“In medieval times it was common to use letters of the alphabet to signify numbers. The Jews, Greeks, and Romans all did this.
Words made up of these letters also had a kind of numerical value.
In the Greek and Hebrew languages every letter was assigned a numerical value.
Naturally, then, all words in Greek or Hebrew would have numerical meaning.
Jewish mystics in Greek and Roman times assumed that the inspired words of the Bible had significance numerically as well as literally and spent much time on the analysis of such numbers.
This form of endeavor was called ‘gematria,’ or word geometry.
The number of the beast is an example of such gematria, the only significant example in the Bible.
Commentators have considered virtually every possible candidate for the beast and the one most frequently mentioned is Nero.
If his name is written in the Greek form—Neron—and if his title Caesar is added and if Neron Caesar is written in Hebrew letters, then the total numerical value is indeed 666.
If the final “n” is left out (Nero), the total is 616, and some old manuscripts of Revelation have 616 rather than 666 as the number of the beast.”
Jews of the time referred to Nero as the ‘Beast’.
To speak or write his name in critique would result in death.
The word ‘mark’ was also mistranslated as in, ‘The mark of the beast’.
“New Testament scholars mistranslated the classical Greek word charagma as ‘mark’ rather than money.
The correct translation, in this context, would be, “The money of the beast”.
When Jesus Christ noted that it was Caesar’s image on the coinage he said, “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar.”
The early Jews considered the beast’s money to be evil.
And the Book of Revelations was written during the reign of Nero.
margueritem over 15 years ago
And exorcism is powerless here…..
The Duke 1 over 15 years ago
Now that’s a helluva note!
MotherOfMoses over 15 years ago
The power of Chrysler compels you!
wicky over 15 years ago
An excarcism?
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
Bell, Book, and Camry?
Nighthawks Premium Member over 15 years ago
that’s not Satan driving the tow truck, it’s captain Howdy!
bald over 15 years ago
will this on be on an episode of operation repo ?
Jor-El over 15 years ago
“In medieval times it was common to use letters of the alphabet to signify numbers. The Jews, Greeks, and Romans all did this.
Words made up of these letters also had a kind of numerical value.
In the Greek and Hebrew languages every letter was assigned a numerical value.
Naturally, then, all words in Greek or Hebrew would have numerical meaning.
Jewish mystics in Greek and Roman times assumed that the inspired words of the Bible had significance numerically as well as literally and spent much time on the analysis of such numbers.
This form of endeavor was called ‘gematria,’ or word geometry.
The number of the beast is an example of such gematria, the only significant example in the Bible.
Commentators have considered virtually every possible candidate for the beast and the one most frequently mentioned is Nero.
If his name is written in the Greek form—Neron—and if his title Caesar is added and if Neron Caesar is written in Hebrew letters, then the total numerical value is indeed 666.
If the final “n” is left out (Nero), the total is 616, and some old manuscripts of Revelation have 616 rather than 666 as the number of the beast.”
Jews of the time referred to Nero as the ‘Beast’.
To speak or write his name in critique would result in death.
The word ‘mark’ was also mistranslated as in, ‘The mark of the beast’.
“New Testament scholars mistranslated the classical Greek word charagma as ‘mark’ rather than money.
The correct translation, in this context, would be, “The money of the beast”.
When Jesus Christ noted that it was Caesar’s image on the coinage he said, “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar.”
The early Jews considered the beast’s money to be evil.
And the Book of Revelations was written during the reign of Nero.
wicky: Very witty!
D-i-c-e-R over 15 years ago
The devil takes trade-ins – your soul for the car. or Challenge the devil to a fiddle contest. He can’t resist a good fiddle contest.
Jor-El over 15 years ago
D-i-c-e-R:
In Charlie Daniel’s “Devil Went Down to Georgia”, would you agree with me that the Devil plays better fiddle than Johnny?
margueritem over 15 years ago
Jor-El: Thanks, I found that very interesting. I love history.
Akenta over 15 years ago
Jor-El I also enjoyed reading that. But I thought the New Testament was originally written in Latin.