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“I, 𝙔𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙪𝙖, have sent My angel to testify these things to you for My communities. 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 the Root & the Offspring of David, the 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 &̴ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿.”
— Apocalypse [to 𝘠𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯] 22:16 (𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯; emphasis supplied)
Quoted from Revelation, the word ″star″ denotes an angel (Rev 1:20; 12:4), which in turn derives from the Biblical Greek 𝘢́𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘴 and Hebrew 𝘮𝘢𝘭′𝘢𝘬𝘩, both of which lit. mean ″messenger″; hence the preexistent/pre-incarnate Yeshua Adonai′s being termed in OT Scriptures as “𝘵𝘩𝘦 Angel of the LORD,” “Angel of His Presence,” “Angel of the Covenant,” who alone co-owns the ineffable Name of the LORD, in that God′s people have oft addressed His Archangel (Chief Messenger) not only as 𝘒𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴/𝘈𝘥𝘰𝘯 (common noun ″Lord″), but moreso as 𝘠𝘏𝘞𝘏/𝘠𝘏𝘝𝘏 (proper name ″LORD″), aka 𝘏𝘢𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘮 ″The Name″; thus both the Father and the Son share many titles, such as “Lord of lords,” “King of kings,” etc.
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The Meaning Behind the Beast′s Number 666
In Paul′s 1st epistle to the Corinthians, the apostle mentioned that he “fought with beasts in Ephesus” (1Cor 15:32). This is not meant to be taken literally as he didn't record any struggle with natural lions or bears.
So who were those beasts‽
In Acts 19:28, Luke wrote of Paul′s disastrous encounter with the riotous Ephesians who for two hours shouted in unison, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!” It appears that the "beasts" that Paul had struggled with are the sea of people united in spirit and possessed with animalistic instincts. Such a crowd is a "beast".
Now, let's consider the context and go back to verse 25, and find out how the tumult began.
It all started with the fact that an idol maker, who made graven images of the Greek goddess Artemis (the Roman equivalent is Diana) at the temple in Ephesus, said to his companions, “You know that by this craft we have our wealth.”
This is the main reason for such a people to become "beasts" and lose control: the preaching of faith in the true God threatens their prosperity from making idols!
In the Greek language, prosperity/wealth is ευπορια [euporia] (biblehub.com/interlinear/acts/19-25.htm), whose numerical value in isopsephy (Greek numerology) is as follows:
ευπορια: 5 + 400 + 80 + 70 + 100 +10 + 1 = 666
ε — 5
υ — 400
π — 80
ο — 70
ρ — 100
ι — 10
α — 1
Total: 666
Now check the dictionary definitions of the word ευπορια:
– Abundance, welfare, prosperity
– Pecuniary resources, riches, means
This is in alignment with what Paul had taught Timothy when he said that the "love of money" is the root of all evil. The Greek term originally used was φιλαργυρία [philargyria], wch means avarice and/or greed!
No wonder the Lord Himself teaches us that we cannot serve both God & mammon, wch is the English transliteration of the Aramaic word māmōn, meaning riches, wealth or profit!
Idolatry is not limited to the worship of a graven image, represented by the golden calf of the apostate Isrælites, as even one′s belly is deemed a god to those people whose lives are consumed by earthly desires, appetites & material things rather than spiritual pursuits . . . .
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The Messianic prophecy of Isaiah 9:6(5) in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) reads, “For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom”;
the meaning of which may be interpreted as ″Wonderful in counsel is God the mighty (hero), a Father of the world to come, the Prince of peace″!!
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