Joseph of Arimathaea

”And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see. And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.” (1 Samuel 3:1-4)

In these verses we see that Eli is compared to the flickering light of the Menorah, the light of which was ready to go out because Eli was not able to rightly judge his sons, nor the whole of Israel. As we know, the child Samuel “waxed strong” and went on to be great in the Lord and to anoint the first King of Israel, Saul (שׁאוּל)[H7586] which comes from Shal (שׁאל)[H7592] meaning: Request, Petition, Desire, Passion. King Saul may have very well started out with a desire to please God, but much many of us, he soon fell from his place of honor and glory for Saul is a type of SELF.

In the Strong’s Concordance, the word Shal also means: (TO) OBTAIN and PRAY. Not only did Eli misjudge his sons, but he also misjudged Hannah as she prayed, accusing her of being drunk. Hannah was the wife of Elkanah, which, interestingly enough, means: GOD HAS OBTAINED. As we know, Hannah's PRAYER was heard by God which resulted in the birth of Samuel (meaning: HEARD OF GOD). Just as God heard Hannah, He also heard the petition of Israel that He should set a king over them like all the other nations; to which God then told Samuel, “Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them”. This is the same attitude the people had when the crucified the Lord Jesus and said, ”We will not have this Man reign over us!” and “We have no king but Caesar!” And so it is, even today!

In 1 Samuel chapter 9. . .Saul, after searching for his father’s lost goats, winds up in the land of ZUPH where Samuel dwelt and was known among the inhabitants as an honorable man of God.

Now, turning to 1 Samuel 1:1 we see that ZUPH was the name of the great-great grandfather of Hanna's husband Elkanah. . .which, I assume, is how the land where Samuel dwelt got its name.

ZUPH (צוּף) [H6689] is derived from [H6688] meaning: HONEYCOMB

ZUPH in English Gematria = 1178(s) 71(o) 26(r) 1275(c)

[Gematria Values: S = Standard, O = Ordinal, R = Reduced, and C = Combined]

1275 = standard Greek value of “In the beginning was the word”

(Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος) from John 1:1.

Elkanah was from a place called Ramathaim-zophim (רמתים צופים),

which in Hebrew = 916(s) 142(o) 43(r) 1101(c)

1101 < mirror reflection > 1011

In English Gematria, The Lord is Risen = 1011(c)

760(s) 175(o) 76(r) 1011(c)

"And after this JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA, being a disciple of Jesus,

but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might

take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave.

He came therefore and took the body of Jesus."

1101 + 1011 = 2112

The phrase “Joseph of Arimathaea”

Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας

has a standard Greek value of 2112

ARIMATHAEA (Ἀριμαθαία) [G707] = RAMAH, which is derived from

RAMATHAIM (the city Elkanah was from, and hence Samuel was born)

707 is found at the 754th position in Pi

754 = standard English value of "I am the Alpha and the Omega",

as well as the standard Hebrew value of Yehoshua Ha' Mashiach (יהושע המשיח)

2368 = Ιησους Χριστος (Jesus Christ)

2368 / 754 = 3.14 (Pi)

After Jesus was resurrected, He appeared to the disciples in the

upper room and asked if they had any FOOD. . .

"And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish,

and of an HONEYCOMB."

G3139 (HONEYCOMB) appears only one time in the Bible (KJV): Luke 24:42

2442 is an anagram of 2424

G2424 is the Greek name for Jesus: Ἰησοῦς

As it appears in the text, HONEYCOMB (μελισσίου) has a standard value of 965,

an ordinal value of 117 and a reduced value of 29,

for a combined value of 1111

1111 is the ordinal Greek value of John 1:1 plus its mirror opposite (605 + 506)

Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος

“In the beginning was the word. . .

and the word was with God, and the word was God.”

“The body of Jesus” (σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ) has a standard Greek value of 2869.

2869 is the standard Hebrew value of the following phrase found in Zechariah 12:10,

“. . .and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son,

and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”

וְהִבִּיטוּ אֵלַי אֵת אֲשֶׁר־דָּקָרוּ וְסָפְדוּ עָלָיו כְּמִסְפֵּד עַל־ הַיָּחִיד וְהָמֵר עָלָיו כְּהָמֵר עַֽל־ הַבְּכֽוֹר

Psalms 9:1

“I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart;

I will shew forth all thy marvelous works.”

In the Bible, the Psalms are book number 19

19 x 91 = 1729

1729 is the standard value of the phrase “a reed like unto a rod”

(κάλαμος ὅμοιος ῥάβδῳ). . .

It is also the value of the phrase “body of Jesus”

(σῶμα Ἰησοῦ) from John 19:38

The Greek word ῥάβδος (rhabdos) means ROD and has a

standard value of 377, and ordinal value of 57 and a reduced value of 17

377 + 57 + 17 = 451

451 is an anagram of 541 which is the value of ישׂראל (Israel)

Revelation 21:15 says. . .

“And he that talked with me has a GOLDEN REED to measure

the City, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.”

“Golden Reed” (χρυσοῦν κάλαμος) has a standard value 2182,

an ordinal value of 193 and a reduced value of 49

2182 + 193 + 49 = 2424

Again, G2424 is the Greek name for Jesus: Ἰησοῦς

"Joseph of Arimathaea took the body of Jesus"

(Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας ἦρεν τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ)

has an ordinal Greek value of 457 and a reduced value of 149

457 = God (אל / θεός) Tetraset = 86+41+284+46 (SH+OH+SG+OG)

It is also the value of. . .

