666 = DCLXVI (merely first 6 roman numerals in order)

Pretty crappy, I'm sure, considering that the Moslem spent most of the century subjugating Christian rule in North Africa and taking complete control over Egypt. they brought about the decline of christianity and it's influence in North africa. Hard to make converts when you're occupied by Moslems.(Christians could not convert Moslems because it was a crime punishable by death)
 
It seems Washington, DC, is full of 16’s:
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the address of the White House
- “the greatest width (160 feet) and the highest allowable building height (160 feet)” according to the design by L’Enfant
Washington Places, University of Virginia, Pennsylvania Avenue

- “16th Street was envisioned as the primary entrance corridor from the north, terminating in the President's Park and the Whitehouse
Washington Places, University of Virginia, 16th Street

DCXVII will have a try.
DC = Washington
X = marks the spot
V = five sided
I = ones

Another interesting thing is the king over the bottomless pit is called Apollyon in Greek, the same language as the Roman Greek numbers.
Also, a pentagon is a five sided A-pollyon

From the footnotes 616 is noted from the oldest manuscripts.
:D
 
666 actually being 999 was in the movie "End of Days" with Arnie. The idea was that (1)999 was going to be the apocolypse, and 666 was transcribed from a dream, since everything is backwards and upside down in dreams.
Im sure i saw it before that movie, but you may be right and its just from that movie.
It seems to me, from this thread, that 616 is the correct (as far as we know) numbering, not 666. So perhaps further speculation should be directed at the #616?
Perhaps it should, im intrueged about any 616 theory.
Adstar im not sure what you was trying to point out from the demonstration of roman numerals.
Cyperium where did you get the number 665?
 
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I think that 666 is the no. of anthihrist's name.Which contain's D,C,L,X,V,I.And that the APOCALIPSE/ARMAGHEDON is onlie 40 years distant.Because God sayd that the 7th day is the resting day...but did not menchion wich day is the 7th.I think that the 7th day is afther the apocalipse because we humans put Mondais,Tusday... .And in the Apocalips form the bible it sayd that 1440 peple folowed the stabed lam,the stabed lam signifies the 7th day and 1440the year of apocalipse.If yow ERASE every 7th day out of our calendar we are actualy in the year 1400. :D sory for the spelling.
 
Cyperium where did you get the number 665?
If there are 665 species of wild animals, then 666 would be the number of the beast (the one which we do not see as a wild animal as he is in human form).

So 665 is the number of animal species.

However, I have no idea if there are less or more than 665 species, and what categories of species to exclude or include to make it so.
 
If there are 665 species of wild animals, then 666 would be the number of the beast (the one which we do not see as a wild animal as he is in human form).

So 665 is the number of animal species.

However, I have no idea if there are less or more than 665 species, and what categories of species to exclude or include to make it so.

Think again lol
There are more than 1.000.000 named insect species alone. Named.. ;)
 
DCLXVI = 666

Just to point out that the no. 666 is actually DCLXVI in roman numerals, and that D,C,L,X,V and I, in turn, are the first six symbols in the roman numerical system in reverse order (i.e. I, V, X, L, C and D backwards). It's like us writing 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0, and then someone coming along to add them all up to get 45!

John (apparently) wrote the book of Revelation in Greek, but I think he quite likely used the Roman system for numbers (…historians feel free to correct me…), as, although the Greeks did have their own numeral system for a while, they were under Roman rule at John's time (Arabic/Indian numerals weren't in use in that region until centuries later).

Perhaps its not the number itself that's significant, but the fact that it can be represented by numbers. And what can be represented by numbers? Wealth of course, in the form of money!
'No one might be able to buy or sell unless they had the mark of the beast (...non-monetary wealth...) or the number corresponding to his name (...monetary wealth...).' (Rev 13.17)

I'm only guessing that the author was using the term to represent wealth, but I do think it's quite likely that he actually wrote DCLXVI

Opinions anyone?

P.S. Apparently χξς is used in some (Greek) versions, but I presume that these are not based on the original Greek.

P.S.S. I'm not a religionist; merely an intrigued observer.

In scripture that Number is said to represent a man. So the number is linked to a person not money.

In the Hebrew and Greek systems they used letters to represent numbers. And we are told in scriptures to calculate the number of the beast. So the name of the anti-christ will be made of letters that will add up to 666 using the Hebrew or greek system of lettered numbers.

The mark of the beast will be something that people will need to buy or sell anything it will be placed in the forehead or in the hand. It will probably be a implant able powered chip that will be used in an automated financial system where cash will be done away with.

We will see.


All Praise The Ancient Of Days
 
In scripture that Number is said to represent a man. So the number is linked to a person not money.

In the Hebrew and Greek systems they used letters to represent numbers. And we are told in scriptures to calculate the number of the beast. So the name of the anti-christ will be made of letters that will add up to 666 using the Hebrew or greek system of lettered numbers.

The mark of the beast will be something that people will need to buy or sell anything it will be placed in the forehead or in the hand. It will probably be a implant able powered chip that will be used in an automated financial system where cash will be done away with.

We will see.

All Praise The Ancient Of Days
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M*W: Adstar, I shall remind you that the "Ancient of Days" refers to the Sun.
 
If there are 665 species of wild animals, then 666 would be the number of the beast (the one which we do not see as a wild animal as he is in human form).

So 665 is the number of animal species.

However, I have no idea if there are less or more than 665 species, and what categories of species to exclude or include to make it so.
there is between 3-50 million species of creature on this planet, made up of Invertebrates and vertebrates
if your only refering to mammals, your still looking at 4,500 to 5,000 species.

Animals: estimated 3-50 million species
|
|--Invertebrates: 97% of all known species
| `--+--Sponges: 10,000 species
| |--Cnidarians: 8,000-9,000 species
| |--Molluscs: 100,000 species
| |--Platyhelminths: 13,000 species
| |--Nematodes: 20,000+ species
| |--Annelida: 12,000 species
| `--Arthropods
| `--+--Crustaceans: 40,000 species
| |--Insects: 1-30 million+ species
| `--Arachnids: 75,500 species
|
`--Vertebrates: 3% of all known species
`--+--Reptiles: 7,984 species
|--Amphibians: 5,900 species
|--Birds: 9,000-10,000 species
|--Mammals: 4,475-5,000 species
`--Ray-Finned Fishes: 23,500 species
http://animals.about.com/b/2007/08/13/how-many-species-on-earth.htm

your a little bit out in your calulations.
 
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M*W: Adstar, I shall remind you that the "Ancient of Days" refers to the Sun.

MW I shall remind you that i consider your interpretations to be laughable. Derived from theories that do not deserve my consideration.


All Praise The Ancient Of Days
 
MW I shall remind you that i consider your interpretations to be laughable. Derived from theories that do not deserve my consideration.


All Praise The Ancient Of Days
saying the sun is the sun, a known life giver, which is the direct cause of the invisible sky daddy myth, Is laughable!. As opposed to your invisible sky daddy, creating the sun, Yeh right! rotflmao.
 
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