The Prophetic Telegraph - No.80B
PART TWO
NATURE'S HIDDEN
MODEL
SCIENCE YIELDS A
DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PYRAMID
It really is quite amazing how
much spiritual truth is displayed in nature. But this has been God's own way.
In Romans 1 we read, "The invisible things of Him from the
creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are
made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that mankind is without
excuse." Simple things like the Pansy. It used to be called
the "Trinity Flower", and a cursory glance at it
will reveal why. It's a shame that the old name has been abandoned for a word
that has attracted rather negative connotations these days.
Then there's the Passion
Flower, a most complicated but incredibly fascinating flower, which contains
pictorial information about the Cross. And then, what about the Zodiac?
The word means "Little Animals", and refers to the
names of the twelve constellations. Astrology is a very doubtful art, employed
by fortune tellers, but nevertheless, there was a message contained in these
pictures, which when analysed gave the story of man's redemption. I am quite
confident in this conclusion, simply by reading the words the Lord spoke to
Job, in 38:31-33. "Can you bind the sweet influences of
Pleiades (the seven sisters), or loose the bands of Orion? Can you bring forth
Mazzaroth (the zodiacal signs) in their season? Or can you guide Arcturus and
his sons? (the Great Bear)" Hence, before all the corruption
began, there was a God-given message in the stars.
And then again, take a look
at the life-cycle of the butterfly, and how it so clearly speaks of going down
into death and arising in resurrection, not as another caterpillar, but on a
completely higher plane of existence - with the glory of God on its wings. I
could go on, and produce pages of print on all the wonders that God has given
me eyes to see, the fir cones and their magic spirals, the shape of snow
flakes, the peculiar properties of water which ensures that ice forms on the
top of ponds, and so on.
But in this paper I want to
present something that God revealed to me whilst I was teaching physics in the
Let me begin by sharing a
few facts of scientific history related to this discovery. In the ancient
world, Greek philosophers used to refer to the "four elements", being
EARTH, AIR, FIRE, AND WATER. This was a simplistic analysis of what man sees
around him every day. But in more recent times scientists have become aware
that matter contains a much larger array of "ELEMENTS", to give them
their proper name. Each of these Elements is distinct from the rest, and it is
the work of chemists and physicists to define each one according to its
properties. In the 18th century the gases nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, and
chlorine had all been discovered. Each of these was found to be Elemental,
incapable of being reduced to anything simpler. But for many centuries man had
been aware of certain metals, such as iron, copper, tin, and lead, as well as
mercury and gold. To this list were added in the 18th century, cobalt,
platinum, nickel, manganese, tungsten, molybdenum, uranium, titanium, and
chromium. And in the first decade of the 19th century no less than fourteen new
elements were added to the growing list.
Scentists began to wonder
just how many Elements there were. By 1830 the tally reached 55, a long step
from the ancient four! But because chemists had begun to classify the
properties of the elements that had been found, they became aware that certain
elements possessed common properties. The first man to observe this phenomenon
was the German chemist Dobereiner. In 1829 he noticed that bromine bore
similarities to both chlorine and iodine, but in addition, the atomic weight of
bromine happened to lie just midway between that of chlorine and iodine. Was
this coincidence, or was it opening up a whole new avenue of research into
Elemental behaviour? Dobereiner continued his research, and found two other
triads having similar properties. The first of these was calcium, strontium,
and barium. The second was sulphur, selenium, and tellurium. And in each case,
the central one just happened to have an atomic weight midway between the other
two. He tried to find further triads, but was unsuccesful. However, the
groundwork had been done, and others moved into the work.
It wasn't until 1864 that
the English chemist Newlands presented his findings, in which the then-known
elements were arranged in order of increasing atomic weight, in vertical
columns of seven. This was known as Newland's law of octaves, because in each
case it was the EIGHTH element which bore similarity with the previous one. His
analysis showed that Dobereiner's triads fitted well within the new structure.
But again, there was too much dissimilarity for the table of elements to be
accepted as a final arrangement.
