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 Number
A bible translation to be trusted. There are 60 English bible translations with many revisions and many differences but somehow they all get the numbers and colors right. It may be the only way to reliably connect prophecy and history. Only history can confirm the fulfillment of prophecy.
A Reliable Connection
A fulfillment of prophecy in history connected by numbers and colors. You can’t trust your bible translation or your interpretation. We have 60 different English translations with many revisions that don’t agree but somehow they get the numbers and colors right.
A Dynasty
A number that fits with history. Good luck with counting kings. Way too many. Dynasties not so much. Most historians get exactly seven. Most agree the Roman Empire was a beast of Daniel but aren’t aware that it had seven dynasties nor are they aware of ten dynasties to go with the “ten horns” of Daniel.
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 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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