In 1774, Continental Congress met for the first time. Two years later, John Hancock, as President of Congress, was the only member of that body to actually sign the Declaration of Independence on 7/4/1776. The only other signature that day was Charles Thomson, who as Secretary of Congress attested Hancock's signature so as to make the document legal (John[4 letters, =47=J10+O15+H8+N14] Hancock[7,40) & Thomson[74=T20+H8+O+M13+S19+O+N14]).This original copy of the Declaration was then sent to printer John Dunlop who made 200 copies that evening of July 4th and early morning of July 5th. These 200 copies are known as the 'Dunlop Broadsides' and the few remaining copies are priceless! George Washington received his Dunlop Broadside in New York(7) City(4) 40.7°N 74°W and on July 9th he read it out loud to the Continental Army. General Washington had assumed command of the Army on July 3rd, 1775 making 7/4/1775 his first full day as Commanding General. Washington would eventually have 74 generals in the Army. 'Coincidentally', General Washington and Thomas Jefferson were 6'2": 74 inches tall. Does it sound as if a secret code was laid down at the birth of the United States? Yes, GOD=7_4, 7/4=July 4th.
John Hancock was a Grand Master Mason (like Benjamin Franklin & George Washington) and was the only delegate - the only one of eventually 56 delegates to sign the later copy of the Declaration - to have 7 letters in his last name and 4 in his first name. Like the Liberty(7) Bell(4), this symbolically pointed to 7/4 (July 4). This is 'Step 1' of Simple(6,74) English(7,74) Gematria(8,74) where counting the number of letters(7) in a word(4)/name/phrase has symbolic meaning.
Using 'Step 2' of Simple(6,74) English(7,74) Gematria(8,74), Thomson=74 (T20+H8+O+M13+S19+O+N14). The circle O can be either the 15th letter or zerO, i.e. GOD=7_4. The US Forever Stamp uses both Step 1 & Step 2 of gematria since it has a picture of the Liberty(7) Bell(4) & Forever=74=F6+O+R18+E5+V22+E5+R18.
To the rest of the world, 7/4 = 7 April, which in 30 AD was the first day of the Passover(8) Festival(8): it was Good(7__4) Friday(74) when Jesus(74) son of Joseph(73) was on the Cross(74=C3+R18+O15+S19+S19). 7/4/783 AUC or April 7, 30 AD.
GOD=7_4, 7/4=July 4th or 7 April
Y'shua(74) ben Yosef was born on April 17, 6 BC: 17/4/748 Roman Calendar. (See the site of astronomer http://MichaelMolnar.com .) This has been reported on the BBC, CNN, FOX, CBS, Discovery Channel & History Channel. 4/17 made the Messiah(74) an Aries the Ram and baby sheep are lambs. Y'shua was the "Lamb of GOD" and he was destined to be crucified on the first day of Passover - Friday April 7, 30 AD: 7/4/783 AUC (ab urbe condita [since the founding of Roma{47}]).
The Knights Templar excavated the Jerusalem Temple Mount in 1119-1128 and discovered* scrolls that, among other things, documented Jesus' Birthday. This information and possibly the scrolls themselves were passed on to the Freemasons. King James was a Grand Master Mason and his Authorized Version of the Bible encoded it with Jesus' first teaching of Matthew 4:17. The United States Founding Fathers encoded it on July 4, 1776 and the Biblical 50 cubits(74) = 74 feet if one cubit = 17.76 inches (7/4/1776).
Benjamin Franklin 'coincidentally' died on 4/17/1790, George Washington on 12/14/1799 and John Adams & Thomas Jefferson died on July 4th: 7/4/1826 - the 50th Anniversary/Birthday. Scholars refer to this as "America's BIGGEST coincidence". (I think the hurricane that suddenly appeared on August 28, 1814 when the White House was on fire and the tornado that came down Pennsylvania Ave and killed British soldiers and threw cannon into the air was even a BIGGER 'coincidence'!)
When we consider that GOD=7_4, 7/4=July 4th or 7 April, that's pretty intense! Now when we add that he was born on 17/4=1 GOD, WOW! A simple mathematical and scientific proof of God's existence!! And using Simple(74) English(74) Gematria(74) with the key(74) of A=1...Z=26, Jesus(74)/Y'shua(74)/Joshua(74)/IESVS(74)/Iesous(73), Jewish(74), Menorah(74), Messiah(74), and Cross(74). Well, this is 'beyond coincidence'.
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