Wednesday, June 22, 2022

666: The Number of 'The Beast'

Revelation 13:18 states: Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is 666.

"Of all of the numbers in the Bible, this one is just begging for mathematical speculation. And over the centuries, there have been endless attempts to use gematria and isopsephy (Hebrew and Greek number values) to calculate the true name of the "beast," also known as the Antichrist.

"The standard explanation is that the authors of Revelation were throwing shade on Nero, a ruthless Roman emperor who liked to martyr Christians. If you add up the values of Caesar Nero in Greek, you'll get 666. The same thing happens if you translate Caesar Nero to Hebrew as Neron Kesar, where it also adds up to 666.

"Since there are a lot of candidates for the Antichrist, modern preachers have concocted mathematical equations identifying Adolf Hitler, Mussolini, even Pope Paul VI as the beastly 666."

https://people.howstuffworks.com/numbers-bible.htm

Now I'm wondering if Trump's followers believe he's the Antichrist (or false prophet) mentioned in the Bible. They would probably be happy and practically worship him because he ushers in "the end times," after which comes Christ and the resurrection, when all the good people go to heaven. 

And then there's Revelation's "mark of the beast," which people will be required to wear in their right hand and also their forehead. I'm thinking the brainwashing Mr. D. T. does to his supporters, and all the money he's bilked his followers out of (collection basket outstretched to collect more money for Jesus when he actually has no earthly need for money). 

I wonder if the name "Trump" would come out 666, or maybe his old friend Pooty Poot. If I knew any Hebrew and Greek, I'd probably try to figure it out.

Namaste!



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