Most Bible codes are prophetic fragments. Their general language and uncertainty as to context (e.g., who is speaking and which nearby codes are related) render such codes unreliable as the basis for making predictions. Typically, after an event has occurred, however, it is easy to observe numerous possible references to that event within a group of codes.
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This is also a very important fact, principle in such analyses.
I sometimes think that even when there's a long, very statistically valid code, that too much can be made of possible interpretations. That is, that given the various possible plausible wordings per the Hebrew scholars, this or that option may be made a lot of plausibly but still miss what God may be trying to say. We ALL STILL look through the glass darkly even and maybe especially with the codes.
To me, it's interesting that the 2004 code may have presaged Mel's DUI. And, that it may have at least hinted at the tortured personal and spiritual issues involved.
It's quite plausible to me that given THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST--which I believe God greatly used Mel to bring forward--that God could further use MEL TO HIGHLIGT VARIOUS SPIRITUAL ISSUES.
1. That pride and money don't cut it.
2. That anti-Jewish stuff is deplored by God.
3. That works don't earn Salvation.
4. That God will expose sin's pollutions regardless of world stature and degree of fame.
5. That humility before God always is preferred to fame, money, achievement etc.
Such messages seem clearer to me in this Mel bunch of codes than a lot of the tedious spelling out of various interpretive cryptic options.
I think the cryptic element is part of what Christ referred to when He mentioned to His disciples why He spoke in parables--hiding truth from the skeptics while revealing it--at least providing evidence for faith--to those of authentic heart belief.
16 And one of you say to them: Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; yet give them not those things that are necessary for the body, what shall it profit? 17 So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself.
Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.
*Jesus said nothing about cryptic messages embedded in Scripture. He EXPLAINED difficult parables to those He chose, i.e., the Apostles, the Bishops
Of course you are at liberty to believe whatever you want. It is just th esiomple fact these "messaages" in the Code are only rectroactively applied.
Ping me when you figure out what the bible code tells you about the date of Pope Benedict's death BEFORE it occurs.