12-01-2009, 06:40 PM
(12-01-2009, 02:15 PM)CrusaderKing Wrote:(12-01-2009, 01:20 AM)Iuvenalis Wrote: Some manuscripts state that the 'number' is 665. Why get all hung up on 666?
To the ancient Hebrews, numbers meant something. 5 was the number that meant "grace" (just pick up a Rosary, that has five decades. Our Lady said that great graces would be given to those who say the Rosary every day.)
7 was the number that meant "perfection", 6 was the number that meant "imperfection" so 6 tripled means extreme imperfection, hence the probable reason it's the number of the Beast, or Antichrist.
Point missed.