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Revelation! 666 is Not the Number of the Beast (it's a Devilish 616) |
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05-02-2005, 05:35 PM
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Revelation! 666 is Not the Number of the Beast (it's a Devilish 616)
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/thi...p?story=634679
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A newly discovered fragment of the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament indicates that, as far as the Antichrist goes, theologians, scholars, heavy metal groups, and television evangelists have got the wrong number. Instead of 666, it's actually the far less ominous 616.
The new fragment from the Book of Revelation, written in ancient Greek and dating from the late third century, is part of a hoard of previously unintelligible manuscripts discovered in historic dumps outside Oxyrhynchus in Egypt. Now a team of expert classicists, using new photographic techniques, are finally deciphering the original writing.
Professor David Parker, Professor of New Testament Textual Criticism and Paleography at the University of Birmingham, thinks that 616, although less memorable than 666, is the original. He said: "This is an example of gematria, where numbers are based on the numerical values of letters in people's names. Early Christians would use numbers to hide the identity of people who they were attacking: 616 refers to the Emperor Caligula."
The Book of Revelation is traditionally considered to be written by John, a disciple of Jesus; it identifies 666 as the mark of the Antichrist. In America, the fundamentalist Christian right often use the number in sermons about the coming Apocalypse.
They and satanists responded coolly to the new "Revelation". Peter Gilmore, High Priest of the Church of Satan, based in New York, said: "By using 666 we're using something that the Christians fear. Mind you, if they do switch to 616 being the number of the beast then we'll start using that."
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Too bad for those devil worshipping people and musicians with tatoos and logos featuring 666.
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05-02-2005, 05:48 PM
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Re: Revelation! 666 is Not the Number of the Beast (it's a Devilish 616)
I have a random question.
If you worship the devil (Satanism) wouldn't that technically be a sect of Christianity? Because you're encompassing something from one religion, and turning it into your own religion.
I've always wondered that.
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05-02-2005, 05:49 PM
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Re: Revelation! 666 is Not the Number of the Beast (it's a Devilish 616)
666 (or 616, whatever), isn't even the number of Satan. The Beast symbolises humans. So they were wrong anyway.
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05-02-2005, 06:08 PM
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Re: Revelation! 666 is Not the Number of the Beast (it's a Devilish 616)
there is a church of satan now?!?!?!
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05-02-2005, 06:11 PM
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there is a church of satan now?!?!?!
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Paganism.
It's actually quite popular in Victoria, British Columbia. They have classes at the local university for it, even. |
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05-02-2005, 10:23 PM
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Re: Revelation! 666 is Not the Number of the Beast (it's a Devilish 616)
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Paganism.
It's actually quite popular in Victoria, British Columbia. They have classes at the local university for it, even.
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WHOAAAAAAA
Paganism is NOT the Church of Satan! Paganism can be a beautiful form of Nature worship or other form of polytheistic worship... it has nothing to do with worshiping Satan and everything to do with worshiping creation!
The Church of Satan is a SPECIFIC church started by Anton LeVay. For more info on it check out The Church of Satan
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05-02-2005, 06:13 PM
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Re: Revelation! 666 is Not the Number of the Beast (it's a Devilish 616)
All this talk about numbers... who knew they had phones back then...
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