Bible Codes????

(Bible Codes & Barney the Dinosaur!!! What do they have in common?)

"Proof That Barney Is Satan
Given: Barney is a CUTE PURPLE DINOSAUR Prove: Barney is Satanic Solution: The Romans had no letter 'U' and used 'V' instead for printing, meaning the Roman representation for Barney would be: CVTE PVRPLE DINOSAVR Extracting the Roman numerals, we have: C V V L D I V Decimal Equivalents are:100 5 5 50 500 1 5 Adding those numbers produces: 666 666 is the number of the beast. Therefore, Barney is Satan."

Silly? Yes!

This is the sort of playing around with letters & numbers that the Bible Codes Books have in common. In other words, you can make them say anything you want to say. Especially, if you start with a question from the newspaper and start looking for the obvious answer. The one question I have is, "Why are people so gullible?"

The only ones profiting from these books are the authors who are making money from selling them to people who should know better.

The L-rd says that we are to be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves. (Matthew 10:16)
"If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of G-d, who gives to all generously and without reproach." (James 1:5)
Wisdom says, "For he who finds me finds life & obtains the favor of Adonai (L-rd), But he who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death." (Proverbs 8:35-36 ... you may want to read the entire 8th & 9th chapters)

Spend your time with the L-rd of the Universe (in His Word & in prayer) & He will share His knowledge with you. He made His Word simple enough for a child to understand it. Enjoy!

Lura Maiman, Congregation Yeruel, Israel