Most people wonder what the mak of the beast is, i mean who is really the ''beast'' and what is its ''mark''. Well, i'll give you all a shocker which no one will reveal to you, open you mind and read carefuly as i give you ''A shocking glimpse behinde the scene''

It all started on a stark, rocky island. Into the horizon stretched the vast expanse of the of the murky deep. One lone figure rest on a barren ledge of sheer rock. His name, JOHN the Revelator. He’s rapt in vision. What he sees I fantastic, Strange beast, Clashing armies, Nation rising.
Its no surprise that the greatest nation on earth should be mentioned in prophesy. What John sees protends events shaping up in the united states that definitely will affect you. Read closely now as the scene unfolds.

‘’And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon’’ Revelation 13:11. A ‘’BEAST’’ in prophecy represents a ‘’KINGDOM’’ Daniel 7:23.
When a beast comes up out of the sea, ‘’it is represented in prophesy as rising amid ‘’many peoples and multitude’’ (a highly populated area) Revelation 17:15. To come out of the earth is just the opposite. So here we have a nation that is springing up out of a wilderness area. Instead of overthrowing other powers to establish itself, this nation would rise in territory previously un-occupied. It would be a country that’s discovered not conquered. Differing from the often blood-soaked nations of Europe, it would spring up quietly, peacefully, ‘’like a lamb’’.

Can you guess what nation of the new world arose into power, gicing promise of strength and greatness, that would fit this description? Sure! USA. It sprang up like a plant from the ground. A prominent author of the past century speaks of ‘’the mystery of her coming forth from vacancy’’ and adds, ‘’like a silent seed we grew into an empire. (white, E.G ‘’COSMIC CONFLICT’’ (Washington: review & herald pub. Assoc. 1982) page 388.

But the beast with the lamb like horn ‘’spake as a dragon'' . And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed; And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword and did live’’ Revelation 13:12;13,14.

Can you imagine the U.S doing a thing like that, How could it possibly happen? Read closely! The lamb like horn and the dragon voice represent change of personality. A real change! The speaking of this country as a ‘’dragon’’ denotes the use of force. This principle, as we shall see, was used by the Leopard like beast (the first beast) of Revelation 13, which enforced the religious observances by law! Such action by the U.S government would be directly contrary to its grand principles of religion freedom. The constitution provides that ‘’Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof’’

‘’Speak as a Dragon’’ – United States, Do you hear it stirring? Have you noticed attitude becoming more intolerant and angry lately? Angry at crime, at politics, religion and social corruption? In view of the horrifying trends of the time, it understandable why the nation is to ‘’speak’’ that way. In one year, Americans spent $4 billion on pornography, divorce affects tens of million of homes, wrecking lives, mass murders, neglects of the ages, abuse of women and even babies, men possessed are taking the lives of men, women and children, millions of Americans hooked on drugs and their chemicals, peer at the world through differing degree of ‘’goony eyes’’ and further appall society with their resultant behavior and crimes. Prostitutes, homosexuals and drugs addicts share aids and aids related complex. Crimes doubles every ten years, the economy is broke, it has gotten so far in debt that many wonder what will happen next.
Many retired couples have either lost their food stamps and medic cards, or have had to divorce and live out of wedlock to keep them. Political and religious corruption have caused even the constitution to come under attack! People are angry, the nation is angry. The shifting of values and anger of the times (in speedy fulfillment of prophecy) are echoed in words blurted out by a Jesuit priest, ‘’I just don’t understand the reverence which everybody here seems to pay to the American constitution’’ I want to hear some Americans get up and shout give us justice, give us decency. And to….with American constitution.

