GOD’S Math and Meaning Behind Number 4

GOD’S Math and Meaning behind number 4

Review:

One = priority and unity. Number ONE is found 1,898 times in the Bible and most of the time it has to do with priority and unity.

          Firstborn male, first fruits, tithe is the first tenth, LORD’S Day is the first day of the week. “In the beginning GOD . . .” Genesis 1:1

First commandment – Exodus 20:3

JESUS said, “If you remain in ME and MY words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it shall be done for you.” John 15:7

-         We are to come into agreement and oneness with HIM.

Ill. How many of you have ever had an instantaneous answer to prayer that shocked you? It happened because you were in agreement/oneness  with GOD’S thoughts.

GOD’S math

One plus one equals One

“Man will cleave to his wife and the two shall become one flesh.” Gen. 2:25

GOD wants us to become ONE with HIM.

GOD wants oneness in marriage.

GOD wants oneness in HIS church.

Number 2 = a faithful witness or testimony

          The Bible is a testimony of 2 witnesses: Old and New Testaments

          Jesus sent out witnesses “two by two” Mark 6:7

          Two stone ten commandments, Two Testaments.

          Two thieves witness JESUS’ crucifixion

          Two angels at resurrection and ascension

Number 3 = fullness or complete, number of Trinity.

          3 attributes of GOD – Omni –

          Man created in likeness with 3 parts.

          Tabernacle had 3 parts

          3 last words of JESUS = completion

Number 4 = the creation reveals the Creator

          4 corners of the earth.

          4 elements – earth, wind, fire, water.

          4 soils in parable of Sower.

          4 seasons – spring, summer, fall, winter.

          4 lunar cycles – new moon, quarter, half, ¾.

          4 divisions of the day – morn, noon, even, night.

          JESUS was the 4th man in the fiery furnace.

          4 gospels to be preached in all the world.

          4 angels in Ezekiel 1  and Rev. 4 had 4 faces.

Lion gospel, ox, man, eagle

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world

For a witness  unto all nations, and then shall the end come.” Matthew 24:14

“Gospel (good news) of the kingdom”

The KOG is the invisible reality of GOD’S dominion.

“The LORD planted a garden in the east, in Eden (a delightful place), and there HE placed the man whom HE had formed. Out of the ground the LORD GOD made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. . . A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four rivers.” Gen. 2:8-1

The garden of Eden was like an embassy of the KOG.

Man had everything he could ever want or need. (2 Peter 1:3-4).

 A river (singular) becomes 4 rivers.

Ill. 4 Rivers Barbeque chain – John Rivers family 4 and Gen. 2:10

“The name of the of the first river is Pishon; it encompasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is good; bdellium and the onyx stone are there. The name of the second stone is Gihon; it encompasses the whole land of Cush. The name of the third river is Tigris, it goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.”  Gen. 2:10-14 

Pishon = full, flowing, fullness, ABUNDANT.

“For out of HIS fullness (abundance) we have all received and were supplied one grace after another and spiritual blessing upon blessing and favor upon favor and gift (heaped) upon gift.”  John 1:16 AMP

Gihon = bursting forth, OVERFLOWING

JESUS said, “Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again. Anyone who drinks the water that I give will never thirst again. The water that I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life.”  John 4:14 Message

Tigris = swift like an arrow hitting the target. PURPOSE

“For we are HIS workmanship, created in CHRIST JESUS for good works, which GOD prepared beforehand, so that we should walk in them.”  Eph. 2:10

Euphrates = fruitfulness

“I am the Vine; you are the branches. He who remains in ME, and I in him, bears much fruit.”  John 15:5

GOD intends for our lives here to be:

1.    Abundant

2.    Overflowing

3.    Purposeful – assignments

4.    Fruitful

It is interesting that JESUS said, “He who believes in ME, as the scripture has said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.”

Here in John 7:38 JESUS refers to Isaiah 58:11

“There is a river whose streams make glad the city of GOD.” Psalm 46:4

Ill. Board – great commandment Mk 12:30 heart, soul, mind, strength. This is first before you can ever love your neighbor as yourself!

Your neighbor is whoever is in front of you at the moment.

Concl:

Number 4 is often used for GOD’S creation to reveal the Creator.