The backstories are priceless. Thank you. Edith Hamilton's "Mythology" was my favorite book to read in high school. I would read it when I had detention. It sounds like you may read it, too.
According to the KJV bible, in chapter 1 of Chizayon (Revelation) at the 19th verse Yuchanon (John the Elder, John the Revelator) was instructed by Yahusha “Therefore write down what you have seen, what is, and what will happen after these things.” So Yuchanon wrote down everything he saw in his visions, present and future. In chapter 13 at the 18th verse Yuchanon writes: “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six.” As evidenced by Papyrus 115 what Yuchanon actually wrote down at the 18th verse was in Koiné Greek: “Ὧδε ἡ σοφία ἐστίν· ὁ ἔχων τὸν νοῦν ψηφισάτω τὸν ἀριθμὸν τοῦ θηρίου· ἀριθμὸς γὰρ ἀνθρώπου ἐστί· καὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτοῦ χξϛʹ” According to what he wrote down, in his visions Yuchanon did not see “six hundred threescore and six” as the KJV and all other Vatican supplied bibles claim. Yuchanon saw “θηρίου/thēriou”, a brutal man, a beast. And he was given the name of the man. But the name was in an unknown language with phonetics that were foreign to Koiné Greek. Translating the name he heard into Koiné Greek would be like translating a name spoken in South African Bantu, a clicking language, into English. Impossible. What Yuchanon wrote in Koiné Greek was as close to what he heard as he could get. The name of the θηρίου that Yuchanon heard and wrote down was “χ ξ ζ” which translates to “600 60 6” Was the name of the θηρίου “600 60 6”? Of course not. Did Yuchanon say to add those numbers up? Nope. He said to “ψηφισάτω” the name, which in this context means to reckon or regard in a certain way. Yuchanon lets us know that we must do some reckoning with the name he wrote down because he did not begin the scripture with “Here is wisdom” as the KJV states. He began the scripture with the phrase Ὧδε ἡ σοφία or “Hōde hē sophia” which is an informal way of saying “Here’s a riddle”. (Yahusha gave Yuchanon foresight into the future controversy regarding the name of the beast.) Early Vatican translators of the Chizayon manuscript were instructed to intentionally replace the symbols in verse 13:18 from χ ξ ζ (600 60 6) to εξακόσια εξήντα έξι (six hundred threescore and six). Why? Koiné Greek has no symbol that represents ‘J’ nor does it have a sound that is equivalent to the English ‘J’ sound. The letter ‘J’ was first distinguished from ‘I’ by the Frenchman Pierre Ramus in the 16th century. It became common in English in the 17th century. However, the 1611 edition of the KJV of the Bible continued to use the ‘I’ instead of the ‘J’. Not until the 1629 Cambridge 1st Revision King James Bible that the ‘I’ was replaced with the ‘J’. Therefore, every name of people and places in the modern KJV bible that begins with the letter ‘J’ was changed in 1629 from something else. For example Yerushaláyim was changed to Jerusalem; Yosef was changed to Joseph; Yehoshua was changed to Joshua; Yerīḥō was changed to Jerico; Yarden was changed to Jordan; Yehuda was changed to Judah… … and Iēsoûs was changed to Jesus. Where did the name Iēsoûs come from? The name appears in the Codex Vaticanus, the first bible used by the Vatican. How the Codex Vaticanus became the Vatican’s first bible is a mystery. Records of it first show up in the Vatican catalogs in the late 15th century and has it dated to the 4th century which is the same period that the Vatican appeared so there is no history prior to that date. Yuchanon, as instructed, specified the name of beast by symbols when he wrote the Chizayon manuscript because Yahusha was warning those in the end times what to look out for. “And Yahusha answering them began to say, Take heed lest any one mislead you. For many shall come in my name, saying, It is I, and shall mislead many.” Besorah Marqus. “...for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six.” Why did the Vatican change χ ξ ζ (600 60 6) to εξακόσια εξήντα έξι (six hundred threescore and six)? In Koiné Greek the symbol χ is pronounced Chee; the symbol ξ is pronounced Ze; the symbol ζ is pronounced Us. Put the 3 symbols together: Chee Ze Us… Cheezus… Jesus. “Many shall say to me in that day, Adonai, Adonai, have we not prophesied in your name? And in your name cast out devils? And in your name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you.” Mattithyahu 7:22 If the people that Yahusha spoke to here were casting out devils and doing wonderful works in His Name then obviously they were believers. Nonbelievers don’t do such things. So why did Yahusha reject those believers? “Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it. For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.” Mattithyahu 7:13 Does billions of confessing Catholics and Protestants Christians sound like a narrow gate and a broad way that only a few find? “But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.” Mattithyahu 7:15 Christianity is a false doctrine, created by the Council of Nicea to deceive the Believers.
So cool! Thanks for sharing your journey and knowledge!
How wonderful for you to share this with us. I've always wanted to go to Greece. You have taught me much this evening. Travel safe.
Thanks for all the insights and sharing with us.
I was. So fascinated by that construction when i learned about it in high school...many many years ago.
