> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David Mann > > On Mar 24, 2013, at 11:47 AM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> > wrote: > > > PS: That Number of the Beast thingy? It apparently got screwed up in > > translation somewhere along the way and depending on whose argument > > you accept the "real" number should be either 616 or 661. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkZqFtYtqaI >
I went on holiday to Patmos once in the early 80s and visited the cave where John wrote the book of Revelations. The monks on the island seemed far less interested in biblical revelations than in trying to make tourists cover their own revelations while pottering about naked on the beach. I think John's revelation about the mighty beast must have been inspired by a dream foretelling my magnificent emergence from the waves... " 13 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. " And all these years later, I've hardly aged at all! B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
