666 and Red Firetrucks

666 And Red Fire Trucks

(Kent Heaton)

Fire trucks have four wheels and eight fire fighters; four plus eight equals twelve. There are twelve inches in a foot. A foot is a ruler. Queen Elizabeth is a ruler, and the Queen Elizabeth is one of the largest ships on the seven seas. Seas have fish. Fish have fins. The Finns fought the Russians. The Russians are red. Fire trucks are usually rushin’. Therefore, fire trucks are usually red! This all make perfect sense to anyone trying to make a conclusive argument to show why fire trucks need to be red. It does not matter that most of the conclusions have nothing to do with one another but any argument that begins with a supposition of truth will end with a conclusion of truth – or so it seems.

John writes in the Revelation: “Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty and six.” (13:18) Prognosticators of our modern time have continued the historical search for the identity of who the 666 refers to and have used a myriad of formulas to construct elaborate arguments of identification. A recent article supports this theme: “What about 666? Let’s take a shocking look. On the Pope’s official mitre has been seen the title ‘Vicarius Filii Dei,’ which means ‘Vicar of the Son of God.’ The claim that this is his official title has been stated publicly through the years.” The article then begins to break down this title using the meaning of Roman numerals in the following order: V=5; I=1; C=100; A=0; R=0; I=1; U=5; S=0; F=0; I=1; L-=50; I=1; I=1; D=500; E=0’ I=1. When all these numbers are added up, they equal 666.

This could be an impressive argument if you followed how or why God would reveal to John the shocking truths of the numerical sequence of a mans hat in the year 2008. A similar argument can be given that Judas Iscariot is the man of 666. The book of Revelation is the 66^th book of the Bible. The book of Revelation is the 27^th book of the New Testament. The identifying passage of the antichrist is the 13^th chapter and the 18^th verse. 66 + 27 + 13 + 18 = 124. The number 124 identifies the writer of the book as John. He is one of the 12 disciples and is named 4^th in the order of apostles – hence, (12)(4). Reading John 12:4 identifies the antichrist as Judas Iscariot: “Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him.” Of course this has as much truth as why fire trucks are red and the Pope is the man 666.

The Bible never teaches that Jesus is going to return to Earth and set up His Kingdom. Paul said he was a member of the kingdom of Christ . (Colossians 1:13) The supposed ‘antichrist’ is not going to suddenly appear and begin to set in motion any events leading up to the war between Satan and Christ. Religious leaders have deceived the hearts of the simple minded to cause them to believe the fantasies of religious dogmas based upon the teachings of men. When Christ returns Paul said everyone will know it. “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16) There is no such thing as a rapture [has anyone been able to find the “rapture” in the Bible?]; there is no such thing as the tribulation that is coming to usher in the millennial reign of Jesus Christ. These must all stand together or fall together. If one falls they all fall.

John said we can understand and have wisdom about the use of the “man” and “666”. We can count the number of the beast and see the attention is given on the number and its significance and not on a specific man living today. The doom of the Jewish nation as described by Jesus in the gospels fits with all that John was showing in the Revelation. The complete and total failure of all that man seeks to do is shown in God’s final message to man. Red fire trucks and modern day religious mathematics used to discover who the man of 666 is share a common beginning – and end.

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