BIBLICAL CIPHERS AND CODES - SEASON ONE - PART ONE (REVEALING JESUS CHRIST THROUGH PROPHECY AND OUR CALLING) (For a fluid navigation between the writeup and the cited Passages, via the YouVersion Bible App, download the full series, link at the end) Below is an example of a ciphered or coded message I'm sending to you, and in the course of this series I'll provide the key for you to decipher the message: [HPE MPWFT ZPV EFBSMZ!!! JTO’U UIBU BNB“A”JOH?!] Growing up there were two subjects that I found fascinating: “Quantitative Aptitude” and “Verbal Reasoning”. These subjects involved challenging ciphers using shapes, letters, and numbers. The exercises required you to decipher a key or pattern to solve a message or fill in blank spots. The ciphers were initially troublesome, but after a few minutes of trying different hypotheses, you would discover the key. Cracking the cipher would fill me with joy and a desire to share the key with others, a feeling I'm sure anyone who enjoys puzzles and games can relate to. For instance, top rated video games embed ciphers where the character has to move objects to a certain place, or turn dials in a certain way, or order, to unlock a door or secret passage way to advance in the game. Anyway before I give you the key to the ciphered message at the end of the series, take a moment to write down all the characters and spend a minute or two trying to crack the code on your own. Extra points to you if you figure it out. Now let's discuss a bit about why ciphers and codes matter, and why I'm drawing your attention to them. GOD THE MASTER CIPHER The Master of cipher and cryptography is none other than God Himself. You may not realize it at first glance, but the Bible is the most enigmatic literature of all time, filled with codes and ciphers hidden in plain sight, with it's words only divulging their secrets at just the right epoch of time. This is why the Bible bears relevance in every generation, because it not only records history, but those historic records are encoded with prophetic mysteries that unfold beyond the original context of writing, and are still unfolding to this very day. I'll elaborate a bit so you can understand what I've just said, but the main point is that the words of the Bible are not mere words, but ciphers that can only be decoded or understood by the help of the Holy Spirit (John 6:63, 1 Corinthians 2:12-14). God is deeply involved in cryptography, as shown throughout the Old and New Testaments. Proverbs 25:2 NIV @2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. This Passage confirms that God is into concealing things, but NOT because He wants them to remain hidden. His ultimate desire is to reveal them to those who ask and seek after Him (Luke 11:9-13). Jeremiah 33:3 NIV @3 ‘CALL TO ME AND I WILL ANSWER YOU and tell you great and UNSEARCHABLE THINGS you do not know.’ Jeremiah 29:11-14 NIV @11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. @12 THEN YOU WILL CALL ON ME and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. @13 YOU WILL SEEK ME AND FIND ME WHEN YOU SEEK ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART. @14 I will be FOUND by you,” declares the Lord, … Playing as kids, the joy of hide and seek for the one who hides is not to be frustratingly difficult to be found by the seeker, so that the seeker loses interest all together and stops seeking; but that they posed enough of a challenge and after a few close calls the seeker eventually stumbles on their hiding spot. I mean you almost can't help but giggle when the seeker gets close, almost as if to give off your position. And once the seeker finds you, out flows a stream of euphonious laughter from both of you. So the joy and anticipation for the one who hides is to know that someone is searching for them. And the joy of the seeker is that after leaving no stones unturned they finally find the one they were searching for. So when you realize that these things of God are hidden not to frustrate you, but to woo you to an unspeakable joy, the search becomes rewarding instead of burdensome. ... Please follow the links below for the full series, or continuation of this part. Thanks and God bless ... For the Full series: https://daniel-olatunji-publications.netlify.app/Biblical_Ciphers_Part_One/ For the rest of this part 👉: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17CJN4k5Ns/?mibextid=oFDknk ⏭️ Next Part: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FHhjiTjKm/?mibextid=oF And also please get the Free book “The Biblical Festivals of God”, the cipher for all time that we would be exploring in the Part 2: https://selar.com/TheBiblicalFestivalsOfGod @followers #BibleStudyWithDanielOlatunji