Is it any wonder that United States will ‘’spake as a dragon’’? Little wonder that ministries across the land, in an effort to abort national doom, move millions to political action. The feeling is that something must be done. Leaders of ‘’electronic church’’ launched a campaign to arouse 50 million Christians! There’s a tremendous drive on to unite forces for the common goods.
Pat Robertson, the preacher who founded the 700 club, and, who himself aspired to the very top of the political ladder, said, ‘’Unless Christians desire a nation and a world reordered to the humanistic/hedonistic model, it is absolutely vital that we take control of the U.S government away from the trilateral commission and the council on Foreign Regulation’’. He speaks of turning to God ‘’to galvanise Christians to political actions’’
U.S News & World Report declared, ‘’A political holy war without precedent is full swing in this country. The feeling is being spread that only if our nation comes back to God can we improve our sorry state of affairs. Leaders are saying that this can be accomplished if Christians unite ‘’Robert Grant, leader of Christian voice urged: if Christians unite, we can do anything. We can pass any law or any amendment. And that’ s exactly what we intend to do’’. On nation wide TV, he declared ‘’we can elect a president, we can change or make any law in the land. And if behooves us to do it. If we have to live under law, as well we should, we should live under moral and Godly law’’. This was not the opinion of just one man.
In a letter written to the leader of the religion roundtable, it was asked to him if it is time for someone to influence legislation to make Sunday a day of worship in our country? ‘’in reply the executive director, H. Edward Rowe, wrote, ‘Legislation and proclamations by presidents to urge it-YES’’ The dynamics makes us wonder little that nation-wide papers and media message plea to the masses that ‘’it is the responsibility of government to decree the establishment of the national observance of Sunday’’. And that, ‘’there will be no relief from mounting economic disaster until a national Sunday law is strictly enforced’’!

It’s not surprising that in a hearing of the south Carolina legislature, demands by state representative Anderson himself for a Sunday law to improve the state of society brought uproarious applause. Who can wonder that the United states president has revealed his willingness to support legislation which would help collapse the separation of church and state! The bible tells us that….’’and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him’’ Revelation 13:11-12. Now the big question is who’s the first beast? Be prepared to learn some shocking facts.
‘’And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon hi horns ten crowns, and upon his head the name of blasphemy’’ Revelation 13:12

‘’And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon hi horns ten crowns, and upon his head the name of blasphemy’’ Revelation 13:12
Here is the beast that has the dreaded mark. The mark we definitely don’t want! The most awful warning of all times is directed against it (Revelation 14:19,10). But before we learn what the mark is, we must discover who the beast is and it won’t be hard. In fact, the bible makes it so clear that I’ll simply list the characteristic of it and you’ll be able to tell me who it is! Are you ready?

1. A ‘’BEAST’’ in prophecy represents a Kingdom, a nation, a power. The prophetic book of Daniels tell us – ‘’thus
he said, the fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon the earth’’ Daniel 7:23.
2. This beast comes up out of the ‘’sea’’ When a beast arises from the sea, it always represents a power rising
in a highly populated area; amid peoples, multitudes, and nation, and tongues’’ Revelation 17:15. It would
have to conquer the exiting government.
3. The beast ha seven heads and ten horns. A head represents the headquarters of a government. The head of
a county is called ‘’county seat’’. A ‘’horn’’ represents a king, a ruler. ‘’And ten horns out of this kingdom are
ten kings that shall arise’’. Daniel 7:24. The beast is a power with a man at the head of it. You’ll find that the
bible explains itself.
4. The beast has ‘’the name of blasphemy’’ Revelation 13:1.

‘’And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon hi horns ten crowns, and upon his head the name of blasphemy’’ Revelation 13:12
Here is the beast that has the dreaded mark. The mark we definitely don’t want! The most awful warning of all times is directed against it (Revelation 14:19,10). But before we learn what the mark is, we must discover who the beast is and it won’t be hard. In fact, the bible makes it so clear that I’ll simply list the characteristic of it and you’ll be able to tell me who it is! Are you ready?
1. A ‘’BEAST’’ in prophecy represents a Kingdom, a nation, a power. The prophetic book of Daniels tell us – ‘’thus he said, the fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon the earth’’ Daniel 7:23.
2. This beast comes up out of the ‘’sea’’ When a beast arises from the sea, it always represents a power rising in a highly populated area; amid peoples, multitudes, and nation, and tongues’’ Revelation 17:15. It would have to conquer the exiting government.
3. The beast ha seven heads and ten horns. A head represents the headquarters of a government. The head of a county is called ‘’county seat’’. A ‘’horn’’ represents a king, a ruler. ‘’And ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise’’. Daniel 7:24. The beast is a power with a man at the head of it. You’ll find that the bible explains itself.
4. The beast has ‘’the name of blasphemy’’ Revelation 13:1.

