John - this brief article provides added depth to yesterday's post: http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/mar2007/bobware330.htm 

 

Note: the number 118 links 27th of January 2007 (2701) to Pentecost of 2007 which is 2701 inclusive days from Y2K. 

 

The gematria of Genesis 1:1 is 2701. It is 2701 inclusive days from the start of the New Millennium of the Gregorian calendar (01/01/2000 > Y2K) to Pentecost of 5767 (5/24/2007). Here is a detailed explanation about the 01/01/2000 date and how I converted it to a binary string based upon the structure of Genesis 1:1.
 
There is a symmetry that links the date '01/01/2000' to the structure of Genesis 1:1. This date can be read the same in both formats: MM/DD/YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY. In either case, the leading zero has no value, so I have ignored it. Only the first three and last three words of Genesis 1:1 are translatable. The center word is comprised of the two Hebrew letters: 'Aleph' and 'Tav'. At the center of the seven digits in the date '1/01/2000' is the number '2'. There are only two digits in the binary numbering system. The remaining six digits in the date form the binary string: '101000'. This binary string equals: the octal number '50', the decimal number '40' and the hexadecimal number '28'. The sum of the three decimal numbers: 50 + 40 + 28 equals 118. From the 27th of January 2007 to Pentecost of 5767 (24 May 2007) is 118 inclusive days. The date '27 January 2007' can be written '27/01/2007'. The first four digits in this date form the number string '2701' which is the gematria of Genesis 1:1.

- Bob