666 or 616 - Which is the Real Number of the Beast?
posted by Krista | 5/9/2005 11:32:59 PM | Permalink
MTV is reporting that legions of metalheads might have to switch up their number of the beast - from 666 to 616 - according to a recently found manuscript of Revelation. According to the article -
The recent 616 discovery, which was found in a collection of documents recovered in Egypt, isn't exactly a whole new revelation. While it dates back the furthest, other ancient manuscripts of the Book of Revelation have the number as 616 instead of 666, provoking some debate in the past as to which were the original digits. Both Greek and Hebrew letters have numeric values that can be added up to arrive at a total. One common explanation of 666 is that it comes from the numerical value of "Nero" transliterated into Hebrew letters. A small change in the transliteration can result in 616.
...more - http://www.deliriumsrealm.com/deliri...w.asp?Post=242
An Investigation into the Mystical Number 666
by ELI Eshoh
I am obsessed with the number 666; it is an obsession so great that one would think my destiny were tied to it. This obsession began when I learned how to count to 1,000 at the age of four. That was long before I became aware of its significance in the prophecies contained in Revelation 13:18. After a life-long study of this number I want to put my discoveries about it down in writing so as to warn all Christians, and even non-Christians, of the earth-shaking events that started in the year 1998, and that will lead to the Rapture and the end of the world. Although this may seem far-fetched to you, when you finish reading this little tract, I have no doubt that you will share my view that these events will inevitably take place and that they are derivable from the properties of 666.
...more - http://www.ishipress.com/666.htm
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