WHAT IS BLASPHEMY?
Again the bible gives it own definition. In John 10:32,33, it tells how the Jews were going to stone Jesus. He asked them why they were about to stone Him and the said, ‘’for a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God’’.
Amazing! Blasphemy is for a man to claim to be God! Of course Jesus didn’t blaspheme because He is God but for someone less than God-it would be, but there is more. In Mark 2:5-11, it tells the story of how a paralyzed man wanted to come down into a house where Jesus was, but it was just too crowded. He finally persuaded his friends to carry him up on the roof of Peter’ house and break it up so they could let the man down into the room where the Saviour was teaching. Down he comes. Can you imagine the wonderful peace and joy that flooded his soul? But the religious leaders didn’t care a thing about the man’s soul. They were just trying to catch some words of Jesus that they could use against Him to have Him put to death. The bible says that they thought, ‘’why does this man thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God only?’’ The savior knew their thoughts and said, ‘’why reason ye these thing in your hearts?’’ Then He asked them which is easier to say, ‘’thy sins be forgiven’’ or to say, ‘’rise and walk?’’ Jesus healed the man before their eyes, and, to the people’s utter amazement, he got up and walk out of the house.
Again Jesus didn’t commit blasphemy by forgiving the man’s sins because He is a member of the Godhead and had a perfect right to do just that. To whomever He pleased He could say those sweet words of forgiveness and the very peace of heaven would flood the soul. He could say ‘’Go and sin no more’’ and the guilty, the depressed, the sad, the empty, would rise up with peace of mind. They would begin new and unselfish life of obedience to God-a happy life of peace. But for anyone less than God to claim to forgive sins-it’s blasphemy.

Concerning the beast it says, ‘’and upon his head the name of blasphemy’’. Revelation 13:1. The very leader of this power would both claim to be God on the earth, and claim to have power to forgive sins!
5. ‘’And the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority’’ Revelation 13:2
It’s clear that the beast gets its ‘’seat’’ and ‘’authority’’ from the dragon, but who is the dragon? Here it is. ‘’And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the devil and satan, and bound him a thousand years’’. Revelation 20:2. The dragon is satan but there is more.

‘’And there appeared another wonder in heavens; and behold a great dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his head. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations, with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to His throne’’. Revelation 12:3-5.

Revelation 19: 15,16 shows us that the ‘’Man child’’ is Christ. So the ‘’dragon’’ represents not only satan, but also a kingdom through whom satan worked to try to kill baby Jesus as soon as He was born. Now what kingdom was it whose king decreed the destruction of the babies in Bethlehem? Off course! It was King herod, he was employed by, and a representative of Rome, so here’s another clue. The beast gets its power, seat, and authority from Rome

Its coming clear. The dragon represents Rome. Rome was the empire used by satan to try to destroy the Saviour of the world! Now lets take a closer look.

The dragon (Rome) had ten horns’’. A horn grows out of the head of an animal. A horn, you remember, is a king. By the year 47A.D, the Roman Empire had broken up into exactly ten kingdoms.

The historian Machiavelli without the slightest reference to this prophecy, gives the following list of the nations which occupies the territory of the western Empire at the time of the fall of Romulus Augustus (476A.D), the last emperor of Rome, Now when the Roman empire collapsed, ten divisions resulted. Babarian tribes hammered at the Roman Empire for many years until it fell apart and the ten divisions were ruled by ten kings! They were: the Alemani (Germany), the Franks (France), Burgundians (Switzerland), the suevi (Portugal), the anglo-saxons (Britain), the Visigoths (Spain), the lombards (Italy), the vandals, Ostrogoth, and Heruli. The last three were destroyed by the Pope of Rome because they refused to become ‘’christians’’. The armies of emperor Justinian, in co-operation with the pope, thrust the Ostrogoths out of the city of Rome. They have become extinct. In 538A.D, the pope took possession of the city after the emperor decreed that he should be the head of all Christian churches. ‘’They have never since the breaking up of old Rome been united into one single empire; they have never formed one whole even like the United States. No scheme of proud ambitions seeking to reunite the broken fragment has ever succeeded; when such have arisen, they have been invariably dashed into pieces. And the division is as apparent now as ever. Plainly and palpably inscribed on the map of Europe this day, it confronts the skeptic with its silent but conclusive testimony to the fulfillment of this great prophecy. These ten divisions of Rome are the ten horns on the ‘’dragon’’

