Eight Shades of the Netherworld

Number (8) in the Bible

According to the Bible, the number (8) has a special meaning for God, as He chose the 8th day to mark the beginning of the new week. Everything that has a new beginning in the Bible has the number (8) associated with it. Number (8) is the personal number of Jesus. When we add together the letter values of the name Jesus in Greek, we get 888.

Jesus was called The Christ, the numerical value of this title is 1480 (185 x 8). He was Saviour which has the value of 1408 (2 x 8 x 88). Messiah has a numerical value of 656 (82 x 8). Jesus also called himself the Son of man. The term occurs 88 times and is valued at 2960 (370 x 8).

Jesus said, "I am the truth": the numerical value of "the truth" is 64 (8 x 8). The last book in the Bible is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which has exactly 888 Greek words.