Tony Ellsworth (15 Oct 2010)
"Miners"

 
Someone asked what the number 69 means.  I belive it points to immortality.  I wrote an article once called gospel of the numbers.  6 is the number for man, the "head" of the number is on the low side, and is what a baby normally looks like when it is born out of the womb.  9 is the last of the digits.  This is when God "lifts up our heads."  10 is the next number, and the fulfillment of "he must increase, and I must decrease."  We are 0 and Jesus is the "1."  69 is a type of "reborn" number.
 
There is much that we can read into the miners rescue.  Here is a listing of thier names and a total of their ages.  1300 is 13 X 100.  Thirteen is a number for rebellion, but also redemptive love (13 attributes of God's divine mercy).  I think of it as the prodigal number, but it can simply stand for rebellion.  It depends on whether one repents, or gnashes their teeth.
 
f namemeaningage
florencioflourishing, blooming, prosperous31
mariomale39
juanGod is gracious52
carlosman23
renanflourishing29
mariomale63
jimmysupplanter, representative19
ariellion of God29
edisonblessed guardian34
victorvictorious33
raulwise ruler, wolf40
claudiocrippled, lame34
victorvictorious48
jorgefarmer56
joseGod will increase54
samuelheard by God43
claudiocrippled, lame34
franklinfree53
osmanbaby bird30
yonnigift of God50
alexprotector of mankind31
richardpowerful ruler27
danieljudged by God27
joseGod will increase46
luisfamous warrior54
carlosman27
omarspeaker56
juanGod is gracious49
carlosman27
pedrorock25
pablosmall, humble45
dariogood wealth48
estebancrowned44
1300