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Additionally, the last Greek letter is an accent not a letter. The first Greek letter chi looks like two crossed swords, the very symbol of Islam seen by John before Islam was even invented by Mohammed. The next letter in Greek, xi is written vertically and is the exact name of Allah when written horizontally in Arabic. Thus the symbol of the crossed swords, along with the name of Allah is the mark with the final letter more of an accent mark, known as a sigma score and not a sigma itself. The letter sigma does not even exist in modern Greek. The verse as translated correctly in verse 18 means this. Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding decide who the multitude of the beast is, for it is the multitudes of a man (Mohammed) and (the same multitudes) are all involved with the mark, the name of Allah. The Greek word number is more accurately translated as multitudes, or the great number/multitude of those who worship the end time beast day and night.
Here is wisdom. To whom there is reason compute number of the beast, because number of man is, and number six hundred and sixty six.
The Greek text does not spell out the 666 longhand, but instead represents the 666 using gematria. Gematria is a numerical coding system by which the letters of the Hebrew alphabet are assigned numerical values.
Reading from left to right, the first Greek letter, (pronounced chi) has a numerical value of 600. The middle Greek letter, , is pronounced xi, and it has a numerical value of 60. The third Greek letter, , is pronounced stigma. Although its numerical value has changed since the first century, back in the first century, the stigma had a numerical value of 6. We might also note that the stigma has a literal meaning of scar, mark, or badge of service. , then, has a numerical value of 600 + 60 +6 = 666.
The Islamic MARK also tells us that the heavenly vision that Yochanan was attempting to capture was what is known in Arabic as the Bismallah (the Name of Allah), shown below.
If we flip the Bismallah (the Name of Allah) diagonally, note the similarity to the middle character (xi) of the hand-written Codex Vaticanus, which is believed to be the oldest known Greek manuscript, dated circa 350 CE. The line above the xi (under the words A.D. 350) is not an underline, but is actually part of the hand-written text.
Crossed swords are commonly used in Islam to denote conquest. Therefore, if we add crossed swords to the left of the middle character (xi), and remember that the stigma on the right has the meaning of mark, we get crossed swords, the Name of Allah, and the word mark ().
(mark)
It is not difficult to see the similarities between these crossed swords, the Name of Allah (flipped) and the stigma, as compared with the Codex Vaticanus.
If one looks closely, one can even see all three figures () in the Chechin (Islamic) revolutionary flag, here also flipped diagonally.
The thought behind the Islamic 666, then, is that Yochanan was not telling us that the number of the Beasts name would literally be six hundred and sixty six. Rather, the thought is that Yochanan was trying to capture the image he was being shown by depicting it in modified Greek letters (), adding the horizontal line above the Xi.
According to Revelation 13:18, the Mark of the Beast is supposed to be worn both on the head, and on the right hand. Islamic jihadists typically wear this Bismallah on the forehead and on the right arm. This would be significant, as the Hebrew word yad ( ) means both hand and arm. Most Islamic jihadists wear both head and arm bands. Below is a picture of a Hamas headband. Similar bands are typically worn on the right arm as well. If one looks closely, and is willing to turn the images on their sides, one may be able to identify images that resemble the xi, the chi, and the stigma ().
Nonetheless, the Islamic Mark of the Beast depends upon a Greek inspiration, and it also asks us to depart from the face value of the passage, which speaks of a literal number 666, which as for stated is only one translation of numbers as others do say 614, some 646, some 665.
Here is Wisdom Let Him that Understands the Islamic End time Beast know that His Mark is the name of Allah.
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