20 300 300 4 100 20 70 30 20 300 4 80 30 4 10 80 30 20 300 100 20 80 30 60 80 20 60 80 80 80 70
Total: 14252 = 22 x 7 x 509.
Two letters appeared only once (the least): 3 400 = 403 = 13 x 31.
One letter appeared the most (46 times): 7.
The first and last letters of each word can be added together forming 254 paired totals. This new list can be divided into two almost equal groups of alternating sizes when the group sizes are 7 and 6, 63 and 64, 64 and 63, and 85 and 84. In this case, only the group sizes 63 and 64 works. Curiously 63 + 64 = 127, which is exactly half the number of paired values.
Two groups of 63: 5 160 87 11 10 87 10 60 41 180 150 150 77 14 160 140 307 14 160 140 140 14 160 14 87 309 10 8 107 110 5 60 60 80 150 107 140 5 60 60 110 14 109 380 170 6 14 97 150 62 87 2 64 44 107 60 60 140 11 160 150 14 109 87 84 49 87 104 10 320 43 14 110 49 600 25 87 67 10 90 107 140 9 60 87 110 104 160 380 100 160 14 70 87 8 14 21 9 100 11 85 180 600 97 140 160 60 60 320 470 360 33 14 107 73 14 110 29 27 2 100 60 87 90 10 320
Total of the two groups 63: 12964 = 22 x 7 x 463.
Two groups of 64: 160 600 97 82 20 100 5 380 600 97 89 320 104 5 97 110 8 320 50 6 14 110 29 100 10 87 76 10 100 10 100 160 370 380 61 78 5 380 61 110 82 8 20 6 14 110 29 100 160 23 5 102 34 62 360 85 5 40 160 14 97 14 600 72 10 90 80 14 12 160 10 160 5 14 110 180 70 27 87 50 10 320 10 5 87 50 10 87 303 10 320 10 87 130 28 107 73 34 25 320 10 160 10 37 5 14 110 180 70 27 320 130 50 14 160 14 31 61 90 27 67 180 87 150 77 160 87 73
Total of the two groups of 64: 13209 = 3 x 7 x 17 x 37.
When the values of the first and last letters of each word are paired and added, this creates 254 totals.
Those that are odd valued: 5467 = 7 x 11 x 71.
Those that are even valued: 20706 = 2 x 3 x 7 x 17 x 29.
Forty-eight were prime numbers:
a) 1 4 9 17 29 31 36 38 43 48 52 55 59 63 66 70 73 74 77 78 b) 5 11 41 307 107 5 107 5 109 97 2 107 11 109 97 5 97 89 5 97 a) 86 98 100 102 110 113 114 120 124 135 142 145 164 168 178 179 b) 29 61 5 61 29 23 5 5 97 43 67 107 11 97 107 73 a) 182 184 199 210 222 223 230 231 243 244 247 254 b) 29 2 5 5 107 73 37 5 31 61 67 73 a) Word position of pair. b) Values that are prime numbers.
The positions of these pairs add up to 5670 = 2 x 34 x 5 x 7. SF: 26 = 2 x 13.
206 were not prime numbers. Their positions add up to 26715 = 3 x 5 x 13 x 137.
Two values show up the most (17 times): 87 160 = 247 = 13 x 19.
Twenty-four values show the least (once):
12 21 23 28 31 33 37 40 41 43 44 64 72 76 78 84 89 102 170 303 307 309 370 470
Total: 2847 = 3 x 13 x 73.
Applying the words from Exodus 34:6-7 to this passage's words.
a) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 b) 317 26 26 31 254 120 221 131 208 72 447 340 72 191 351 c) 317 343 369 400 654 774 995 1126 1334 1406 1853 2193 2265 2456 2807 d) 63 89 115 146 146 12 233 110 64 136 75 161 233 170 13 e) 139 87 102 70 70 193 120 30 168 7 320 21 120 168 158 a) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 b) 126 456 29 161 31 165 184 126 409 100 102 106 62 c) 2933 3389 3418 3579 3610 3775 3959 4085 4494 4594 4696 4802 4864 d) 139 87 116 23 54 219 149 21 176 22 124 230 38 e) 300 107 134 168 74 87 87 140 193 7 98 128 35 a) 29 30 31 32 33 (Position of word from Exodus 34:6-7.) b) 102 100 680 106 322 (Word from Exodus.) c) 4966 5066 5746 5852 6174 (Count.) d) 140 240 158 10 78 (Adjusted to 254 words.) e) 85 7 87 240 98 (Word found in this passage.)
