tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post479841047342507759..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Did DreamingOfMashiach Predict Fannie Mae's Woes?joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-39576318886363018342008-07-16T07:51:00.000-04:002008-07-16T07:51:00.000-04:00Running with haShabbat, because that was my exampl...Running with haShabbat, because that was my example, I would point out that the following webpage has a bunch of other words which add up to 707.<BR/>http://www.c2kb.com/gematria/index.php?word=707&submit=+-+%E7%F9%E1+-+<BR/><BR/>Thus, הסוכריות, the candies, have 707. So does רופא שיניים. Thus, the problem is not Shabbos violation, but people rotting their teeth and then having to go to the dentist. Or it is להתערב, because people are making improper bets. Off-track gambling is holding back mashiach. Or people being too nosy and interrupting! This just mildly shows the wiggle room one has in making conclusions based on gematrias.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-57433570461948413182008-07-16T07:15:00.000-04:002008-07-16T07:15:00.000-04:00OK, I listened to the audio (download 5) and I was...OK, I listened to the audio (download 5) and I was unimpressed.<BR/><BR/>This stuff is no different than gematrios one hears at some bar mitzvas. It is possible to do anything with gematrias (and Torah codes), especially when you are free to bring in atbash and albam, and you can come to any conclusions you want. Here are Jesus codes in sefer Yeshaya.<BR/>http://www.biblecodedigest.com/page.php/536<BR/><BR/>My favorite from the audio so far: "vekaraas is same as gematria as HaShabbos (707), telling us desecration of Shabbos is what need to fix."<BR/>Why HaShabbos rather than Shabbos? Because otherwise the gematria wouldn't work.<BR/><BR/>hit rock twice = 9/11. great, but what about the Pentagon that was also hit that same day?<BR/><BR/>It is free association under the guise of Torah. In all likelihood, one should not say birchas haTorah on this stuff. It reminds me of the sequence in the movie "A Beautiful Mind" about the life of John Nash, where he found secret messages encoded in newspapers from the communists, where these codes were in fact not deliberate. But the mind likes to draw connections. (In actual life, his delusions were about space aliens, not communists, if I understand correctly.)<BR/><BR/>As such, I do not believe Daniel predicted anything of the sort. I do think that this fellow has utilized Torah codes to reinforce his delusions, so as to *claim* that Daniel has predicted this.<BR/><BR/>But we will see. What will you say if the elections are not canceled? (Bli neder, I'll send you a reminder if they are not.) Will you say that Daniel's prediction was false? Though this is jumping ahead of ourselves.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/>Joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-25306380186685370792008-07-16T05:30:00.000-04:002008-07-16T05:30:00.000-04:00Bli neder, I will try to find time to listen to th...Bli neder, I will try to find time to listen to that audio file, to be able to respond intelligently.<BR/><BR/>But off the cuff, if the US elections are not canceled, I will think no less of Daniel, and my opinion on the Zohar will not be changed. Because I've read enough Karaitic derashot, and enough Sabbatean derashot, to realize that false derashot of true sources are easy to produce. I have seen the shoddy interpretations of Zohar to "predict" September 11th, and was not persuaded. As such, I realize that these are *interpretations* of Daniel, and Zohar, rather than necessarily what these extremely ambiguous sources actually say.<BR/><BR/>I would guess that there are various assumptions built in or interpreted -- e.g. that the US is Edom, that Bush is Gog. The fact that from the description of the audio file, Torah Codes are used, does not inspire me with confidence. With wiggle room built in, all sorts of fake results are possible. (And the scientists who do promote it do so under very specific scientific setup.) Christians also have started doing their own Bible codes, <BR/>http://www.revelation13.net/KingJames.html<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/>Joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-40912135774930368402008-07-15T18:33:00.000-04:002008-07-15T18:33:00.000-04:00She is not the only one to predict that (Gog) Bush...She is not the only one to predict that (Gog) Bush will announce martial law and there will be something that will delay the elections. The Book of Daniel speaks of "a time, time and a half" during this period of (Gog) - to hear the radio broadcast about this go to http://redemption5768.com - Dowload #5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com