21

Propertiesofthenumber21
Symbolism

Symbolofthepersoncenteredontheobjectandeitheronhimself.

Numberoftheperfectionbyexcellence,3x7,accordingtotheBible.

SymbolrepresentingtheunknownsuperiorsorthegreatspiritualMastersofthehumanity.

Thisnumber"containstheratiosoftheprincipleofindividuality1withthecosmicdifferentiation20",accordingtoR.
Allendy.Theseratioswouldconstituteanactoforganization2+1=3:"Thustheprincipleofindividuality,placed
betweentheworldofthespiritandthatthematter,realizesinitselfthemeetingofboth."

Representtheharmonyofthecreation.

NumberrepresentingtheunionofTrinity,whoseresultoftheircommonactionmakesemergethecreation.

ForClaudeofSaintMartin,"thenumber21isthenumberofdestructionorratherofuniversaltermination,because,as2is
separatedfrom1,itisnecessarythatithasameansoftounitethereifitwantsit.Thisnumbershowsatthesametimethe
commandoftheproductionofthingsandtheirend,aswellinthespiritualoneasinthecorporalone."

The"21,thehighestpossiblenumberof3inthecorporal,isinrelationwiththespiritualandshowsthequalityofthe
renewal",accordingtoEckartshausen.

Numberrepresentingthematurityandtheresponsibilityforanindividual.Itexpressesalsothenotionofchief.

ItisthenumberedrepresentationofGodandtheTemple,andforthisreasonitisconsideredbytheesoterictextsasa
divinenumberorsacred.

Bible

The21chaptersoftheGospelofsaintJohn,totaling879verses.

The21attributesoftheWisdom.(Ws7,2223)

NumberofchaptersofthebookofJudgesintheOldTestament.

During21daysthePrinceofthekingdomofPersia(protectiveangeloftheenemynations)resistedtotheMichael
ArchangelaswellastotheangeloftheprophetDaniel.(Dn10,13)

JacobworkedthreetimessevenyearstokeeptheherdsofhisuncleLabantoobtaintwowivesandtwomaidservant,who
wereusedtohimalsoasconcubinesasitwasthehabittotheperiod.(Gn29,1530)

General

TheBlessedVirginwas70yearsoldwhenhasoccurredherAssumption.Thusshelived21yearsafterthedeathJesus,just
liketherewere21yearsbetweenthepresentationofJesustotheTempleat12yearsoldandhisdeathat33yearsold
accordingtovisionsofMaryAgredaandMariaValtorta.ThusMary,aftertheAscensionofJesus,remainedstill21years

ontheEarthtoserveasattentiveMotherandprioresstotheChurchinthechildhood,alsoofadvisertotheApostlesforany
difficultybeingabletooccur.

Thetextcalled"Sermoangelicus"or"Hymnoftheangel",thatsaintBrigitteofSweden(1303to1373)wroteunderthe
dictationofanangel,iscomposed21letters.Theywerereadduringthematins,intheconventofVadstena,inhomageto
theMotherofGod,asanOfficeoftheVirginMary.

Inasameday,Jesusappearsin21differentplacesofthePalestinetoconfirminHisResurrectionthosewhobelievein
Him.

Itisthenumberofecumenicalcouncilsthe21thisVaticanII.

SaintAnnandsaintJoachimgavebirthtotheVirginMary21yearsaftertheirmarriage,accordingtovisionsofMary
Agreda.

IntheencyclicalofthePopePieXIontheunitofChristians,"Mortaliumanimos",1928,itissurprisingtonotethatthereis
nomentionoftheHolySpirit,whileintheencyclicalofthePopeJohnPaulII,"Utunumsint",the"HolySpirit"is
mentioned21times.

WhenthereligioustraditionoftheOrientrefersinitslessontothepsychicnatureoftheman,itusestheknowledgeofthe
"centersofforce"calledbyHindusChakras(wheel)oragainPadma(lotus).Thesecentersaretothenumberof7majors,
21averagesand49minors,butonlythe7majoronesheldtheattentionbecauseoftheirimportanceintheinitiatory
process.

