Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: sandrock@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Mark T. Sandrock) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: The Mark of the Beast and the "new world order". Message-ID: Date: 3 Oct 90 07:17:41 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: School of Chemical Sciences, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Lines: 41 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article st0o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Steven Timm) writes: >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?) > Actually, the number 666 does *not* signify evil, and so the "man" referred to in Revelation does not necessarily have to be an evil man. The number 6 itself signifies *might*, and 666 thus signifies *tripled might*. In the case of the Beast, this means that the "the sin" of mankind in turning away from God, has by the time of the Final Judgement, attained to such might that it merits this number: 666. As for the "man" who is signified by 666, in this case it is *might* in the service of the Light, and the person refered to is (in the spiritual sense) Ismael, who at that time lived on earth as John the Baptist. As I have stated before, the key to this knowledge is to be found within the German language (which Martin Luther was called to help develop). The Beast of the Revelation represents the words "the Sin" (German: die Suende). (The two horns of the Beast represent the two words: "die Suende" - the Sin.) The name John the Baptist in German is "Johannes der Taeufer". Both of these phrases (die Suende and Johannes der Taeufer) have the number 666 in the German language in accordance with the Law of Numbers ("the measure of all things"). The Beast, thus, depicts *tripled might* in the service of evil, whereas, John the Baptist (Ismael), was (and is) *tripled might* in the service of God. This knowledge has been available throughout much of this century, and is based on the knowledge given in the work: "In the Light of Truth", the Grail Message, by Abd-ru-shin, which itself was written in the German language, and is also available in many other languages, including English. Regards, Mark Sandrock -- BITNET: sandrock@uiucscs Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Internet: sandrock@aries.scs.uiuc.edu Chemical Sciences Computing Services Voice: 217-244-0561 505 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801