A much greater degree of
understanding was provided in 1869 with the publication of Mendeleev's work. He
was a Russian chemist, and had constructed his Table of Elements according to
what is known in chemistry as VALENCY, a word coined to describe the
"combining power" of the elements. As Hydrogen has a Valency of 1,
and Oxygen a Valency of 2, then water, which is the combination of these two
gases, must have a formula of H2O. Mendeleev found that Valencies rose to 4,
and fell back again to 1. And he compiled his table according to Valency. This was
a great step forward, and although it didn't provide anything like the
simplicity of Newland's Octaves, it gave a much improved understanding of the
way in which Elements behaved. Mendeleev was also able to show that there were
MISSING ELEMENTS, which had not yet been found, but should have certain
predictable properties when viewed within the structure of Elements. Some of
these were found within a short time. Other had to wait for many years. We must
now jump ahead to modern times. The "Periodic Table of the Elements"
as it is now called, made use of Mendeleev's original chart, and refined it as
more and more information became available.
But instead of there
being some simple arrangement, there is an increase in complexity according to
the Period. The Lanthanide Series, as it is called, is a group of 15 Elements
all of which have to fit into the single space shown on the chart. Similarly
the Actinide Series fits below it. There is no simple way of representing all
this on a two-dimensional sheet of paper. It is in a manner of speaking a
"Student's Nightmare" when it comes to learning it. Some years ago, a
Scientist at
So much for the history,
and the results. Little did I realise, before 1975, that contained within this
Periodic Table was the pattern of the New Jerusalem. It was HIDDEN, and yet when
understood was quite simple to see. Let me explain how the revelation came to
me. It was during the time in which I was required to teach the Periodic Table
that this revelation came. I had presented the students with the information in
this paper, in other words a little history, and the gradual evolution of the
Table to its present-day form. I was sitting in the staff room during the lunch
hour, eating my sandwiches, and idly looking at the Periodic Table, when I
noticed two things. (A) Periods 2 and 3 were of identical form, so also Periods
4 and 5, and Periods 6 and 7. Periods 3, 5, and 7 were repeats of Periods 2, 4,
and 6. Would it not be better to classify Periods 2 and 3 as 2A and 2B? Then 4
and 5 would become 3A and 3B, and Periods 6 and 7 would become 4A and 4B. I saw
that there would be sense in doing this, but it didn't really simplify the
structure of the Table. (B) For some reason I counted the number of Elements in
Periods 2 and 3 together, and saw that it came to 16, which of course is a
"square number". I wondered what the number would be for Periods 4
and 5. It came out to be 36, which is another "square number". And
the last two Periods contained (or could contain) 64 Elements, yet another
"square number". Was this a coincidence? And did it have some hidden
meaning?
Suddenly it struck me! It
came as a shaft of light, and the whole Table became simplified and more
meaningful. Instead of trying unsuccesfully to arrange the Elements on a flat
sheet of paper in TWO DIMENSIONS, one had to present the information in THREE
DIMENSIONS, and then it would simplify. There were THREE STAGES, each with a
square, the first having 4 X 4, the second 6 X 6, and the last 8 X 8. And then,
to my utmost delight, I realised that the model was an exact counterpart of the
New Jerusalem as seen by the Chinese children, and presumably by the Apostle
John. Even before I had time to construct a cardboard model the pattern was
plain enough, and the Capstone was there as well! The first two Elements were
Hydrogen and Helium, and although they are assigned to Period 1, they in fact
do not fit above the other Elements neatly. Hydrogen is completely unique.
Although placed above
Now this is where we need
further examination, because it is easy to assign the position of Hydrogen to
the Lord Jesus, as the Capstone, a unique Stone of shape unshared by any other
Stone in the building, but what about Helium? How do we account for another
Stone being required, and ADDED to the Capstone? If this represents people,
then who are they, and why can they have such a prestigious position? The
answer to this conundrum is in fact clearly taught by our Lord in the Gospels,
though at first sight it may be overlooked. Remember the time when Zebedee's
wife approached the Lord, and said, "Grant that these, my two sons, (i.e.
James and John) may sit, one on your right hand, and the other on the left, in
your Kingdom." (Matthew 20:21) And the Lord, in answering, didn't deny the
possibility of such prestigious positions, but said, "To sit on
my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them
for whom it is prepared of my Father." And therefore there
shall be two such honoured individuals, unknown to us, and probably to all
mankind, but known to the Father, and in due course to be bestowed when the
Kingdom is being established on earth.