Now look at this next amazing point.
6. ‘’And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose name are not written in the book of life of the lamb slain from the foundation of the world’’. Revelation 13.8. This is not only a political power but a religious power as well. It demands worship and gets it.
7. It’s a world-wide power. ‘’And the world wondered after the beast’’. Revelation 13:3. Maybe by now you already know who the ‘’Beast’’ is.
Can you think of any world wide political and religious power with a man at the head of it who claims to be God on earth and to be able to forgive sins? Who receives it ‘’seat’’ and authority from Rome? Of a church government whose leader is ‘’wondered after’’ by the whole world?

Let me say something now that’s very important. You see the reason why God speaks strongly against worshipping the ‘’beast’’ as He does is because He loves you. He knows that a person can’t possibly be happy who follows the power and receives its mark. He knows that,……they have no rest day or night ‘’who worship the ‘’beast’’ and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name’’ Revelation 14:11.
See Revelation 14 9:10, A strong warning, strong language, language of love is always strong when it’s is question of life and death to the one it loves.

God only holds accountable those who understand what the bible commands and knowingly disobeys or those who turn away from hearing His word and are ‘willingly’’ ignorant. The ‘’beast’’ exists now and many Christians who are now involved with it will soon learn the fact about it and they will respond to God’s call.

8. It has the characteristic of the four beast (nations) which existed before. Look carefully. ‘’And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority’’. Revelation 13:2.
What nations are these? Again, the bible tells us the same four beast are found in Daniel 7. ‘’These great beasts, which are four, are four kings which shall arise out of the earth’’. Daniel 7:17. These are the four world empires ruling consecutively from the time of Daniel down to the time of the fall of Rome. They are: Babylon (605-538B.C), Medo-Persia (538-331B.C), Greece (331-168B.C), and Rome (168B.C-476A.D) Now you can get the full description in Daniel 7, 2:8,

from this verse you have:
The Lion-Babylon
The Bear-Medo-Persia
The Leopard-Greece
The Terible Beast-Rome

Since the beast with the mark has similarities of these four, lets take a close look at them.
Babylon, represented by the two-winged lion, ruled the world when Daniel was alive. The lion, a fit symbol of Babylon, it was the greatest of all the ancient kingdom. The two wings tell us of its swiftness in which the ‘’golden kingdom’’ conquered the civilized world of that time.
How is the beast of revelation 13 like Babylon? The emperors of Babylon claimed worship as gods (Daniel 3, 4:6). For man to be appreciated is great, but to be worshipped by other human is blasphemous. The leader of the beast does this very thing.
Now, Medo-Persia took over on that terrible night when king Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon, half drunk, threw a party for a thousand of his lords and tossed the sacred vessels from the temple of God about the floor. The bible tells us, that his knees knocked together in fear as he watched a bloodless hand trace his doom upon the palace wall. Daniel 5, 1:5. When his astrologers & Chaldean could not interpret the writing, Daniel was called in, Daniel 5, 13-28. In that night was Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans slain, and Darius, the median took the kingdom. The two winged lion was dead. The year 538B.C, Medo-Persia under darius had taken over. The Bear of daniel’s dream had conquered the whole world.

Medo-Persia, ruled until the empire met up with a young man whose military genius was uncanny, Alexander the great. Alexander met the Persian force head on and defeated them in battle of Arbela, the military genius made Greece to emerge as the third world empire. The leopard with four heads and four wings of Daniel’s vision had replaced the medo-persian bear, but why the four heads?
After Alexander died, his will had declared the kingdom should go to the strongest. His four generals, Cassander, Lysimachus, Seleuchus and Ptolomy took over the empire and divided it into four parts. These divisions are represented by the four heads of the leopard beast. What about the four wings? They represent swiftness; Greece had conquered the world in only 13 years. Before his death Alexander had ordered the Greek cities to worship him as a god. The beast of Revelation 13 is ‘’like unto a leopard’’ because it took on the Greek culture and also has a leader that claims worship as God.
The fourth kingdom, represented by this terrible beast is Rome. Rome conquered Greece in 168B.C and eventually gave it powers to the beast of Revelation 13. ‘’Out of the terrible beast comes a little horn. The beast of rev 13 and little horn of Dan 7 are of the same power. See Dan 7, 8:25