THE DEVIL (ο διάβολος)

THE CURSED (אֲרוּרִים) [Psalm 119:21]

THE WAY TO THE TREE OF LIFE (דֶּרֶךְ עֵץ הַֽחַיִּֽים) [Genesis 3:24]

YE SHALL (NOT) EAT (תֹֽאכְלוּ) [Genesis 3:1]

“And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God,

command that these STONES be made bread.

But he answered and said, It is written,

Man shall not live by bread alone,

but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

Matthew 4:3 & 4

149 is the standard value of Rhema (ῥῆμα) meaning: THE SPOKEN WORD

Rhema and Rhama

Rhama (Ῥαμᾶ) has a standard value of 142 and an ordinal value of 7

142 + 7 = 149

Rhama [G4471] comes from [H7414] Ramah

whose neighbor [H7413] (also RAMAH) meaning:

A HEIGHT (as a seat of idolatry) - HIGH PLACE

“Again, THE DEVIL taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain,

and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee,

if thou wilt fall down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:8-9

What is Sweeter than Honey?

Samson put forth a RIDDLE: Out of the eater came forth meat,

and out of the strong came forth sweetness.

The English ordinal value of this phrase = 727

The ANSWER: What is sweeter than HONEY? and what is stronger than a lion?

The English ordinal value = 594

594 is the number of chapters on each side of the

middle chapter of the bible. . . Psalm 117

727 + 594 = 1321

1321 is the 216th prime number

216 = 6 x 6 x 6

2368 = Ιησους Χριστος (Jesus Christ)

Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the

number of the beast: for it is the number of a MAN;

“. . .and His number is Six hundred threescore and six” has a Greek value of 2368

Notwithstanding. . .

The Hebrew equivalent of “for it is the number of a man and his

number is Six hundred and sixty and six” has a standard value of 3168

weses wes’esim meyah ses bemiksat hu adam mispar ki

כי מספר אדם הוא ומספרו שש מאות וששי ושש

606 + 656 + 447 + 600 + 392 + 12 + 45 + 380 + 30 = 3168

3168 is the standard Greek value of “Lord Jesus Christ”

κυριος Ιησους Χριστος

Psalm 34:10

"The young lions do lack and suffer hunger:

but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing."

The English Gematria = 7456(s) 967(o) 364(r) 8787(c)

Beginning at position 8787 in Pi, Phi and E respectively are the three digits 752

752 is the standard Hebrew value of “Jesus of Nazareth” (יהושע הנוצרי)

Yehoshua Ha’Notzri

“I AM the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me”

Isaiah 45:5

אני יהוה ואין עוד זולתי אין אלהים

This verse has a standard Hebrew value of 834.

Preceding 834 in its first occurrence of Pi are the three digits 752

“Yehoshua HaNotzri”

89124972177528347913151
^ <-- 1,091st digit

“For who hath known the mind of the Lord,

that they may instruct him?”

1 Corinthians 2:16 has an English standard value of 5472

Hillel (הלּל) [H1985] (pronounced hil-lale) means: PRAISING GOD

Interestingly enough, the word in Hebrew translated “Lucifer” is also Hillel (הילל)

[H1966] (pronounced hey-lale), meaning: BRIGHTNESS, or MORNING STAR

“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!

How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!”

The difference between Saul (שׁאוּל) and Shal (שׁאל) is the letter Vav, which is the 6th letter in the Hebrew alphabet, and therefore represents the number 6.

The “Ark of God” (a.k.a., the Mercy Seat) was the focal point of the Holy of Holies and was referred to as Arun Kodesh, or “The Holy Ark” (ארון הקדש) in 2 Chronicles 35:3.

Arun Kodesh (ארון הקדש) has a standard Hebrew value of 666.

This is why the Man of Sin, “. . .who opposeth and exalteth himself above all

that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he AS God

SITTETH IN THE TEMPLE OF GOD, shewing himself that he is God”

is marked by the Number 666. . .the number of the beast.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

It is the Man of Sin’s attempt to sit in God's Holy Place.

“What? know ye not that YOUR BODY IS the temple

of the Holy Ghost which is in you,

which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”

1 Corinthians 6:19

Thus, the Psalmist lamented. . .

“So foolish was I, and ignorant, I was as a beast before Thee.”

On the road to Damascus, there was another Saul who was was the

epitome of the first King of Israel, in that he was going about cutting off the Lord’s

anointed until he was struck down by Jesus and his name changed to Paul.

In Israel, it was said of King Saul that he was “from his

shoulders and upward. . .higher than any of the people.”

Paul, on the other hand, means: LITTLE

The difference between Saul and Paul is 116

Saul (Σαῦλος) = 901s 83o 19r 1003c

Paul (Παῦλος) = 781s 81o 25r 887c

1003 - 887 = 116

116 is the standard Hebrew value of “The Mouth of the Lord” (פִּי יְהוָה)

2 x 116 = 232

232 is the standard Hebrew value of “The Word of the Lord” (דְבַר יְהוָה)

Acts chapter 9. . .

“And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter

against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues,

that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women,

he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus:

and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him,

Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said,

I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:

it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”

The Saul In Us All

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