The21leavesthatcontainthealchimicalbookofAbrahamtheJew.

The21divisionsofthe"Yamaloka",fortheIndians.

LouisXVIbecameengagedonJanuary21,1770,marriesonJune21,1770.Hepromulgatedthesuspensionofataxon
January21,1782andonJanuary21,1784anenormousobeliskofsnowwasraisedforhimontheplaceLouisXV.Louis
XVIisarrestedtoVarennesonJune21,1791andgoesuptothescaffoldonJanuary21,1793.Finally,the5lettersofhis
firstnameaddedtoXVIgives21.

NumberoflettersoftheItalianalphabet.

Itisaroundtheageof20or21yearsoldthatthemanreachhisfinalsize.Moreover,atmuchofpeoples,theageof21
yearsoldischosenastheageofthemajority.Iftheastralbodyofthemaniscompletelydevelopedattheageof14years
old,thementalbodyreachesitsfullbloomingatapproximately21yearsold.

Thereare21aminoacids.

Magicsquareof21:

51246781029
Sumofnumberonetosix,whichisthetotalofthenumberswrittenontheofdie.

Anniversaryofmarriage:weddingsofwatch.

Occurrence

Thenumber21isused7timesintheBible.

TheGospelofsaintJohnusesonthewhole21differentnumbers,whicharenumbers1to8,10,12,15,25,30,38,46,50,
100,153,200,300and5000.IntheGospelofMatthewwefindalso21numbersdifferentwhichare1to7,9to12,14,30,
40,60,77,99,100,4000,5000and10000.AndtheGospelofMarkusesonthewhole21differentnumbers,whichare
numbers1to7,9,10,11,12,30,40,50,60,100,200,300,2000,4000and5000.

Thenumbers16,2000,5000and20000areused21timesintheBible.

Thewordangelispronounced21timesbyJesus,alwaystotheplural.

ThewordsFloodandstarareused21timesintheBible.IntheRevelation,theword"capacity"(capacityofdecisionorto
act,byoppositionto"power")isused21times.

IntheNewTestament,17chaptershave21verses.

TheMeaningofNumbers:TheNumber21
TwentyonetimestotalintheBooksof1Kingsand2KingsisareferencemadetothesinsofJeroboam(thefirstkingoftheNorthernTribes
ofIsraelaftertheirsplitwithJudah)andhowIsrael'ssubsequentkingsandthepeoplecontinuedtowalkinthem:
"'MoreovertheLordwillraiseupforHimselfakingoverIsraelwhoshallcutoffthehouseofJeroboam;thisistheday.What?Evennow!
FortheLordwillstrikeIsrael,asareedisshakeninthewater.HewilluprootIsraelfromthisgoodlandwhichHegavetotheirfathers,and
willscatterthembeyondtheRiver,becausetheyhavemadetheirwoodenimages,provokingtheLordtoanger.AndHewillgiveIsraelup
becauseofTHESINSOFJEROBOAM,WHOSINNEDANDWHOMADEISRAELSIN.'"(1Kings14:1416,NKJVthroughoutunless
stated)
"NowNadabTHESONOFJEROBOAMbecamekingoverIsraelinthesecondyearofAsakingofJudah,andhereignedoverIsraeltwo
years.AndhedidevilinthesightoftheLord,andwalkedinthewayofhisfather,andinhissinbywhichhehadMADEISRAELSIN."
(1Kings15:2526)
20AhabsaidtoElijah,'Soyouhavefoundme,myenemy!''Ihavefoundyou,'heanswered,'becauseyou
havesoldyourselftodoevilintheeyesoftheLORD.21'Iamgoingtobringdisasteronyou.Iwill
consumeyourdescendantsandcutofffromAhabeverylastmaleinIsraelslaveorfree.22Iwillmake
yourhouselikethatofJeroboamsonofNebatandthatofBaashasonofAhijah,becauseyouhave
provokedmetoangerandhavecausedIsraeltosin.''(1Kings21:2022,NIV)

