06/06/06

[terri garner]

The prophecy is clear. The signs are unmistakable. On the 6th day of
the 6th month in the year 2006 his day will come.
You've just read the tag-line for The Omen 2, set for release amongst
a blaze of publicity on 6th June 2006. So, what are the signs and what
is the truth about this date with destiny? Well, whilst the movie
doesn't purport to be anything other than a work of Hollywood fiction,
surprisingly it does contain some tenuous links to fact. However
fragile, or in some people's opinion farcical, these links appear to
be, the myth of the appearance of the Antichrist, bearing the mark of
666, is a subject touched on no less than eight times in the Book of
Revelation.
Arriving bang on the heels of the 'revelation' in 'The Da Vinci Code'
of the Sang Real, or Holy Bloodline, the two films are currently
stirring up a veritable maelstrom of debate amongst the general
populace.
Devout Christians who have never questioned the established dogma and
doctrine of their faith are having to defend their beliefs to those
millions who now worship at the altar of Dan Brown. Whilst in
websites, chat rooms and countless media articles across the globe
people are reading about the arrival of an Antichrist and the
impending start of the 'end times' as forecast in the scriptures.
So, what is the actual 'prophecy of 666'? Let's take a look. Here are
a few translations...

Revelation 13:16-18 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and
poor, free and bond, to receive a Mark in their right hand, or in
their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had
the Mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is
wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:
for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred
threescore and six.

In the New Jerusalem Bible translation, this text reads:
There is need for shrewdness here: anyone clever may interpret the
number of the beast: it is the number of a human being, the number
666.

And in the New English Translation Bible, Revelation 13:18 is
translated as:
This calls for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the
beast's number, for it is man's number, and his number is 666.

Although this seems pretty clear-cut, we should note that there is
some dispute over the translation pertaining to the number 666. Some
Bible scholars believe this was misinterpreted and should read 616.
Also, it must be pointed out that specific references to an Antichrist
do not arise in Revelation 13:18. They only appear in The New
Testament in John 1 & 2.
If the Antichrist is simply a reference to someone (or some group) who
seeks to stifle the faithful, rather than the Son of Satan, then
perhaps in years to come we might conceivably look back and question
the timing of the writing and success of The Da Vinci Code (and indeed
Holy Blood, Holy Grail and countless others). However, rather than
condemn any author as singlehandedly having corrupted Christianity,
let us look more seriously at possible meanings of the prophecy.
Hebrew and Greek letters of the Alphabet each have a numerical
counterpart. These values were often written down in place of the
letters of a word that they represent. This method of translation is
known as Gntria or Gematria (a synonym for the Greek word Grammeteia)
which literally means " the amounting to." In esoteric literature deep
truths were often hidden in the combination of letters.
According to the Kabbalists there are Four Ways of reading the Sacred
Scriptures as written in the Book of Zohar and passed on from master
to student. The first is Pshat, the rendering of superficial
knowledge. The second is Ramaz literally 'a hint' gleaned from the
words. The third is Darash, in which the eye of the intuition is
opened. Then finally Sud, which translates as 'secret' - a method of
reading which is only taught to the most advanced initiates.
These four ways of reading the Sacred Scriptures correspond to the
four initiations of life - those of the physical, emotional, mental
and higher planes. The man who has passed all four initiations is said
to rise above them into unity or at-one-ment called Tahar (which
incidentally means Master in Sanskrit).
It could be that some deeper meaning can be derived from the texts,
one that would depend on reading all the words in the Book of
Revelation and deciphering them in a more allegorical fashion. From
the numerological perspective however, let me point out that 666 as a
stand-alone number means very little. In order to ascertain the more
fundamental vibration or value we have to add the numbers and reduce
the answer down to a single digit. 6+6+6 = 18. Then 1+8=9 This leaves
the number 9 which corresponds to the Hebrew letter T or Teth .
Admittedly the esoteric meaning of this number is said to be that of
'a hiding wall erected to guard over something precious in the midst
of danger', which may prove to be a reason to watch the news headlines
on 6/6/06. Ultimately though it is the number of integrity, wisdom and
leadership by example. It is often a number associated with those
whose life is one of selfless service, dedicated to their teaching.
My Life is my teaching - Mahatma Gandhi
The numerology therefore, hardly points to the arrival of the devil
incarnate. It should also be pointed out that no system exists in
numerology which would exclude the complete line up of numbers, so
6/6/6 would always be applied to 06/06/2006 which would be 6+6+2+6
which equals 20 and 2 +0 =2, the number of duality. However, if we
look at the Gematria of the number 666 we do discover something very
interesting. In the Hebrew Alphabet the number 6 corresponds to the
letter W - WWW . Is this the real prophecy? Is the WorldWideWeb the
real 'beast', the 'entity' whose rise will cause the downfall of
Christianity and the beginning of the end times? Is it the advent of
the Web that has acted as the false prophet?
We all tend to view our greater connectivity as an advantageous tool,
one that brings us together into a truly global village. However, it
also has an obvious downside - we become less connected on a physical
level, more isolated from each other and more immersed in a virtual
reality. Was this what a prophet preaching love, human warmth and
kindness would have intended?
Perhaps, however, the WorldWideWeb is a force for our ultimate good
for Pythagorean theory views the number 6 as one of perfection. 1=
Unity 2= duality 3= harmony 1+2+3=6. Hermetic philosophy states that
the number 6 vibrates in resonance with the planet Venus, the planet
of love and harmony.
Does a clue lie in its other associated vibrational correlations. The
number 6 also sets up sympathetic resonance with the colour Yellow,
the metal, Copper, the tone, E and, the flower, Rose. Rose? Could that
connect 666 to Rose Line, Rosslin, Rosslyn?
No, just another very tenuous link. So what have we deduced about our
impending date with fate? Are the end times nigh? Is the Antichrist
about to appear? Well, if one really must lie awake at night worrying
what early June 2006 may bring then I believe we should worry about
this - the arrival of a whole slew of highly deluded people laying
claim to being direct descendants of Jesus having read The Da Vinci
Code account of a surviving Holy Bloodline; a lot of hyper teenagers,
fired up by an adrenaline rush from watching The Omen 2 and perhaps
even an upsurge in the sale of yellow roses, tied by copper wire, in
multiples of
six!
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