Unlocking The "Secret Code" of the Dollar Bill

Eastford Baptist Church

June 29, 2006
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He chose for His inheritance.”
Psalm 33:12

UNLOCKING THE “SECRET CODE” OF THE DOLLAR BILL

There been a great deal of talk these days about secret codes and messages, which have been left in paintings and writing from the past. Not wanting to miss out on this latest fad, I thought I might try to draw some attention to a “secret code” I recently discovered on the currency we carry in our pocket. (Who knows, maybe I can get a movie deal out it?)
If you have a dollar bill in your wallet or purse, will you pull it out for a moment? I want you to look at it closely. I want to unlock the code on the very currency we carry around in our pockets. The front side of a dollar bill is fairly self-explanatory. There is a picture of the father of our nation, George Washington. (Now there are rumors this is not an actual picture of George Washington, but rather Martha his wife - dressed to look like George Washington. But I’ve dismissed this as rather spurious attempt from the feminist movement to establish equal billing for the “Mother” of our country.) It’s on the back of the dollar bill where you will find the real “secrets.” If you look on the back of your dollar bill, what you see in the two circles is basically the United States seal, both sides of it. You often see only the front side of it whenever the President of the United States speaks. Every part of it is a testimony to our belief and our dependence upon God.
Of course, you can read the words clearly above the word one, “In God we trust.” But look at the pyramid. Did you know the committee to form and design the great seal comprised three people? Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. They weren’t trying to use any satanic or cultic symbols. The unfinished pyramid was their way of saying America is a work in progress. The eye at the top was a well-known symbol of God, the all-seeing eye, Providence. Any time you read the word Providence, in any ancient writings in America, they’re talking about God, because the word “provide” means to look ahead, to look over pro video. God is the One who provides. He looks over all. That’s what the eye represents. Look at the two Latin words above the eye, Annuit Coeptis, which means “God has favored our undertaking.” In other words, we’re trusting God to help us in this undertaking as a nation. Underneath the pyramid are the words Novus Ordo Seclorum, which mean “a new order of the ages,” they say America is something new. The eagle is the symbol of America. The thirteen stars above the eagle represent the thirteen original Colonies. The eagle grasps both an olive branch, for peace, and thirteen arrows, for war. It was not until 1945 that Harry Truman had the eagle turning toward the olive branch instead of the arrows, saying America wants to be a nation of peace. At the base of the pyramid is the Roman numeral for 1776. In the Eagle’s beak you will read, “E Pluribus Unum,” meaning “one nation from many people.”
In reality there is of course no “secret code” on our currency; just symbols and messages from the past reminding us today of our spiritual heritage as a nation. The currency in your pocket says we believe in God, we trust in God and we’re depending upon Him for our deliverance.

Here is what some of the founders of our nation had to say about our spiritual heritage:

George Washington: “Did we bring the Bible to these shores? Or
did it not rather bring us? The breath of the ancient prophets filled the sails
of the tiny ships bringing pioneers to the new world. From these beginnings
until now, the Bible has been a teacher to our best men, a rebuker to our worst
men and a noble companion of us all.”

John Quincy Adams: “The highest glory of the American Revolution
was this: It connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil
government with the principles of Christianity.”

The State of Connecticut: As our native state was being founded,
part of the constitution, which predates any federal document, reads: The
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut: “The state, the government, owes its origins
to the wise disposition of the Divine Providence. The Word of God requires an
orderly and decent government established according to God to maintain and
preserve the liberty and the purity of the Gospel.”

Daniel Webster: “More than all, our government and our
country were founded from the very first by faith under the Divine light of the
Christian religion. Anyone who would wish that this country’s existence had
otherwise begun is deceived. Let us not forget the spiritual character of our
origin.”

Did you know at one time in the state of Delaware, every public official elected and appointed had to swear to this oath? “I do profess faith in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, His one and only son, and in the Holy Ghost, who God has blessed forever more — and I do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures both Old and New Testaments to be given by Divine Inspiration.” That’s where we come from. That’s our spiritual heritage, founded on belief and fear of God.
The “code” which needs to be remembered and understood this Fourth of July is what God has revealed to us in His Word from the beginning: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” The founding Fathers of our nation clearly understood this and left messages in their writings and symbols so that we would never forget. May God continue to bless us as a nation. May we as a nation continue to bless His Holy Name.
Have a Blessed Fourth of July,

PT