Total: 3848 = 23 x 13 x 37. SF: 56 = 23 x 7. SF: 13.
A Second Experiment
Just using three English Bible versions of Revelation 3:7-13 provided enough variation to put together a passage with an amazing number of numeric coincidences. Might this not be normally possible after running 25.5 million combinations? Would it be easy or would it be difficult to produce a similar result with a different text? To answer this requires another experiment.
Can numeric coincidences be produced in the first part of the American Declaration Of Independence (ADOI)? To approximate the length of the passage in Revelation 3:7-13, the first 295 words of the ADOI are chosen. (This is the preamble.)
A Declaration by the Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in General Congress assembled. WHEN in the Course of human Events it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth the separate & equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation. WE hold these Truths to be self-evident: that all Men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with inherent and* [certain] inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness: that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, & to institute new government, laying it's foundation on such principles, & organizing it's powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety & happiness. Prudence indeed will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light & transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses & usurpations begun at a distinguished period and pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty to throw off such government, & to provide new guards for their future security.
The rough draft of the ADOI can be found here with possible word variations. Combining this information with The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1: 1760-1776 (Princeton University Press, 1950), pp423-28, and The Declaration of Independence: A Study on the History of Political Ideas (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1922) does not provide very many word alternatives for this first part. As a result, many of the alternatives below had to be drawn from a thesaurus rather than from actual historical documents. To keep the main text as close to the historical as possible, alternate word choices were restricted to certain sections. Otherwise, alternate word choices scattered through the first part would definitely change the appearance and tone of the ADOI.
These two opening words are kept as is.
A Declaration
Thomas Jefferson at first wrote A Declaration of the Representatives.
This was later changed to A Declaration by the Representatives.
This provides the first word choice: of or by.
of by
To keep the flavour of the historical text, this next section is retained as is.
the Representatives of the United States of America in General Congress assembled When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a people to advance from that subordination in which they have hitherto remained and to assume among the powers of the earth the equal and independant station to which the laws of nature and of natures god entitle them a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the change We
This is the second possible word choice. Clearly there could have been many others.
hold accept
These two words are kept.
these truths
This is the third choice.
to-be are
Multiple choices:
indisputable irrefutable known-by-all law manifest moral sacred-and-undeniable self-apparent self-evident self-manifest standards sure trustworthy unassailable undeniable understood-by-all unequivocal unmistakable unquestionable valid
This section is given three choices, updating it with women
and people.
that-all-men-are-created-equal that-all-men-and-women-are-created-equal that-all-people-are-created-equal
This accounts for a difference in spelling. These two words could also be omitted. This gives three choices.
and-independant and-independent 0
There are three historical choices.
that-they-are-endowed-by-their-creator-with-inherent and-certain-inalienable-rights that-they-are-endowed-by-their-creator-with-certain-inalienable rights that-from-that-equal-creation-they-derive-rights-inherent-and inalienable
Two choices:
that-among-these-are among-which-are
Two choices:
life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness the-preservation-of-life-and-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of happiness
Kept as is.
that-to
Two choices:
secure obtain
Kept as is.
these-ends-governments-are
Two choices:
instituted formed
Kept as is.
among-men-deriving-their
Two choices:
just rightful
Two choices:
powers authority
Kept as is.
from-the-consent-of-the-governed-that
Two choices:
whenever if
Kept as is.
any-form-of-government-shall-become
Three choices:
destructive deleterious detrimental
Kept as is.
of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it and to
Two choices:
institute establish
Kept as is.
new government laying its foundation on such principles and organising its powers
Two choices:
in-such-form-as-to-them-shall-seem-most-likely-to-effect-their safety-and-happiness as-they-see-fit
Kept as is.
prudence indeed will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed but when a long train of abuses and usurpations and pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them
Three choices:
to-arbitrary-power under-absolute-despotism under-absolute-power
Kept as is.
it is their right it is their duty to throw off such government and to provide new guards for their future security
Clearly there are many other ways this could have been done. This is only one way.
These word choices generate 19,906,560 possibilities. The best result is presented below:
A Declaration of the Representatives of the United States of America in General Congress assembled When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a people to advance from that subordination in which they have hitherto remained and to assume among the powers of the earth the equal and independant station to which the laws of nature and of natures god entitle them a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the change We accept these truths to be unequivocal that all men are created equal and independant that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights that among these are the preservation of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness that to obtain these ends governments are instituted among men deriving their just authority from the consent of the governed that if any form of government shall become destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it and to institute new government laying its foundation on such principles and organising its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness prudence indeed will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed but when a long train of abuses and usurpations and pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them to arbitrary power it is their right it is their duty to throw off such government and to provide new guards for their future security
There are 296 words (nf).
