Why did I name the site www.unity153.net we use to enable you to give by credit card? The following provides the understanding to the mysteries provided in the Gospel of John. I expect to revamp this site in the future for those who willingly enter into the “net”.
The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in John 2:
1-11 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called and His disciples to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus said unto Him, “They have no wine.” Jesus saith unto her, “Woman, what have I to do with thee? Mine hour is not yet come.” His mother saith unto the servants, “Whatever He saith unto you, do.” And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, “Fill the waterpots with water, and they filled them to the brim. And He saith unto then, ”Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast.” And they bear. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants that drew the water knew), the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, “Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse, thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His Glory, and His disciples believed on Him.
My close friend Arthur wrote:
Jesus, together with Philip and Nathaniel travel from Bethsaida to Cana. Nazareth and Bethsaida are both only about 6 miles from Cana. They join Jesus’ mother Mary on the third day at a marriage feast. By Jewish tradition the “feast” normally lasted for a week. Unfortunately, the governor of the feast has already run out of wine.
John in his Gospel reveals the incredibly close, mother- Son relationship that existed between Jesus and Mary. Scripture is also telling us that Mary knew very well who her Son was and the God given abilities His Heavenly Father had bestowed upon Him. Mary tells Jesus, “They have no wine”. Mary clearly expects Jesus to solve the “wine” problem. However, Jesus chooses to remind Mary that His “hour has not yet come”, and asks her, in a very loving manner, “Woman, whatever am I to do with you.” Mary ignores Jesus, and addresses the servants, telling them to do ”whatever He saith unto you.”It is the last time that any word spoken by Mary, is recorded in Scripture.
This is the first miracle performed by Jesus, and is specific to changing water into wine. The water pots being used to hold the wine, are very interesting, in that John takes the time to describe the water pots, providing us with very significant details regarding the volume of the pots and the number of pots involved. It is generally understood that John was hiding a “mystery” in these measurements.
John was using Jesus’ first and last miracles in his Gospel reveal the number 153 as representing the “Sons of God.”
In the first miracle there are 9 gallons of water contained in a “firkin”, hence each pot held either 18 or 27 gallons of water. John in his Gospel makes it clear that the pots were not all the same size, “containing two or three firkins apiece.”If, as some Biblical scholars contend, there were 5 pots containing 3 firkins and 1 pot containing 2 firkins the total volume of water changed into wine would have been 153 gallons. The last miracle had the seven disciples, “catching 153 large fish.”(John:21:11) The “8 miracles”, (eight is the biblical number of new beginnings) showcased in John’s Gospel, had the 1st and 8th miracles, serve as “bookends” with both miracles setting forth the biblical number 153, which represents the “Sons of God”. As a result, some would contend that the miracle of our Lord changing water into wine, is to provide us with the understanding of the change that will take place in our Lord’s, “Sons of God”, when our Lord changes our bodies from the mortal ones we are born in, to the immortal bodies in which we will serve Him throughout eternity.
We were designated in our books in Heaven (Psalm 139:16) to appear at this time in history. Our transformation from water to wine was ordained before we were formed in the womb. However like the 153 fish, we have to be willing and obedient to Jesus. The “net” did not break and provided “provision” for the vision, hence unity153.net.