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Oneness of the Godhead. One is a prime number only divisable by itself. |
Andreas |
Lust |
Baptism |
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. |
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. |
God created day and night, heaven and Earth. |
| 2 |
Union between man and woman when two become one. Two is both a union and a division or verification by a witness or anothers actions. |
Bartholomew |
Gluttony |
Confirmation |
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. |
Amen, I say unto thee, today you will be with me in paradise. |
God divided heaven and Earth. |
| 3 |
Completeness. Three is the first of four spiritually perfect numbers along with 7, 10 and 12. |
James the Elder |
Greed |
Eucharist |
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. |
Woman, behold your son. Behold, your mother. |
God created the land, sea and vegetation. |
| 4 |
On the fourth day god created all the stars including the sun and the moon. There are four gospel accounts. |
James the Younger |
Sloth |
Penance |
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. |
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? |
God created the Sun, moon and stars. |
| 5 |
Gods grace, goodness and favor towards humans. Five is the number of grace. Christianity in numbers. |
John |
Wrath |
Anointing |
Honor thy father and thy mother. |
I thirst. |
God created creatures, great and small. |
| 6 |
Man and human weakness. Six represents the evils of Satan and manifestation of Sin. Man was created on the sixth day. |
Judas Iscariot |
Envy |
Holy |
Thou shalt not kill. |
It is finished. |
God created mankind. |
| 7 |
Foundation of God’s word. Seven is the number of both physical and spiritual completeness and perfection. |
Jude Thaddeus |
Pride |
Matrimony |
Thou shalt not commit adultery. |
Father, into your hands I commit my spirit. |
God rested. |
| 8 |
A new beginning. Jesus was resurrected eight days after his selection as man’s sacrificial lamb. |
Matthew |
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Thou shalt not steal. |
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| 9 |
Divine completeness and finality. The nine fruits of God’s Holy Spirit are faithfulness, gentleness, goodness, joy, kindness, long suffering, peacem, love and self control. |
Peter |
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Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. |
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| 10 |
10 is a complete and perfect number. God gave man ten commandments. |
Philip |
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house/wife… |
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| 11 |
Disorder, chaos and judgment. In Genesis 11 man rebelled against God and the tower of Babel was built. |
Simon the Canaanite |
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Symbolizes God’s power and authority. Twelve is a perfect number along with 3, 7 and 10. |
Thomas |
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