The Titlo and the Number of the Beast

[civilwarbuff]

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull.

 

[Knotical]

Why is information about the end times, nonsense?

Because most of anything I see people posting about end times is speculation and hearsay. There are some who put so much stock in what they believe regarding the end times they completely miss their purpose as a Christian.

 

[Apousía]

Believe me, I have heard all the snarky responses already, and they come from people who don't even grasp simple rules of reading Greek or Hebrew, so I don't really put any stock in their opinions about " end times " or scripture in general

Like I said, youtube is full of videos of people claiming Obama is going to put a microchip in my forehead after CERN luciferians open a portal to Niburu so I can't buy anything at the secret Walmart FEMA camps that are actually beheading centers for Satan

Why not address that " end times nonsense " if you are looking to attempt to discredit something ?

Lol



So, continuing

Seeing as how people have completely overlooked that NT writers wrote 666 as an abbreviation of a sacred name using standard rules of writing sacred names in Koine Greek, the next thing that bears examining is the fact that 666 itself actually " contains " the mark

It is both " the mark ", but at the same time contains " a mark "

This would be simple to explain for anybody who has studied the scriptures in Greek

Anybody want to take a crack at it ?

ΧΣϛ <===== a mark is contained within this word

Where ?

 

[Apousía]

OK

So, ΧΣϛ = 666, and that is " the mark ", yet there is another " mark " in there looking you in the face

The Greek letters ΧΣ ( 600 + 60 ) we as Christians are already familiar as they are from the abbreviated name ΙΣ ΧΣ

ϛ ( 6 ) on the other hand is not something many people are really familiar with

Stigma (ϛ) is a ligature of the Greek letters sigma (Σ) and tau (Τ), which was used in writing Greek between the Middle Ages and the 19th century. It is also used as a numeral symbol for the number 6. In this unrelated function, it is a continuation of the old letter digamma (originally Ϝ, cursive form

), which had served as a numeral since antiquity and was conflated with the σ-τ ligature in the minuscule handwriting of the Middle Ages.

The name, stigma (στίγμα), is originally a common Greek noun meaning "a mark, dot, puncture", or generally "a sign", from the verb στίζω ("to puncture")

This means that within the very construction of the abbreviated holy name ΧΣϛ ( as indicated by NT writers ) which by itself is a " mark ", there is a letter ( Which is a word ) which means " mark " or " sign ", so you end up with a rather clever construction of the word

ΧΣ ( 600 + 60 ) + ϛ ( 6, " mark / sign " ) = 666 = the mark / name ΧΣϛ


I would wager that hardly anybody knows this basic fact about 666



And, more curiously, this points to a conundrum which leads to a question which leads to a...

The writers of the NT would have been very familiar with gematria, because the very convention of numerals in both Hebrew and Greek rely on the fact that they assigned letters to act as numbers, instead of inventing new symbols

And if you've read the Hebrew, you know that Tavah means " to mark " whereas if you haven't bothered to look into the the methods of gematria the writers of the scriptures used, you will not know that the letter Tav which as a word literally means

~ mark
~ sign
~ seal / signature

The Tav ( or taw , etc, if you prefer ) was used as the mark of the faithful

tav: frowardness
Original Word: תָּ֫וִי
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tav
Phonetic Spelling: (tawv)
Short Definition: frowardness



תָּו noun masculine mark; — absolute ׳ת, mark on forehead, sign of exemption from judgment Ezekiel 9:4,6 suffix תָּוֺוי Job 31:35 = my (written) mark (in attestation).

the Tav is the bottom row

You should be familiar with the Tav by way of the names of Jesus : " Aleph-Tav - Alpha-Omega - First and last " as aleph and tav are the first and last letters in the scripts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taw

http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/alphabet_letters_tav.html

cf tavah

Original Word: תָּוָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: tavah
Phonetic Spelling: (taw-vaw')
Short Definition: put
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
denominative verb from tav
Definition
to make or set a mark
NASB Translation
put (1), scribbled (1).






Now that is all just according to what is well known about the Bible ( well maybe not to anybody )....






