The Sevens of Heaven

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Over All Appearances In The Bible

 Used 735 times (54 times in the book of Revelation alone), the number 7 is a foundational number of God's word. If we include with this count how many times 'sevenfold' (6) and 'seventh' (119) is used, our total jumps to 860 references.

The Creation Connection To The Number 7
Seven is the number of completeness and perfection (both physical and spiritual). It derives much of its meaning from ...being tied directly to God's creation of all things. According to Jewish tradition, the creation of Adam occurred on October 7th, 3761 B.C. (or the first day of Tishri, which is the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar). The word 'created' is used 7 times describing God's creative work (Genesis 1:1, 21, 27 three times; 2:3; 2:4). There are 7 days in a week and God's Sabbath is on the 7th day.

Biblical Divisions

The Bible, as a whole, was originally divided into 7 major divisions. They are 1) the Law; 2) the Prophets; 3) the Writings, or Psalms; 4) the Gospels and Acts; 5) the General Epistles; 6) the Epistles of Paul; and 7) the book of Revelation. The total number of originally "inspired" books was forty-nine, or 7 x 7, demonstrating the absolute perfection of the Word of God.

Man of God
There are at least seven men in the Old Testament who are specifically mentioned as a man of God. They are Moses (Joshua 14:6), David (2 Chronicles 8:14), Samuel (1Samuel 9:6, 14), Shemaiah (1 Kings 12:22), Elijah (1Kings 17:18), Elisha (2Kings 5:8) and Igdaliah (Jeremiah 35:4). 

The Number 7 and Christ Titles

In the book of Hebrews, the writer, whom I believe is the Apostle Paul,  uses seven titles to refer to Christ. The titles are 'Heir of all things' (Hebrews 1:2), 'Captain of our salvation' (2:10), 'Apostle' (3:1), 'Author of salvation' (5:9), 'Forerunner' (6:20), 'High Priest' (10:21) and the 'Author and finisher of our faith' (12:2).


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