dahdidnotkeepthecommandmentsoftheLordtheirGod,butwalkedinthestatutesofIsraelwhichtheymade.AndtheLordrejectedallthedescend
flictedthem,anddeliveredthemintothehandofplunderers,untilHehadcastthemfromHissight.ForHetoreIsraelfromthehouseofDavid,andth
mthesonofNebatking.ThenJeroboamdroveIsraelfromfollowingtheLord,andmadethemcommitagreatsin.FORTHECHILDRENOFISRAE
DINALLTHESINSOFJEROBOAMwhichhedid;theydidnotdepartfromthem..."(2Kings17:1922)

erencestothesinsofJeroboam(sonofNebat)include:1Kings15:30,34,16:19,26,22:52;2Kings3:3,10:29,31,13:2,6,11,14:24,15:9,18,24,28

itionalcommentaryontheBiblicalMeaningof21*

ber21alsopicturestheexceedingwickednessofsin.Therewere21majorrebellionsbythechildrenofIsraelduringtheirwildernessjourney.

thenumberofdepravity,sinandrebellion,andthenumber21,arecloselyassociated.Thesymbolismof21inScriptureistheoutgrowthof13andp
hatnature:"Rebellionanddepravity"(13)plusa"newbeginning"(8)equals21,portrayingones"newbeginning"intothedepthsofsatanicdepravity

1stdayofthefirstmonth,thelastdayoftheFeastofUnleavenedBread,GodexecutedHisfinaljudgmentagainstPharaohandhisarmiesthesymbo
gwickednessofsin.

dayofthe7thmonth,thelastdayoftheFeastofTabernacles,portraystheendoftheMillenniumwhenSatanandthedemonsaretemporarilyloosed
telytheyleadpeopleintowarandrebellion.ThenGodexecutesHisfinaljudgmentagainstSatanandthedemonstheultimateintheexceedingwick
elation20:10).

evilinsidehumansand21

thy3theapostlePaulwritesof21sinswhichshowtheexceedingwickednessofselfandsin.Hebeginsthechapterwithawarningandthengiveshis
s,thatinthelastdaysperiloustimeswillcome:Formenwillbe...

loversofthemselves,

loversofmoney,

boasters,

proud,

blasphemers,

disobedienttoparents,

unthankful,

unholy,

unloving,

unforgiving,

slanderers,

withoutselfcontrol,

brutal,

despisersofgood,

traitors,

headstrong,

haughty,

loversofpleasure

ratherthanloversofGod,

havingaformofgodliness

butdenyingitspower."(2Timothy3:15,NKJV)

What does the number Twenty-One mean? (plus, some news links)
At the time of this posting, a web search for the symbolic meaning of the number
twenty-one reveals how the content scanned fails to return results with a very
important signification. Here are examples of some "time" facets of the number 21. I
also make some observations related to recent posts.
The number 21 suggests "time."
The angel's coming to Daniel was delayed by the Prince of Persia for 21 days. Daniel
10:13
Jacob worked 3 x 7 or 21 years for Laban to obtain two wives and two maidservants,
through whom were brought forth the promised sons of Israel that are so pivotal in the
history of man. Genesis 29:15-30
By reason of those two passages, the number twenty-one speaks of a full limit of time.
21 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 Relative to the six days of creation, twenty-one equates to
a work week sum.
In America today, when a person reaches the age of 21 they are legally an adult,
recognized as having attained full maturity.
Because 21 = 3x7, with 3 as a resurrection number and 7 as the most basic and
seemingly "arbitrary" (unrelated to celestial movement) cycle of time, the product of
3x7 can speak of resurrecting time in endless cycles, eternally.
Applying the summing function to the number 21: 2+1=3 Three is the biblical number
for resurrection and, probably, the number of DNA strands in an immortal body (and its
counterfeit).
It's claimed that twenty-one appearances are recorded in the Bible of Jesus appearing
in his resurrection body to his apostles and others, testifying to the reality of His
resurrection.
Jesus was 12 (following his bar mitzvah as an illegitimate) when he was first recorded
as being about the business of his Father. Twenty-one years later, he fulfilled this
"earthly body-temple" ministry when he gave up this life at the age of 33. Matthew
26:18: And He said, "Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher
says, "My time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples."

