Why do you think the number 12 is so important in life?

Question

12 Apostles of Jesus
12 months in the year
12 signs of the Zodiac
12 x 12 = 144,000 who will rain on earth
12/12/12/ The End of the Mayan Calendar?

Thoughts?

Answer 1

Here are the Biblical meanings of some numbers:

2 Signifies solidly confirming a matter. (Revelation 11:3, 4;
compare Deuteronomy 17:6.)

3 Denotes emphasis. Also indicates intensity.
(Revelation 4:8; 8:13; 16:13, 19)

4 Signifies universalness or foursquareness in symmetry.
(Revelation 4:6; 7:1, 2; 9:14; 20:8; 21:16)

6 Signifies imperfection, something not normal, monstrous.
(Revelation 13:18; compare 2 Samuel 21:20.)

7 Signifies divinely determined completeness, as to
God’s purposes or to Satan’s. (Revelation 1:4, 12, 16;
4:5; 5:1, 6; 10:3, 4; 12:3)

10 Signifies allness or completeness in a physical way, as to
things on earth. (Revelation 2:10; 12:3; 13:1;
17:3, 12, 16)

12 Signifies a divinely constituted organization either in the
heavens or on the earth. (Revelation 7:5-8; 12:1;
21:12, 16; 22:2)

24 Signifies God’s abundant (doubled) organizational
arrangement. (Revelation 4:4)

Answer 2

to rule over is spelled 'r-e-i-g-n'
the Mayan end date is 12/21/12
This is difficult to explain: 1-All ancient religions were into the significance of mathematical...anything. If you place a circle down and draw connected circles of the exact same circumference around it (that are connected), 12 is the number of times it can be done. Hence, 13 is subjective. Very important and lucky in some cultures but the opposite in European. (Way back when there were the Knights Templar, some pope got angry with them (even though they were originally formed by the church) and he had them all gathered and executed on Friday 13, 1317)
2-Also, the fish symbol is taken from 2 circles intertwined and the mathematical some-such-or-another is 157, which is the number of fish the first two disciples pulled up in their net in that story. The one Jesus tells about the two guys who were fishermen but later became disciples (Mark (?) & ?). They couldn't catch anything but Jesus came along and told them to drop their nets in again. I think the church concentrated on that allegory demonstrating he would be a 'fisher of men'.
But, many numbers were important at that time. I've only heard of a few in modern times.

Answer 3

It is evenly divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12. Thats why we have 12 hours (watches) and if you want to divide by 5 you use 60 as in minutes and seconds.

Answer 4

Its equally as important at the number 42 or 897 or -0.78.

Answer 5

i don't really. im sure there're other numbers that have more occurences than 12. like 7 or something. Anyway, They're probably all just coincidences that are extremely unlikely.