The “Three Times Rule”

[Goinheix]

Don’t ask me why. Don’t expect an explanation. I am describing a fact witch I discovered accidentally. I don’t know the meaning or the porpoise. I can not understand the reason for being like this, and can not found any text saying that it was supposed to be like this. But that is the way they are.

In the four gospels, every that is recorded (what Jesus said, what Jesus did, what happens to Jesus, where Jesus went) it is recorded in number of three. It can be only once, or three, or many, but never in a number of two, or any small number higher than three.

For example: all four gospels recorded Jesus feeding the multitude. It is not a matter of how many gospels tells the same, but how many times did Jesus feed the multitudes. According to the Three Times Rule (3TR for now on), it could happens that Jesus did actually feed the multitudes any number of times; but on the gospels there are only one, or three, or plenty times recorded.

One more example: Jesus did bring Lazarus back to life. We don’t know exactly how many people He did resurrect. What the 3TR says is that we can read that Jesus did resurrect one, or three or many people. Not necessarily in the same gospel, but in the combination of all four.

Please note that the 3TR include not only the four gospels but also the book of Acts.

Here is a good challenge: to found anything that Jesus taught; or anything that Jesus did; or anything that happened to Jesus; that is in number of 2, 4, 5, or 6 times.

 

[Goinheix]

How useful or irrelevant is the 3TR?

Give you an example. In other threads I am discussing the Passion of Jesus. If I have to refute Jesus being crucified on Wednesday, I have to refute the chronology in witch that theory is based on. That is the chronology of the previous days commencing on the Sunday when Jesus entered into Jerusalem. The best way to refute the given chronology is by giving a correct chronology. In the correct chronology it will be two times when Jesus cleared the Temple in too different days after he entered the city. It will be as well two different figs trees. Proposing two clearing of the Temple and two figs trees will be immediately rejected. It will be rejected unless I can call the 3TR and show the three clearing of the Temple and the three figs trees.

Any how, even if we are not discussing the day of the crucifixion… If we read about the figs tree in both gospels, we will have a lot of problems to understand what it happens. Did the fig tree died the very same moment or the next day? If you have that question, my answer is that it was two figs trees not one. And I can prove it by the 3TR. In that case I have to show you the third figs tree.

What about Christ being received into Heaven? Don’t you get confused by reading the different gospels? The answer is that Jesus went to Heaven too many times during the 40 days in witch he appeared to the disciples. But out of those many times, in the Gospels and Act we have only three according to the 3TR.

 

[98cwitr]

Numerology has always been very interesting to me. I'll have to take some time to dig into this concept.

 

[Goinheix]

Yeah. That was my first thot. But I didnt arrive to any conclusion. If you do, be welcome to share it.

 

[savedfromdistruction]

Numerology is a waste of time. Just believe what is written and forget all about the mumbo jumbo with numbers.

 

[BeeWrangler]

(Mathew 1:17). Fourteen generations. This number may have been chosen because it is twice seven (the number of completeness) and/or because it is the numericial value of the name David. (Rev 13:17) Buy or sell. Economic boycott against all faithful believers. Number of his name.. in ancient times the letters of the alphabet served for numbers. Riddles using numerical equivalents for names was popular.
(Rev 13:18) six hundred threescore and six... various schemes for decoding these numbers result in such names as Euanthas, Lateinos, and Nreo Caesar. Thers take 666 as a symbol for teh trinity of evil and imperfection. Each diget falls short of the perfect number 7.
For the practice of telescoping genealogies to achieve the desired number of names seeintroduction to 1 Chronicles:genealogies.
As for the number three, it is a number of God. (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) Alot in the bible comes in 3's. i am looking to find the meaning of 3.

 

[BeeWrangler]

Numerology is a waste of time. Just believe what is written and forget all about the mumbo jumbo with numbers.

numerology is mentioned in the bible for a reason. God would not put anything in the bible if it was "waisting our time"

 

[Goinheix]

I can not stand this. Almost every thread in this CF is started with an issues and very soon it goes in any direction.

I never says that the 3TR has anything to do with numerology. Actually I confeses that I did tryed to understand it exploring numerology and that it is not conducitng nowhere.

Here we have something totaly new that can be very handy. It is not any misterious "Gospels Code" or any trivial issue. The 3TR is not for fun I can be use as a excellent tool in some situations.

Pleae try to focus in my thread. Do respect my thread and myself. Behave bin order, as God loves.

If somebody is intersted indiscussing nmerology, pleae open a proper thread.

Thamks for all your participation, but helpme to be focused.

 

[BeeWrangler]

I can not stand this. Almost every thread in this CF is started with an issues and very soon it goes in any direction.

I never says that the 3TR has anything to do with numerology. Actually I confeses that I did tryed to understand it exploring numerology and that it is not conducitng nowhere.

Here we have something totaly new that can be very handy. It is not any misterious "Gospels Code" or any trivial issue. The 3TR is not for fun I can be use as a excellent tool in some situations.

Pleae try to focus in my thread. Do respect my thread and myself. Behave bin order, as God loves.

If somebody is intersted indiscussing nmerology, pleae open a proper thread.

Thamks for all your participation, but helpme to be focused.

I am sorry I took your post the wrong way, I did not mean to offend. Numberology is the only way I know how to take it though, that is how it is written in the bible as in the verses I put in my answer. It says this in the bible. Back then numerology was used alot and it was used in the bible, and the only answer to your question I can think of is in numberology. That is what all the numbers mean, it is not as simple as saying God likes the number three so he used it. It is numerology. That is what they did in that time. Just like in that time they did not use last names, just because we do now does not mean it has always been like that. Again, sorry to offend, i will stay out of it

 

[Goinheix]

You dont need to be sorry since you didnt offend me.

I just opened a new thread "Numbers" because numerology - as I understand - is way a different thing of what you say. You are right but did choose a wrong name.

Any way, I am not seeking for a explanation about why everithing is in three times. I prefer to focusse in posting all those things reapeted 3 times. For example: I expecting some body ask me about the third figs three, or the third feeding of multitudes, or found something in number of two.

 

[Goinheix]

The 3TR and the three figs trees

The figs tree symbolizes the Law, and God´s people under the Moses Law. It is believed that the Tree of knowledge of good and evil was a figs tree (Gen 3:7). Any how, the figs tree as symbolizing Israel is very recurrent along all the OT. In the Gospels we found Nathanael reading the Law under a figs tree (John 1:48) as it was costumed by the Jew.

In Luck 4:16-21 Jesus is ready to commence his ministry witch was supposed to last one year (verse 19). One year later his ministry to the Jew did not give fruits and God is ready to cut off the figs tree (Luke 13:6-9). The Jew did not give fruits despite the Herod Temple was open for 3 years (v. 7). Jesus asked for a one year extension (v. 8).

When the second year was over, Jesus obeyed God and cut of (symbolically) the figs tree. Mark 11 tells us about the second figs tree. It was far apart, it happens before the clearing of the Temple, and did not die immediately. Matthew 21 is talking about the third figs tree. It was close by the road, it happens after the clearing of the Temple, and died immediately.

That is three figs tree according to the 3TR: Luke 13, Mark 11 and Matthew 21.