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the number 666 and humanity
Imabeliever:
I Was reading a post here earlier and the subject was about how long man was on earth ( great post, btw), I noticed the number six and mankind are kind of closely knit! So could it be that the number 666 is not a number associated with the devil, but one that represents man, A number given to mankind by God, not a Godly number but a number meant for man. I know the Revelation scriptures on the number but I think there is a little more to it than that, like , why the three six's? what is significant about this number and man? Why is man (tied?) to this number? I'll consult the good book but anyone elses help would be awesome! Please understand what I am saying, you see, Ray has destroyed alot of mainstream christian doctrines through his diligent study and understanding of scripture, so I am wondering if maybe with what we've all learned from God through Ray if we cant get a little more better understanding of the number and its relation to man. I personally dont think it has anything to do with the devil,I think the number symbolizes something, but what? and why? Any research/ help/ input would be very welcome! God Bless! :)
Kat:
Hi Imabeliever,
--- Quote ---I noticed the number six and mankind are kind of closely knit! So could it be that the number 666 is not a number associated with the devil, but one that represents man, A number given to mankind by God, not a Godly number but a number meant for man.
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That would be correct. Ray has a whole article on that subject in the LOF series 'WHO IS THE BEAST? - 666?' Here is a section of the article.
http://bible-truths.com/lake13.html ----------
THE NUMBER 666
"Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding count the NUMBER OF THE BEAST: for it is the NUMBER OF A MAN; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six [666]" (Rev. 13:18).
Is this indeed what the Greek manuscripts of Rev. 13:18 state? No, it is not.
The Greek word used when only man is meant (always excluding woman), is aner. But the Greek word translated "man" in Rev. 13:18 is not aner, but rather the word anthropos, which means "a human being, male or female." Strong’s Concordant.
Furthermore, it is not the number of "a" anything. It is just the number of human or of mankind! Even the Revised Standard Version translators saw this and therefore, states, "It’s number is six hundred sixty-six." The number of the wild beast is not the number of "a" man, but rather the number of "man" or "mankind."
With this in mind let’s read II Thes. 2:3:
"Let no man [‘let not any person,’ RSV, ‘Let no ONE…’] deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a FALLING AWAY first, and that man of sin [Gk: the lawless one] be revealed, the son of perdition [Gk: the one destined for destruction]. Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God [a god], or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God"
Whenever man builds his spiritual house upon the spiritual sand, his spiritual house will fall. And it is then that God reveals to him the wild beast that comes out of the sea. What does Paul tell us happens when there comes a ‘FALLING AWAY’ first? What follows? When our house on sand falls, what is then revealed? Why "the LAWLESS one" is "REVEALED." When the falling away occurs, then the man of sin, ‘the lawless one’ ‘the one destined for destruction’ is REVEALED.
And what a revelation it is! What a blast of the trumpet it is! What a shock to all humanity when at long last this wild beast is revealed to EVERYONE! Trust me when I tell you that it is a hard pill to swallow. It will shake you to your sandy foundation.
As I am now at the end of this Part XIII, I don’t want to close without revealing just who it is that constitutes the wild beast of Revelation 13 and the lawless one of II Thes. 2. I did title this Installment: Who is the Beast? And so I will tell you.
"So okay Ray, enough, TELL US WHO THE BEAST IS. Who? Tell us WHO?"
The "beast" is you!
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mercy, peace and love
Kat
Richard D:
The beast is our carnal thinking mind. That’s how I see it and it’s full of much deception. The carnal thinking mind believes it control its own destiny making us God and putting God in our pocket.
In His Love. Richard.
musicman:
And the sea is humanity. When John (somewhere in Revelations, too lazy to check) stood on the sand of the sea shore, he saw the wild beast rise up out of the sea. So, in other words, his spiritual house which was built on the sand, sank, leaving him on the sea shore. That is when we finally see ourselves as the beast. Our spiritual house must sink or crumble, first.
mharrell08:
--- Quote from: musicman on October 02, 2008, 09:07:37 PM ---And the sea is humanity. When John (somewhere in Revelations, too lazy to check)
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Awesome...This is why you've got to love Dan, Dan the musicman :D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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