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What is the PURPOSE
of the "Bible Codes"?
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There are people who think the "Bible Codes" are not real and are some kind of hoax. And, I, too, was VERY skeptical at first.... but, after "checking them out," through reading many books and other sources (pro and con) and by having personally seen and made printouts of many of them (using two of the several computer programs which allow a person to look for them, find them, and confirm that they are present), I am fully convinced that these are REAL!
So...yes, there ARE "codes" in the Bible and yes, they are real!
But, what are they? And, what is their Purpose? Why are they in the Old Testament of the Bible?
Well, to put it simply.... they are WORDS and (occasionally) PHRASES which are superimposed upon and intermixed within the plain (surface) text of the Old Testament portion of the Bible. And, they are located at "skip" intervals or sequences, often referred to as "ELS" (Equidistant Letter Sequences) within the plain text of the Old Testament.
So, the "Bible Codes" are words and phrases which are "hidden" at ELS intervals throughout the OT. And, their "hidings" are significant in that the words and phrases are usually appropriate to the text in which they are located and are not just scattered randomly as un-related words.
For example, in Genesis, where the creation story is given, there are many TREES "hidden" as "codes" at ELS intervals in the portion of the text which is talking about the Garden of Eden! And this ELS "coding" of multiple names of various types of trees is found ONLY in that location of the Bible and not in some other "non-tree" appropriate passage. Now that is really amazing and statistically significant!
Also, in Isaiah 53, there are many "hidden" ELS sequence "codes" (words) which are appropriate and are related to Jesus (His Name, the names of His Apostles, the city of His birth, etc.) .... WOW!
And there are MANY other similarly exciting and significant illustrations of the codes and their locations which could be given to further illustrate this.......but we don't have time to give the innumerable illustrations here. There are many books, websites, and other resources (including the Computer programs where you can check this out yourself) which you can use to confirm this.
HOWEVER.... what we need to consider now is the misunderstandings that most people have when considering the "Bible Codes."
Indeed, the most common misconception is in not recognizing the MAIN bottom line PURPOSE of the "Bible Codes." (i.e.. why they are "hidden" in the Old Testament and what they are intended to do and accomplish).
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First let's look at what these codes are NOT intended to do:
Contrary to what some people suggest or think, God is NOT using these codes to "BRING HIS WORD TO PEOPLE" in the sense of teaching new doctrine or various truths and principles of how to live, what to do, etc. The plain text of Bible does that -- for it is in the plain text of the Bible that God teaches everything that we need to know concerning HOW to be saved, HOW to live, etc. There is nothing that we need to know that God has withheld in the plain text of the Bible. Everything that we need to know is already clearly and plainly revealed in the plain text of the Bible.
The "PURPOSE" of the "codes", then, is NOT to "TEACH" new "secret" things or to "reveal" anything essential for salvation or for life in general in any secret or mysterious way.
Also, the "codes" are NOT intended for us to use to try to prophesy future events! All the prophecy we need to know (and there is a lot of that) is already revealed in the plain text of the Bible.
And the "codes" are NOT intended to be primarily or only for "Christians" or "Believers." In fact, the codes are really primarily intended for God's Chosen people, the Jews!
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The "PURPOSE" of the "Bible Codes" IS ......
The MAIN bottom line purpose of the "Bible Codes" is two-fold.
First, the presence of the "codes" is intended to CONFIRM TO THE JEWS (God's Chosen People) the supernatural (God breathed / inspired) origin of the Bible.
Then, secondly, after understanding that THE BIBLE is God's infallible and true Word, the Jews (and all who read the Bible), can have the confidence of knowing that that EVERYTHING in the Bible is true, trustworthy, and reliable -- including (and especially) the fact that Jesus of Nazareth really was and is The Yeshua (Messiah).
Many Jews today do not practice their "religion" and indeed many are "atheists" in their beliefs and lifestyles. As a result, a large number consider themselves to be Jewish only in their "race" and "nationality" but NOT in their "religion." Consequently, many Jews don't believe, much less practice, what is in the Old Testament. God knew that this "situation" would exist in the "end times."
God also foreknew that the Bible would, in the "last days," be increasingly ignored and questioned concerning its validity, accuracy, and truthfulness. We see this occurring today as the result of the teaching of the theory / model of Evolution, which, in its bottom line, totally negates the teachings and truthfulness of the Bible. If the conclusions of the theory of Evolution are followed, then "Evolution" teaches and implies that the Bible is not trustworthy, and is "just another book" which is full of lies and un-truths. (This is, of course, impossible since God never lies.)
Also, if one believes the theory of Evolution, one also has to reject and refuse all belief in the literal 6 day period of Creation, which is taught so clearly in God's Word, the Bible.
Furthermore, Death, according to the theory of evolution, occurred for millions and billions of years BEFORE Adam and Eve were ever even present on earth. If this is true (and it is not), then there was NO NEED for Jesus to come to earth to live a sinless life and to die to provide the required blood sacrifice to redeem mankind from the results of the original sin of Adam and Eve!
