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  The Spiritual Significance of Numbers  

The spiritual significance of numbers is evident throughout the Word of God. It is said that, one out of every five Scriptures in the Bible contains a number. If this is so, then it is vitally important to understand God's meaning in His use of numbers throughout the scriptures.

"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 three score and six" (Revelation 13:18).

"He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names, Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite" (Psalm 147:4-5).

"The very hairs of your head are all numbered" (Matthew 10:30).

The Numbers used in the Bible and their Meaning

One — Unity
Two — Union, Division, Witnessing
Three — Resurrection, Divine Completeness and Perfection
Four — Creation-World
Five — Grace or God's Goodness
Six — Weakness of Man, Evils of Satan, Manifestation of Sin
Seven — Completeness, Spiritual, Perfection
Eight — New Birth, New Creation or New Beginning
Nine — Fruit of the Spirit, Divine Completeness From the Lord
Ten — Testimony, Law and Responsibility
Eleven — Judgment and Disorder
Twelve — Governmental Perfection
Thirteen — Depravity and Rebellion
Fourteen — Deliverance or Salvation
Fifteen — Rest
Sixteen — Love
Seventeen — Victory
Eighteen — Bondage
Nineteen — Faith
Twenty — Redemption
Twenty-One — Exceeding Sinfulness of Sin
Twenty-Two — Light
Twenty-Three — Death
Twenty-Four — The Priesthood
Twenty-Five — The Forgiveness of Sins
Twenty-Six — The Gospel of Christ
Twenty-Seven — Preaching of the Gospel
Twenty-Eight — Eternal Life
Twenty-Nine — Departure
Thirty — The Blood of Christ, Dedications
Thirty-One — Offspring
Thirty-Two — Covenant
Thirty-Three — Promise
Thirty-Four — Naming of A Son
Thirty-Five — Hope
Thirty-Six — Enemy
Thirty-Seven — The Word of God
Thirty-Eight — Slavery
Thirty-Nine — Disease
Forty — Trials, Probation, and Testings
Forty-Two — Israel's Oppression, Lord's Advent
Forty-Five — Preservation
Fifty — Holy Spirit
Sixty — Pride
Sixty-Six — Idol Worship
Seventy — Universality, Israel and Her Restoration
One Hundred — God's Election of Grace, Children of Promise
One Hundred Nineteen — The Resurrection Day - Lord's Day
One Hundred Twenty — Divine Period of Probation
One Hundred Forty-Four — The Spirit Guided Life
One Hundred Fifty-Three — Fruit-Bearing
Two Hundred — Insufficiency
Six Hundred — Warfare
Six Hundred Sixty-Six — The Number of the Beast, Antichrist
Eight Hundred Eighty-Eight — The First Resurrection Saints
Thousand — Divine Completeness and The Glory of God