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2)            The LORD of creation, wanting to redeem Ishmael, had to introduce him into the mystery of twelve. Genesis 17:20 “And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.” It is, from the look of Islamism, evident that Ishmael did not, like the hart, seek and thirst after the water of salvation through the Lord of twelve.

                When it was time to lay the national foundation for His number, Genesis 49:28 reads, “All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.” Jacob, the last of the triune Patriarchal custodian of Divine Promise, returned the baton back to Jesus, the only One Who can perfectly wield the power of twelve. Many verses of Scripture italicize the Christological significance of twelve.

                Exodus 39:14 “And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.” Israel means ‘he will rule’. How? By the side of Jehovah Jesus. Very expedient it is, for Israel to represent the number twelve for her survival. No wonder as hard as the surrounding Arabian nations of Islam will try, they cannot subdue Israel, a soldiering prince by the side of God, Jehovah tsebaoth, the Man of war of 1Samuel 1:3. Any Arabian war against Israel, on account of the holy number of twelve, is a declaration of an otiose jihadism against the Almighty One of Israel.

“…the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel…”

                Numbers 7:84 “This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:” twelve is an attraction and indubitable involvement of the eternal Saviour and our heavenly High Priest, Jesus Christ, the Alpha and the Omega.

                Matthew 9:20 “And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:” this is the first time ‘twelve’ is mentioned in the New Testament. She came behind Jesus, as Reverend Chris Okotie taught, because she is the Israel of the Old Testamentary order. None received eternal salvation that made use of recumbent animal as the sacrificial element. The LORD of twelve was using the woman of issue of blood to transit from the Old to the New Testamentary Order when He had to visit the twelve year old girl, the daughter of Jairus. The sick woman who had spent all she had on her ailment signified Israel, from this theological understanding, as being badly haemorrhagic spiritually. Twelve, being our Emmanuel, has removed the stiffness of religious preclusion. Twelve, having to do with mankind, came with healing and restoration. Without the essence of twelve, we can do nothing (John 15:5).

The twelve disciples of Jesus

                Mark 8:19 “When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.” Five is the number of grace. Jesus is the discernibility of the grace of God to all nations, Whose earthly appearance, on account of the soteriology, is inevitable. The grace of Jesus translates into the salvific potency of twelve, His number. A careful study of the testimonial story of the feeding of the five thousand will prove that, with the inclusion of women and children, there were probably 18,000 people at that crusade. The remaining baskets full of fishes and loaves points to the superabundance of twelve in divine Providence: socially, physically and spiritually.

                Mark 9:35 “And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.” The number twelve came into spiritual effect for the service of fallen humanity: the fall that looked like it had no solution. In serving the will of the Father, Jesus took on the number twelve. Luke 9:1, “Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.” Transfer of Divine power can only go to those who have been sanctified, preserved and called into the life of the Grand Bearer of twelve. For our sake He took number twelve to quicken our mortal bodies by His Spirit indwelling us. Who else would Jesus have His authority transferred to other than true Christians, His mystical body?

                Revelation 21:14 “And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.” The Apostles, representatives of the Entity of number twelve, reached out to the entire world to instruct its teeming population of the protocolary decision of God. Their names, impressed on the foundations, testifying the imprimatur received from the Entity of twelve, will be there forever. Revelation 21:16 “And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.” The Lord of the city is the Entity of twelve. He is the King of kings, who receives the latria: for He is the Creator and Saviour of the world. Revelation 21:21 “And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.” For having gone through Divine salvation, the new earth must be renovated, bearing His number. The Renovator of the heaven and the earth, the Last Adam and also the Second Man, uses pearl, a precious and costly jewel, lending credence to the value God places on the Christian.

                Spiritual acquittal and discharge takes place only when one is born again. To be born again, say, with all your heart, this simple prayer:

“Dear heavenly Father, I come to You now in the name of Jesus Christ. I believe in my heart that Jesus is the Son of God. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sin. I believe that You raised Him from the dead. I confess with my mouth that Jesus is Lord and I receive Him now as my Lord and my Saviour. I give God all the glory. Amen!”

(…to be continued…)

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