Vernon,
If most manuscripts are correct, then 666 is indeed the number of the
Beast, and it is appropriate for the Antichrist if 6 is to be associated
with evil since 666 has so many connections with the number 6, and also
because the number of Jesus's name is 888. However, if the number were
616=8x77, I can imagine some numerologist seeing theological significance
in the number 77, associated both with vengeance (Gen. 4:24) and
forgiveness (Matt. 18:22).
Gordon Brown
Department of Mathematics
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0395
On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Vernon Jenkins wrote:
> Gordon,
>
> You wrote:
>
> > 616=8x77. 646=2x17x19. If you had to, I think you could make those
> > numbers interesting.
>
> I very much doubt whether I could convince any reasonable person that
> either of these was interesting - even if I had to! On the other hand,
> 666 is worthy of a sermon -
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