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To: onedoug
I'm well aware of the letter-number association in the ancient Hebrew alphabet and that certain numbers are associated with specific things or ideas in scripture. The problem is the way that some people start making fantastical leaps of illogical inference that makes numerology the theological equivalent of astrology.

Trouble, oh we got trouble,
Right here in River City!
With a capital "T"
That rhymes with "P"
And that stands for Pool,
That stands for pool.
We've surely got trouble!
Right here in River City,
Right here!
Gotta figger out a way
To keep the young ones moral after school!
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble...

8 posted on 01/01/2018 1:21:28 PM PST by Sparticus (Primary the Tuesday group!)
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To: Sparticus; onedoug
You make a good point. The Messianic Light is actually a flood of puns, which are the lowest level of humor. Who's looking there. Dreadful, dreadful stuff. Small children would laugh though.

The more cringeworthy the better.

The word pun is of unknown origin, but the source is really not that difficult to see:

Punning is all about utilizing the many facets (faces) of words and ideas to clever, humorous effect. The Hebrew word for face is panim (a plural formation, such that a face is always more than one), which in turn (heh) is rooted in the word for corner, turning a corner, angle (pinah).

A pun is all about making many faces. As a matter of fact, the stone the builders rejected is for the head of the corner, l'rosh pinah.

Isaac means laughter, and God told Abraham that in Isaac shall his seed be called.

Some people have no sense of humor though. What can you do.

10 posted on 01/01/2018 1:42:01 PM PST by Ezekiel (All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: Sparticus
The Rant goes on to compare Billiards to pool with pool being sloppy and Billiards the game of masters able to determine various angles and their effects over time.

God is the Master Billiards player setting all the planets in their courses to arrive in the proper positions at the exact times they are prophesied to appear along with the meaning of their appearances.

Psalms 8:3 3 "When I consider Your heavens , the work of Your fingers , The moon and the stars , which You have ordained"

15 posted on 01/01/2018 10:33:42 PM PST by dglang
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