5.09.2005
I always knew Amway was a cult
Apparently, people need to read more carefully. The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament shows that the 'Number of the Beast,' popularly thought of as 666, is actually 616:
Satanists, apocalypse watchers and heavy metal guitarists may have to adjust their demonic numerology after a recently deciphered ancient biblical text revealed that 666 is not the fabled Number of the Beast after all.
A fragment from the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, dating to the Third century, gives the more mundane 616 as the mark of the Antichrist.
For all you non-Michiganders, 616 is also the area code for Grand Rapids--purported to have more Christians per square foot than any other place on earth. Ah, the irony.
Thanks to Blondesense for the link.
annamaria at 10:41 AM
