NUMBER TWO (2-2)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) The number two signifies union, division and verification by witnesses. God requires a minimum of two witnesses in any trial or dispute. Jesus sent the disciples out to witness and preach the gospel in pairs. The final witnesses of God during the tribulation will be the Two Witnesses, who will give their warnings for an exact number of days. It is interesting to note what other mention(s) for 2 can be found in the Bible.
1. How is the number 2 significant in the New Testament?
a) The same symbolism of this number is seen in the New Testament. Wherever there are Two Epistles, the second has some special reference to the enemy.
b) In 2 Corinthians there is a marked emphasis on the power of the enemy, and the working of Satan (2:11, 11:14, 12:7). In 2 Thessalonians we have a special account of the working of Satan in the revelation of "the man of sin" and "the lawless one." In 2 Timothy we see the church in its ruin, as in the first epistle we see it in its rule.
c) In 2 Peter we have the coming apostasy foretold and described. While in 2 John we have the "antichrist" mentioned by this name, and are forbidden to receive into our house any who come with his doctrine. It is impossible even to name the vast number of things which stress the importance of the number 2, so that the one may teach concerning the other by way of contrast or difference.
d) The Two foundations of Matthew 7:24-27: the one which "fell not, for it was founded upon a rock"; the other which "fell, and great was the fall of it." The Two goats (Leviticus 16:7); the 2 birds (Leviticus 14:4-7); the 2 opinions (1Kings 18:21); the 2 masters (Matthew 6:24); the 2 commandments (Matthew 22:40); the 2 debtors (Luke 7:41); the 2 covenants (Galatians 4:24); the 2 men (Luke 18:10); the 2 sons (Matthew 21:28, and Luke 15:11, and Galatians 4:22), etc., etc.
The End ...
0. Introductiona) The number two signifies union, division and verification by witnesses. God requires a minimum of two witnesses in any trial or dispute. Jesus sent the disciples out to witness and preach the gospel in pairs. The final witnesses of God during the tribulation will be the Two Witnesses, who will give their warnings for an exact number of days. It is interesting to note what other mention(s) for 2 can be found in the Bible.
1. How is the number 2 significant in the New Testament?
a) The same symbolism of this number is seen in the New Testament. Wherever there are Two Epistles, the second has some special reference to the enemy.
b) In 2 Corinthians there is a marked emphasis on the power of the enemy, and the working of Satan (2:11, 11:14, 12:7). In 2 Thessalonians we have a special account of the working of Satan in the revelation of "the man of sin" and "the lawless one." In 2 Timothy we see the church in its ruin, as in the first epistle we see it in its rule.
c) In 2 Peter we have the coming apostasy foretold and described. While in 2 John we have the "antichrist" mentioned by this name, and are forbidden to receive into our house any who come with his doctrine. It is impossible even to name the vast number of things which stress the importance of the number 2, so that the one may teach concerning the other by way of contrast or difference.
d) The Two foundations of Matthew 7:24-27: the one which "fell not, for it was founded upon a rock"; the other which "fell, and great was the fall of it." The Two goats (Leviticus 16:7); the 2 birds (Leviticus 14:4-7); the 2 opinions (1Kings 18:21); the 2 masters (Matthew 6:24); the 2 commandments (Matthew 22:40); the 2 debtors (Luke 7:41); the 2 covenants (Galatians 4:24); the 2 men (Luke 18:10); the 2 sons (Matthew 21:28, and Luke 15:11, and Galatians 4:22), etc., etc.
The End ...
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