9. The next clue as to who the beast is, is the time period which God gives for it reign before it receives it ‘’deadly wound’’. It would reign for 1260years. Now just one more clue, before I tell you who the beast is, its not only the same as the ‘’little horn’’ of Daniel 7 but it’s also the same power as the great LovePeddler riding upon the scarlet coloured beast, Revelation 17:1-3.
Now, we have come to associate the ‘’heads’’ & ‘’horns’’ with Rome. The harlot is controlling Rome. The ‘’harlot’’ represents a corrupt church system and gets this ‘’And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, Revelation 17:4, which means this church is very rich. A ‘’woman’’ in prophecy represents a church, see Jeremiah 6:2. A virgin is God’s pure church, while a Harlot is a corrupt church.
She’s called ‘’THE MOTHER OF HARLOT AND ABOMINATION OF THE EARTH’’ Revelation 17:5. This is not only a church, it’s a mother church. It’s a world power and its kill saints, revelation 17:6. I know it’s shocking but here’s a corrupt church power that satan has used to deceive the whole world and rob men and women of their eternal life by using deception. These power has leaders who divert the attention and worship of the people from the true living God to themselves.
Now who is the beast? What Power?
1. Receives its ‘’Seat’’ and authority from Rome. Revelation 13:4
2. Rules the world 1260 years (From 538A.D-1798A.D)
3. Then receives a ‘’deadly wound’’ which later heals. Revelation 13:3
4. Is both a political and a religious power, which is worshipped. Revelation 13:4
5. Tampered with God’s law. Daniel 7:25
6. Has a leader who claims to be God on the earth and to be able to forgives sins (which is blasphemy) Revelation 13:1
7. Is a mother church (daughters have come out of her) Revelation 17:5
8. Made war with the saints. Revelation 13:7
9. Is a world power which is wondered at. Revelation 13: 3,4
10. Has ‘’a man’’ at the head of it with the number being 666. Revelation 13:18
11. Has a dreaded ‘’mark’’ which if received will cause a person to be cast into the lake of fire and loose eternal life. Revelation 14: 9-10
It’s the PAPACY. It’s is the only power on the face of the earth that fits all of the bible characteristic for it.

Now lets look at the number 666. Lets look at this thing to make sure there’s no mistake. ‘’And the dragon gave him power, and his seat and great authority’’ Revelation 13:2.
Emperor Justinian gave Rome to the pope when he decreed that the pope should be over all Christian churches of the earth, and established the papacy in 538A.D, when the emperor’s general drove the Ostrogoths from Rome.
From 538A.D, the papacy ruled for exactly 1260 years until 1798 when something incredible happened. The pope was taken prisoner! Napoleon’s general Berthier captured the pope and took him to france, ‘’the deadly wound’’. Why did Berthier do that? Napoleon wanted to rule the world, the papacy stood in his way. ‘’……, and his deadly wound was healed and all the world wondered after the beast’’ Revelation 13:3.
In 1929, the Italian government recognized the Vatican city as a independent state, once again the pope was king. On march 9, 1929, the pope said ‘’The people of the entire world are with us’’….Healed wound of many years.
Though this great organization was not officially established till 538A.D, the apostles Paul saw forces work that were preparing the way which was going on back there that he could have seen. Here’s what happened.
After Jesus went back to heaven, the early church grew rapidly under the blessing of the holy spirit. Jesus had predicted the treatment that his people were to receive Matthew 24:9. This was literally fulfilled ‘’their execution was made into game’’ under the persecution of Emperor Nero. They were covered with the skin of wild animals and torn to pieces by dogs. They were hanged on crosses. They were burned, wrapped in flammable materials and set on fire to illuminate the night. Paganism foresaw that should the gospel triumph, their temples and altars would be swept away. Therefore he summoned her forces to destroy Christianity.

