Faith & Miracles
In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the wayside he went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he said to it,May no fruit ever come from you again!And the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled, saying,How did the fig tree wither at once?And Jesus answered them,Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and never doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea’ it will be done.(Matthew 21:18-21)1
Miracles are very rare these days. This is because of unbelief (Matthew 13:52-58 and Luke 9:38-43).
The very lack of miracles makes the believer wonder whether Matthew 21:18-21 is even possible. The numbers Numerics Gematria in this passage assure us it is very possible.
Πρωιας δε επαναγων εις την πολιν επεινασε και ιδων συκην μιαν επι της οδου ηλθεν επ αυτην και ουδεν ευρεν εν αυτη ει μη φυλλα μονον και λεγει αυτη Μηκετι εκ σου καρπος γενηται εις τον αιωνα και εξηρανθη παραχρημα η συκη και ιδοντες οι μαθηται εθαυμασαν λεγοντες Πως παραχρημα εξηρανθη η συκη αποκριθεις δε ο Ιησους ειπεν αυτοις Αμην λεγω υμιν εαν εχητε πιστιν και μη διακριθητε ου μονον το της συκης ποιησετε αλλα καν τω ορει τουτω ειπητε Αρθητι και βληθητι εις την θαλασσαν γενησεται (Matthew 21:18-21 GNS)2
Remove the first two words along with the last six words. This removes the timing of the incident (which is not necessary to know). It also takes away the part where the mountain goes after it is taken up.
This too is superfluous. The numbers Numerics Gematria focus on the essentials.
1 2 3 760 104 147 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5- 70- 1- 40- 1- 3- 600- 40 5- 9- 90 100- 7- 40 coming back into the 4 5 6 199 225 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 70- 60- 20- 9- 40 5- 70- 5- 9- 40- 1- 90- 5 10- 1- 9 city he hungered, and 7 8 9 10 653 347 80 84 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 9- 4- 600- 40 90- 200- 10- 7- 40 30- 9- 1- 40 5- 70- 9 seeing fig tree one by 11 12 13 14 197 324 80 75 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 100- 7- 90 60- 4- 60- 200 7- 20- 8- 5- 40 5- 70 the way, he came to 15 16 17 348 20 309 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 1- 200- 100- 7- 40 10- 1- 9 60- 200- 4- 5- 40 it, and nothing 18 19 20 21 330 45 308 14 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 5- 200- 80- 5- 40 5- 40 1- 200- 100- 7 5- 9 found on it if 22 23 24 25 37 541 230 20 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 30- 7 300- 200- 20- 20- 1 30- 60- 40- 60- 40 10- 1- 9 not leaves only. and 26 27 28 42 308 161 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 20- 5- 3- 5- 9 1- 200- 100- 7 30- 7- 10- 5- 100- 9 he says to it, never more 29 30 31 32 15 350 311 165 117 118 119 20 121 122 3 124 125 26 127 128 129 30 1 132 3 34 5- 10 90- 60-200 10- 1-80- 70- 60-90 3- 5- 40-7-100-1-9 of thee fruit let there be 33 34 35 36 104 200 651 20 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 5- 9- 90 100- 60- 40 1- 9- 600- 40- 1 10- 1- 9 to for ever. and 37 38 198 670 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 5- 50- 7- 80- 1- 40- 8- 7 70- 1- 80- 1- 400-80- 7- 30- 1 dried up immediately 39 40 41 42 7 307 20 308 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 7 90- 200- 10- 7 10- 1- 9 9- 4- 60- 40- 100- 5- 90 the fig tree. and seeing 43 44 45 69 156 376 181 82 183 84 185 86 187 88 189 190 191 92 193 194 95 196 97 198 60- 9 30- 1- 8- 7- 100-1- 9 5- 8- 1- 200-30- 1- 90-1- 40 the disciples wondered, 46 47 48 323 760 670 199 200 1 02 03 204 05 06 207 208 09 210 11 12 13 214 15 16 17 8 20- 5- 3-60-40-100-5- 90 70- 600-90 70- 1- 80-1- 400-80-7- 30-1 saying, how immediately 49 50 51 198 7 307 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 5- 50- 7- 80- 1- 40- 8- 7 7 90- 200- 10- 7 is dried up the fig tree! 52 53 54 342 9 60 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 1- 70- 60- 10- 80- 9- 8- 5- 9- 90 4- 5 60 answering and the 55 56 57 456 129 460 245 46 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 54 255 256 257 258 259 60 261 9- 7- 90- 60- 200-90 5- 9- 70- 5- 40 1- 200-100-60- 9- 90 Jesus said to them, 58 59 60 78 628 279 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 1- 30- 7- 40 20- 5- 3- 600 200- 30- 9- 40 verily, I say to you, 61 62 63 46 517 318 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 5- 1- 40 5- 400- 7- 100- 5 70- 9- 90- 100- 9- 40 if ye have faith, 64 65 66 20 37 233 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 10- 1- 9 30- 7 4- 9- 1- 10- 80- 9- 8- 7- 100- 5 and not doubt, 67 68 69 70 260 230 160 197 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 60- 200 30- 60- 40- 60- 40 100- 60 100- 7- 90 not only this of the 71 72 397 346 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 90- 200- 10- 7- 90 70- 60- 9- 7- 90- 5- 100- 5 fig tree shall ye do, 73 74 75 76 42 51 700 154 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 1- 20- 20- 1 10- 1- 40 100- 600 60- 80- 5- 9 but if even mountain 77 78 79 1060 196 205 341 42 343 344 345 346 47 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 55 356 357 100-60-200-100-600 5- 9- 70- 7- 100-5 1- 80- 8- 7- 100-9 this ye should say, be taken away3
Numeric Features
Primary Features
(Derived from Revelation 1:8 and grouped for easy reference.)
