We recently wrote about Touch and the repetitions of 318. Gabe, our friend at teapots happen, noted that 316 played a big role in the Denver Broncos win over the Pittsburgh Steelers Jan. 9 in an NFL playoff game.
If you take any interest at all in college or professional football, you’ve no doubt heard of Tim Tebow, the religious football star who rose to fame as quarterback with the Florida Gators. Tebow’s career was closely followed not only because of his record-breaking play on the field, but his in-your-face religious behavior. Instead of a stripe below his eyes to deter the glare of sunlight, Tebow painted the biblical reference 3:16 with his eye black. He was also a missionary in the off-season and a top student in the classroom.
However, Tebow’s career as a pro has been controversial. While he has pulled out six wins in a row after taking over the quarterback post for the Broncos, his playing style — lots of quarterback runs and few passes — has elicited a chorus of boos from critics. As a result of several last minute wins, the Broncos made it to the playoffs. However, they weren’t expected to win any post-season games, and the Steelers were heavy favorites.
What occurred that day was surprising, and many fans literally found religion. Here’s how one sportswriter covered the results of the game:
In all seriousness, you don’t have to be into football or God to find the events of Sunday’s Broncos/Steelers game a bit … um, how shall I put this?
Freaking bizarre? I mean, as much as I want to say, “Whatever, just a wacky coincidence,” I’m kind of afraid the heavens will smite me down with a bolt of lightning. Can you blame me?? Consider the details …
As you know, Tebow’s all about John 3:16 . Not only did he manage to win the game for the Broncos (a miracle indeed), he passed for 316 yards against the Steelers, setting an NFL playoff record with 31.6 yards per completion.
Yeah, that’s right: 3:16/316/31.6
Random coincidence or sign from the Almighty Creator? And if it was a message from on high, what is The Man Upstairs trying to tell us?
Well, here’s the actual verse:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
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The writer went on to ask if this means that Tebow might be the second coming, that football is the forum for the return of Jesus. He quickly added that he was just joking. But there was speculation from some Christian pulpits that Tebow was a savior of Christianity, if not mankind, and God was praising Tebow’s efforts.
But by the following Saturday night, the ol’ Trickster stepped in to play a role in the saga. In spite of the series of 316 synchronicities that seemed to raise football fans’ awareness of a greater reality, the devilish Tom Brady and his New England Patriots walloped the Broncos 45-10. A humbled Tebow hung his head as he walked off the field at the end of the game, disappointing fans who for awhile thought that God might play favorites on the football field.
Add up that score and it equals 1. The Patriots won, they are the one. This coming Sunday, Tim Tebow will be watching the Patriots vs. Giants in the Super Bowl just like an ordinary fan.
I don’t follow American football – I don’t understand how it can be called football when players can use their hands. I’ve noticed how in sport and life once people become convinced they are almost invincible, because of some sort of supreme power, they get knocked down to size eventually. We all have to learn humility, we are all the chosen ones, not just the few.
I agree about a political future and also about his not being in NFL very long. As you know I live in a family of four men, so football is big here. None of my gang thinks he has what it takes to last in the big boys’ games. As a political figure, I don’t think he has the brains for it. He’d have to have a really powerful and knowledgable handler, because he’s not the most intelligent ball in the park. And he’s a wimp of a mama’s boy. (Sorry if this offends. I calls it as I sees it.) I would personally not want to have such a hugely fanatical Christian…or any other religious fanatic…running this country. Just my opinion.
i am not nor have i ever been a professional football/other ball fan – so i’ve no real speaking point on any of that – however, i have seen [fleetingly] images of this guy doing his religious thing on the field and elsewhere – and i am always so turned off by those grandiose christian [and/or any other religious] gestures which have anything to do with anything in my world – for me, one’s “religion” comes from within – and demands not public grandstanding – of course, there is such a difference between religion and spirituality, as i see it – but…
anyway, very interesting the numbers thing with him –
Need to explain something here. TIM is 6. Tebow, being 9-11, is actually an 11/2 because in math, 9 added to any number returns to the original number. TIM TEBOW, as a whole name number, has a soul frequency of 2 and an expression frequency of 6, which is read 26. Not a “positive sign” and could mean, heaven forbid,
that he could sustain some kind of life-altering injury, which would make him a Christian martyr. That’s a bit of an intuitive sense on my end, and certainly I would never wish such a horror on anyone. But the numbers don’t lie, and his are ominous, I’m sorry to say. This is sincere, btw. I may not like him, but wish him no harm, ever.
