This means  what ? How is this connected  to the Mark of the Beast "
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The Vicar of Christ.\n\nThe Lord made St. Peter the visible foundation of his Church. He entrusted the keys of the Church to him. The bishop of the Church of Rome, successor to St. Peter, is head of the college of bishops, the Vicar of Christ and Pastor of the universal Church on earth.\n\nWe call the pope "Holy Father" not as an acknowledgement of his personal state of soul, but as an expression of respect for his office as the successor to St. Peter as head of the Church on earth.
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Good question.\nThe late, great Bill Hicks asked the same question - "if Jesus comes back, do you think he ever wants to see another cross? Would you go up to Jackie Kennedy wearing a rifle pendant?"\nI'm being flippant (before everyone starts having a go....) but it is interesting. From an athiests pov (and I admit, I'm probably not best placed to answer this) I would say it is remembering his death, which was fundamental to christian religion. I'm not sure what symbol you could use to represent Jesus's life.
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It really doesn't make reference, other than a story within a story, here...\n\nEnglish: King James Version \n  Isaiah 14 \n\n11.  Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. \n12.  How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! \n13.  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: \n14.  I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. \n15.  Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. \n16.  They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; \n17.  That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? \n18.  All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. \n19.  But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. \n\nSome versions don't even mention the word "lucifer", compare some of the texts side by side here:  http://unbound.biola.edu/index.cfm?method=searchResults.doSearch¶llellist=kjv_apocrypha_ucs2,basic_english,webster,nrsva_ucs2,,,,,&displaylist=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&search=Lucifer&book=23O&from_chap=14&hide_context=1\n\nAlso, form Wikipedia...\n\nIt is a modern and late Medieval misconception that the word Lucifer is synonymous with Satan; an angel, who when he falls from Heaven becomes Satan, the embodiment of evil and enemy of God. Lucifer is generally considered to have been a prominent archangel in heaven, prior to having been motivated by pride to rebel against God, but this is also false.\n\nLucifer was originally a Latin word meaning "light-bearer" (from lux, "light", and ferre, "to bear, bring"), a Roman astrological term for the "Morning Star", the planet Venus. The word Lucifer was the direct translation of the Greek eosphorus ("dawn-bearer"; cf. Greek phosphorus, "light-bearer") used by Jerome in the Vulgate. In that passage, Isaiah 14:12, it referred to one of the popular honorific titles of a Babylonian king; however, later interpretations of the text, and the influence of embelishments in works such as Dante's The Divine Comedy and Milton's Paradise Lost, led to the common idea in Christian mythology and folklore that Lucifer was a poetic appellation of Satan.\n\nIn Romanian mythology, Lucifer (Romanian: Luceafăr) means the planet Venus and some other stars. It is also linked with Hyperion and he is the one who animate the bad spirits (but not the Devil itself).\n\nCheck this out to see more:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer
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I dont know if it will help and i didnt see the movie tho i have and have read the book, but it sounds like a symbol of male and female as the cross represents the sword and the male anatomy, and the 'v' shape of the heart is supposed to represent a females vagina in blunt terms. i tried to find my book but it is packed as im moving but i hope this sheds some light for you
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These are all symbols that people have used at times to represent evil. There are many more than this list. But they are all just images. They are not real. Evil is real, the images are not.\n\nThe number 666 is different from other symbols because it was originally the numerical version of the name of the most ruthless murderer of Christians of his day-- the emperor Nero of Rome.\n\nIf you assign numerals to the Greek alphabet and add up the numbers in the name of "Nero Caesar" you will arrive at 666 (some ancient manuscripts have 667, not 666. 667 adds up to Neron Caesar--Nero's name as a direct object (accusative case).\n\nThe number 666 appears in the book of Revelation in the Christian New Testament. The book was written by a man named John who was exiled by the Roman empire and sent to an island prison where he wrote Revelation as a letter to be sent to the churches of Asia Minor. In Revelation, Rome is variously described as "the beast," "whore," and "Babylon." Rome had a religion of emperor-worship which Christians refused to follow. In the book of Revelation John calls this religion a beast, too, a beast which demands obedience to Rome.\n\nTo find out who was loyal and who was not Rome required you to have a sort of document that you could only get at the temples where Caesar was worshiped. That "document" proved that you had worshiped Caesar. The number 666 was called the mark of the beast --that is, the mark of the religion that demanded that you worship the emperor.\n\nHope this helps
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It's like Prophecy fulfilling now. It's like the mark of the Beast. Next they will want you to get a chip in your hand for identification. It's in the Bible. Then you will have to have it to buy food, cause there will no longer be any currency to use to pay for things.  There is no way I would allow my pets or anyone of my family get the chip. I will starve to death before I get the mark of the Beast.
