Gale
12-07-2008, 06:38 AM
“This is a very nice piece to find,” Dr. Aitken said. “Scholars have argued for a long time over this, and it now seems that 616 was the original number"
Beast’s real mark devalued to ‘616′ (http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11134/beasts-real-mark-devalued-to-616)
It's old news for some and new news for others.
Revelation 13:18
RSV with Apocrypha
This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding reckon the number
of the beast, for it is a human number..."
Some points to keep in mind;
Beasts, like mountains in prophesy usually denote dominate world powers, governments.
This is an end times prediction, so Nero is out for obvious reasons.
The oldest manuscript has 616, and most of the oldest manuscripts had 616 in them.
It would have to be a dominant world power at the end times, like today.
Beast’s real mark devalued to ‘616′ (http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11134/beasts-real-mark-devalued-to-616)
It's old news for some and new news for others.
Revelation 13:18
RSV with Apocrypha
This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding reckon the number
of the beast, for it is a human number..."
Some points to keep in mind;
Beasts, like mountains in prophesy usually denote dominate world powers, governments.
This is an end times prediction, so Nero is out for obvious reasons.
The oldest manuscript has 616, and most of the oldest manuscripts had 616 in them.
It would have to be a dominant world power at the end times, like today.