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Numbers in the
Universe
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How were numbers used to create
the universe we are so familiar with?
How does the very existence of
creation PROVE that a divine Being MUST exist?
God's
creation is based on mathematical laws of numbers that govern everything around
us.
The
awesome complexity of the earth, as well as the immense expanse of space and
all it contains, is witnesses that an intelligent Being with tremendous power
made them.
The
numbers we discover related to our universe are so amazing that every human who
understands them should conclude that God DOES exist (Romans 1:20)!
The
stars in our Milky Way galaxy number more than 100 billion!
Astronomers
have estimated that the total amount of galaxies in the observable universe
numbers around 200 BILLION!
The
current diameter of the observable area we see from earth is about 93 BILLION
light years. The width of all that is out in space (the parts we can and cannot
see) is bigger still.
In
comparison, the width of a typical galaxy is only 30,000 light-years.
The
first natural division of time we find when God created the universe, and
earth, is a day.
When
God ordained periods of rest and worship for Israel he marked them with a seven,
one of his special numbers. The seventh day is a weekly holy day.
The
seventh Hebrew month has special Biblical Feast days within it. The seventh
year was deemed a year of rest for the land.
Every
seven times seven years (49) marked a very special period known as the year of
Jubilee.
We
see a law of numbers in nature as well. For example, we see a division in the
animal kingdom into seven main sections or classifications.
For
an animal such as a dog, they are further classified as a vertebrata, then as a
Mammalia, then of the order of Carnivore, the family of Canidae, the genus of
dog and a species of retriever.
A
seven-fold division from the plant kingdom for a Tea Rose (one division) would
be in the kingdom of vegetables, sub-division of Phanerogamia, and then a
further division into Dicotyledon, Rosiflorae, Rosaciae, and finally a genus of
rose.
In
the universe, life revolves around law and order for vegetables as well. For
those plants that grow indoors, the numerial three prevails.
For
those plants that grow outside, the numeric five is prevailing. Indian corn
grains are usually arranged in even numbers, but never an odd one!
The
growth of leaves on a plant appears in a particular arrangement. Some leaves
are alternately spaced while others are spaced opposite, while still others are
arranged in a spiral pattern.
Chemistry, unlike geology, does not
have its theories consistently revamped by newer one.
All
substances in the known universe are composed of a number of elements. Elements
are one of a class of substances that cannot be separated into simpler
substances by chemical means.
The
way in which the elements are arranged may seem complex but there is a design
behind it.
All elements in the known universe,
when magnetized, fall into two classes. A class arranges itself in the
direction of west and east and does so at 90-degree angles to the magnetic
force lines.
The
other class arranges itself to align with our magnetic pole. Monads are
elements that combine with one and only one atom.
Elements
that come together with two atoms of another substance are called Dyads. Those
that combine with three atoms are Triads, etc.
Some of the most important elements are
a multiple of either 4 or 7 (or very closely so). The atomic weight of iron
(Chemical symbol: Fe) is 56 (7 x 8), silver's weight (Ag) is about 108 (4 x
27), and so on.
Sound in our universe is a wave, an
oscillation of pressure transmitted through the air (or other substance) within
frequencies that are heard.
Experiments
have determined a fixed set of vibrations for each note. If one looks at the
number of vibrations per note, it will be found that the numbers eleven and
seven are prominent.
The numbers we find in our vast
universe use mathematical principles that offer a daily testament to the
existence and power of a Creator God!
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