DISCOVERY: May 9, 2002 and # 234!


Dear friends:

The other day I wrote about the possible prophetic significance of Ascension Day, May 9, 2002, summarizing the extensive studies of Dr. Glen Swanson.

While driving to the store today, I thought about the possible relevance of the amazing number 234 that I have written about since 1994. For your review, below is a summary. It seems the number 234 is definitely associated with the Lord's return and the end times, and I have always felt that there would someday be some specific connection or clue. I purposed when I got back home to get out my calendars and do some checking to see if there would be a connection between May 9, 2002 and the number 234.

The first thing I did when I got home was to grab my calendars. It was like I was compelled to do this, like a strong inner unction. Then after I checked, my mouth dropped open in sheer amazement. I could not believe my eyes. I was startled to discover that May 9, 2002 is exactly DAY 234 -- yes, DAY 234 -- of the current Jewish year, 5762, which began on Rosh Ha Shanah, September 18, 2001 -- right on the money! That was an absolutely stunning discovery. As I write this I am still aghast.

The number 234 was first noted in the ending of Vincent Tan's second angel encounter on December 23, 1993. Vincent had helped an old man (angel) get his truck started. During their conversation, the old man (angel) himself brought up the subject of Christ's return, saying, "HE IS COMING VERY, VERY SOON." The purpose of this divine incident was no doubt to deliver that six-word message from heaven, which by God's grace and provision has now circulated around the world many times. Here is the last portion of the carefully documented story in part:
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The man said, "Thank you very much for your help. By the way, I left a small token for you. It will be enough to fill up your car tomorrow." That was strange, because there was no way for the man to know that Vincent had a car in addition to his truck. Vincent followed him about a mile with the man's tail lights clearly in view, then as they were going around a curve, he suddenly vanished from view. He and his truck just disappeared. Thinking his vision may have been obstructed by trees or something, Vincent even went back the next day during the daylight and retraced everything. There were no trees or anything obstructing his view. There was no human explanation. Also the next day, as he always does on Friday, Vincent took his car to the service station to fill up the tank with gasoline, so it would be full for the weekend. He had forgotten what the man had said about leaving a token "to fill up your car tomorrow." Vincent put $2.32 worth of gas in his car, then tried to round it off to $2.35 or $2.40. But he could only get it up to $2.34 and it stopped. It just would not take more than exactly $2.34. Vincent then left to visit a friend's house, but remembered that he had left the friend's Christmas gift in his truck, so he went back home. When home, Vincent decided to clean his truck a bit before leaving. While doing so, he found some money on the front seat, passenger's side, underneath his glove. The money consisted of two one-dollar bills, a quarter, a nickel, and four pennies -- exactly $2.34!"

For the full story of this angel encounter, go to http://www.oocities.org/bramlett2000/angels.html (see encounter # 3).
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Because of this supernatural incident, the number 234 has intrigued me since 1994. The angel did not decide on the precise $2.34 -- God did. The angel was just under orders from his Commander. And nothing God does is by accident. He is not arbitrary. I have wondered what that number might mean and of all numbers available why God chose those digits. Assuming the gas tank could have been "topped off" at somewhere between $2.00 and $15.00, the odds against exactly $2.34 were great. In past years there has been much speculation about this by Internet friends.

An example is the October 23, 1998 Wye Agreement between Israel and the PLO. Ron Reese reported the agreement was actually signed at exactly 2:34 p.m. (EDT, the time zone where it was signed). Also, Ron says at that very same minute there was an unusual sign in the heavens: Saturn (Satan) came closest to earth and brightest in 20 years, in the sign of Pisces (Israel), and in conjunction with constellation Cetus (Antichrist). He says the odds against all this happening at the same minute, at 2:34 p.m. by mere coincidence, were more than 10 million to 1.

Here are some more interesting things about the numbers 234:

1. Revelation 13:18 is the verse which says the number of the beast (antichrist) is 666. And 13 X 18 = 234!

2. The digital root of 234, 2 + 3 + 4 = 9, the biblical number of finality.

3. Both the number 234 and 153 are embedded in the number 666 (153 is the number for the harvest and a number that Dr. Swanson recently discovered as a consistent thread in Bible chronology).

6 = 1 + 5

6 = 3 + 3

6 = 2 + 4

One day while meditating on all this, I decided to check on key antichrist passages both in the Old Testament and also in the New Testament. The classic Old Testament passage I checked was Daniel 9:26-27. To my shock, I discovered that 9 X 26 = 234, and 9 X 27 = 243!

The classic New Testament antichrist passage I checked was 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 and I was shocked again at the 2-3-4 sequence! Another antichrist passage is in 1 John, which is book # 23 in the New Testament. Guess what chapter? Chapter 4! So again we have 23:4!

Thinking about this after I left church one day, my head was swimming with all these thoughts about 234, the coming of the Lord and the antichrist. On the way home, I stopped at a sub shop for lunch. When I got to the cash register, I was stunned when they told me my bill, plus tax, was -- and I'm not making this up -- it was exactly $6.66.

And now we have May 9, 2002 as DAY 234 of the Jewish year. Whew! I need some fresh air.

Jim