Today is 12/12/12. That won't happen again - where the same two digit number repeats itself - for another hundred years.
Down thru history, numbers have been significant to people. Some stake a lot of claim in the patterns and symbolism of numbers. I suppose there may be something to it; just not everything to it.
Eggs come in a dozen. The hours of the day and night are 12. Donuts, roses, jury members, months, drummers drumming. Lots of things are in twelves.
The Bible isn't silent on 12. There were 12 patriarchs from Shem to Jacob. Twelve Old Testament spies snuck into the Promised Land. Jesus first appeared in public at age 12 and spoke His first recorded words; He had 12 disciples; there were 12 sons of Israel and 12 tribes; the measurement of the New Jerusalem will be 12,000 furlongs square, and the wall will be 144 (12x12) cubits. It will have 12 gates of pearls, 12 angels at the gates and the names of the 12 tribes of Israel over the gate. The wall of the city has 12 foundations of precious stones; in them are the names of the 12 apostles. The number of the sealed in Revelation 7 will be 144,000.
There has to be something to that.
As to the depth and extent of the meaning of 12, it depends on who you ask. In Hong Kong today, couples are lining up by the dozens to tie the knot on a day they say symbolizes love. Las Vegas has them crowding aisles today as well. Making the rounds online, the to-do over a boy who will turn 12 today at 12:12 p.m., suggests we're all crazy.
Then there's the other side of it: Doom and gloom. While the new 'end of the world' by the Mayan Calendar is adamantly scheduled for December 21, 2012, some have interpreted it differently, counting today - 12/12/12 - as the day the world ends. Not so far - we'll see - there's plenty of day left for us all to cease to exist.
As for me, I'm encouraging you to go the totally opposite direction. Celebrate this day. We all need to do more partying and laughing and being with people we love. 12/12/12 seems like a great opportunity to do that. Go pick up a box of dozen HO-HOs and knock yourself out.
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And be blessed.
Down thru history, numbers have been significant to people. Some stake a lot of claim in the patterns and symbolism of numbers. I suppose there may be something to it; just not everything to it.
Eggs come in a dozen. The hours of the day and night are 12. Donuts, roses, jury members, months, drummers drumming. Lots of things are in twelves.
The Bible isn't silent on 12. There were 12 patriarchs from Shem to Jacob. Twelve Old Testament spies snuck into the Promised Land. Jesus first appeared in public at age 12 and spoke His first recorded words; He had 12 disciples; there were 12 sons of Israel and 12 tribes; the measurement of the New Jerusalem will be 12,000 furlongs square, and the wall will be 144 (12x12) cubits. It will have 12 gates of pearls, 12 angels at the gates and the names of the 12 tribes of Israel over the gate. The wall of the city has 12 foundations of precious stones; in them are the names of the 12 apostles. The number of the sealed in Revelation 7 will be 144,000.
There has to be something to that.
Then there's the other side of it: Doom and gloom. While the new 'end of the world' by the Mayan Calendar is adamantly scheduled for December 21, 2012, some have interpreted it differently, counting today - 12/12/12 - as the day the world ends. Not so far - we'll see - there's plenty of day left for us all to cease to exist.
As for me, I'm encouraging you to go the totally opposite direction. Celebrate this day. We all need to do more partying and laughing and being with people we love. 12/12/12 seems like a great opportunity to do that. Go pick up a box of dozen HO-HOs and knock yourself out.
f
And be blessed.
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