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Well, it is important to remember that the mark of the beast is 666. In wondering if the Verichip is that mark you would have to know its base code, but even if you did, it does not necessarily mean it is the mark of the beast. \nThe reason I say this is because the mark of the beast will be instituted throughout the world as an economic resource, so with that in mind there really is no way to tell if Verichip or any other identification chip is actually a precursor or the actual tool that will be used for the mark of the beast. \nIn the Bible, it tells us that each person will have an offer of whether or not to take the mark, and each person will have to choose. It also says that anyone who does choose to take the mark will have lost all hope of salvation and going to heaven. It is important to remember this because with regard to Verichip – that situation has not arisen yet and that God is very specific in what He tells us is coming. \nSo, I would have to say that Verichip may be a precursor to that upcoming economic world system based on 666, but at this time is not that mark – because the Scripture also tells us that whoever refuses to take the mark will be killed. That situation has not arisen yet. \nIf you are concerned with where we are in God’s plan – watch Israel. Israel is God’s timepiece, not the mark, the antichrist, wars, and all the other bad things going on in the world, watch Israel and you will be able to tell, by reading the Bible for yourself where we are in God’s plan. ~ God bless.\n\nRevelation 13:16-18; 14:9-11;  15:2; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4
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According to the Bible we Christians believe that 666 is the number of the anti-Christ(the beast) that he will force people to wear as a mark on their hand and forhead in order to buy and sell.\n\nInterpretations of this mark are: a barcode, a tatoo, or a computerchip.\n\nMost plausible is the computerchip. Yesterday I saw something on the science channel. It was one of those GPS computerchips that they put into pets so that they won't get lost. But on the TV channel they put it into a human's hand between the index finger and the thumb. The chip can be used to store ID, other important information, and to track it's user via GPS. It can also be used to unlock doors by placing the back of the hand underneith a sensor below the doornob. This specific chip is not the anti-christ mark, but ones similar to this one will be.\n\nThe number of the anti-christ's name 666 will be inserted into all of the marks (computerchips). This will give him great power over peoples freedoms in the end times.\n\n If anyone recieves this mark by choice he is cursed to hell, according to the Bible.\n\n666 has nothing to do with a date or anything else. Many people that were due to have children on June 6, 2006 had an abortion because of their superstition and fear fueled by the stupid movie "The Omen". \n\nPeople are sick, just sick to let someone slauter their newborn because they think that he or she is evil. How immoral can a society get. \n\nJune 6, 2006 is the same thing as Y2K. They both delt with not writing the full year, and so mass panic to place. If they would have wrote the date as June 6, 2006 insted of 6-06-06, then mabye people wouldent be as paranoid. \n\nJust because June 6 is a bunch of horse hockey that doesn't mean that Christians with a right mind believe in it. \n\nHowever the anti-christ is alive and well today and he will one day rule the earth. He will rise up out of europe and become leader of the world. He will be beyond popular but he really is evil, the people will love him, but he is a deciever. \n\nIf you think this is imposible, look at the power of the European Union, one day they will elect a world leader. He will be the anti-christ. But in the end, Jesus christ Himself will distroy the anti-christ. by that time it will be too late to get right with God, that is why you have now to accept Jesus as your Savior, it's a choice, if you do not choose Christ, than you have rejected God and embraced satan and h-ll as your eternal home.\n\nIt is a choice that you must make, I am not forcing you to choose God, niether is God forcing you to choose Him. But it will all be on your own head if you don't. You will have no one else to blame. You will have chosen hell over salvation through Christ Jesus.\n\nGod is waiting for your answer with open arms, because He loves you.\n\n"That if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."-Romans 10:9\n\nI am praying for you
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It means ALTERNATING CURRENT/DIRECT CURRENT.\n\nI don't know what the heck it means\n\nsome people think it has to do with the devil
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The part with the angels is very true. The ending will be as amazing as it says, but some parts such as the Beasts (The ones John saw come out of the water) represent different counties that are still here today. It is literal yet very symbolic. Pray to GOD for understanding and read it again sometime. It should then become very clear to you.
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"The Gospel of Judas, however, gives a very different account. \n\nThe text begins by announcing that it is the "secret account of the revelation that Jesus spoke in conversation with Judas Iscariot during a week, three days before he celebrated Passover." \n\nIt goes on to describe Judas as Jesus' closest friend, someone who understands Christ's true message and is singled out for special status among Jesus' disciples. \n\nIn the key passage Jesus tells Judas, "'you will exceed all of them. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me.'" \n\nKasser, the translation-project leader, offers an interpretation: "Jesus says it is necessary for someone to free him finally from his human body, and he prefers that this liberation be done by a friend rather than by an enemy. \n\n"So he asks Judas, who is his friend, to sell him out, to betray him. It's treason to the general public, but between Jesus and Judas it's not treachery." \n\n-------\nhttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/04/0406_060406_judas_2.html\n\nread it , its very interesting. Judas did love Jesus, but most accounts see him as opposite. He was not a traitor as we see in plain eyes, but the carrier of what Jesus knew had to happen in order to die for us. The kiss yes its a symbol, saying goodby and leading the executors to fullfill prophecy. Christ redemption of our sins.
