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It is most impressive when it is observed that sound and color (light) are marked by both the numbers
three and seven. In music we find that all sound is naturally divided into three octaves of seven notes
each (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti). In the realm of light we find that all colors can be formed from
three primary colors (Red, Blue, Yellow)

Primary Colors

The visible spectrum of light that the human eye can see is often observed in the rainbow. The colors
of the rainbow appear as seven in number. In school they taught us to remember these colors by
imagining the discover of this phenomena as being named ROY G. BIV (Red, Orange, Yellow,
Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet).

ROY G. BIV

One might ask why God should choose to stamp the creation with the numbers three and seven? What
is the significance of these numbers? The answer leads back to what the Bible reveals of the nature
of God. There are three numbers that are peculiarly found in descriptions of God. These numbers are
one, three, and seven.

One
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
“Hear, O Israel! Yahweh is our God. Yawheh is one!”

Three
Matthew 28:19
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the
Son and the Holy Spirit...”