As a Believer, I have always been
interested in Numbers and what they represent. Many moons back, I was
sitting in a service and I heard something about the number 9 so I
decided to look for myself and see what I will discover.
The number 9 signifies divine
completeness or finality. The End of an Era and the Beginning of a
New one. Christ died at the 9th hour / 3pm to end the
control that the Enemy had over his people and to usher in a new era
of salvation, it became open to everyone.
Nine always represents the end of
something, it represents the end of that cycle
Let's take the pregnancy cycle, after 9
months a baby is born. Why is this? This is because it's the end of
the pregnancy. Let us see what this signifies in the bible and how it
is connected to Jesus and the Cross.
Matthew 27 v 46
And
about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli,
lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?
Matthew 27 v 50
Jesus,
when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
It states in
Matthew that Jesus died at around the ninth hour which equates to
3pm. It was the final piece in the jigsaw of God's masterplan, the
end of the enemy's reign over Earth and the beginning or salvation
for all of mankind.
Nine also
represents the fruits of the Holy Spirit which
are Faithfulness, Gentleness, Goodness, Joy, Kindness, Long
suffering, Love, Peace and Self-control.
At
the 9th hour of the day, a Roman Centurion named Cornelius was told,
in a vision, to contact the apostle Peter. Cornelius would eventually
be baptised and receive God's spirit, becoming the first recorded
Gentile convert to Christianity (Acts 10). So, we see it was the end
of that cycle of Gentiles not being able to convert to Christianity.
In
both examples, we see that the number 9 has a significant part to
play. The number 9 will always represent the end of something or the
final act. When Jesus went to the cross, it was the final act of his
mission.
I've
always wondered certain things happen in different stages. My
understanding of Number 9 is that it is a very powerful number. It
could also signify a transition of power i.e. The Enemy had control
of the Earth right up until the 9th
hour which is when everyone came to realization that he really was
the Son of God.
In
Deuteronomy, we can see that Moses was 120 when God decided that he
wasn't able to lead the Children of Israel out of Egypt and into the
Promise Land. Joshua then took over, who I believe was 96 at the
time. This signifies that there was a transition of power, the end of
the reign of Moses and the beginning of Joshua's reign
The
Number Nine is a powerful number.
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