666 - Number of the Beast

[Woodsie]

Its suggested fairly strongly that numbers were often used to hide true meanings by early Christians, who had to hide their identity to avoid persecution especially in Rome. According to many theological specialists, early Christians saw the end of the World within their life time, and John of Patmos ( a small island in the Aegean) who wrote the Revelation of John was suggesting that reference to the Beast and the final days, was actually referring to Nero, who was one of the worst persecutors of the early Christian believers. John of Patmos is a shadowy figure and some have suggested he is John the disciple in his older years

Thanks Bear, I do like to learn ...

 

[Bearfax]

Courtesy of theological studies during my mid 20s Woodsie. Almost became a Methodist minister but now a confirmed agnostic. But love religious and mythological material from the past. Fascinating stuff.