Well, these remarks might get me into a whole heap of trouble among some, but…..
I personally don’t think God, whatever God is, has any interest whatsoever in football or any other sporting event such as Nascar racing, etc. To thank God for helping a team win a game or make a play? Come on, now. Really?? If you want to ask the Creator to help players not get hurt, that’s one thing. But to help a team win? Nope. Not in MY thought processes does that fit anywhere. I also think there is a time and a place for everything. I was absolutely turned so “off”, so astounded, when Tebow replaced his own name on the back of his jersey with the name “JESUS”. Excuse me? The player’s name goes in that spot, and Tebow is so high and mighty that he replaced his own name with that of Jesus? Many folks thought that was cool; that it was “witnessing” for Christ. Me? I thought it was an arrogance beyond anything I’ve yet seen in a fanatical Christian…..to me, he was saying, “Look at me. I’m Jesus.” Wear your cross, boy. Spout your Bible verses if you want to. Preach to the masses. But putting the name of Jesus where your own name is supposed to be? That did it for me, and I’ve been weary of Tebow anyway since he first hit the spotlight a few years back. Something about him simply disgusts me. So OK. I’m in the minority.
Be that as it may, I look into his face and what I feel is disgust and shivers. Why? Haven’t a clue. But it’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it…..For what it’s worth, Guys, talking about number synchronicities and that 316…..the name Tebow is 9-11.
T, B, W = 9. E, O = 11. And TIM = 6. Together,”TIM TEBOW”, we have 26. (11 is a root 2 when not in its master frequency 11.) 26 and 44 are interchangeably the most negatively karmic of all frequencies. When they appear, we must watch for disasters and tragedies occurring in unions, associations, anything to do with groups and with individuals.
It interests me that TIM is 26 (# of disasters), and TEBOW is 9-11. However, my mind thinks in numbers, not words and letters. But gee, go figure!!! No pun(t) intended. 😉
When I look into his face, I see a future candidate for senate or president. If politics are in his post-feetball future, I suspect he will skip over any intermediary, low-level elected offices and go for the big time. It probably won’t be that long, either, before he finds another profession. A left-handed QB, who throws sidearm, and runs like a fullback won’t last many years in the NFL. That’s my guess. – R
People are jumping the gun a bit. A political career? I don’t think he’s ever said anything of that nature. J.C. Watts and Steve Largent were former pro football players who became Republican Congressman. Wasn’t Gerald Ford and Jack Kemp football players, as well?
In the near future, we have to worry about Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Bobby Jindal’s political ambitions. Let Tebow play football. He probably wants a Superbowl ring more than a political office.
Jindal will never go anywhere. He’s too weird. Rubio gives me nightmares. Rand Paul is a disaster.
I’ve given up trying to understand the logic of Teabaggers. For example, Palin and Cain endorsing Newt Gingrich, who is not a true conservative (he’s actually a neo-conservative) and who has too much personal baggage.
The only Republican I like is Scott Brown. I think he would make a great president, if we had to have a Republican president, but I just don’t see that party moderating any time soon. After they go down in defeat in 2012, the Teabaggers are going to demand even more hardcore, right wing stances. They live under the view that “conservativism has never been tried.” How far to the right do they have to go before they become fascist?
Not being much of a football fan, I was just a few minutes ago wondering who would be playing this Sunday, and you answered my question. I knew that the Broncos had been eliminated in that game but lost track since then. I was a fan of the Broncos because I lived in Colorado for almost forty years before moving to the Pacific Northwest.
Don’t have to worry about the home team making it to the playoffs here. Not any time soon, anyway. I always enjoy your take on things and you introduce me to synchronicities I would otherwise miss. Thank you. 🙂