this article is posted in the Deliverance Theology forum. is this superstition or is there some actual truth in here? I would appreciate any scholarly help. Thank you.
The Future 777 Deception of Antichrist
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The number 777 is a number which has become to some Christians the symbolic representation of all that is good. To some Christians this number represents to them the perfect trinity of God, this of course is error and without scriptural foundation. The number 777 and it's erred symbolism is without a doubt a number whose symbolism has been created by some well meaning Christians. The number 777 representing to many of them, the perfect trinity of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
This is an honest mistake of ignorance, this mistake occurring by means of assumption and because of the lack of knowledge on part of these persons. In the Bible God does use the number 7 to represent a complete work. It is also used with respect to judgment. The 7 seals, the 7 trumps, the 7 bowl judgments of Revelation are a good example. Christian Screen Names with 777
All too frequently I see Christians and non Christians with 777 in their screen names. When I ask these Christians what 777 means, they make excuses and really dont know. So before we continue I am going to explain some of the true meanings and myths behind the number 777. First and foremost I am NOT a Kabbalist, nor do I agree with it, but I do know something about it.
In Hebrew, letters are also numbers. In other words each letter has a corresponding number and meaning. The letter zayin has the number 7. Zayin means sword. So to those who say 777 is three times, I guess you really want to say 'sword, sword, sword'.
Seven is an important number in scripture, in seven days God created the earth, etc. 777, however, is a different number. The addition of the numbers in these hebrew letters is a process called Gematria. Just as you have seen in the English and the Greek on my other pages. There are potentially hundreds of phrases and words that equate to the gematria of 777 in Hebrew, but here I will only list a few.
First, here are some things that 777 is not
777 is not the opposite of 666 777 is not three sevens. It is the number seven hundred and seventy seven. Three sevens is seven times three, or 21. 777 is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible.
In the first chapter of Genesis, it states "In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and earth." Elohim, Heavens, Earth = 777
The phrase 'One is the Ruach of the Elohim of Lives' = 777
The phrase 'The world of shells' = 777
This is from the concept of Qliphoth in Kabbalah. Qliphoth is basically the negative runoff from the process of creation, and can deal with demons and anything evil. Go look it up if you want to know more.
Another concept that demonstrates the significance of 777 comes from the Kabbalistic diagram of the Tree of Life. For those of you that are not familiar, between each sphere on the tree, there is a path. All in all, there are 22 paths, one for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. If you notice a concept referred to as the flaming sword that follows these specific paths, it has the gematria of 777. The paths are aleph, daleth, gimel, teth, lamed, nun, peh, resh, and tav. Now, because there is no actual corresponding path from the flaming sword and the Tree of Life, gimel is attributed to this 'phantom' path. None the less, you get 777.
The number 777, and its true significance, is immersed in the Kabbalistic sciences, such as gematria. Any other meanings attributed to the number 777, apart from the use of gematria, are based in other superstitions and random numerology. They are not founded in scripture, nor in biblical mysticism. In fact, the vast majority of explanations for the number that I hear are ones that people make up off of the top of their heads. Let us not forget of course, the famous number 777 of Las Vegas slot machine fame.
In Islam:
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The number seven is a key symbol in many Muslim cultural productions, both secular and religious, including art, architecture, folklore, literature, and ritual practices. There are approximately twenty-five references made to the number seven in the Quran the sacred text of Muslims. These references usually concern the seven heavens, the seven periods of creation, seven groups of things, or seven individuals, such as the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. An allusion made to the number seven in the Quran typically includes references to God as the all-powerful creator. Thus, the number seven is directly linked to the power of the divine and has great symbolic value as an expression of Muslim belief and the miracles of God.
Seven is the number of ayat in surat al-Fatiha Seven is the number of heavens in Islamic tradition Seven is the number of Earths in Islamic tradition
The numbers 7, 70, 70,000, etc. are used in Islamic traditions to denote an infinite or high number. In Arabic, 70, 70,000, etc. is used to mean infinite. This is because 1 is the smallest number, 2 is just after 1, 5 and 10 are exact, 4 and 6 are just before and after 5, and 9 is just before 10. This leaves 3, 7, and 8. 8 is closer to the end although it is larger. 8 is also an even number, so divisible by 2. Between 3 and 7, 3 is smaller so 7 is chosen to represent infinite. Just like the immature or misinformed Christian, Islam could also easily be deceived by a future Antichrist using a 777 deception.
