The Truth About 666

To fully understand the origins of the number 666 we must have a look at the old Babylonian religion as practised in the time of Daniel.

The Babylonians had 36 supreme gods headed by Marduk, the sun god. The next most important god was his wife the moon goddess; they were the parents of all the other gods. Their eldest son was the next most important and this trio, the father, the mother and the son, were the three main gods.

All the gods each had a number ranging from 1 to 36, starting with the sun god being number one, the moon goddess number 2 and so on.

Babylonian gods were deemed to be evil by nature and were feared by their worshippers, but they (the gods) could be controlled by their numbers or by the sum of their numbers. Thus, the three main gods could be controlled by the number six. 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. Some of you might have guessed by now the sum of the 36 gods is 666. 1 + 2 + 3 … + 35 + 36 = 666. 666 had power over all the gods.

To control all the gods a special 6 X 6 matrix of numbers was used where the numbers were arranged in such way that each row and each column would total 111. 111 X 6 = 666. This can be achieved in many ways. Below is an example of such a matrix.

This matrix (?) was then inscribed on amulets of clay, wood or gold. The golden amulets were deemed to be the most powerful and the bearer of such an amulet was deemed to be very powerful; able to control all the gods.

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So where do we come into all of this? This calls for a bit of history.

In the time of the biblical Daniel, when Darius conquered Babylon for Persia in 539 BCE, they brought their own religion and priests along. The Babylonian priests, no longer allowed to practice their religion, were unemployed and left; mostly to Egypt and Perganum where they flourished.

This went on until 133 BCE when the king of Perganum died without a heir and left his kingdom to Rome. The Babylonian priests promptly opened a branch in Rome and again flourished. Very quickly Rome became known as New Babylon! The early Christians also referred to Rome as such. See I Peter 5:13. The Roman emperor became the head of the Babylonian religion.

Then came Christianity. By the time of Constantine (The Great), their numbers have grown and the two religions were in constant conflict with each other. Even amongst Christians there was not much unity, especially about the role of Jesus in the Church. Was He God or human?

Constantine, seeing problems ahead, ordered the leaders of both religions together in 425 AD to formulate one religion under Christianity; as Christianity was on the rise.

Constantine, already the head of the Babylonian religion, also became head of the Christian Church. Just for the record, Constantine was pagan all his life. He was baptised on his deathbed – probably too weak to protest!

Integration was easy. Father, mother and son became Father, Son and Holy Spirit while the lesser gods became the saints in the new Church. A few other pagan rituals were adopted as well. Like moving the Sabbath to the day named in honour of Marduk, the Babylonian sun god.

Almost the entire Rome was converted overnight. My question is: when the Babylonian religion was drawn into the early Church, who was converted to what?

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drinking Good Morning to me, Catfoot. How are yah?
i'm fine girl. How is your health now? Better?
drinking Im feeling much better. So make a long story short. Is 666 a bad thang or a good thing?
Inherently it is bad. Indirectly it is the number of the devil. I think! You have to make up your own mind.
same as Angelpepers ..

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Hi to you too, African Single!
hi catfoot, i when i saw this I though you kicked up a hornet's nest. is this all true? I mean the pagan rituals in the church!
drinking WelI i guess, its gonna be 777 for me.
Hi Whocanitbe,

Catholic historians confirm this.

Cardinal Newman in his Development of Christian Doctrine, pages 372 & 373 writes that the early Church incorporated many pagan religious practices into the Church. He further elaborates that the Church sanctified them and that made it safe to bring these practices into the Church.
Hmm, Angel. I think it is a better number. I think I must research that one as well!
drinking Okay, check it out.
drinking Catfoot' i have something to ask you. Be on the lookout! for it.
Catfoot' Thats okay! i was talking with someone in my mail. And they told me. drinking
Catfoot grin do you want to scare people ?grin
Hi Bogart!

Ah, my friend, knowing this should not scare people. It is not knowing it that should scare them. professor
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Very insightful. It is nice to hear others say what is truthful and for anyone with eyes and ears to hear.

The teachings of the Christ is nothing like the teachings, practices and doctrines of modern Christianity in its many forms. And the original followers of Christ under Christ's teachings and knowledge predicted this great false system.

As an aside, often in times past, the pope of the day declared himself Godlike and that he alone controlled the power of God on the Earth.

This one man therefore "controlled" the God that people worshipped and made commands in the place of God on the earth.

Popes in many times have taken upon themselves many titles, including the title of "In the Place of Christ On Earth"....

Many people who opposed this system were exterminated. the mantra was convert or be killed.

None of this came from the teachings of Christ.

So well done, Catfoot. It is a pitty that many will read this and ignore it. Or try to defend a man-made system of religion in the name of Christ.
Hi Halv, thanks for your response.

I waited almost 24 hours for this reply. What kept you so long? laugh

This, my friend, is what makes researching a blog so satisfying.

I hope this explains the use of the word Babylon in the new testament and also why the author calls the Church Babylon in Revalations!

If I could open one pair of eyes with this then it was worth it.
Indeed so Catfoot! Ha ha ha. Well, I can't spend all of my time on this site! Surprising as this might be to some. Have a great week! wink jaw drop
pity you guys cant plat rugby!!!
Withhout steroids, that is!!!
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Greetings Catfoot

You said: “I will try to respond to your comments (if necessary) within a few days.”

I notice this on all your blogs that I looked at. Do you really monitor your blogs regularly? I doubt it. See this as a test. I want to see how long before you respond.
Yes Nancypansy,

I got this one too. I check them all. Everyday. Does this satidfy your curiosity?
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