The Hebrew word Cheled (that means age, duration of life, the world) has a gematria of
42, which is 21x2.
Del Washburn's book Theomatics II is not one I can recommend due to the author's
conclusions. As a source for data-mining I find it useful on occasion. These features
were discovered within.
Rev 12:14 TIME 21 x 12 (252)
Rev 12:14 HALF A TIME 21 x 60 (1260)
Luke 21:24 TIME 21 x 10 (210)
Dan 7:25 FOR TIME, TIMES, AND HALF A TIME 21 x 30 (630)
Del notes that the Hebrew word? for "time" is 21 x 6 (126)
Eph 1:10 THE DISPENSATIONS OF TIME 21 x 120 (2520)
Acts 1:7 IT IS TO KNOW THE TIMES OR SEASONS 21 x 80 (1680)
Acts 17:26 FIXING THE APPOINTED SEASONS AND BOUNDARIES OF THE DWELLING 21 x
240 (5040)
Mat 1:7 ALL GENERATIONS 21 x 18 (378)
Mat 2:7 THE TIME OF THE APPEARING OF THE STAR 21 x 200 (4200)
Mat 2:16 ACCORDING TO THE TIME 21 x 60 (1260)
Mat 13:40 IT WILL BE AT THE COMPLETION OF THE AGE 21 x 180 (3780)
Mar 13:4 WHEN 21 x 20 (420)
Gal 1:4 HE MIGHT DELIVER US OUT OF PRESENT AGE 21 x 252 (5292)
Gal 4:4 CAME THE FULLNESS OF TIME 21 x 132 (2772)
Gal 4:4 TIME 21 x 98 (2058)
Rev 22:10 FOR THE TIME 21 x 24 (504)
Rev 22:10 FOR THE TIME IS AT HAND 21 x 80 (1680)
Rev 10:6 THAT TIME 21 x 70 (1470)
Rev 10:6 NO LONGER 21 x 48 (1008)
Gen 21:33 THE NAME OF JEHOVAH GOD ETERNAL 21 x 26 (546)
Deut 33:27 THE ETERNAL GOD 21 x 9 (189)
Deut 33:27 ETERNAL 21 x 7 (147)
Rom 1:20 ETERNAL 21 x 14 (294)
Isa 63:13 YOUR NAME IS FROM EVERLASTING 21 x 26 (546)
Hab 1:12 FROM EVERLASTING, O JEHOVAH 21 x 10 (210)
According to the occult philosopher Claude of Saint-Martin ( aka the "unknown
philosopher" - Louis Claude de Saint Martin (1743-1803)), "the number 21 is the
number of destruction or rather of universal termination, because, as 2 is separated
from 1, it is necessary that it has a means of to unite there if it wants it. This number
shows at the same time the command of the production of things and their end, as well
in the spiritual one as in the corporal one."
A wide variety of explanations are offered for the tradition of the 21 gun salute. There is
agreement that it began as a signaling between naval vessels and fortifications on land.
These salutes are fired in three volleys of 7 guns. Quoting from the U.S. ARMY CENTER
OF MILITARY HISTORY site, What is the origin of the 21-gun salute: "The multiple of
three probably was chosen because of the mystical significance of the number three in
many ancient civilizations." On that page you'll also read: "In 1842, the Presidential

