John - if you were to have opened your Bible on the day Vincent Tan received the $2.34 token (23 December 1993) and read one verse every 24 hours you would complete the Pentateuch on the LAST DAY of 2009 in the same hour Vincent received the $2.34. There are 5852 verses in the Pentateuch and from 23 December 1993 to 31 December 2009 will be 5852 days (by non-inclusive counting).

 

Make a circle where each 120 arc (marked off by a triangle within the circle) equals the gematria of 'JESUS CHRIST' (2368). The length of the short side of a golden rectangle within this circle equals the number of chapters in the Bible (1189). The length of the arc opposite this short side of the golden rectangle equals 1252. The length of the arc opposite the long side of this golden rectangle equals the gematria of the six translatable words of Genesis 1:1 (2300). The sum of the three arcs: 2300 + 1252 + 2300 also equals the 5852 verses in the Pentateuch

 

913 is the gematria of the FIRST word of Genesis 1:1. From the FIRST DAY of the New Millennium (1 January 2000) to the LAST DAY of 2009 will be 4 x 913 days.

 

401 is the gematria of the fourth and only non-translatable word of Genesis 1:1 (the FIRST and LAST letters of the Hebrew alphabet: 'Aleph' and 'Tav'). From the LAST DAY that the Titanic was afloat (15 April 1912) to the LAST DAY of 2009 will be 89 x 401 days. 89 + 401 equals Daniel's 70 weeks of years: 490. I wonder if the LAST DAY of 2009 will be the LAST DAY that United States will be afloat?

 

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