However the gematria value of the letter Tav is not 666.................it is 400, and the writers of the NT would have known this, being familiar with writing numbers in Hebrew and Greek

But

You can derive 400 with 666 and 144,000

Where the Bible says many times there will be signs in the sky, the difference in size ( 400% - found in many pre-Biblical astronomy texts ) between the sun and the moon that produces " signs in the sky " shows that the meaning in

ΧΣ ( 600 + 60 ) + ϛ ( 6, " mark / sign " ) = 666 = the mark / name ΧΣϛ

is cognate to the meaning " sign / mark " ( Tav = 400 ) and at the same time, while NT authors were obviously well aware that ΧΣϛ had hidden cognates to the X , † ( Tav ) in the ϛ ( Stigma ), they were probably also well aware that the first time the word we find as

" signs "

in the Hebrew Bible is in Genesis 1:14

" And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years "

and being knowledgeable about gematria and pardes, the NT authors would have also known that " signs " Strong's Hebrew 226

אות 'owth {oth} (in the sense of appearing); TWOT - 41a; n f AV - sign(s) 60, token(s) 14, ensign(s) 2, miracles 2, mark 1; 79 1) sign, signal 1a) a distinguishing mark 1b) banner 1c) remembrance 1d) miraculous sign 1e) omen 1f) warning 2) token, ensign, standard, miracle, proof

is the same root of

In the beginning ראשית re'shiyth
God אלהים 'elohiym
created ברא bara'
(untranslated) את 'eth Aleph-Tav (400) Alpha-Omega, first and last - Name of Christ from
the heaven שמים shamayim
and את 'eth
the earth. ארץ 'erets

את 'eth {ayth} contracted from 0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; TWOT - 186; untranslated particle AV - not translated; 22 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

leaving us with the blatant fact that

(untranslated) את 'eth Aleph-Tav (400) Alpha-Omega, first and last - Name of Christ from Strong's 226

אות 'owth {oth} (in the sense of appearing); TWOT - 41a; n f AV - sign(s) 60, token(s) 14, ensign(s) 2, miracles 2, mark 1; 79 1) sign, signal 1a) a distinguishing mark 1b) banner 1c) remembrance 1d) miraculous sign 1e) omen 1f) warning 2) token, ensign, standard, miracle, proof



So then seeing as how they would have known that when Rabbis examined and studied the Torah, and counted letters, as that is the protocol for keeping the writing of a perfectly intact and unaltered Sefer Torah Scroll

They also would have known that by counting the letters in the Torah you come to the fact that the 666th letter Vav is in the word seasons in
...

" And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years "

tah-dahhh


All one has to do is figure out how you get 400 from 666 and 144,000, because you can certainly derive the astronomical information from it


Cheers

 

[Rondmon]

Most folks are unaware of this thing known as a titlo

You may have even looked right at it, and not even noticed

Or, you may have seen the titlo written over Christ's name in other manuscripts

Here is the example of 666 with the titlo from Revelation 13:18

Being that a titlo refers to a " nomen sacrum " ( sacred name ), and not just, but the abbreviation of the sacred name, would you like to take a guess what 666 abbreviates and how it is an abbreviation ?

Not being sarcastic here, because I actually do delve into the Hebrew and Greek root-words because many translations are indeed just translated wrong, so I get that. But me studying prophecy for 30 years, understanding Babylon, the Harlot, the Seven Headed Beast etc. etc. I have come to believe that people overemphasize 666. Hear me out.

The Man of Sin will not be revealed until the Rapture I think, some think hes revealed and then the Rapture put that's not the point. He will not be Revealed until the end times, so no one will know his name until hes revealed, or else he would already have been revealed. Self fulfilling prophecy in essence. But I go even further, why place the riddle there then? God foes nothing without a reason, why give us a riddle that's never meant to be solved, until we know who he is? That just doesn't seem like God's ways, so why the number 666?

My sense is this, it God revealing unto us that this last Beast is not a Kingdom per se but a man. The other six Beasts were Kingdoms that had many kings. Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia and Greece were the 5 who had fallen, Rome was the one that WAS at the time John wrote Revelation, and this last Beast will be the Little Horn of Daniel chapters 7 and 8. (Anti-Christ) Unlike all the rest this Beast is one man, he rises as the Beast by Conquering Jerusalem (42 months) and falls to Jesus Christ at Armageddon as the King who falls.

God wants us, in my opinion, to understand hes a mere man, thus his number is 666, the number of God is 7. If we count the triune Gd in like manner we come up with 777, if we count the Beast, False Prophet and anti-christ spirit we come up with 666. There could be a mans actual name, but even if it is it will not mater in realty. I just think its telling us hes a man, and this Beast wants us to serve and worship him as God instead of God, hes trying to replace God in other words.

