The QR Tattoo

[quietthinker]

That isn't even close to what the bible says about 666. Someone will rule ten kingdoms over the area of 7 mountains and their name will add up to 666. There is ZERO match to an American SSN.

there are better ways to interpret prophetic numbers, particularly in Hebrew culture, than literal. With a direct literal interpretation one has no idea what one is missing and how far off the mark one is.

 

[ButterflyJones]

there are better ways to interpret prophetic numbers, particularly in Hebrew culture, than literal. With a direct literal interpretation one has no idea what one is missing and how far off the mark one is.

I think we need remember too that in Hebrew numbers often correspond to letters in their alphabet.

 

[ewq1938]

there are better ways to interpret prophetic numbers

Not better, just easier to make something mean anything one wants rather than accepting the plain wording that was used. Interpretation should be cautiously used and only when no sounder way to understand something is available.

Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

count the number of the beast
the number of his name
the number of a man
666

This shouldn't be changed into SSN's that doesn't in any way match the text.

 

[quietthinker]

Not better, just easier to make something mean anything one wants rather than accepting the plain wording that was used. Interpretation should be cautiously used and only when no sounder way to understand something is available.

Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

count the number of the beast
the number of his name
the number of a man
666

This shouldn't be changed into SSN's that doesn't in any way match the text.

So it tells you to count it, then it tells you what the count is (duhhh to the literalist) further, it applies it to three factors, the beast, the name, the man. Surely this must tell you that the text is communicating more than what is interpreted as overtly obvious.

 

[ewq1938]

So it tells you to count it, then it tells you what the count is (duhhh to the literalist) further, it applies it to three factors, the beast, the name, the man.

No, "it" does not have three factors. Those are related to who may buy or sell not what the 666 is.

Surely this must tell you that the text is communicating more than what is interpreted as overtly obvious.

You misinterpreted it.

 

[quietthinker]

No, "it" does not have three factors. Those are related to who may buy or sell not what the 666 is.
You misinterpreted it.

Well seeing you know the number of the beast, not because you figured it out but because it told you (not much wisdom required there) perhaps you can tell us the name of the beast and what it's mark is.....or do you mean to say its number and its mark are the same thing?

 

[ewq1938]

Well seeing you know the number of the beast, not because you figured it out but because it told you (not much wisdom required there) perhaps you can tell us the name of the beast and what it's mark is.....or do you mean to say its number and its mark are the same thing?

(not much wisdom required there)

 

[Timtofly]

Not better, just easier to make something mean anything one wants rather than accepting the plain wording that was used. Interpretation should be cautiously used and only when no sounder way to understand something is available.

Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

count the number of the beast
the number of his name
the number of a man
666

This shouldn't be changed into SSN's that doesn't in any way match the text.

These verses also do not say the beast is a human man. The beast has a name that is the same as the name of the man the number belongs to.

The beast has a name and number of a man. Those who have the name of the beast, have the number and name of the man as well.

What we are not told is the actual man the beast was named after.

Why is this beast even given a name or named, if the beast already existed? This seems to indicate the beast was just created and brought to life and then given a name. This beast is not a human that had a name given at birth. This beast was created by Satan and the FP and then given a name of a man that also has a number placed on that man by God. God named that man and God placed a number on that man as a mark.