This picture does not really explain the problem; there is an associated question: How does one change the numbers to represent the word to the right of the equals sign? Well, I easily saw the answer for two out of three, but that third one was hard for me to understand...
2 Peter, Chapter 3 (WEB)
14 Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight. 15 Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you; 16 as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Truthfully, if you change the rules of basic Bible understanding (Hermeneutics) one can make the Bible say ANYTHING. However, that does not make it either correct or ethical. In fact, I would call someone who changes the normal way we read and understand language to achieve a predetermined goal of trickery a scoundrel. And there are some of those out there. So, use common sense and let the Bible speak for itself; God will ultimately show you what you really need to know. And yes... Study, Study, Study!!!
ps. If all three of the numbers on the left are flipped onto their right counterpart, then they will graphically represent their corresponding word. I had trouble visualizing the first one (which should have been the easiest), but my Linda saw it right away!!!
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