My own feeling about this
is that the O.T. prophets had already spoken about these two, and I am
referring to Zechariah 4:11-14. Zechariah had seen two Olive Trees standing one
on each side of the Golden Candlestick, and he asked the Angel what they
signified. "These are the two anointed ones, who stand by the
Lord of the whole earth." Two anointed ones, or "sons of
oil", indicating the royal anointing, as with David in the O.T. John the
Apostle also spoke about these two individuals, calling them "the
two witnesses" in Revelation 11. Their symbolic history is
given in advance, and to unravel the meaning of the symbols has given many an
interpreter a headache! Usually Moses and Elijah are suggested as contenders.
But surely this cannot be the case. How can Moses return to earth and prophesy
for 1260 days, and then be killed? He has died once already. Shall the Lord
require him to die a second human death? And what about Elijah, who was
translated, like Enoch, "not to see death". Shall he return?
Literalists demand that this be so, but there are enormous expositional
problems attached, which we cannot enter into in this paper. I believe it is
better to assume that we don't know, and that it is without usefulness to try
to identify them, seeing that they are held in the Father's knowledge as
secretly as the day of our Lord's return.
On the next page I have
drawn an "exploded diagram" of the Pyramid of the Elements. Note the
thick line that divides the two parts of each of the three "slabs".
This is to show that TWO periods have been included in each slab, as explained
in point (A) on the previous page. And by comparing this diagram with the one
in the previous paper, it will become even clearer what I meant about the three
types of stones. Each of the three slabs has these three different shaped
stones. But above them there are two stones that have a unique shape. The
"Builders" who rejected the Lord Jesus, (the Hydrogen Capstone) are
shown to reject just as forcibly the "Two Witnesses" of Revelation
11, (the Helium stone). The world rejoices at their demise. But like their
Master, they will rise and cause the world to pause at what has happened. When
this takes place, I am sure we shall be able to rejoice at the outworking of
the symbol. There is yet more to grasp from this diagram, and I will reserve it
for the next page.
I have here reproduced yet
again the three types of stone that make up the Elemental Pyramid. Notice how
type A is always found INSIDE the Pyramid, and when complete, is always out of
sight.
Type B represents the slant
faces of the Pyramid, and may be termed the "Walls". I believe that
John saw these as the Walls of the City, each of the three cities having such
walls. But what about type C? What are these? They are of course the four
Corners that make up the Walls. I believe they represent the Gates of the City,
and you will straightway notice that there are TWELVE SUCH GATE STONES, exactly
the number stated by John. He said that there were three facing each of the
cardinal points of the compass, and if we assume that the Pyramid is sited with
its EDGES facing N,S,E, and W, then the condition is fulfilled perfectly.
Furthermore, I give the following corroborative reason for assuming that the
Corner Stones are Gates. If we were to take FOUR such Corner Stones, and bring
them together, they would make an exact copy of the pair of Capstones. They
would be the children of God who would most nearly display His own character,
and are therefore to be likened to PEARLS OF GREAT PRICE. In Revelation, each
of the Gates is a SINGLE PEARL. And yet another reason may be brought forward.
Assuming that there will always be "Blind Builders" who constantly
stumble over such Stones, these Corner Stones are far more likely to be
discarded than types A and B. In fact type A would probably never be rejected.
Type B would be rejected, but not with such vehemence as type C. Hence the Wall
Stones are given places of prominence, and are said to be made of Jasper Stone,
a green stone with veins running through it, most beautiful in appearance.
However, type A stones are all of solid GOLD. Here then is the exposition of
the New Jerusalem from Science. I hope you will agree with me that God has
truly written His secret work in a secret place. But these secrets are being
made known in these last days, so that God's people may be made more fully
aware of what God is doing in the preparation of His great
O Lord, may Your Kingdom
arise! May Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth. May the whole
earth be at rest, yea, break forth into singing! May the earth be filled with
the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea. May the nations bow down before
You, and say, "Come, let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord's House in