What a Beginning!
DECLARATION: This site is dedicated to the service of our Creator, Sustainer and Saviour - The Lord Jesus Christ. Its principal aim is to uphold the supreme Authority of the Judaeo-Christian Scriptures as the one unique body of revealed truth (graciously provided for our eternal well-being) by presenting hard evidence of a self-authenticating principle, closely integrated with the original Hebrew and Greek texts. Such findings defy all naturalistic explanation; consequently, they are endorsed by the commonly-held belief that reason alone is man's only dependable guide.
It is a logical consequence of Darwinian thinking that man is not alone in the universe; that other civilizations exist and flourish out there; that among these must be some superior to our own, able and willing to instruct us in the elusive art of peaceful coexistence. Thus it is hardly surprising that we now witness myriads of eyes turned heavenwards in anticipation of some non-random signal emanating from the depths of space that would confirm the existence of such beings. Assuming the fulfilment of these expectations, it is highly likely that regular communication would follow and, in due course, direct contact. Clearly, this is what the ongoing SETI (the "Search for ExtraTerrestial Intelligence") programme is all about.
In the initial stages of this scenario, mathematical absolutes - particularly those associated with number and form - are expected to assume fundamental roles. For example, the repeated transmission of a sequence comprising the first thousand or so cubic numbers is highly likely to capture the interest and attention of any intelligent receptor - thereby achieving the immediate purpose of announcing its author's galactic presence.
However, in their eagerness to pursue extraterrestial liaisons and find salvation among the stars the world's scientific and intellectual elite appear to have overlooked a similar message closer to home - one expressed in equally persuasive terms. In the following pages it is proposed to correct this oversight by drawing attention to some remarkable phenomena and their potentially far-reaching implications. These are associated, in particular, with the Bible's opening Hebrew words, the Greek form of the name Jesus Christ (understood by Christians to be The Creator), and the riddle of Revelation 13:18.
We shall refer to this body of scripturally-based evidence as ALEPH-TAU (the names of the two Hebrew letters which form the central - and untranslatable - word of Genesis 1:1. However, to fully appreciate the implications of A-T it is necessary that we recognise that within the _Book of Number_ per se we find universal constants and a numero-geometric structure representing the confluence of many unique and rare features - both absolute and radix-dependent. We shall call this NUN-RESH (pronounced 'noon-reysh' - the two letters that form the Hebrew word for LAMP). It is the awareness of the existence of N-R, taken together with the observation that A-T maps onto it so precisely, that truly underlines the significance of these findings.
For convenience, this A-T/ N-R combination will now be referred to as as ETI-F ("ExtraTerrestial Intelligence-Found")
For a concise overview of the findings to date it is recommended that The Beginning of Wonders be read first.
Vernon Jenkins MSc
2007-08-12
THE PAGES
New (added 2012-04-16):
NEWTON'S MISSING APOLOGY: A RECONSTRUCTION
Abstract - In a letter to a colleague, dated December 10, 1692, the famous mathematician and scientist Isaac Newton wrote concerning arguments for the existence of God. While (in his view) his principal work, The Principia, offered many good reasons for such belief he nevertheless concludes the letter with the words "There is yet another argument for a Deity which I take to be a very strong one, but till principles on which tis grounded be better received I think it more advisable to let it sleep." Unfortunately, nowhere in his extensive writings do we find an explanation of these intriguing words. Accordingly, our purpose here, is to recreate the missing argument by suggesting a possible train of Newtonian thought.
(added 2012-01-03):
CONCERNING THE DIET OF THE MATURE CHRISTIAN
Abstract - The author of the Epistle to the Hebrew advises the Christian that he needs to be spiritually 'weaned' in order to attain maturity in his walk with the Lord (Heb.5:12-14); intriguingly, what he means by 'strong meat' (KJAV) in this context is not made clear, but from the tenor of his words we infer that, secure as he may be in his knowledge and acceptance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the believer is likely to find such food unpalatable. Taking this as a lead and basing his argument on clear biblical principles, the author of this essay examines the specific nature of this 'solid food'.
(added 2011-01-26):
AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE BIBLE'S SECOND EDGE
Abstract - By adding together the numerical worth of each word (as based on the numeric value of each Hebrew letter) in certain unbroken sequences drawn from the first eight words of Genesis (i.e. the Bible's first verse and following word), one uncovers strong evidence of intelligent design and purpose in the form of a structure of coordinated numerical geometries. Because these words first appeared some millennia before the introduction of alphabetic numeration into Jewish society this structure rests upon a remarkable feat of precognition and mathematical understanding, and is proof that God exists and created the world in the way literally set out here and in subsequent verses. These conclusions are further ratified by the discovery that the same eight numerical values are found echoed in the metric dimensions of an abundant modern artefact - the A4 sheet of cut paper!
Militant atheists and all who believe in an evolutionary creation are here invited to provide a naturalistic explanation for the appearance of these phenomena. Failure to do so must spell the demise of darwinism - and of much else!
A series of pages which together confirm the highly significant fact that the Bible's opening Hebrew verse is the most remarkable sequence of words ever written - and a standing miracle.
PART 1 - An Auspicious Beginning
PART 2 - The Impressive Partnership
PART 3 - Evidences of Inner Harmony
PART 4 - Genesis 1:1 - The Stellar View
PART 5 - Remarkable Conjunctions
PART 6 - A Weighing of Differences
Revealing significant numero-geometrical features of the words posted above the Lord's head at his Crucifixion.
A neglected commission reveals the Bible to be a self-authenticating text.
A series of pages which sets out to explore the thoughts of our Creator while engaged in the design of ETI_F.
PART 2 - THREE FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS
A series of pages which focus on the numerical geometries attending the opening Hebrew words of the J-C Scriptures.
A series of pages which deal with noteworthy features of biblical structure and related matters.
How the Bard found his way into the Scriptures
JACOB'S FAMILY: PART 1 - The Mother Set
- Tessellations of Genesis 1:1
- Genetics
- The A-Series of cut paper sizes
- Music
- Mabbul (the Genesis Flood)
- to be continued