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[ShadowRed]

Hey guys throw away those heavy metal albums, 666 is not the number of the beast:

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=634679





Revelation! 666 is not the number of the beast (it's a devilish 616)
By Tom Anderson
01 May 2005


A newly discovered fragment of the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament indicates that, as far as the Antichrist goes, theologians, scholars, heavy metal groups, and television evangelists have got the wrong number. Instead of 666, it's actually the far less ominous 616.

 

[MrPing1000]

SIX ONE SIX THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST
SACRIFICE IS GOING ON TONIGHT

still works

 

[Manics]

Iron Maiden must feel pretty foolish right now. Suckas!

 

[fallout]

Isn't Revelations just a bunch of metaphorical code? I thought the number of the beast was just referring to Nero, the emperor at the time who was persecuting early Christians.

 

[Claus]

Maiden is infallible. Screw these historians.

 

[Link648099]

Haha, thats pretty funny, but not really new actually. Old Latin manuscripts contained the number 616, and as a varient reading its been known for at least much of the past century. It's actually helps in dating when Revelation was written, and to whom it was written to. The popular idea of it is to apply all the prophecy and antichrist stuff to some future event, but much of what Revelation describes all took place in the 1st Century anyways.

A neat thing about the two numbers, 666 and 616, is that they are both numerically equivalent to the name Nero, who ruled the Roman Empire aroudn the 60's AD, I think. The Latin spelling of Nero adds up to 616, and the Greek spelling of Nero is 666.

 

[123rl]

I'm sure they'll find a way to claim this is a lie and that it doesn't prove anything. Hell, I expect some form of damage control within the next two weeks to blame it all on homosexuality and pre-marital sex ...

 

[Loki]

Instead of 666, it's actually the far less ominous 616.

That's my birthday: 6/16. Owned.


Should I kill myself for the good of humanity?

 

[Link648099]

Hey, before you guys start prophecying the downfall of Christianity once again, check out the web page below. As I said before, this whole 616 thing is absolutly nothing new, and has been known by scholars for quite a while, probably as far back as the 1600's when the King James Bible was translated.

http://souldevice.org/pret_666.html

 

[Laguna X]

Maiden is infallible. Screw these historians.

Agreed. Screw the New Testament. UP THE IRONS!

 

[Matlock]

616? This is the doing of Stan Lee!

 

[bionic77]

That's my birthday: 6/16. Owned.


Should I kill myself for the good of humanity?

Take out Tom Brady and all will be forgiven.

P.S. You must give up your Jordan worship as well.

 

[Loki]

Take out Tom Brady and all will be forgiven.

P.S. You must give up your Jordan worship as well.

Speaking of which, where is your Jordan avatar, as agreed upon?

 

[Hitokage]

A neat thing about the two numbers, 666 and 616, is that they are both numerically equivalent to the name Nero, who ruled the Roman Empire aroudn the 60's AD, I think. The Latin spelling of Nero adds up to 616, and the Greek spelling of Nero is 666.

How in the hell does N E R O add up to anything?

 

[bionic77]

Speaking of which, where is your Jordan avatar, as agreed upon?

Damn you! You can see that abomination and you know it!

P.S. New bet, Konex 'disappears' before the next season and Lakers win another 3 in a row! If I lose this one I will get Jordan is the greatest tattooed on my face.

 

[Loki]

Damn you! You can see that abomination and you know it!

P.S. New bet, Konex 'disappears' before the next season and Lakers win another 3 in a row! If I lose this one I will get Jordan is the greatest tattooed on my face.

:lol

Btw, you're kidding about the avatar, right? Because I can't see a damn thing. I can see other people's avatars, however, so...

 

[themadcowtipper]

Hmm 616 is the area code for Michigan, that explains everything....

 

[bionic77]

:lol

Btw, you're kidding about the avatar, right? Because I can't see a damn thing. I can see other people's avatars, however, so...

Dude sorry you don't see it, but it is there (unfortunately).

 

[Loki]

Dude sorry you don't see it, but it is there (unfortunately).

Hah, since I'm not certain whether you're bullshitting or not, check the NBA thread.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Maiden is infallible. Screw these historians.

:lol

I'm imagining Death Metalheads going to get the tat's erased and redone right now.

 

[Link648099]

How in the hell does N E R O add up to anything?

