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The mystery of 666 Explained - Nero! {Ecumenical thread}
ecclesia.org ^ | 2009 | Richard Anthony

Posted on 12/22/2011 1:01:18 PM PST by Cronos

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To: GiovannaNicoletta; Gamecock; one Lord one faith one baptism
Giovanna
The one question I always ask is, who in the history of the world has fulfilled the following:
And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name. (Revelation 13:16, 17)
The answer to that is the Primate -- Roman slaves, soldiers etc. had "marks" identifying their status in society. And yes it was on the right hand or forehead.

to sell in the Roman Empire you had to be acknowledged by the Empire. And you used denarii which had the name of the beast "Nero Caesar"

81 posted on 12/23/2011 5:18:38 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: Cronos; zot

No we are not the same guys who were discussing that in all of those other periods, unless we have been dying and re-incarnating at the exact time periods to be alive to discuss this when those events occured.

Which is possibly possible, but is not a sure thing. If so, I wish I could remember what it was like in each of those life times, then I could write a possibly best selling book.


82 posted on 12/23/2011 5:22:09 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Cronos

“proving” anyone’s name is a numerological equivalent of 666 is an old game.


83 posted on 12/23/2011 5:23:43 AM PST by ctdonath2 ($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com/)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta; Gamecock; one Lord one faith one baptism
Going back to your incorrect statement that "Caesar" was Nero's title not name, here's another historical lesson -- the 5 good emperor, from Nerva to Marcus Antoninus were all adoptees and not necessarily related to their predecessor's.

it was a fine system of ensuring that the best person came to power -- we know that an "enlightened monarchy" can be good for society, but the problem is ensuring that it remain enlightened from one to the next. Just hiding it under a garb of constitutionality as Octavian did was not sufficient as evidenced by the actions of "Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus".

the Nervan system of adoptee was effective for the 1st century to retain the power and grant it to the most suitable. It failed due to the ascension of "Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus" and at his death in 191 led to the crisis of the 2nd century -- oh and that crisis is another time when people thought the world was about to end.

84 posted on 12/23/2011 5:24:51 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta; Gamecock; one Lord one faith one baptism

the crisis of the 2nd century — oh and that crisis is another time when people thought the world was about to end. in fact the antics of Elagabalus “Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus” would have given these people a bigger fillup to their belief that the world was ending.


85 posted on 12/23/2011 5:27:27 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: Cronos

The “Nero” theory has been around a long time, but it’s good to reflect on it again.

My memory says that it’s weaknesses are twofold:

1. It doesn’t take into account all scripture on the subject.

2. Most early Church fathers were unaware of it and continued to ponder who the beast might be. Apparently, no one clued them in that the Nero was the fulfillment even though they lived through it or knew others who had.

My personal opinion is that there will be a future person so similar to Nero that he could be his returned clone. (Or maybe something in the same sense as Jesus said that John the Baptist and Elijah were the same “if you could receive it.” IOW, so similar as to be the same.)

JMHO


86 posted on 12/23/2011 5:34:39 AM PST by xzins (Pray for Our Troops Remaining in Afghanistan, now that Iran Can Focus on Injuring Only Them)
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To: Cronos
Can you give me the name of the one individual who has met the following Biblical requirements for the Antichrist?

After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. (Daniel 7:7,8).

Can you give me both the name of the man who met those conditions and the time in the history of the world when those exact Biblical conditions existed?

Also, can you recommend a book which records that Nero was referred to by the following names?

Those are a few of the descriptions of the coming Antichrist as God describes him. Did Nero meet those requirements?

87 posted on 12/23/2011 5:47:56 AM PST by GiovannaNicoletta ("....in the last days, mockers will come with their mocking... (2 Peter 3:3))
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To: xzins

thanks - well even whether or not it was Nero is jmho too :)


88 posted on 12/23/2011 5:55:01 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: Chronos
Also, Scripture states that Jesus Christ Himself will throw the Antichrist alive into hell:

But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. (Revelation 19:20)

Nero committed suicide. How do we reconcile the inerrant truth of Scripture, that Jesus Christ will personally throw the Antichrist into hell, with the fact that Nero committed suicide?

89 posted on 12/23/2011 5:56:01 AM PST by GiovannaNicoletta ("....in the last days, mockers will come with their mocking... (2 Peter 3:3))
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To: xzins
a future person so similar to Nero that he could be his returned clone. (Or maybe something in the same sense as Jesus said that John the Baptist and Elijah were the same “if you could receive it.” IOW, so similar as to be the same.)

Strangely enough, Suetonius said the same thing

Yet there were some who for a long time decorated his tomb with spring and summer flowers, and now produced his statues on the rostra in the fringed toga, and now his edicts, as if he were still alive and would shortly return and deal destruction to his enemies. 2 Nay more, Vologaesus, king of the p187Parthians, when he sent envoys to the senate to renew his alliance, earnestly begged this too, that honour be paid to the memory of Nero. In fact, twenty years later, when I was a young man, a person of obscure origin appeared, who gave out that he was Nero,161 and the name was still in such favour with the Parthians that they supported him vigorously and surrendered him with great reluctance.

