{"id":22034,"date":"2024-12-16T02:23:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T02:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=22034"},"modified":"2026-09-19T22:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:55:23","slug":"bible-number-2121","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/bible-number-2121\/","title":{"rendered":"2121 Is Not in the Bible \u2014 but John 21:21 Asks the Human Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>2121 is not a number in the Bible. If it arrived as 21:21, there is a verse at that reference which is the best answer in the Gospels to a question most of us have asked. John 21:21 The setting is a beach after the resurrection. Peter has been asked three times whether he loves him, and told three times to feed the sheep, and then told plainly how he will die. Then this: When Peter saw him, he asked,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2121 is not in the Bible. John 21:21 is, and it is Peter asking the most human question in the Gospels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[223],"class_list":["post-22034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-biblical-numerology"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11624,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/john-bible-meaning\/","url_meta":{"origin":22034,"position":0},"title":"Is John in the Bible? Yes: The Hebrew Yohanan, &#8220;Yahweh Is Gracious&#8221;","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"2\u6708 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes. John is the Hebrew Yohanan, \"Yahweh is gracious.\" Five New Testament men bear it, among them John the Baptist and the apostle John.","rel":"","context":"Christian Education","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00599.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00599.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00599.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00599.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2558,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/is-jesus-love\/","url_meta":{"origin":22034,"position":1},"title":"Is Jesus Love? 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