John 1 is Genesis 1’s reflection

[Rose]

The description of creation in Genesis 1:4-5 mirrors the description of creation in John 1:4-5. Both speak of God giving light and that light being divided from the darkness. This exemplifies the Spoke 1 theme of beginnings, which is perfectly reflected in the symmetry of the first chapter of John.
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Gen.1:4-5 And God saw the light and it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day (Jesus is called the Day Star), and the darkness he called Night (absence of light). And the evening and the morning were the first day.

John 1:4-5 In him was life;and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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Rose

[gilgal]

The description of creation in Genesis 1:4-5 mirrors the description of creation in John 1:4-5. Both speak twice of God giving light and that light being divided from the darkness. This exemplifies the Spoke 1 theme of beginnings, which is perfectly reflected in the symmetry of the first chapter of John.
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Gen.1:4-5 and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day (Jesus is called the Day Star), and the darkness he called Night (absence of light). And the evening and the morning were the first day.

John 1:4-5 In him was life;and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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Rose

Don't forget the In the beginning on both verse 1s.

[Rose]

Don't forget the In the beginning on both verse 1s.

That's right! Genesis and John have many wonderful symmetries.

Rose

[Victor]

If we narrow our scope to verse 1:5, we also find this light/darkness connection:

Gen.1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

John 1:5 In him was life;and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Now we can add yet another verse: 1 John 1:5!

1Jn 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

[Rose]

If we narrow our scope to verse 1:5, we also find this light/darkness connection:

Gen.1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

John 1:5 In him was life;and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Now we can add yet another verse: 1 John 1:5!

1Jn 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

WOW! That's wonderful.....

Rose

[gilgal]

WOW! That wonderful.....:woohoo:

Rose

Could it be that there is a word or phrase that adds up to 15?
Check this out:

Luke 1
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Galatians 1
15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

Then Richard gave me this insight:

Genesis 15
4 And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

Bowels is Mem Ayin Heh the male counterpart 40+70+5=115.
So there you have genesis 15:4 or 1:15:4.
The womb is the female counterpart which are found in Luke 1:15 and Galatians 1:15

[Richard Amiel McGough]

If we narrow our scope to verse 1:5, we also find this light/darkness connection:

Gen.1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

John 1:5 In him was life;and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Now we can add yet another verse: 1 John 1:5!

1Jn 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

The "1:5" pattern shines even brighter when we recall this identity:

Light (φως, phos) = 1500

That's the word used in Genesis 1:5 (LXX), John 1:5, and 1 John 1:5!

[gilgal]

The "1:5" pattern shines even brighter when we recall this identity:

Light (φως, phos) = 1500

That's the word used in Genesis 1:5 (LXX), John 1:5, and 1 John 1:5!

:sunny:

Oh wow!

[Victor]

Bowels is Mem Ayin Heh the male counterpart 40+70+5=115.
So there you have genesis 15:4 or 1:15:4.
The womb is the female counterpart which are found in Luke 1:15 and Galatians 1:15

I didn't know about Bowels = 115, cohering with Genesis 15 (1,15), Luke 1:15 and Galatians 1:15!

I think the light/darkness connection can also be seen on the book level. Isaiah is on Spoke 1 and it is a book of the Bible with a great number of joint references to light and darkness. The Isaiah chapter with the greatest number of references to light/darkness is chapter 5!

So we have (1,5) at:

Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 5:30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

[Victor]

The "1:5" pattern shines even brighter when we recall this identity:

Light (φως, phos) = 1500

That's the word used in Genesis 1:5 (LXX), John 1:5, and 1 John 1:5!

Excellent insight!! It completely escaped me. In the article you write about 1500 being the greatest numerical value of a single word in the Torah. So "1:5" makes me think that the Torah is Division 1 of the canon structure and that it consists of 5 books.

1500 is also the value of "Blind", which links to the concept of darkness in the "1:5" verses.