DOUBLE 5

0. Introduction

a) On 5th May 2014 (Monday) morning @8.30am, the Lord showed me two numbers 31 and 35. Later, He reminded me of the 10 Special Days (14th May 2014 - 23rd May 2014) of His outpouring of his goodness because of his grace during this period. It is supernatural, uncommon, extra-ordinary because the goodness poured out to us is not from this world. What is He trying to say in respect of the revealed Numbers 31 and 35?


1. Representation

a) There are 5 numbers starting 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35. These numbers represent the 5 days period. For the month of May 2014, we have 31 days and 31st May 2014 is the last day of the month.

b) For the revealed Number 31 and 35, we can see that starting 31st May 2014 is the first day period and will end at 4th June 2014 (5th day).

2. Timeline

a) 14/05/2014 - 23/05/2014 = 10 days (10 Special Days)

http://treasureboxmy.blogspot.com/2014/04/10-special-days.html

b) 24/05/2014 - 25/05/2014 = 2 days (We have already decided earlier to celebrate the revealed Number 23 (representing 23rd May 2014) for our family cell on 25th May 2014 (Sunday) instead of 23rd May 2014 (Friday) since we have our usual cell meeting on every Sunday.)

c) 26/05/2014 - 30/05/2014 = 5 days (Before the revealed Numbers 31 and 35).

d) 31/05/2014 - 04/06/2014 = 5 days (Revealed Numbers 31 and 35)

e) From the above, we can see some numbers like 10, 2 and double 5 (items c & d above). Double 5 seems to stand out for the revealed Number 31 and 35 and it confirms the "10 Special Days" as we look into the Meaning of Number 5.

3. The Meaning of Number 5

a) The number 5 symbolizes God's grace, goodness and favor toward humans and is mentioned 318 times in Scripture. Five is the number of grace, and multiplied by itself, which is 25, is 'grace upon grace' (John 1:16). 

b)  The Ten Commandments contains two sets of 5 commandments. The first five commandments are related to our treatment and relationship with God, and the last five concern our relationship with others humans.

3.1 Appearances of the number five

a) There are five primary types of offerings God commanded Israel to bring to him. They are the Burnt Offering (Leviticus 1; 8:18 - 21; 16:24), Sin (Leviticus 4; 16:3 - 22), Trespass (Leviticus 5:14 - 19; 6:1 - 7; 7:1 - 6), Grain (Leviticus 2) and Peace Offering (Leviticus 3; 7:11- 34).

b) The Book of Psalms is divided into five major sections. Section 1 (Psalm 1 to 41) refers to the Passover, Israel's beginning, and the start of the God's plan of salvation that centers around Christ. Section 2 (42 to 72) sings about a unified Israel in the land and pictures the creation of the New Testament Church. Section 3 (73 to 89) bemoans the destruction of both God's Temple and Jerusalem. This section also hints at prophecies regarding the End Time Great Tribulation. Section 4 (90 to 106) rejoices over the 1,000 reign of Jesus and shows Israel gathered again. Section 5 (107 to 150) pictures a time when Judah (representing all Israel) shall again be delivered.

c) There are five books of God's Law (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) commonly referred to as the Pentateuch ('Penta' means five).

d) The 4 Gospels plus Acts equals five books which, as a set, can be designated as "the New Testament Pentateuch." They reveal Jesus' teachings concerning the Law and the Prophets. The apostle John wrote 5 books centered on the grace of God and eternal life (the gospel of John, 1John, 2John, 3John and Revelation). Jesus multiplied five loaves of barely to feed 5,000 (Matthew 14:17).

3.2 How is the number 5 represented in God's tabernacle?

a) The 'tabernacle in the wilderness' profoundly reflects God's grace in its use of the number 5. This tabernacle, whose design was given directly by God, contained five curtains (Exodus 26:3), five bars (Exodus 26:26 - 27), five pillars and five sockets (Exodus 26:37) and an altar made of wood that was five cubits long and five cubits wide (Exodus 27:1). The height of the court within the tabernacle was five cubits (Exodus 27:18).

b) The Holy anointing oil (Exodus 30:23 - 25), the ingredients of which were given directly by God, was used to consecrate the furniture of the tabernacle. It was comprised of five parts, for it was a revelation of pure grace. The proportion of spices used in making the oil were a multiple of five, which then had a hin of olive oil added to it.

i) Pure Myrrh, 500 shekels.

ii) Sweet cinnamon, 250 shekels.

iii) Sweet calamus, 250 shekels.

iv) Cassia, 500 shekels.

3.3 Additional information on the Biblical Meaning of 5

a) There are five books in the Bible that contain only one chapter (2John, 3John, Philemon, Jude and Obadiah). Moses wrote five books, the most of any Old Testament writer. In the New Testament, the apostle Paul wrote fourteen books.

b) Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar was given, by God, a dream where he saw a giant statue of a man. This statue, according to the interpretation given by the Eternal to Daniel, represented 5 periods of world-ruling empires.

i) The statue's head of god represented Babylon (Daniel 2:32, 38).

ii) The Chest and Arms of Silver symbolized the Persian Empire (Daniel 2:32, 39).

iii) The Belly and Thighs of Bronze (brass) represented the Macedonian Empire under Alexander the Great.

iv) The Two Legs of Iron symbolized Rome's Empire (Daniel 2:33, 40 - 43).

v) The Ten Toes of Iron mixed with Clay are the successors to the Roman Empire (Daniel 2:41 - 44).