For grins, I looked at what the sum of the numbers are from 1 to 17. It's 153 and that number is Biblical.
I knew this because I own this book: Jesus Christ, Sun of God: Ancient Cosmology and Early Christian Symbolism (remember that I said that "solar" in my username has nothing to do with solar power; "solarsavior" basically means Jesus Christ)
Malachi 4:1-2 “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays.
The early Christian Gnosis did not spring up in isolation, but drew upon earlier sources. In this book, many of these sources are revealed for the first time. Special emphasis is placed on the Hellenistic doctrine of the "Solar Logos" and the early Christian symbolism which depicted Christ as the Spiritual Sun, the illumination source of order, harmony, and spiritual insight. Based on 15 years of research, this is a unique book which throws a penetrating light on the secret traditions of early Christianity. It clearly demonstrates that number is at the heart of being. Jesus Christ, Sun of God, illustrates how the Christian symbolism of the Spiritual Sun is derived from numerical symbolism of the "ancient divinities."
For grins, I looked at what the sum of the numbers are from 1 to 17. It's 153 and that number is Biblical.
I knew this because I own this book: Jesus Christ, Sun of God: Ancient Cosmology and Early Christian Symbolism (remember that I said that "solar" in my username has nothing to do with solar power; "solarsavior" basically means Jesus Christ)
Malachi 4:1-2 “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays.
https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Christ-Sun-God-Cosmology/dp/0835606961
(this is a scholarly book and breaks my brain)
https://solarmythology.com/mysticnumber153.htm (this is a great website, not my website)
(John 21:11) "Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn."
The book goes WAY more into what 153 means when looking for "fish in the net".
Yes, and congratulations on finding that book. It exists in pdf form online also.
I bought it on it's first publishing and keep it as a reference still. I've referred anons to it on occasion. Thanks for the reply fren.
17 as Divine Inspiration