 

[Apousía]

Well, I started a thread on Palmoni ( and the 7 seals ), which ties into this topic, but so far no takers, so I will use some of my knowledge on the topic to continue this thread

~ Palmoni in the book of Daniel

פלמוני palmowniy {pal-mo-nee'} probably for 06423; TWOT - 1772a; pron AV - that certain 1; 1 1) a certain one

פלני peloniy {pel-o-nee'} from 06395; TWOT - 1772a; pron AV - such 3; 3 1) a certain one

פלה palah {paw-law'} a primitive root; TWOT - 1772; v AV - sever 2, separated 1, wonderfully 1, set apart 1, marvellous 1, put a difference 1; 7 1) to be distinct, marked out, be separated, be distinguished 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be distinct, be separated, be distinguished 1a2) to be wonderful 1b) (Hiphil) to make separate, set apart

( This in turn is cognate to the meaning of " holy ", ( set aside ) which is then cognate to the concept of messiah being " cut off " ( keritot )

Palmoni in turn shows the connection to the aleph-Tav in Genesis 1:1 ( Another name for Christ )


In the beginning ראשית
God אלהים
created ברא


(untranslated) את ( Aleph-Tav : Alpha-Omega : Jesus ) Strong's Hebrew 853 from Strong's Hebrew from owth

אות 'owth {oth} from 225 (in the sense of appearing); - sign(s) , token(s) , ensign(s) , miracles , mark ,sign, signal ) a distinguishing mark ) banner) remembrance ) miraculous sign ) omen ) warning ) token, ensign, standard, miracle, proof



the heaven שמים
and את
the earth. ארץ


Keeping in mind that

Χ ( 600 )
Σ ( 60 )
ϛ ( 6 ) στίγμα mark / sign

Now in the Greek NT it uses the word " Chargma " which is very specific - [ engraving }


Let's turn to yet another New Testament verse:

Let's examine the statement in Romans, where Christ is compared to Adam { Twice in scripture, actually }

" Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come "

Romans 5:14

In the Greek concordance, it says about this word " figure " :

τυπος tupos {too'-pos} from 5180; TDNT - 8:246,1193; n m AV - ensample 5, print 2, figure 2, example 2, pattern 2, fashion 1, manner 1, form 1; 16 1) the mark of a stroke or blow, print 2) a figure formed by a blow or impression 2a) of a figure or image 2b) of the image of the gods 3) form 3a) the teaching which embodies the sum and substance of religion and represents it to the mind, manner of writing, the contents and form of a letter 4) an example 4a) in the technical sense, the pattern in conformity to which a thing must be made 4b) in an ethical sense, a dissuasive example, a pattern of warning 4b1) of ruinous events which serve as admonitions or warnings to others 4c) an example to be imitated 4c1) of men worthy of imitation 4d) in a doctrinal sense 4d1) of a type i.e. a person or thing prefiguring a future (Messianic) person or thing

Then we go on to Hebrews:


Hebrews 8:5

" Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount "



The Greek concordance says about this word " pattern ":



τυπος tupos {too'-pos} from 5180; TDNT - 8:246,1193; n m AV - ensample 5, print 2, figure 2, example 2, pattern 2, fashion 1, manner 1, form 1; 16 1) the mark of a stroke or blow, print 2) a figure formed by a blow or impression 2a) of a figure or image 2b) of the image of the gods 3) form 3a) the teaching which embodies the sum and substance of religion and represents it to the mind, manner of writing, the contents and form of a letter 4) an example 4a) in the technical sense, the pattern in conformity to which a thing must be made 4b) in an ethical sense, a dissuasive example, a pattern of warning 4b1) of ruinous events which serve as admonitions or warnings to others 4c) an example to be imitated 4c1) of men worthy of imitation 4d) in a doctrinal sense 4d1) of a type i.e. a person or thing prefiguring a future (Messianic) person or thing



This makes the association between the Tabernacle, Christ, and the mark


" And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God "

Revelation 21:3


The Levite scapegoat ( devil ) is a parallel to the Greek " Pharmekos "

The Greek concordance says:


φαρμακος pharmakos {far-mak-os'} the same as 5332;; adj AV - sorcerer 1; 1 1) pertaining to magical arts


φαρμακευς pharmakeus {far-mak-yoos'} from pharmakon (a drug, i.e. spell-giving potion);; n m AV - sorcerer 1; 1 1) one who prepares or uses magical remedies 2) sorcerer