A.1Numeric total: 19810 = 2 x 5 x 7 x 283. (See feature 2.)
A.5Number of letters: 357 = 3 x 7 x 17. (See feature 3.)
B.4Every other letter (odd): 10283 = 7 x 13 x 113. (See feature 4.1.)
B.4.2Every other letter (even): 9527 = 7 x 1361. (See feature 4.2.)
C.3.2First and last letter of each word: 7693 = 7 x 7 x 157. (See feature 5.4.)
D.2.3First letter of each verse: 26 = 2 x 13. (See feature 1.1.)
D.3.3First letter of each word: 2933 = 7 x 419. (See feature 5.1.)
E.2.3Last letter of each verse: 28 = 2 x 2 x 7. (See feature 1.2.)
E.3.3Last letter of each word: 4760 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 7 x 17. (See feature 5.2.)
Verse Features
1.1First letter of each verse: 26 = 2 x 13.
1.2Last letter of each verse: 28 = 2 x 2 x 7.
Words And Letters
2Numeric total: 19810 = 2 x 5 x 7 x 283.
3Number of letters: 357 = 3 x 7 x 17.
4.1Total of odd positioned letters: 10283 = 7 x 13 x 113. SF: 133 = 7 x 19. SF: 26 = 2 x 13.
4.2Total of even positioned letters: 9527 = 7 x 1361.
5.1First letter of each word: 2933 = 7 x 419.
5.2Last letter of each word: 4760 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 7 x 17. SF: 35 = 5 x 7.
5.3Positions of the first and last letters of each word: 27742 = 2 x 11 x 13 x 97.
5.4First and last letters of each word: 7693 = 7 x 7 x 157.
6The first and last positions where each letter of the Greek alphabet appeared: 7399 = 7 x 7 x 151.
6.2Word position of letter's first appearance: 183. Word position of letter's last appearance: 1481. First and last together: 1664 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 13.
6.3Total of the positions where a letter first appeared: 770 = 2 x 5 x 7 x 11.
6.4Total of the positions where a letter last appeared: 6629 = 7 x 947.
7Sort the letters of the Greek alphabet by value and divide into two equal lists (lower and upper), with the letter in the middle left on its own.
7.1In the lower list, the sum of the words where a letter first appeared: 3563 = 7 x 509.
7.2In the upper list, the sum of the words where a letter first appeared, plus the word value of the middle letter: 4056+760 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 7 x 43.
7.3In the lower list, the sum of the positions where a letter first appears plus the position where the middle letter first appears: 206+4 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 7.
7.4In the upper list, the sum of the positions where a letter first appears: 560 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 7.
7.5In the lower list, the sum of the positions where a letter last appears: 3297 = 3 x 7 x 157.
7.6In the upper list, the sum of the positions where a letter last appears plus the last appearance position of the middle letter: 2998+334 = 2 x 2 x 7 x 7 x 17. SF: 35 = 5 x 7.
7.7In the lower list, the total of the letter positions plus the total of letter positions of the middle letter: 35344+4409 = 3 x 3 x 7 x 631. SF: 644 = 2 x 2 x 7 x 23.
7.8In the upper list, the total of the letter positions: 24150 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 5 x 7 x 23.
Conclusion
There are no consistent features from the totals of the verses. It is almost as if the picture is not complete. This seems appropriate given the rarity of miracles today. Miracles are possible, but the number of believers who can exercise them are extremely few.
Notes
- English reference quotes are from the Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson Inc., 1972.
- The Greek GNS text is from Bibleworks 3.0 by Hermeneutika, Michael S. Bushell, 1995, translated into HTML entities. Vowels and punctuation have been removed.
- English translation is from eSword 10.4.0 by Rick Meyers with Interlinear Greek New Testament Keyed to Strongs 1894 Scrivener Textus Receptus.bblx module. Some changes were made by this author so every Greek word would have an English word.