In fact there were 3 who said they were Nero who came around about 10, 20 and 30 years after Nero's death. These were so similar to Nero that they could be his returned clone

90 posted on 12/23/2011 6:07:36 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: Cronos

11 And I looked and another beast another beast - Revival of radical Islamic religion/Jihad came up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb,
This end time beast is divided between Sunnis and Shiites. And to top it all off he declares the beast Islam to be a religion and culture of PEACE! Comes as a lamb! The beast, or Islam-Allah and the anti messiah are worshipped, as anti messiah shows himself to be Allah. http://yourarmstoisrael.org/Articles_new/articles/PDFs/The%20Final%20End%20Time%20Beast%20-BYSW%20Conference%202006.pdf


91 posted on 12/23/2011 6:10:28 AM PST by anglian
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To: GiovannaNicoletta

Yet, I repeat — you said that “The verse states that the number will be based on the Antichrist’s name, not his title.” — and as I pointed out, Nero Caesar WAS Nero’s name, not title.


92 posted on 12/23/2011 6:11:29 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta
Let's see the requirements for the Antichrist you stated:
93 posted on 12/23/2011 6:16:24 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta
"Displaces 3 of the 10 kingdoms into which the Roman Empire disintegrated" --> ok, firstly, the Roman Empire never disintegrated into kingdoms. the western Empire ended in 476 when Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustulus. The eastern Roman empire continued - and technically as they would state (even by their name) they WERE the Roman Empire.

the Western Roman Empire was not replaced by 10 kingdoms -- if you count all of the various states that were created, they're more than 10: the Suevians, Visigoths, Soissons, Britons in Armorica, Odoacer's kindom, Allemagnes, Burgundians, Franks, Ostrogoths, Gepids and the various numerous statelets of the Romano-Britons.

None of those statelets or domains survive to this day, no, not even the Franks.

in fact Daniel 7 if you read it correctly has 10 horns that represent 10 KINGS not Kingdoms -- the little King referred to is Antiochus IV Epiphanes

Daniel's evens in Daniel 7 already happened --> the 4 kings are:

  1. the neo-Baylonian empire under Nebuchadnezzar etc.
  2. the Persian empire
  3. The Greek Empire under the Macedonians
  4. The Seleucid Empire

and the king Antiochus IV Epiphanes was the one who massacred Jews young and old, womenand infants, over 80,000

Antiochus outlawed Jewish rites and traditions and put in the abomination in the Temple

94 posted on 12/23/2011 6:29:58 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta
Possesses human qualities -- Nero was liked by the Greeks for restoring many rights of self-rule to them

Speaks great words - Nero again

Makes war against God’s saints and prevails against them - Antiochus, happened before the Maccabean revolt (read Maccabes historically)

Shall speak great things against the Most High -- Antiochus

think to change times and laws: -- Antiochus outlawed Jewish laws and traditions (times for prayers etc)

do read 7:25 it actually says "they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time" --> the Jews WERE given into Antiochus' hand as he divided them into Hellenizers (Sadduccees) and traditionals (the Maccabees)

"His dominion shall be taken away in the judgment " -- it actually says "26But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end." --> the Seleucid empire was utterly destroyed

95 posted on 12/23/2011 6:35:16 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta

Now then you have mixed two different evil ones — Daniel’s guy was Antiochus, Rev talks of Nero - the beast who wanted to be worshiped as divine


96 posted on 12/23/2011 6:36:38 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta

” Nero was referred to by the following names?” — I already told you that you’ve mixed Daniel’s reference to Antiochus with the Revelation’s reference to Nero who by the way WAS called the Beast, who probably was called Anti-Christ by the Christians persecuted by him


97 posted on 12/23/2011 6:37:52 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: Cronos
"Christ rules and sits at the right-hand of God in heaven -- as I pointed out above -- Eusebius wrote that"

And, if we are going to go by Eusebius then we have to accept Eusebius' assertion that Revelation was written after 95 AD and thus the Nero theory again gets blown out ot the water.

98 posted on 12/23/2011 6:38:14 AM PST by circlecity
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To: GiovannaNicoletta
And not only have you mixed Daniel with Revelation but added in Isaiah's reference to the ACTUAL Assyrians into the mix.

Is 14 "25That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders." --> The Israelites were smitten by the Neo-Assyrian Empire. And yup, the Assyrians were destroyed utterly.

99 posted on 12/23/2011 6:39:25 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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To: GiovannaNicoletta
" Jesus Christ will personally throw the Antichrist into hell, with the fact that Nero committed suicide?" --> Firstly, the verse reads that "the Beast" was captured, not the "anti-Christ" which term incidently is not used in the Bible at all.

Secondly, it says that the beast is thrown into the fiery lake of sulfur, not that Christ personally throws them -- where did you get that "personally" bit?

Finally, who says that Jesus Christ who reigns NOW in heaven didn't get Nero tossed into heck for his sins?

100 posted on 12/23/2011 6:43:01 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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