Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!uunet!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: st0o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Steven Timm) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: The Mark of the Beast and the "new world order". Message-ID: Date: 1 Oct 90 00:13:34 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 12 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I wonder about applying the 666 to Nero. Isn't it generally accepted that Revelation was written *after* the death of Nero, in 80s or 90s AD? (At least--with liberal scholars saying later than that even?) Steve [Rev. doesn't say that 666 is the number of the current emperor. I'm not up on research on Rev., but Caird's commentary (Harper's NT Commentaries) says the only early evidence for a date is Irenaeus, who said it was written in the closing years of Domitian, who reigned 81-96. There are other indications in the book make that appear right. --clh]