JESUS IS IN FULL CONTROL 2015

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Introduction

a) In past encounters, the Lord would show me NUMBERS and its interpretations. Nowadays, not only does He shows me NUMBER but also MONTH.

b) On 10 January 2015 (Saturday) @ 7.40pm, the Lord showed me NUMBER 23 and then the MONTH of MARCH.

c) So, we have 23 March.

2. How do NUMBERS 8 & 11 come about?

a) 10 January = 10 + 1 (January) = NUMBER 11.

b) 2015 = 2 + 0 + 1 + 5 = NUMBER 8.

c) 7.40 pm = 7 + 4 + 0 = NUMBER 11.

d) 23 March = 23 3 (March) = 2 + 3 + 3 = NUMBER 8.

e) So, we have two significant NUMBER 8 and NUMBER 11.

3. What is the meaning for NUMBERS 8 and 11 in the Bible?

NUMBER 8

a)  The number eight symbolizes resurrection and a new beginning. Noah's ark passed through the waters symbolizing death, but it was resurrected and rested on Mt. Ararat and eight people emerged to a new beginning.

NUMBER 11

a) The number eleven is the number of disorder, imperfection and incompleteness. Eleven signifies a state not yet full. After Judas betrayed Jesus, he committed suicide. One might ask why replace Judas since Jesus had been crucified. Since the twelve disciples represented the twelve tribes of Israel, Judas' replacement was necessary to bring the number back to the governmental number of twelve. Having only eleven disciples speaks of incompleteness.

b) Eleven also represents disorder. The parable about the workers coming to work in the eleventh hour is in contrast to what we believe to be right in order and arrangement (Matthew 20:6,9). Disorder arose when the earlier workers found out the eleventh hour workers got paid just as much as those who had worked all day.

c) The journey of the Israelites through the wilderness should have taken only eleven days (Deuteronomy 1:2). It turned into a 40 years journey because of disorder, disorganization, imperfection, and disintegration.

d) The number eleven can be traced throughout Jacob's life illustrating incompleteness. According to Genesis 32:22, Jacob took his two wives, and his two women-servants, and his eleven sons, and headed back home to confront his estranged brother Esau. At the time Jacob had only eleven sons because Benjamin had not yet been born. Benjamin's birth brought the total of Jacob's sons to twelve. But then Joseph (the eleventh son) was sold into slavery, and Jacob thought Joseph was dead. This took the total back to eleven.

e) During that period, much disorder and confusion characterized Jacob's household. Joseph spent eleven years in Potiphar's household where disorder caused by Potiphar's wife resulted in Joseph going to prison.

      

4. What is God saying regarding these NUMBERS? What is the main theme for these NUMBERS? 

a) God is saying that even if our life seems to be disorderly, disorganized, imperfect and incomplete for 2015, we can be rest assured that He will carry us through and that we can also see new beginnings in those areas of our lives. 

b) He wants us to abide in Him (John 15:4-5) and rest fully in His presence (Psalms 62:5; Exodus 33:14) in such times. He is in full control for 2015.

John 15:4-5 New King James Version (NKJV)

⁴ Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

⁵ “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
 
Psalm 62:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
 

⁵ My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my expectation is from Him. 

Exodus 33:14 New King James Version (NKJV) 

¹⁴ And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

  
c) The main theme is "JESUS IS IN FULL CONTROL 2015"

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