How prepared are you for the devastation of 06/06/06?

Question

Are you ready for it? Will you hide out in your basement or some underground shelter? I plan on packing up and heading for a place in the middle of the dessert.

Will it be like Independence Day where a bunch of small ships destroy all the large cities under the control of the mother ship or will it be like one giant destructive force making its way around the world?

Do you know your city's escape route for when the rapture hits?

Just making sure we are all ready!


Good luck everyone and I'll see you at the rendezvous point.

Answer 1

I have a weeks worth of food supply and I am close to a store. I am in my basement with a shotgun and a computer, phone, and hairclippers. I have a bible, and a morman bible. Just incase the mormans are right like in south park

Answer 2

NO im not gonna hide maybe your bum A$$ bald head will.

Let me explain

The number 666 originated because of Emperor Nero of Rome.

666 - The Number of the Beast
Here is the wisdom. . .

Few symbols hold more dread than the number 666 (six hundred and sixty six, not three 6's). It is well known among both Christians and unbelievers alike. It is used to denote anarchy and satanism in rock bands, it is found tattooed on some supposed "antichrist" in popular movies, and has been attached to more diverse entities than any other.

In its "mark" form it has been associated with all manner of objects and ideas. Throughout history it has been associated with the Pope, Rome, even the Latin language itself. In the 1960's and 70's it was Social Security numbers. In the '80's it became bar codes. In the '90's it was everything from computers and the internet, to chips implanted under the skin. What form this mark will take in the 21st century is anyone's guess.



The Bible says that the wise will be able to calculate the number of the beast. Now, "the wise" is a term used to denote believers. . .and this is certainly a clue as to how it must be done. But what is there to "calculate" about a number? Usually a number IS the answer! Below we will explore what calculations may have been meant.

Gematria

The code used here is probably one based on gematria, the practice of using letters to denote quantity. This practice was fairly common in ancient times (Roman numerals for instance). A number, then, could be "calculated" from a word. In our alphabet for instance my name (Doug) would be 47 (phew!) :

d (4)
o (15)
u (21)
g (7)
+
_____________
= 47

Since those times many interesting combinations have been suggested that point to any number of individuals, institutions and even objects. . .


COMPUTER - using a base of 6 (where a=6 , b=12 , c=36, . . .) you can get 666.


RONALD REAGAN - has 6 letters in his first, middle, and last names. . . 666.


Other famous people: Prince Charles, Henry Kissinger, Hitler, Himmler, Santa Clause, Kennedy


THE POPE - the Pope's title: Vicarius filii Dei which is "Vicar of the Son of God". The Roman numeral count of this title is: 5+1+100+1+5+1+50+1+1+500+1= 666 (also of note is the fact that "Vicar" is the root form of "vicarious" meaning "in place of" or "Anti"...thus the Pope's title is literally "Antichrist".)


LATIN - The earliest calculation of this number is the word lateinos, which is Greek for "Latin" It was the Latin world, kingdom, church, language, clergy, prayers etc. that "marked" the Roman Catholic church.


The key of course is to figure out what the original audience would have used to calculate the number. Because John was writing to Jews (and because using common Greek would have been rather obvious) we can safely assume that the number is to be calculated using the Hebrew alphabet.

666 or 616?

One more point before we move on. In most Bibles at the verse where the number of the beast is given (Revelation 13:18) there is a footnote that says the following: Some manuscripts read 616. 616? Where did that come from? Is it an error? Or was the copyist trying to put down what he knew John meant by 666? There is a possible clue in the languages used.

Hebrew or Latin?

In the Latin manuscripts we find the number 616 in verse 18 rather than 666 (some KJV still use this in fact). Here is where we find, I believe, the most interesting thing about this number. Just suppose for a moment that this is no error, that the Latin copyist wanted to accurately translate the meaning of 666 and not just the actual number used (this is the same as translating any language after all, so long as you know the meaning of both words in both languages you can translate them over).