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BEASTS\nIn Dan.7:2-8 we have 4 great beast come up from the sea. Sea, that is peoples of the earth.  The first 3 beasts co-exist when the 4th beast rises.  The 1st beast is Great Britain and the United States. The 2nd beast is Russia and communism.  The 3rd beast is camouflaged with spots. It has 4 heads or hidden dynasties. (PEER) Politics, Economy, Education, and Religion. 2 sets of wings which is media and communication. The 4th beast is the same as the beast of Rev.13:1-2. It is a one world system or new world order. This beast is still rising out of the sea. It will have 7 heads or dominions, 10 horns or leaders. Then will come up a little horn which is AntiChrist.\n\nAPOSTASY\nIn II Thes.2:3 there will be “a falling away” first, apostasia in Greek. This is defection from truth or divorcement from God.\n\nPARABLE OF THE FIG TREE\nIn Matt.24:32-34 Mark 13:28-30 the generation which sees this fig shoot “set up” will not die until all these things be fulfilled. This happened when Israel became a nation again May 15, 1948. This coincides with the baby-boomer generation and they have Grey hair.\n\nWHEN SHALL THESE THINGS BE\nIn Matt.24:3-8,  Mark 13:5-8,  Luke 21:8-11.\nMany shall come in my name (authority) saying I am Christ (Christian) and shall deceive many.\nThe best example of this is the so-called Rapture. This is a LIE which can easily be disproved by God’s Word. Christ returns at the seventh trump.\nWars and rumors of war.\nNation shall rise (rouse from obscurity) against (along side) nation kingdom against (along side) kingdom.\nThe words “shall rise” (eg-i'-ro) in Greek means “rouse from obscurity”.\nThis word “against” (epi) in Greek means “along side” not in opposition to.\nSince 1990 (30) new countries have emerged. We now have the global market place or the global community.\nFamines. Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: \nThis famine of hearing the words of the LORD is very apparent on TV. Maybe a verse or two then mans’ words for 20 minutes.\nPestilences. Aids, mad cow disease, bird flu and etc.\nEarthquakes in diverse places.\nThis word “earthquakes” (seismos) in Greek means both “earthquake and tempest”.\nLook at the hurricanes we have been having.\nAll these are the beginning of sorrows (birth pangs).\nThis word “sorrows” (odin) in Greek means “birth pangs of childbirth”.\nThe birth pangs of a new dispensation, and the contractions are getting closer together. The water may have broke during the tsunami of 2004.\n\nSCOFFERS\nII Pet.3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,  II Pet.3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. \n\nPERILOUS TIMES\nII Tim.3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. II Tim.3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, II Tim.3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
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In Rev. 13:18, it says, "This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666." That's the source for it. It also says in v. 16-17 that that mark will be placed on everyone because we will not be able to buy or sell without it. Basically a tracking system. In fact, the entirety of Chapter 13 is about satan and him coming to enslave the world.\n\nAnd why are you embarrassed to talk about it with your Bible teacher?  That's his/her job. If they intimidate you perhaps you need to find a new Bible study group. Just a thought.
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Revelation 13:16 \n\n"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their forehead: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six."
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666 is real and is the mark of the Beast. Know one can tell you the time and place for what is going to happen to his world but what I can tell you as a child of God, you must be ready. The fact that you believe means you believe that there is a God. Start reading the bible it will help you get a better understanding without people giving you what they want you to know. \n\nRevelations 13:11-18\nThe Beast out of the Earth \n 11Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. 12He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men. 14Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. 16He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, 17so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. \n 18This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.
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The Number of the Beast is mentioned in the Book of Revelation of the Christian New Testament and has long been accepted to be 666 or, in some cases, 616. The meaning of the number is debated. In some interpretations of Christian eschatology the “Beast” is believed to refer to a being controlled by or equated with the Antichrist, whereas some scholars, such as Dr. Delbert Hillers and the editors of the Oxford & Harper Collins translations, contend that the number is a code for the Roman Emperor Nero, a view that is also supported by the Roman Catholic Church.
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No, because there is no such thing as 'the beast'.  \n\nIf there were, the mark would more likely be an embedded RFID chip.