salute was formally established at 21 guns. In 1890, regulations designated the

"national salute" as 21 guns... Today the national salute of 21 guns is fired in honor of a
national flag, the sovereign or chief of state of a foreign nation, a member of a reigning
royal family, and the President, ex-President and President-elect of the United States. It
is also fired at noon of the day of the funeral of a President, ex-President, or Presidentelect."
Some observations:
In the year 1797, which is 1776 + 21, the first ship of the United States Navy, the
frigate USS UNITED STATES, was commissioned. On the 21st of October that same
year, the United States Navy frigate USS Constitution was launched in Boston Harbor
on a mission to fight Barbary pirates off the coast of Tripoli. On March 4 of that year,
John Adams was sworn in as the 2nd President of the United States of America.
You may note that as a man reaches full stature at 21 and is recognized as an adult, on
the only date expressing a command ("March Forth"), this country named with 21
characters (United States of America) and considered by Francis Bacon and many other
students of esoteric wisdom as the new Atlantis marches forth in the 21st numbered
year in a new administration lead by Adams. (as from the garden of Eden?)
In the year 2012, when the 13 Mayan Katun cycles represented in the steps of the
Great Seal's pyramid and the 21 years from the celestial signpost of 1991 are fulfilled,
there may come something resembling a 21 gun salute. George Washington famously
prophesied of our day.

ByWolfgangHeld,extractedfromTheQualityofNumbersOnetoThirtyone,published1/03/12byFlorisBooks.
WolfgangHeldwasborninGermanyin1964.HeworkedformanyyearsintheMathematicsandAstronomysectionofthe
Goetheanum,wherehenowrunsthepublicitydepartment.Hislatestbook,TheQualityofNumbersOnetoThirtyoneexploresthe
fascinatingcharacteristicsofnumbersinrelationtoourlives.ThroughoutMarchwewillbefeaturingselectededitedextractsfrom
thisbook.Today,the21stofMarch,wearelookingatthenumber21.
Thecannonsthundered21timeswhentheCrownPrincessofSwedensaidIdoinJune2010,and21timeswhenPresidentObama
wasswornin.Andthereisa21gunsalutewhentheQueenElizabethvisitsaforeignstate.Why21?
Whensailingshipswereequippedwithcannoninthefourteenthcentury,theywerenotallowedtoenterharbourprimedforbattle.
Theythereforefiredoffthepowderfromtheircannonwithoutcannonballs,andthissignofpeaceledtothegunsalute.Sevensuch
shotswerefiredsincetheseearlybattleshipseachhadsevencannon.Possiblybecausecannononlandcouldfiremorequickly,the
sevensaluteshotsbecame37shots,andhaveremainedsotothisday.
Buttherearealsodeeperreasonsforthistwentyonefoldthunder:twentyoneisagrandnumber,lessintermsofquantitythandue
toitsinnerproperties.Itistheproductofthreeandseven.Besidethethreetotalsproducedfromoppositenumberswhenplaying
dice(1+6,2+5,3+4=21),threeandsevenarealsobothpowerfulnumbersintheirownright.Threeisthenumberofthespirit,
ofthedivineTrinity,andseventhenumberofdevelopment,oftime.Thus21istheunionofspiritandtime.Attheageof21the
humanspiritstandsfullywithintime,orinotherwordsintheearthlyhereandnow,andhasreachedtheageofmajorityinthe
fullestsense.
Wheneveranenumeratedlistappearsinreligioustexts,thenumberinvokedisrarelychance.Probablythebiggestsinglelistthat
appearsintheBibleitemises21qualitiesofwisdomintheBookofWisdom,intheApocrypha.Theseare,onecansay,a21gun
saluteashymnofpraisetothedivinevalueofwisdom.Aspiritissaidtoliveinwisdomthatisintelligent,holy,unique,manifold,
subtle,mobile,clear,unpolluted,distinct,invulnerable,lovingthegood,keen,irresistible,beneficent,humane,steadfast,sure,free

fromanxiety,allpowerful,overseeingall,and
penetratingthroughallspiritsthatareintelligentandpure
andmostsubtle.(Wisd.7:22f)Thehumancapacityforwisdomisnothingotherthanthefacultyfordrawingfromtheworldof
ideas,theeternalworld,somethingthatfillslanguageandmemoryandisthusintroducedintotemporalconditions.Eternityis
broughtintotimethroughtheinterplayofsevenandthree,thetwofactorsof21.
InTarotcardswidelyusedtointerpretorpredictdestiny,thetwentyfirstcardishighestinworth,andrepresentstheworldorthe
wholeuniverse.