Revelation 13:18

[Scot]

I've heard it said that in Revelation 13:18, the original text reads: "for it is the number of man" not "for it is the number of [b:c8280eedaa]a[/b:c8280eedaa] man."

Does anyone know for sure if the "a" is there?

In other words, the text would be saying that the number is of mankind.

 

[andreas]

(Greek NT - Textus Rec.) Revelation 13:18 [font=symbol:16681284b0][size=18:16681284b0]wde h sofia estin o ecwn ton noun yhfisatw ton ariqmon tou qhriou ariqmoV gar anqrwpou estin kai o ariqmoV autou cxV[/size:16681284b0] [/font:16681284b0]


It says,"the number of man",not the "number of a man."
It is the number of fallen humanity,not the number of a particular man.
andreas

 

[andreas]

You can find the beast,the old serpent, in the cosmos of the fallen humanity.He is their representative.They worship,glorify,and identify with him.They are in him,so in essence they are him.
andreas.

 

[Scot]

Hey Andreas, Do you post on the Mountain Retreat board?