Is there a name (for it is the number of "a man" - not a device, institution, or language) that fits both numbers? And if there is, does that person fit the context of Revelation? I believe there is.




Caesar Nero

His official title was Neron Caesar (written nrwn qsr in Hebrew) the letters of which, if added together, equal 666.



N (50)
R (200)
W (6)
N (50)

Q (100)
S (60)
R (200)
+
_____________
= 666

The Latin form of the title (which drops the final N (50) of nrwn) would equal 616, thus fitting the alternative reading. Of how many other "nominees" can this be said?

Nero certainly fits the context of the chapter and of the book of Revelation:

he was the first emperor to persecute Christians (and he did so savagely)
he was the 7th emperor (head) of Rome (the Beast)
he fits the first century timeline and would have been relevant to the original audience
he was even known among his contemporaries as a "beast"

Conclusion
Whatever your feelings on the matter, please be careful to note that John expected believers to be able to identify this person. Don't be fooled by prophecy fanatics that try to wriggle every possible entity into the number of the beast using bizarre and arcane methods of arriving at their conclusion. It was not meant to confuse, but rather to inform. Nor is it a number that had to be riddled out with a computer. . . the believers who saw (or will see) the beast had (will have) no trouble identifying him.

Answer 3

At the time of this answer, it's been 6/6/06 in Australia for approximately 8 hours (depending on which province you're looking at). Since Australia seems to be pretty much intact, life going on as per usual, etc., I think I'll just make plans to go to work tomorrow.

Also, if you know of a place in the middle of a dessert, I hope it's not chocolate. With the summer temperatures, it'll probably melt, and you'll drown. If you're headed to the desert, on the other hand, I suggest you take some water.

Answer 4

I don't believe anything will happen, actually. I think god doesn't work with our time. 666 was a number commonly associated with Nero in the time Revelation was made. Nero blamed the burning of Rome on the Christians. I think that the 666 has passed.

but if something did happen, I think that it would be Iran's nuclear program. Israel and major American cities would be the first target. I am in neither. So I am safe here.

If something happened that affected the world (didn't happen in 1006, June 6 year 666, or June 6 year 6,) I would probably die trying to fight it. Nowhere to hide around here.

Answer 5

First, I think I'll have 2 sausage patties and 3 eggs over easy with toast. Then a nice hot shower before I head off to work and read your question for tommorow, which will be: "What happened, why didn't the world end?" To which I will reply, because it is not time according to the book that matters, The Bible.

Answer 6

you know, just because there is 6 6 06 coming up doesn't mean that its going to be doomsday. i agree that this is the world's end times, but not presisley at 6 6 06. i dont know why everybody is freaking out as something as little as that. dont they know that they could die any moment? don't they see the millions of people dying knowing that they could be one of them? instead, they say that the world would fall apart because of a date. these people really got to open their eyes.

Answer 7

I'm so excited about 666 I'm going to celibrate it. The first thing I'm gonna do is go to McDonalds at 6am and order a meal that cost $6.66. Then I"m going to fill up my truck with $66.66 in gas and then drink 6 seven ups, go to the toilet 6 times, and run around my house with my 6 dogs 6 times. How about you?

Answer 8

Nothing is going to happen and on the off chance that I'm wrong about that, if tomorrow is the end of the world there is NOTHING we can do about it. What exactly are you going to accomplish by stocking up on food and hiding in the basement? You can't hide from death when its your time.

Answer 9

nothing is going to happen tomorrow..is anything wait 5-6 years till the devil child that will be born tomorrow grows up..and then somehting will happen. and if you're staying home..you shiuld watch the old verson of "the Omen"..lol. cuz in the bible it just say 2000 years after the birth of crist on the 6ht day of the 6th year of the 6th month...a devil child will be born but he cant do anything till he gets older.

Answer 10

I'm not worried about such voodoo. Superstitions are the same as witchcraft, which is a sin in God's eyes. I would be more concerned about the return of Jesus. I want to be prepared for His return.

Answer 11

Totally, Rock On!