In the Hebrew concordance, it says about " magicians ":


חרטם chartom (Aramaic) {khar-tome'} the same as 02748; TWOT - 2742; n m AV - magician 5; 5 1) magician, magician-astrologer


חרטם chartom {khar-tome'} - magician 11; 11 1) diviner, magician, astrologer 1a) engraver, writer (only in derivative sense of one possessed of occult knowledge)


As far as the ancient paleo-Hebrew Tav ( mark / sign / seal ) being used as a brand, I'd like to point you to chapter 3 of Zechariah:


Clean Garments for Joshua the High Priest

" And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. And the LORD said to Satan, The LORD rebuke you, O Satan; even the LORD that has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. And he answered and spoke to those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And to him he said, Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with change of raiment. And I said, Let them set a fair turban on his head. So they set a fair turban on his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.

And the angel of the LORD protested to Joshua, saying, Thus said the LORD of hosts; If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my charge, then you shall also judge my house, and shall also keep my courts, and I will give you places to walk among these that stand by.

Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you, and your fellows that sit before you: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; on one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the engraving thereof, said the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. In that day, said the LORD of hosts, shall you call every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree. "



Not only does God ask Satan:

" is not this a brand plucked out of the fire ? "

... referring to Joshua as a brand, just like the Hebrew Tav was used to mark livestock like goats and sheep



... it goes to say:


" behold, I will engrave the engraving thereof "






...to be continued.....

 

[Shilohsfoal]

Im not sure if you trying to say Christ is a name of a man or not.I hope not.
Anyway.I think the name of a man your looking for is Israel.
It is Israel that will soonbe giving its citizens a marking their right hands or foreuseds to be used for buying and selling.Netanyahu wants,it to colect taxes.
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/24635/Default.aspx
Dont expect to see this for a couple more years though.After jerusaem is being occupied by a gentile millitary on Trumps behalf.
In scripture, Israel is that little horn thatcame up last on the seven heads.

 

[Shilohsfoal]

Ps

http://biblehub.com/exodus/4-22.htm

 

[Shilohsfoal]

http://biblehub.com/exodus/4-22.htm
The name Israel,given to one who overcomes or is victorious .According to God,its the name of his first born.
The beast(Israeli goverment) which calls himself by the name Israel will be destroyed along with all those who receive his mark.The saints in his kingdom who do not worship thebeast or recieve his mark will be persecuted and many will die ,but In the end they are resurrected and reign with Christ for 1000 years.They recieve the name Israel for they are victorious.
http://biblehub.com/revelation/3-12.htm

 

[Shilohsfoal]

No, don't want to close it ?

OK, then I guess I can go on ( For those of you who didn't already Google it for yourselves )

When I started studying the scriptures, I really tended to read what other people had written, instead of diving in and really going deep, and it actually took me several years to really look a little closer and notice the titlo, which led me to question the fact it's never discussed

It's funny to me, that many take Revelation's call for " he who has wisdom " to " reckon / count the number of the beast " to refer to them, personally

" OOH , that's me !! I'm the one with wisdom ! "

I've seen 666 explained as everything from chakras to carbon to microchip implants, when in fact the very textual content of 13:18 spells out very clearly it is a name ( onoma )

The fact 666 has a titlo over it is exactly for that reason, a titlo signifies the word is a name

Not just used over any name, the titlo is reserved for a " nomen sacrum " ( holy name ) in Greek Bible manuscripts

Here in Papyrus 46, we can see the titlo over 666 in 13:18 ( 666 ), as well as some other names ( See if you can identify the other names with the titlo in papyrus 46, just for fun )

And here is an example from a different manuscript, part of Matthew, in which we can clearly see the abbreviated form of the name Jesus, spelt "ΙΗΣΟΥΣ" in Greek capitals, below as IHC

Considering that 666 is an abbreviation for the name " Christ " in Greek, containing the first and last letters in the word ( plus the number 6 ), I would say that microchip implants, chakras and carbon do not come anywhere near the truth of the topic

Naturally I don't expect everybody to be an expert in ancient Greek, but this topic should have been well understood by anybody who is a serious student of the Bible

I wouldn't say microchip implants isn't near the truth about the stigma.
Israel has already been testing the digital angel in its military for many years.And when the capsules of an implant ruptures,it causes a painful sore like a boil.