Correct usage of 7
The usage of the number seven in the Bible to represent both completion or complete judgment might be possible. But no where in the Bible can it be proven, or even shown that the number 777 is to be used to represent the perfect trinity of God.
The number seven used in singular form is the only way the scriptures represent it's usage. This is one 7, not three. Even in singular form usage the number seven is never used in scripture to define deity. God never intended for man to take one scriptural truth and expand it to prove the deity of any single person. The usage of the number seven in the Bible was never intended for that purpose. Jesus said, "I am the way", he did not say, I am the 7, or I am the 777. Besides, if God wanted us to recognize the messiah by a number only, he would have never given us all the other scriptures and prophecies concerning the Christ. These prophesies being fulfilled by Jesus Christ almost 2,000 years ago.
What has happened is many Christians have assumed since the number 666 is a representative number for evil, then 777 must be a representative number for good. First of all Jesus Christ established the number 666 to help reveal the Antichrist. He revealed it to Apostle John so the Church of the end times would have an additional way to recognize the Antichrist, when this Antichrist rises.
The number 666 is a powerless number, it's main purpose is for uncovering this future deceiver of the world. This is the main biblical reason God has established it. Lucifer and all the powers of his kingdom had absolutely nothing to do with the number 666, or it's original purpose.
Although, Lucifer's kingdom has deceived many Christians into believing that the number 666 is a number to fear. When a Satanist uses 666 he is using it in almost all cases from ignorance. You see the Bible is the only book in the world where the number 666 is given to reveal the future deceiver of the world. This number is given by God Almighty to Christians as a tool to help reveal the Antichrist in his time. The number tool 666 is from the Holy Bible, it's not from the Koran and cannot be found in any other so called Holy Book. So its absolutely ridiculous to be fearful of a number which Jesus Christ has designated, purposed and established for uncovering the Antichrist. When Jesus Christ revealed this number to John, he said 'Here is Wisdom; he who has understanding calculate the number of the beast. This recorded in Revelation 13:16-18.
Has the church come to the point, where there is none who has Wisdom? May it not be so, May it never be so. Jesus made it very clear when he revealed this prophecy to John, He said, "Here is Wisdom; he who has understanding calculate the number of the beast." By Who's Wisdom, By Who's Understanding? By God's Wisdom through the help of the Holy Spirit. Who's Wisdom do you operate by? Your own, or by the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ?
When a Satanist writes the number 666 in the effort to intimidate, he is only proclaiming to the world that Jesus Christ is Lord and that the Bible and the book of Revelation is true. Most of them don't even know this is what they are proclaiming when they write the number 666. Sadly though, neither do most Christians. Remember, Jesus Christ is the author and creator of this number, not Lucifer. Do not fear the number 666. However never ever take a buying and selling authorization mark as is discussed in this same chapter in the book of Revelation. (chapter 13.)
Continuing now with the number 777. The reason a correct understanding of the number 777 is so important, is because the Antichrist will attempt to use this number to deceive the non-believing, as well as Christians into thinking he is the messiah.
Many of you are asking right now, how? He will use the number 777 in the attempt to prove himself as God and the messiah. He will do this by manipulating the English Bible Code alphabet key. Some of the words that calculated to 666 by the English Bible Codes were, witchcraft, lustful, insanity, stubborn, unruly, illusion.
What if there was a way to make each of those words calculate to 777 instead of 666. Would a 777 numeric result for the word insanity make the definition of insanity any different? Of course not! Insanity would still mean; unsound of mind. If the future Antichrist could make his name calculate 777 instead of 666 would this make him a good Antichrist? Once again of course not. If in fact he is the Antichrist a 777 manipulation by him would only prove all the more that he is the Antichrist as described in Revelation 13:16-18.
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