For many years, Emperor Nero and Diocletian slaughtered the Christians by the thousands until 313A.D, it was against the law to be a Christian. Such a person was an automatic criminal but the followers of Jesus spread everywhere. So satan decided to corrupt the church from the inside. Watch what happened, a great shout goes up in the empire, emperor Constantine has become a Christian. The Christian are euphoric. No more being torn apart by dogs and lions or used as dupes to e cut down in cold blood, or human torches to light up the arena for the gladiators. Now Christianity is the state religion, things are going great or so it seems but little by little, as everyone relaxes and quits worrying about being tortured to death, something happens. COMPROMISE!

Gradually, the leaders, for the sake of popularity and gain, let down the standard to make it easier for the pagans to come to church but this brings error and pagan customs. Not at all surprised by satan’s scheme to corrupt the church from within, God gives us fore warning, see pauls shocking words ‘’let no man deceive you by any means for that day (of the lord) shall not come, except there come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition: who opposeth and exaulted himself above all that is called God, or that worshipped so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God shewing himself that he is God’’ ‘’for the mystery of iniquity doth already work’’ 11 Thessalonian 2:1-7.
After the persecution ceased, satan’s great device was to control the leaders of the church. If he could inflate their ego, make them money hungry, the whole body would be affected. A popularity contest would be on to get as many heathen, sun worshippers to accept Christianity as possible. The wealth and prestige of the church would grow who cares if you have to change the bible somewhat to get them! They just introduced some of the heathen ‘s custom and rites into Christianity. Since heathen were used to worshipping images, they placed images in churches but instead of heathen god images, they simply used images of dead saints etc. The people were taught that these were merely to help increase their learning and devotion especially for those who cannot read. So they brought heathen’s cutom and gave them Christian names and the entire heathens flocked into the church.

The apostles had gone throughout the empire establishing churches in many cities. As time went by, smaller churches were built in the surrounding country sides. The large cities were in Jerusalem, Rome, Alexandria, Egypt. Rome finally emerges on top.

The next step in the plot was for church leaders to get control of the state to help enforce their decrees. The achieved this beyond their wildest dreams. The epitome of this came when in 538A.D, the entire city of Rome was handed over to the pope, the bishop of Rome. For the next 1260 years, church leaders reigned with full civil authority. All jus predicted prophecy but look at this shocker. It says the beast has ‘’the name of blasphemy’’ Revelation 13:1. ‘’it became one of the lending doctrines of the churches that its visible head is invested with supreme authority over bishops and pastors in all parts of the world. More than this, he took the very name of God! He was addressed as ‘’Our Lord God the pope’’ and declared to be ‘’infallible’’ ‘’dominum deum nostrum papam’’. Hence the pope is crowned with a triple crown as king of heaven, and earth and purgatory ‘’prompta biblitheca’’ and demand worship of all men.

What about the mark 666. Lets take a shocking look. On the pope’s official mitre has been seen the title ‘’VICARIUS FILLI DEI’’ which means ‘’VICAR OF THE SON OF GOD’’. In revelation 13:18 it says ‘’count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred threescore and six (666), lets do it now and see what we find.

Remember the roman numerals you were taught in school.

V 5
I 1
C 100
A 0
R 0
I 1
U 5
S 0

F 0
I 1
L 50
I 1
I 1

D 500
E 0
I 1
total 666

I want to be quick to say that when a person shares this shocking revelation, he must be kind and tactful. We must let people know that God loves all. The truth must be told but always in kindness.

The 1260years of the papacy rule are called the ‘’dark ages’’ I’m sure you have heard that expression before. The reason it was so dark is because, the priest forbade anyone to read or even have a bible. For hundreds of years only the priest was allowed to read bibles. Satan had to get the bible away from the people in order to keep them in darkness are superstition.

The people just didn’t know better. There was a time when you were caught with a bible, you were dragged out of your home, hung up a pole, and burned alive in your front yard.
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Revelation is about the fall of the Roman Empire.

The Beast is the Emporer Nero.
His name written in Aramaic is valued at 666.

Revelation was a book of it's time. It was written when the Christians were persecuted by the Romans and was only included in the New Testament at a late stage with much controversy.
It is a mistake to think it has some factual relevance today.

here is what wikipedia says.

