Friday, March 9, 2012

666 or 616?

Some people claim old texts have the number 666 in Revelation as 616. So which is it? The oldest texts have 666. Also, the oldest manuscript of the New Testament, the Chester Beatty Papyrus, has it clearly as 666.
Also, what about those who claim it is just 3 numbers in a row? The original Greek manuscripts has it written as six hundred and sixty six. Which was written as 666.
Here it is in the original Greek- So that nobody may buy or sell unless he has the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him therefore who has it calculate the number of the beast, for it is a number of a human being. It is six hundred threescore and six. Revelation 13:8 in the original Greek