Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

Matthew 1.23

Scripture teaches that the name of Jesus is the only "name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." We have the identity:

Jesus (Ιησουϛ) = 888

This Number integrates with all ideas related to the Number 8, such as octave, new beginning, and entrance into God's Covenant. Perhaps the most amazing occurrence of this number is found in the Divine Prologue (Cf. Jesus and YHVH):

John 1.2-5 = 23088 = 26 (YHVH) x 888 (JESUS)

It should be noted that this identity is utterly dependent upon the four iota subscripts found in the Greek text.

The Number 888 is also found found here in Psalm 98.2f

The LORD hath made known his salvation (913): his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

And here in Psalm 19:

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

We have the identities:

The Ordinal Value (Ord) of the phrase from Psalm 19 coincides with the value of the name of the Nineteenth Letter Quph, קוף = 186.

The Number 888 is a most symmetrical Number - it can be reflected, inverted, and have its digits permuted - all with no change in its appearance. This coheres with God's use of this Number when He declared He eternal unchanging nature, saying (Malachi 3.6) I am the Lord, I change not. The exact words written are:

Indeed, "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever!" (Heb. 13.8)

Jesus relates to Aleph, the ultimate alphabetic symbol of Almighty God, through the identity:

Jesus = 888 = 8 x 111

The Number 8 is actually a heiroglyph of the physical shape of an octave. All power is in the name of Jesus. His name echoes through the eternal ages.

Here is a list of a few of the fundamental identities that relate to the wonderful name of Jesus:

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