The Number of the Beast is a concept from the Book of Revelation of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The number is 666 in most manuscripts of the New Testament, and in modern translations and critical editions of the Greek text. Although Irenaeus (second century) reported several scribal errors of the number, there is still doubt by some theologians about the original reading, as some recently discovered third century early manuscripts of Revelation read 616. This topic is a source of contention for many church groups and theologians.[1] Some scholars contend that the number 666 is a code for the Roman Emperor Nero,[2][3] others that 616 is a code for the Roman Emperor Caligula.[4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast_(numerology)

the numbers have references to ancient hebrew, where numbers could be assigned to letters or words.

as the wiki article states, 616 is the 'original' reference and 666 is the mistranslated christian nonsense reference.

the numbers have references to ancient hebrew, where numbers could be assigned to letters or words.
as the wiki article states, 616 is the 'original' reference and 666 is the mistranslated christian nonsense reference.

I've read the 616 theory and even posted it here but it's only a theory and 666 looks the better candidate.
Also, the New Testament was written in Aramaic and Coptic Greek. The numerology fits Aramaic and Hebrew isn't of relevance here.

@bastage
please it is good to check facts before you make comments on issues like this.
The person that sent this post made an elaborate reserch comparing the book of daniel and revelation. He mentioned the time the beast will appear based on the prophetic time table given in the book of Daniel chapter 7. If you claim that Nero is the person prophesised in the book of revelation,with the mark of the beast, i will want you to answer these questions:

1. Was Nero's Government both political and Religious as indicated in the prophecy? or did Nero make christianity a state religion in Rome?

2. How does the prophetic time table in the books of revelation and Daniel- mentioned by the person that authored this post agree with the time Nero riegned as emperor in Rome?

3. which among God's laws that goes with time did Nero change?

I am waiting.

Revelation is about the fall of the Roman Empire.

And not just pagan Rome but Papal Rome as well, the counterfeit church will fall, but according to prophecy she must be healed and energized to pass its mark.

The Beast is the Emporer Nero.
His name written in Aramaic is valued at 666.

If that were the only criteria to identify the beast fine, but there are 11 prophecies that point to the beast. Surely, when one honestly looks at all the characteristics as mentioned by John there is no room for speculation.

Revelation was a book of it's time. It was written when the Christians were persecuted by the Romans and was only included in the New Testament at a late stage with much controversy.
It is a mistake to think it has some factual relevance today.

The name suggests otherwise, and it speaks of eschatological matters.

desthan:

I want to be quick to say that when a person shares this shocking revelation, he must be kind and tactful. We must let people know that God loves all. The truth must be told but always in kindness.

The 1260years of the papacy rule are called the ‘’dark ages’’ I’m sure you have heard that expression before. The reason it was so dark is because, the priest forbade anyone to read or even have a bible. For hundreds of years only the priest was allowed to read bibles. Satan had to get the bible away from the people in order to keep them in darkness are superstition.

The people just didn’t know better. There was a time when you were caught with a bible, you were dragged out of your home, hung up a pole, and burned alive in your front yard.
What JOHN sees next is so unbelievable that he’s stunned, but you have to order for the complete book to read about the greatest shocker in the history of the world.

What's all this talk about the mark of the beast? What is your point Destan

LADY u see ur church, later u will say o they blackmailing the church,its a pity at this time and age u re still in a demonic church,ure too good to be worshiping with the IDOLATERS, thanks so much poster God bless u.

uplawal:

LADY u see ur church, later u will say o they blackmailing the church,its a pity at this time and age u re still in a demonic church,ure too good to be worshiping with the IDOLATERS, thanks so much poster God bless u.

and whenever u are reminded of the peccadilloes of the paedophile mohammed or the murderous and blood thirsty allah, u get mad and angry.
yet u open ur God forsaken mouth to call a church "demonic" and worshippers "idolators"

thou ignorant slave of allah. . . . .watch thy mouth.