In other words, the "teachings" of Evolution, being diametrically opposed to the teachings of the Bible, cause the fundamental and foundational teachings of the Bible to be considered merely myths and fables.
But, if evolution is "wrong" and the Bible is TRUE, then the teachings of the Bible concerning the 6 literal 24 hour day periods of Creation, the explanation of why there is death in the world (because of the sin of Adam and Eve), and the reason for the need of a savior (Jesus) to pay the death blood penalty required to cancel and reverse the effects of sin in the world, and etc. are all understandable, logical, and correct.
Obviously, there is a real and urgent NEED to know IF the Bible is true or not. There is a NEED to Know if God REALLY did what He said He did (created the world in a literal 6 days of 24 hours each.) There is a need to know if God originally created things perfectly with NO sin or problem of any kind. And there is a NEED to know WHY things are as they are now. Death, cancer, accidents, etc. abound today. There is evil, hatred, strife, etc. Where did these things come from and why? And what can be done about them? If Evolution is true, then that "world view" "explains" these things by saying that they just "happened" or various other non-Biblical reasons are given. But if the Bible is true, then its explanation of the origin of these things (sin, death, accidents, evil, ETC.) is the correct "world view."
But, how can we KNOW if the Bible is true? -- Or if Evolution is true? No human "historian" or "scientist" was present at the creation of the world. So how can we know for sure if it was created by a "big bang" or by a "God said."
If there is some way that we can KNOW that the Bible really IS the God breathed, inspired, and supernaturally written Book, then we can put unswerving and unquestioning confidence in it and its teachings. Could the placement and presence of the "Bible Codes" be a way that God has assured His Chosen people, the Jews, (and anyone) that He really is God and that He really is the underlying Author of the Bible and that the Bible, therefore is TRUE and can be trusted completely in EVERYTHING ??? Hmmmmm. Yes! I think so! And, this indeed, is another KEY reason / purpose for the "Bible Codes."
Furthermore, God also foreknew that as His Chosen People (the Jews) approached the "end times" and entered the final 7 years (and the "great tribulation" of the final 3 1/2 years), before the Millennium begins, that they would turn back to the Bible (Old Testament) to see if it is really "true." And, finding it true (as confirmed by the supernatural presence and placement of the "Bible Codes"), they are going to turn to and seek their God, the God of the Bible, for help and deliverance from the "dire straights" in which they will find themselves during the "tribulation."
So, God, knowing all of this, and desiring that as many Jews as possible understand that the Bible is the REAL "Word of God", inspired and written under the guidance of the Holy Spirit......
...and God, wanting the Jews to UNDERSTAND that JESUS (Yeshua) of Nazareth was and IS their Messiah Who can and will save them not only from the "great tribulation events and trials," but Who also can and will save them to eternal life, ( IF they will trust in Jesus' blood / death substitution atoning sacrifice to pay for their sins and purchase their "salvation")......
.... therefore, God hid these "codes" (words and occasional phrases) all through the Old Testament for the PURPOSE of confirming to them that He, God, is the Author of the Bible and that His Son, Jesus, is their Yeshua (Messiah) !
The fact that, for the most part, it takes computers (with their high speed "counting" abilities) to find these codes is another affirmation that these are for the "end times."
Yes, the early Jewish Rabbis and Scholars knew that there were some "codes" in the OT and they had indeed found many. But they had NO idea (before the "computer age") of how numerous these "Bible Codes" were nor how significantly and strategically placed they are. Nor were they aware of the vast amount of historical information that they contained (since the "history" had not yet happened at the time they were encoded.) But God KNEW what would happen in the future and "encoded" this information within the Bible. WOW! Talk about Omniscience! And, today, this information is being discovered in a "retrospective" manner.
So, it is apparent that the "Bible Codes" are primarily intended to be known by and "revealed" to God's Chosen people, the Jews, at the "end times."
And, the PURPOSE of the codes is NOT to teach "doctrine" but to show and confirm to God's Chosen people that the Old Testament (in which they are found) is an accurate and truthful message from their God. Then, by knowing this, it is God's desire and intention that they will come to a saving belief in Jesus as their Yeshua and Savior!
Another PURPOSE of the "codes" is to also confirm and affirm to "believers" (Christians) and to anyone who is seeking God, the fact that the Bible IS inspired, God breathed, trustworthy, and accurate! This is accomplished as the "seeker and searcher" realizes that the "codes" (words and phrases) are sooooo numerous and so carefully placed in such strategic and "appropriate" locations that they could NOT have happened by chance and could not have been "encoded" by mere human thought and activity at the time of the original writing of the Scriptures. To "see this" is awesome and exciting and another "assurance" to God's people that God IS real and can be trusted!
