John 21:25 makes a profound statement that "Many other miracles that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I supposed to that even the World itself cannot contain the books that would have been written".
This is not just anyone speaking but the Disciple whom Jesus loves, and this was the “unkillbale Apostle”, they tried killing him many times and it didn't work so he was banished to the Island of Patmos.
He was also the disciple that was actually there at the crucifixion of Jesus, so an account from him is with no doubt. He recorded the first miracle Jesus did by turning Water to wine at Cana in Galilee. But at the end he said that many miracles that Jesus did that was not recorded, and even if they
decided to record, the whole world cannot contain the books that will be written concerning the miracles Jesus did. Meaning even they themselves might have not recorded most of the Miracles that were performed by Jesus. Many of us think our situation is too hard for God so we take a short cut but maybe because you haven't seen this Scripture. The Bible says in Luke that with man it is impossible but with God, all things. I know we literally brush of this scripture because we don't fully elaborate on the Word All.
The word "All" refers to the entirety or totality of something. It can mean:
1. Everything: Including every part, aspect, or element. 2. Entirety: The whole of something, without exception. 3. Complete: Total or absolute, without limitation.
Examples:
- "All humans need love and care."
- "She used all the supplies."
In various contexts, "all" can convey inclusivity, completeness, or universality.
All Means All without leaving any behind. So if with God all things are possible, then it means anything at All, everything at all that you ever thought that Jesus couldn't do, He can do it because it is part of all. That was one reason why Paul says that "Now unto Him, who is able to do, Far more abundantly, than what we can think or ask, according to the Power that works in us". Ephesians 3:20.
Meaning that issue that we normally rush to fetish priests and stuff, God can do it but because we have only the knowledge of what is written, we feel that God is limited only to the miracles that are documented. John gives us a clear picture that, many of the miracles were not documented, and even if they did, the Whole world couldn't contain what would be written.
I asked Ai to calculate something for me. And per the Calculations;
Approximately 1 octillion books, or more precisely, about 1.083 × 10²⁴ books.
This means you would need around 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 books to fill up the entire volume of the Earth, assuming an average book size and perfect packing without any gaps. John said, even the whole world cannot contain, meaning it is even more than what we are talking about, but this is to just give a fair idea of the earth being packed with books and the volume of books it can contain
Wait......
As of June 26, 2025, the global population is estimated at 8.30 billion people, based on real-time data from the United Nations and demographic sources. Here are key details:
Current Population Metrics
- Exact figure: 8,301,042,302 (as tracked by live population clocks) .
- 187,591 births and 73,285 deaths per day, resulting in a net gain of 114,306 people daily.
Subtracting 8.30 billion from 1 octillion will give us
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - 8,300,000,000
= 999,999,999,999,999,991,700,000,000
In words...
Nine hundred ninety-nine septillion, nine hundred ninety-nine sextillion, nine hundred ninety-nine quintillion, nine hundred ninety-nine quadrillion, nine hundred ninety-nine trillion, nine hundred ninety-one billion, seven hundred million
Relating this to the miracle where Jesus multiplied bread and fish thus John 6, Jesus multiplied 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes. Scripture says the people ate as much as they wanted, so it'll even be possible someone took 5 breads alone. Someone can even take 7 based on their hunger level, but let's approximate it to 2 breads and 2 fishes Each.
There were 5,000 men, children and women were not accounted for; let's guess that the women were 7000 since they many at times outnumber men; and 1000 children. All together will be 13,000 multiplied by 4 which is 52,000, yet there were 12 remaining baskets.
Let's say every basket contained 12 loaves of bread and 12 fishes.
So, if 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes could feed an approximated number of 52,000 people. Then 52,000 × 24 = 1,248,000. (Just some rough calculations)
This was because the bread when blessed multiplied, though they had finished eating, it was still Blessed.
Meaning the remainder can feed approximately 1,248,000 more people. So, if one miracle could touch the lives of people like this, then indeed what John said is very true.
As we subtracted the 8.30 billion from 1 octillion, we can relate it to this miracle. That even per the number of people on earth, if God is doing a miracle for each and every one,
there would still be unperformed miracles because with God, all Things are Possible.
You feel God can't do it? Then You haven't understood what God can do and Who He is. We can't fully understand God but His Acts gives us a glimpse of whatever He can do and who He is. Limitations cease when we come into God, because in Him All Things Are Possible.
Meaning Jesus performed so much miracles than what we have read, because as John said "If they were written through whole World cannot contain it".
So just imagine...even David says that the Heaven is His Throne and the Earth is His Footstool. The heaven isn't actually where He dwells but that is where He sits, His Feet extends to the Earth . So, if this God decides to become a man and save mankind, what Can't He do. Jesus knew what He was saying when He said "With man it is impossible but with God, all things are possible".
Jesus said in John 14:12 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the Works that I do shall he do also; and Greater Works than these shall he do"
Jesus confirms here that what He is doing, was just a little of what Can be Done, but Greater things can be done by those who believe in Him. The focus is not only on Believing but the Focus is also on Who He is to grant the Power to those who believe in order to do it. He grants the Power to those who believe to be able to do these greater Works.
Don't be in a Rush to leave the presence of God to seek help elsewhere, those gods and mallams might be Mighty but remember that Your God is Almighty. All these gods are subject to Him.
He showed this in the time of Elijah. Between the prophets of Baal and Astheroth who were in a contest with Elijah. I am
not sure the Israelites would have followed these gods if they didn't see anything. The prophets did their usual rituals expecting something to happen, they having that confidence means that they knew their gods will answer because they might have done some before. But that day, The Almighty took charge and those gods couldn't respond because the LORD God Almighty had come to town.
Just the plagues that God did through Moses, even the magicians said, this is the Finger of God, just the finger and look at what it did.... Hope you know what I am thinking.
When He says With God all Things are Possible" He indeed means all things, Absolutely All, Exactly All, it's Entirety. If God doesn't work outside His Word, why is it that sometimes we even pray about certain things that are not in scripture but we do receive. It's not just that because we believe, but also because these things might be part of those that were not documented.
Hah, that Issue, the devil gives you a shortcut fast because he knows that Your God can do it to His Glory. But he actually wants you on his side, he doesn't want to go to hell alone. He provides an alternative, alternative means one or two more possible choices that can be chosen than the usual. The devil is aware Your God can do it, because he knows scripture that With God, all things are possible, he knows Paul said "My God shall supply all Your Needs..., He knows God can do All but he all also provides you with an Alternative, to sway Your heart. For where a man's treasure is, so is his heart.
Your situation is Minute, If God is to work an evident miracle every day in Your Life, you'll even die and there would be unfinished Miracles. Just know that God can do it, know that He will do it, know that He has done it before. Some were documented and as John says, those that were not documented, even the World cannot contain it.
GOD IS GOD, AND WITH HIM ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE