My first Blog ever…
I thought I would begin with something small like the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything.
The question – what is the meaning of life the universe and everything? – was posed, in the book ‘hitchhikers guide to the galaxy’, to a supercomputer named Deep Thought. After pondering and calculating the answer for 6.5 million years Deep Thought announced to those waiting in anticipation that he had the answer, but, he said….
“You aren’t going to like the answer ….
it’s 42”
I believe Deep Thought was right – on two counts – you might not like the answer…. and it is 42.
I stumbled across the meaning of this number when I saw an ancient code engraved in rock sitting in plain sight outside St Martins in the field near Trafalgar Square in London
Two essential background clues:
clue 1
In the ancient text that originally contained the code on the rock, the number 6 symbolizes man and human weakness.
Man was created on the sixth day.
The ultimate expression of the weakness of man is well known…
“This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number a man, and his number is 666”
6 = man and human weakness
clue 2
The number 7 is used over 800 times in this ancient text and is well known as the number for completeness, perfection and describes Logos the perfect word of God
7 = Logos, the perfect word of God
the code in the rock
WORD BECAME FLESH
7 x 6
42
‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. (Deep Thought was right, they didn’t like the answer) But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
And the Word (7) became (x) flesh (6) and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth…. For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.’