This post under the number 24 was taken from an article about Balaam – the pagan prophet and priest that God used to proclaim His power over the evil deeds of all who work and plot against His people — Israel. In this number of 24 God displays His sovereignty, His unification plan to join His people Israel together with His Church. CLICK HERE to read the original post.Â
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 It pleased the LORD to bless Israel — because Israel was and is an eminent component to the completion of God’s will for all things are gathered together in Christ to the pleasure of God’s will. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28)
  In the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, we understand this unification of being gathered together in one as one through God’s numbering system. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshiped God. (Revelation 11:16) In the four and twenty elders we see Israel (the twelve tribes) and the Church (the twelve apostles) united together in worship of their God. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. (Revelation 21:1)
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (Revelation 21:2)
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. (Revelation 21:3)
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,  (Revelation 21:10)
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;Â (Revelation 21:11)
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: (Revelation 21:12)
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. (Revelation 21:13)
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. (Revelation 21:14)Â
Side Note: Four and Twenty. Six and Seven. Nine. How are these numbers tied to each other? There is a very interesting component to the number of ‘twenty-four‘ or as Scripture has it as ‘four and twenty.’ This number is recorded in Scripture nine times, twice in the Old Testament and six verses in the New Testament has this number seven times for a total of nine times in the entire Bible. Read the following references.
And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of [great] stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. (2nd Samuel 21:20)
And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of [great] stature, whose fingers and toes [were]  four and twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]: and he also was the son of the giant. (1st Chronicles 20:6)
And round about the throne [were] four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. (Revelation 4:4)
The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, (Revelation 4:10)
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and  four [and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. (Revelation 5:8)
And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. (Revelation 5:14)
And the  four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, (Revelation 11:16)
And the  four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. (Revelation 19:4)
  Do you see it? In the Old Testament the two references describe Goliath, and the number of four and twenty portrays more than his fingers and toes. This number tells us that within Satan’s giant evil works he has many ways to reach out with his venom. He has many ways to walk and he has many ways to touch. There are numerous avenues that Satan’s giants can employ in their attempt to destroy God’s people, and God’s redemptive plan. And they are united together as one in their goal of destruction and annihilation of the things of God. Balaam is one of the many corruptive tentacles that the old serpent, the old giant Goliath, has in their arsenal. In this spiritual number of four and twenty, we also have the connection to Israel and the Church as targets of Satan’s feet and hands.
  There are six references in the New Testament of four and twenty (and all in the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ), however, one verse has four and twenty two times, for a total of seven references. Again, do you see it? Through the number six we have man united in their sin, but man united without the perfection of God (the number seven) can never be united in truth, grace, righteousness, and in holiness. The unification of sinful man is seen in the trinity of the number six (6 – 6 – 6).
  It is God’s presence in His Son that brings truth, grace, righteousness and holiness to man. In these verses in Revelation we have a picture of a universe in perfect harmony around the throne of God. God the Holy Spirit adds another element to this picture. Israel and the Church are not the only ones represented, but we see something else, the four beasts. Do I know what they are? No. I believe that they are outside of our natural realm, and I will leave it there. I see this as ALL of creation (natural and supernatural — terrestrial and celestial) gathered around the center of ALL holiness: the throne of God AND the throne of God’s Christ, the Son of His love, Jesus Christ.
  This is the conclusion, and this is in the number nine. Nine is the square of three, and three is the number of Divine perfection of COMPLETENESS, and it is a number peculiar to the Holy Spirit. Interestingly, there are 27 books in the New Testament — God glorified in His perfection (3³) through His perfectly accomplished complete written word to mankind — it is finished — through His perfectly accomplished complete sacrifice by His Living Word, Christ — it is finished. Another interesting point is that the Lord said these words of ‘it is finished’ in the 9th hour while He was on the cross. (Matthew 27:45-50, compare to Mark 15: 34-37, compare to Luke 23: 44- 46, and compare to John 19: 30). Through the number 9 God instructs us of His completion, the finality of His work. (This is, of course, not the total revealing of the number 9 in Scripture).Â
  In Genesis Chapter 1 through this number nine (9) we see the conclusion of the matter. God simply states nine times ‘after his kind’ is the fixity of species, nothing to add in the physical realm of creation for kind produces after its own kind. The principle is set at the very beginning of God’s teaching, that kind produces after its own kind — said and done — the conclusion of the matter — the number 9.
 I will end with how I began with this Side Note: Four and Twenty. Six and Seven. Nine. This is how these numbers are tied to each other.