Originally posted by: dderidex
Oookay, long explanation of divine numbers.
The number 3 represents heavenly and divine perfection.
The number 4 represents earthly and material perfection.
'Godly perfection' is represented by both these elements, or by 7 (add 3+4, easy).
That's why Satan's number is 6 - it falls short of 7, IE., Satan attempts to set himself up as a god, but cannot actually measure up.
The "perfect number", then, is 12 (3 * 4). There were 12 apostles, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 patriarchs, 12 foundations of heavenly Jerusalem, 12 gates, 12 pearls, 12 angels, walls of New (heavenly) Jerusalem where to be 12,000 furlongs long, etc. (Worth noting that "the number sealed" in Revelation is stated as 144,000 - 12 * 12 a thousand times)
There are various other takes on it, as well. Some have it that '3' represents divine perfection, '7' represents spiritual perfection, and '12' denotes governmental perfection.
so like i should judge the government on a scale of 1 to 12?
i give the current govt 4/12, kthx.
