A Mystery Babylon The Great –
A great city that can be found no more at all. Constantinople fits like no other. It was the capital of a Christian empire that lasted a thousand years. It was attacked in the year 666. It ended with the tenth dynasty of Islam. It started with the seven dynasties of the Roman empire. It has all the numbers. You can count on them.
A Greek Fire
A significant passage in the Apocalypse. In defense of Constantinople they used Greek Fire on the Sea of Marmara which was like a sheet of glass and the year was 666. A sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name. Islam.
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A Calendar
A date, a mark, a beginning. A common year 44 BC. The Julian calendar preceded the Gregorian calendar which didn’t start until 1582. The Islamic calendar started in 622 CE and that would be 666 of the Julian calendar which was in effect at that time. The Hegira marks the beginning of Islam.
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A Historian
A history of the Roman Empire by Gibbon. Go ahead, pick an Islamic calendar converter and put 46 in it. You get 666. 46 is the number Gibbon used. 46 years after the Hijri year Constantinople was attacked. A date is a mark. Gibbon notes the problems with dates.
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A Year
A clue from Daniel. John knows Daniel and Daniel knows number of years. Do we know what happened in the year 666? No. We do know that Muawiyah was preparing to attack Constantinople, the capital of a Christian empire that would last a thousand years, where they reigned with Christ. What does Gibbon know?
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A Christian Empire
A reign with Christ. The Byzantine Empire was a Christian empire that lasted a thousand years when they reigned with Christ. Does it fit with the other numbers: 666, ten horns, and seven heads? The number 666 is next. Daniel is a good place to look for clues. Does he know numbers?
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A Passage In Daniel
A calculation not a count. Two calendars and two solutions. 666 of the Julian Calendar is the beginning of the Islamic Calendar. 666 of the Gregorian Calendar is the Islamic attack on Constantinople. Daniel suggests ‘number’ refers to years. It’s just another place to look. So look.
A Thousand Years
A literal interpretation if possible is best. Start with big numbers like a thousand and 666 and see if they fit in history. The Byzantine Empire was a Christian empire that lasted a thousand years. It was attacked in the year 666. It was started by seven heads and ended by ten horns. It fits.
A Common Year
A new calendar starting in 622 would be 666 of the Julian Calendar starting with 44 BC. The Hijri year is 622 and the start of the Islamic calendar. A search of Daniel shows number refers to years. John knows Daniel is the place to go for clues. Follow the numbers.
A Prophecy Fulfilled
A sea of glass. They used Greek fire on the Sea of Marmara that was like a sheet of glass to defeat the Islamic attackers. The city was Constantinople, the capital of a Christian empire that would last a thousand years. The year was 666. The Byzantine Empire survived this and many other sieges.
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