The backstories are priceless. Thank you.
Edith Hamilton's "Mythology" was my favorite book to read in high school. I would read it when I had detention. It sounds like you may read it, too.
Ive always wanted to know more about Ephesus too.
Thank you- This brings perspective how sold out the first church was to bring truth to nations, to transform lives.
According to the KJV bible, in chapter 1 of Chizayon (Revelation) at the 19th verse Yuchanon (John the Elder, John the Revelator) was instructed by Yahusha “Therefore write down what you have seen, what is, and what will happen after these things.”
So Yuchanon wrote down everything he saw in his visions, present and future.
In chapter 13 at the 18th verse Yuchanon writes: “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six.”
As evidenced by Papyrus 115 what Yuchanon actually wrote down at the 18th verse was in Koiné Greek: “Ὧδε ἡ σοφία ἐστίν· ὁ ἔχων τὸν νοῦν ψηφισάτω τὸν ἀριθμὸν τοῦ θηρίου· ἀριθμὸς γὰρ ἀνθρώπου ἐστί· καὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτοῦ χξϛʹ”
According to what he wrote down, in his visions Yuchanon did not see “six hundred threescore and six” as the KJV and all other Vatican supplied bibles claim.
Yuchanon saw “θηρίου/thēriou”, a brutal man, a beast. And he was given the name of the man. But the name was in an unknown language with phonetics that were foreign to Koiné Greek.
Translating the name he heard into Koiné Greek would be like translating a name spoken in South African Bantu, a clicking language, into English. Impossible.
What Yuchanon wrote in Koiné Greek was as close to what he heard as he could get.
The name of the θηρίου that Yuchanon heard and wrote down was “χ ξ ζ” which translates to “600 60 6”
Was the name of the θηρίου “600 60 6”? Of course not.
Did Yuchanon say to add those numbers up? Nope.
He said to “ψηφισάτω” the name, which in this context means to reckon or regard in a certain way.
Yuchanon lets us know that we must do some reckoning with the name he wrote down because he did not begin the scripture with “Here is wisdom” as the KJV states. He began the scripture with the phrase Ὧδε ἡ σοφία or “Hōde hē sophia” which is an informal way of saying “Here’s a riddle”.
(Yahusha gave Yuchanon foresight into the future controversy regarding the name of the beast.)
Early Vatican translators of the Chizayon manuscript were instructed to intentionally replace the symbols in verse 13:18 from χ ξ ζ (600 60 6) to εξακόσια εξήντα έξι (six hundred threescore and six).
Why?
Koiné Greek has no symbol that represents ‘J’ nor does it have a sound that is equivalent to the English ‘J’ sound.
The letter ‘J’ was first distinguished from ‘I’ by the Frenchman Pierre Ramus in the 16th century. It became common in English in the 17th century. However, the 1611 edition of the KJV of the Bible continued to use the ‘I’ instead of the ‘J’.
Not until the 1629 Cambridge 1st Revision King James Bible that the ‘I’ was replaced with the ‘J’. Therefore, every name of people and places in the modern KJV bible that begins with the letter ‘J’ was changed in 1629 from something else. For example Yerushaláyim was changed to Jerusalem; Yosef was changed to Joseph; Yehoshua was changed to Joshua; Yerīḥō was changed to Jerico; Yarden was changed to Jordan; Yehuda was changed to Judah…
… and Iēsoûs was changed to Jesus.
Where did the name Iēsoûs come from?
The name appears in the Codex Vaticanus, the first bible used by the Vatican. How the Codex Vaticanus became the Vatican’s first bible is a mystery. Records of it first show up in the Vatican catalogs in the late 15th century and has it dated to the 4th century which is the same period that the Vatican appeared so there is no history prior to that date.
Yuchanon, as instructed, specified the name of beast by symbols when he wrote the Chizayon manuscript because Yahusha was warning those in the end times what to look out for.
“And Yahusha answering them began to say, Take heed lest any one mislead you.
For many shall come in my name, saying, It is I, and shall mislead many.” Besorah Marqus.
“...for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six.”
Why did the Vatican change χ ξ ζ (600 60 6) to εξακόσια εξήντα έξι (six hundred threescore and six)?
In Koiné Greek the symbol χ is pronounced Chee; the symbol ξ is pronounced Ze; the symbol ζ is pronounced Us.
Put the 3 symbols together: Chee Ze Us… Cheezus… Jesus.
“Many shall say to me in that day, Adonai, Adonai, have we not prophesied in your name? And in your name cast out devils? And in your name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you.” Mattithyahu 7:22
If the people that Yahusha spoke to here were casting out devils and doing wonderful works in His Name then obviously they were believers. Nonbelievers don’t do such things. So why did Yahusha reject those believers?
“Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it. For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.” Mattithyahu 7:13
Does billions of confessing Catholics and Protestants Christians sound like a narrow gate and a broad way that only a few find?
“But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.” Mattithyahu 7:15
Christianity is a false doctrine, created by the Council of Nicea to deceive the Believers.