Indeed, these "codes" are truly "Supernatural" as has been confirmed by the fact that they could only have been encoded and placed in the number and extent that they are present and where they are located BY GOD! Mere mortal man could not have done this! Even with computers, man has tried to replicate this and it is much more difficult than at first "imagined" and it is indeed humanly impossible to create a plain text with so many intricately and appropriately related encoded words and phrases. Man can not do this. But God can and did!
Also, many of the "codes" (words and phrases) are about events, things, and actions which had not yet occurred at the time of the original writing of the plain text and, therefore, could only have been placed and encoded supernaturally by an Omniscient God.
BUT, it must be emphatically emphasized that even though many of these codes were "prophetic" at the time of their original placement, the "Bible Codes" ARE NOT to be used to attempt to prophesy the future! They are ONLY to be used to confirm AFTER THE FACT that certain events happened but were known in advance to God.
We know that the "codes" are NOT to be used to FORETELL future happenings and events or to try to determine when wars or deaths or the "rapture" or etc. will happen in the FUTURE because God repeatedly and unequivocally states in the OT that horoscopes and all means of foretelling the future is forbidden!!!
Therefore, God would not and does not intend for ANY of these "codes" to EVER be used to attempt to predict the future -- and ANYONE who tries to do this -- is using the "Bible Codes" incorrectly!!! Indeed, it is this incorrect and inappropriate use of the "codes" that has brought most of the "disbelief" and "disrepute" on the "codes."
But, when one considers the REAL purpose of the "Bible Codes" ( = to show the Jews that Jesus is their Yeshua and that the Bible is accurate, truthful, and God breathed), then it is a joy and a delight to see that God has once again confirmed and revealed several of His many Attributes of power (Omnipotence), authority, love, immutability, Omniscience (all-knowing Knowledge), etc.
So, Yes, the "Bible Codes" are Real.
And, the PURPOSE of the codes is to confirm that the Bible IS the real and truthful Word of God which can be trusted in every aspect. Thus it can and will show the Jews in the Last Days, the TRUE way to Salvation -- which is by faith in the atoning blood-death sacrifice of Jesus of Nazareth, Who IS their Yeshua, their Messiah, Savior, and Eternal King and God!
The Bible Codes are intended PRIMARILY for the JEWS, God's Chosen People. Any "assurances" that Christians (Jew and Gentile) gain and obtain from them (and there are MANY) are just "icing on the cake" because Christians already "know" that the Bible is accurate and trustworthy and it has already led them to their salvation and gives them day by day direction for living.
Yes, the "Bible Codes" are an exciting assurance and affirmation of the validity and truthfulness of the Bible. But, I, as most Christians today, had personally already believed in Jesus and God and in the truthfulness and trustworthiness of the Bible before knowing that the "codes" existed. The codes, therefore, though exciting and wonderful, are NOT the "reason" why I am a "believer."
But, for unbelievers -- those who still have a veil of darkness and blindness obscuring the TRUTH of Jesus' life, death, and purpose, and those who do NOT believe that the Bible is true or that it is the inspired Word of God, then the "codes" are another "gift" from God, a gift intended to help them to know, to understand, and to believe.
So, the Bible Codes are not an "end" in themselves but are another "gift" given by a loving God to show everyone that He is real and that His Word is true and that He desires that His Chosen people and, indeed, everyone (Jew and Non-Jew) to be saved and to live with Him forever in His glorious eternal Kingdom of light, love, and peace!
For "Believers," the "codes" are exciting and interesting and assuring and affirming.
But, to the Jew (and anyone) who still has the "veil" over his or her eyes and who is, therefore, blinded to the TRUTH of WHO Jesus really is, the "codes" are intended to help remove that veil, that blindness, and then to show them the way to salvation, the WAY that is plainly recorded in the plain text of the Bible itself.
God does not desire that ANY should perish but that ALL come to a saving knowledge of and belief in His Son, Jesus, the Yeshua (Messiah).
The placement of "codes" in the Bible is PRIMARILY intended, therefore, to help convince His Chosen People (Jews, the Nation Israel) that the Bible REALLY is the True Word of God, the Word which contains the information needed to understand that the Lord Jesus Christ IS their Messiah / Yeshua, the One Who paid their death penalty for sin and Who has provided them the ONLY way to obtain salvation.
God has done so much to show us that He is real and that He loves us. The "Bible Codes" are just one more revelation of Him and of His Omniscience and Omnipotence!
Please, friend, Jew or non-Jew (gentile), do NOT reject His love. Do not refuse to recognize and acknowledge Him. Know that He IS God! Confess your sins to Him, ask His forgiveness, repent and turn from your sins and turn to Him. Accept Jesus' FREE Gift of salvation! He bought and paid for it with His life -- His blood sacrifice. Let Him be your God, Master, friend, King, and Savior forever! You will never regret your decision to make the Lord God Jesus Christ, the God of the Bible, your Lord and God!
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And that, dear friends, is the "reason" the "codes" are in the Bible in the Old Testament: ie. to point to the Lord God Jesus Christ Who is the Creator, Savior, Redeemer, and King -- to the Jew first and also to the gentiles.
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