Spiritual Completeness
Monday, October 10, 2022
Spiritual Completeness: The Number Seven
In the Bible, most of us have been taught that the number five means grace. We know that there is a field called Biblical Numerics in which Scholars analyze the Scriptures and determine the significance of numbers as it relates to Scripture. Another example is the number four. In Scripture, the number four signifies earth. The directions on the compass; North, South, East, and West. The four winds. Earth, Wind, Fire, Water. The four seasons, etc.. But what about the number seven? Seven means Spiritual Completeness. What does spiritual completeness mean? I’ve heard some call it Spiritual Perfection, but again, what does it mean? How can we relate to it? What does it signify?
Here is the answer:
All who are there are supposed to be there.
Here is an example of Spiritual Completeness:
Imagine as you are driving down the road, you make a turn onto a certain street. You see firetrucks and police cars, and there are flashing lights everywhere. As you slowly pass by, you see that there is a house on fire. Out in the front yard of the house, you see firemen dressed in all their gear, and their fire hats are on and they are holding big fire hoses as they attempt to put out the fire. As you gaze and take in the scene, you notice that a little distance away from the firemen that there are toddlers in their diapers holding fire hoses as they attempt to help the firemen put out the fire. That is an example of spiritual incompleteness or imperfection.
Now on another day, as you are driving down the same street you see the same situation. This time however, as you gaze and take in the scene, you notice that there are only firemen in their gear attempting to put out the fire. There are no toddlers. Everything is as it should be. Everything is spiritually complete.
Matthew 22:1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
Matthew 22:2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
Matthew 22:3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Matthew 22:4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
Matthew 22:5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
Matthew 22:6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
Matthew 22:7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
Matthew 22:8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Matthew 22:9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
Matthew 22:10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
Matthew 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
Matthew 22:12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Matthew 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