i won't blame u at all, am sure if u read the ur bible revelation discussed above u wont talk like this, don't be fooled okay, pls i don't even wanna notice u here atall or are u LADY'S boyfriend,and to tell u am a good axtian like u are, infact was a comfirmed CATHOLIC,went to catholic school that taught us not the bible but to hail mary and some unimaginable doctrines also was a CATHOLIC until early this year that i turned really to going to a living church even its still corrupt, but thank God for revealing truth,very ready to change to a MUSLIM right now,let them pope continue to deceive u people or av u not heard of the ONE WORLD RELIGION that was launched now, or u think the devil is a figure head,he uses people to declare his aims, i don't care if u continue shouting slave of allah till thy 2339 it doesnt take anything from me,and mind u our own spelling is ALLAH not allah,its the GOD of the universe and beget no son not even daughters cos i heard people saying "daughters of allah"now let me tell u its the pre islam pagan practice before the ALMIGHTY reveal to MUHAMMED and he discourage the worship of it, told them to turn to ALMIGHTY GOD ALLAH,thanks to nairaland.

noetic:

and whenever u are reminded of the peccadilloes of the paedophile mohammed or the murderous and blood thirsty allah, u get mad and angry.
yet u open ur God forsaken mouth to call a church "demonic" and worshippers "idolators"

thou ignorant slave of allah. . . . .watch thy mouth.

the problem is that you are still remain one of the greatest goons on nairaland. . . have you ever read the bible? pls go read it. . the biblegod is far a more blood thirsty deity than allah because the bible says he did things that allah(another blood thristy diety) will only wish he did. . . he even confessed that he was an evil deity go read your bible. . . its all in there. . .

mazaje:

the problem is that you are still remain one of the greatest goons on nairaland. . . have you ever read the bible? pls go read it. . the biblegod is far a more blood thirsty deity than allah because the bible says he did things that allah(another blood thristy diety) will only wish he did. . .

atheism is not an excuse for stupidity and bullshitting. open ur mouth only when u have something reasonable to say, otherwise SHUT UP.

he even confessed that he was an evil deity go read your bible. . . its all in there. . .

where? what book? chapter? verse? . . . . . .you are perherps the most unreasonable slowpoke i have ever come accross in a long time.
even if u are stupid enough to believe your googled misinformation, musnt u due to ur formal education try to affirm and re-affirm the contents u are being spoonfed with. . . . . .

noetic:

atheism is not an excuse for stupidity and bullshitting. open ur mouth only when u have something reasonable to say, otherwise SHUT UP.

shut up and be quite thou deluded goat. . .

where? what book? chapter? verse? . . . . . .you are perherps the most unreasonable slowpoke i have ever come accross in a long time.
even if u are stupid enough to believe your googled misinformation, musnt u due to ur formal education try to affirm and re-affirm the contents u are being spoonfed with. . . . . .

lear to read the bible for yourself thou idiotic goat. . . its very clear that you do not even know how blood thirsty you deity is. . . allah can only wish to be as evil. . . here is your incompetent and blood thirsty deity confessing and regretting his evil deeds in the bible. . .

"Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to offer your prayer: If you remain quietly in this land I will build you up, and not tear you down; I will plant you, not uproot you; for I regret the evil I have done you."(Jeremiah 42:9-10) KJV

When we say Allah is muderous and blood thirsty, who are we refering to anyway? Please lets not confuse ourselves with the whole subject and diverse names given to God.
"Allah" is simply arabic meaning of God Almighty ,which is the same as "Olorun Olodumare", El-Shadd [shaddi], Yaweh, Jah, Jehovah etc etc. God is not limited by cultures and we can see that just like currencies, every culture is also free to relate to God in their own way by given Him names -usually as revealed to various prophets who lived amongst these cultures.
The fact the muslims and christains have the division of which is the "rightful way" to get to God/Allah should not distract us humans of the fact of who we talk about here. We are talking about God, Allah or whatsoever you call Him. Please give Him the due regard and respect.
Now is God muderous? My bible does not tell me so,
He is a God of fierce judgement as we have in the old testament but we see a more lovely and caring Father in the new testament-whn you read your bible very well and study it, you will see the real side-that lovely side of God-that Jesus came to reveal to the earth.

It is also important to note that even the Quran does not deny the love of God towards humans as even many argue that the bible's description of God was more fierce than that of the Quran,

Whatever the case, i repeat, God/ Allah {and whatever} is the same God and He is more of love than you can imagine.