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666 is the number of the beast
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I think these things are purely arbitrary, and if you twist numbers enough, you can make them say anything.
If they'd picked ordinary miles, or kilometres, it would have been a different figure. And if that figure served the purpose better, that one would have been chosen instead.
If they'd picked ordinary miles, or kilometres, it would have been a different figure. And if that figure served the purpose better, that one would have been chosen instead.
"When dividing the Earth into two at the , the is a circle that can be divided into 360°. Each degree can further be divided into 60 minutes. The distance while covering each of these minutes is one nautical mile. However, the Earth is not a perfect but an oblate spheroid, flatter at the poles than at the Equator. Hence the length of the nautical mile is not 1,852 meters everywhere but varies from 1,843 meters (6,046 feet) at the Equator to 1,857 meters (6,092 feet) at a latitude of 60°."
I believe the ancients estimated the circumference of the earth fairly accurately and the present day nautical mile has been in use in the past. And as the video points out, even if you used meters, it makes for strange numerology.
I believe the ancients estimated the circumference of the earth fairly accurately and the present day nautical mile has been in use in the past. And as the video points out, even if you used meters, it makes for strange numerology.
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The oldest version of the Book of Revelation, from the Dead Sea Scrolls, has the Number of the Beast as 616.
It was translated in 2016.
Matthew 20:16 says that the first will be last. So if we take the first letter of the Latin number and make it the last, we get... CXVID.
It was translated in 2016.
Matthew 20:16 says that the first will be last. So if we take the first letter of the Latin number and make it the last, we get... CXVID.