I posted a link in my last post.

 

[Hitokage]

I posted a link in my last post.

I thought it would be some crazy numerology...

 

[Zaptruder]

That's my birthday: 6/16. Owned.


Should I kill myself for the good of humanity?

Loki is one of the major deities in the Norse pantheon. He is a son of the giant Farbauti ("cruel striker") and the giantess Laufey. He is regarded as one of Aesir, but is on occasion their enemy. He is connected with fire and magic, and can assume many different shapes (horse, falcon, fly). He is crafty and malicious, but is also heroic: in that aspect he can be compared with the trickster from North American myths. The ambivalent god grows progressively more unpleasent, and is directly responsible for the death of Balder, the god of light.

Loki's mistress is the giantess Angrboda, and with her he is the father of three monsters. His wife is Sigyn, who stayed loyal to him, even when the gods punished him for the death of Balder. He was chained to three large boulders; one under his shoulders, one under his loins and one under his knees. A poisonous snake was placed above his head. The dripping venom that lands on him is caught by Sigyn in a bowl. But every now and then, when the bowl is filled to the brim, she has to leave him to empty it. Then the poison that falls on Loki's face makes him twist in pain, causing earthquakes.

On the day of Ragnarok, Loki's chains will break and he will lead the giants into battle against the gods. Loki is often called the Sly One, the Trickster, the Shape Changer, and the Sky Traveler.

Your handle along with your birthdate points to: Yes, you will at some point change your views on God and turn your skills towards his downfall!

 

[Drexon]

That's my birthday: 6/16. Owned.


Should I kill myself for the good of humanity?

Actually, it's just america that has that screwed up way of typing dates, the rest of the world (essentially) has so it would be 16/6, so you're saved, free to be the next Jebus and/or Natas. =)

 

[fse]

Doesn't 616 mean its Augustus Caesar?

 

[Azih]

I was *wondering* where the hell the crazy month before day date system came from. Figures it's be the U.S.

 

[Xenon]

That's my birthday: 6/16. Owned.

FUCK!

 

[Spike Spiegel]

616? This is the doing of Stan Lee!

Thank you!

I kept saying to myself, "616... 616... 616? Where have I heard that before?" But it didn't hit me until I read your post though, thanks.


Marvel Comics are an instrument of the devil!!! O_O

 

[MrPing1000]

That's my birthday: 6/16. Owned.


Should I kill myself for the good of humanity?

not just start say dates properly 16/6 tada!

 

[Loki]

Your handle along with your birthdate points to: Yes, you will at some point change your views on God and turn your skills towards his downfall!

:lol

Highly unlikely, but one never knows...


And to the guys who posted about the "normal" convention for writing dates throughout the rest of the world (i.e., with the day before the month), well, of course I knew that. I was just trying to make a (bad ) joke. I don't actually believe that I'm the Antichrist.

 

[Zaptruder]

:lol

Highly unlikely, but one never knows...


And to the guys who posted about the "normal" convention for writing dates throughout the rest of the world (i.e., with the day before the month), well, of course I knew that. I was just trying to make a (bad ) joke. I don't actually believe that I'm the Antichrist.

You mean you *hope* you're not the antichrist. I mean, one can't know ahead of time after all... unless... you actually ARE the antichrist! *dum dum dum*

 

[Loki]

You mean you *hope* you're not the antichrist. I mean, one can't know ahead of time after all... unless... you actually ARE the antichrist! *dum dum dum*

Well, first I'd have to be grievously, almost mortally, wounded in the head, after which time I'd be indwelled by the spirit of Satan himself. So I guess I had better be careful when climbing stairs or driving or whatever.

 

[Hitokage]

If Loki was the antichrist his monolouge would delay his reign of terror long enough for Jesus to come.

 

[demon]

If Loki was the antichrist his monolouge would delay his reign of terror long enough for Jesus to come.

holy shit :lol :lol

 

[Eminem]

IF YOU'RE FIVE-ZERO-FIVE THEN I'M SIX-ONE-SIX!

 

[Loki]

If Loki was the antichrist his monolouge would delay his reign of terror long enough for Jesus to come.

:lol

Touche, you bastion of rationality, you.


See, based on the above, it's easy to conclude that I'm a double agent-- pretending to be the antichrist while really working to hasten Jesus' arrival.