A Historian Named Gibbon
A problem with dates. Gibbon gets close also with a calculation. “Forty-six years after the flight of Mahomet from Mecca, his disciples appeared in arms under the walls of Constantinople.” 622 is the beginning Islam. 668 is close but if you put 46 in an Islamic calendar converter, you get 666.
A Year In History
A historian named John Julius Norwich gets 666 in his book “Byzantium” with a calculation. “The ensuing strife continued until 661, when Ali’s own assassination left Muawiya supreme. For the next five years the Muslim world would be in ferment – and Byzantium could breath again.”
A Recognition Of Prophecy In History
A reliable connection. Just as years are attached to the number thousand we look for what is attached to each number. If you search Daniel for the word number, you will see that it is also attached to years. What happened in the year 666 is a reasonable question.
A Prophecy Fulfilled In History
A connection with numbers. There is only one empire that lasted a thousand years and it was a Christian empire where they “reigned with Christ”. You won’t find “Reign of Christ” in the bible. Only on the internet. Look for 666, ten horns, and seven heads.
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 Mark Of Mark
A date of origin. Mark marks the beginning of the gospel. The most common mark is a date “that no man might buy or sell” without it. So 666 was a date of the beginning. Of what? Of what calendar? Using the Julian calendar and 44 BC that date would be 622 CE of the Gregorian calendar that started in 1582.
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 Clue From Daniel
A place to look for numbers. Daniel uses the word “number” in a reference to years. What happened in the year 666? Nothing. Historians stay away from that year. What calendar was in use that year? The Julian calendar. When did it start? 44 BC is a common year. So what happened in the year 622 CE? A year to consider.
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