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June 18, 2007
11:11 Prophesies
Recently, a friend of mine was asking about the 11:11 Prophesies. I heard about this before but had trouble finding info on the subject so I asked a good friend about it and he replied:
11:11 seems to be a “heightened spirituality” token of a trans-substantial interdigitating heterologous harbinger, indicium towards a unitarian augury of hegemenic proportion that yawps the sublime aphorism, “diversity is love”. and I’m not kidding.
The basic lowdown is that the number sequence 11:11 (also, 1:11) has some sort of spiritual significance. The reality of course is that you can find apparent significance in virtually any number sequence (see 9:11). what we’re really seeing is another form of idol worship. Idol worship is any worship not directed towards God. Now many will try to claim that these 11:11 patterns are signs from God. But nothing is scripture supports this. In fact, there are verses which warn against adding to the scriptures. But more disturbing is how people will pick and choose which parts of scripture they want in order to support their beliefs (eisegesis) rather than draw understanding from the text (exegeses).
I think this is one of the main dangers of both legalism and extreme liberalism. Legalism adds to God Word, while the latter takes from it. And both end up forming a god to their own likeness.
As for the number sequence, I have not heard of this 11:11. Usually I am a little wary of such things, just as I am about those who use such formulas to predict Christ’s return.
I think many people have numbers that ‘jump out’ at them for one reason or another (superstition or not). For example, I tend to see/notice 1711 (or combinations thereof) quite often. E.g. Looking at my watch, it may be 1:17 or 7:11. Or I may see a car number plate 1711. Not sure why these particular numbers always alert me (they don’t represent a birth date or anything familiar) … but I’ve heard others say they have a similar experience with other #s. (Michelle sent me, by the way).
11:1 in passages = ‘FAITH’
Great Examples of Faith
1 Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.
@ Lauren, I’m not sure what connection you’re making between ‘Faith’ and the numbers 11:1. If you’re saying scripture verses 11:1 in the various books of the Bible are about faith, I think the connection is a bit weak. In some ways, you could show that all scriptures are about faith, if you cast it in a specific light. (side note: all of scripture points to the redemptive work of Christ)
Maybe your comment was cut short, so if I am missing something, please explain.