Readers -

In looking at the word Resurrection, I choose the words the Lord Jesus Himself spoke to Martha when He arrives at Bethany four days after Lazarus has died in John 11:25:

"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:"

This is the word "anastasis" Strong's 386g with an in-text value of 963
(963 = 107 x 9, 107 long associated with the rapture)

In researching the number 963 we find the following -

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John 11:1 shows that Strong's 963g =

Bethany
"Bethania {bay-than-ee'-ah} of Aramaic origin;; n pr loc AV - Bethany 11; 11 Bethany = Vhouse of dates"

which is the town the Lord Jesus stands outside of when Martha & Mary come out to him. Lazarus and his sisters lived there. so, the resurrection (value = 963) occurs in Bethany (Strong's 963g).

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Bible verse # 9630 is:

2 Kings 4:26
"Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well."

...but it was NOT well. The son that Elisha had told the Shunamite woman she would have, and did have, had DIED. If you will read the entire account in 2 Kings 4:1-37. Elisha goes to the boy's dead body, and God raises him from the dead. a resurrection.

Special note: This verse has a total gematria value of 4491.

The NEXT verse ALSO has a total gematria value of 4491.

http://www.biblewheel.com/gr/gr_database.asp?Gem_Num=4491

that's two consecutive verses (2 Kings 4:26-27) that have the same total value. I have NEVER seen that. I suspect that is HIGHLY unusual. It indicates 4491 tied to the resurrection in it's own right.

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Going here shows a list of all 963 values words:

http://www.biblewheel.com/GR/GR_Database.asp?SearchBy_Gematria=963

Sepulcher Strong's 3419g from

Matthew 27:60"And laid it in his (Joseph of Ariamathaea) own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed."

This is in the account of the Lord Jesus' own Resurrection.

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go here for the list of the two verses that have a total value of 9630

http://www.biblewheel.com/Gr/GR_Database.asp?SearchBy_Gematria=9630

here they are:

Luke 24:31
"And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight."

After the Lord Himself is raised from the dead, He meets the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, sits down to a meal with them, blesses the food, they recognize Him, and He vanishes."

Acts 9:19
"And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus."

This is one of the 55 times the name Damascus is mentioned in the Bible, and it looks tied to the resurrection via the number 963, imho.

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my conjecture:

The Resurrection, The Vanishing, and Damascus all tied together at 963. This would seem to be in line with my theory about the end timetable.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, clearly says that the Dead in Christ are raised, the Living in Christ are caught up (vanish?). I only add that Damascus is maybe destroyed right after. That account is in Isaiah 17:1.