There are 1009 letters (nf).
The numeric total: 40901 = 7 x 5843. SF: 5850 = 2 x 32 x 52 x 13.
The first letter of each word: 11725 = 52 x 7 x 67. SF: 84 = 22 x 3 x 7. SF: 14 = 2 x 7.
The last letter of each word: 16079 = 7 x 2297.
Positions of the first and last letters of each word added: 298221 = 3 x 7 x 11 x 1291.
First and last letters of each word added: 27804 = 22 x 3 x 7 x 331.
Odd positioned words: 21028 = 22 x 7 x 751.
Even positioned words: 19873 = 7 x 17 x 167.
Odd valued words: 21203 = 7 x 13 x 233.
Even valued words: 19698 = 2 x 3 x 72 x 67.
Odd positioned letters: 20517 = 3 x 7 x 977. SF: 987 = 3 x 7 x 47.
Eeven positioned letters: 20384 = 25 x 72 x 13.
Odd valued letters: 1071 = 32 x 7 x 17.
Even valued letters: 39830 = 2 x 5 x 7 x 569.
Odd valued letters in odd positions: 497 = 7 x 71. SF: 78 = 2 x 3 x 13.
Odd valued letters in even positions: 20020 = 22 x 5 x 7 x 11 x 13.
Even valued letters in even positions: 19810 = 2 x 5 x 7 x 283.
Even valued letters in odd positions: 574 = 2 x 7 x 41.
These results look impressive until they are compared with the English passage on the Philadelphian church. The number of word choices makes it clear deliberate textual manipulation was necessary. The positions of the first letter of each word in this version of the ADOI do not match those in Philadelphia. Nor do the positions of the last letter of each word work. —under absolute despotism
has changed to arbitrary power
and the meaning suffers.
To obtain numeric coincidences comparable with Revelation 3:7-13 in English would require repeated attempts with no guarantee of success. That the passage on the Philadelphian church succeeded with one try and minimal manipulating of the text is astonishing.
Conclusion
The experiment with Chinese for Revelation 3:7-13 required only 39366 possibilities! The English took over 25.5 million. There is a difference of several magnitudes. It is true that running more possibilities is more likely to find something. But as can be seen in the experiment on the ADOI, more possibilities does not always result in better meaning. All this reveals the uniqueness of the experiment in Chinese on Revelation 3:7-13. Less than 40,000 possibilities produced an amazing passage. This should not have been possible. It was possible because the original meaning was divinely inspired. (This also means the ADOI was not divinely inspired. And this can be historically proven because the ADOI contains a racist falsehood.2)
Notes
The English language has more than a million words. This increases the number of possibilities available, making it easier to construct a passage with numeric coincidences. If the experiment was not restricted to just three Bible versions, a skeptic would rightly say this was manufactured and not by chance.
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In the indictment section of the ADOI is this statement of claim:
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
The native Indians are calledIndian Savages.
They are claimed to destroy all, men, women and children.The native Indians were not savages. They did not kill women and children. They did not abuse women and children. This was something Europeans did in many of their wars, and it was imputed upon natives from their own Euro-centric perspective. Several Papal Bulls, formed the basis of
The Doctrine of Discovery
in the 1400s, where non-Christians (heathens) were not considered people so Europeans could consider their land empty and take it. It was institutionalized by churches and provided religious justification for racism. This was aprecept
of men taught asdoctrine
, something Jesus condemned (Matthew 15:9). These racist attitudes were enshrined and embedded into the ADOI with the false statement.Even in war, European women were often surprised to find that they went unmolested by their Indian captors. Mary Rowlandson said of her own captivity: “I have been in the midst of roaring Lions, and Savage Bears, that feared neither God, nor Man, nor the Devil ... and yet not one of them ever offered the least abuse of unchastity to me in word or action.” William Apess (Pequot) asked in the 1800s, “Where, in the records of Indian barbarity, can we point to a violated female”? Even Brigadier General James Clinton of the Continental Army said to his soldiers in 1779, as he sent them off to destroy the Iroquois nation, “Bad as the savages are, they never violate the chastity of any women, their prisoners.”
Quotation from, Violence Against Native Women is not Traditional Handbook,
by Karen Artichoke and Marlin Mousseau, edited by Brenda Hill,
published by, Sacred Circle National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women, page 25.