Conjectures from the Scriptures
The Apostle John reports in his letter that he saw a beast emerging from the bowels of the earth. The creature had horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. This powerful beast performed great signs and destroyed anyone who did not want to worship him. The horns here indicate that he is a false Christ.
John the Theologian in his Revelation predicted the threat of total control over people
It goes on to say that this demon will force people to worship him and accept the symbol of the “three sixes.”
- The prophetic image is clearly demonstrated in the book of Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar created a golden statue of the deity, the height of which was 60 cubits and the width - 6. Then it was announced: whoever does not fall before this idol will die by fire. Many fell on their faces, but, according to prophecy, only a few resisted and were executed in fiery furnaces. The Apostle Peter consoled Christians, saying that if God's Judgment begins with the righteous, then the end is cruel for those who do not submit to His will.
- False prophets, manipulating humanity using the “number of the beast,” will tempt nations to pass laws that will promote a global dictatorship. The rulers of the Antichrist's empire will be his faithful slaves, wearing bandages on their foreheads and hands.
- The prophet Daniel wrote that an insidious king would rise, strengthening his own power, and would commit unthinkable crimes and destroy the people of God. The sinister emperor, having secured the support of the “three sixes,” will gain tremendous power, his state will surpass all empires that have existed until now. Like Nero, the Antichrist will begin to persecute Christians, so many will cool towards religion and move away from God.
- The devil, thrown to earth, will take complete control of humanity. Those who refuse to recognize the power of the Antichrist will become outcasts, persecuted and killed. Christians will soon fall into deep need, begging for food and shelter.
- This beast has four animal heads and stands on two legs, like a man. The word “human” in Daniel is seen as “pride” because humans are created in the image of the Most High to rule over nature. The coming Antichrist, carrying the banner of the “three sixes,” will exalt himself above humility and rebel against God, uttering blasphemy. He will win a small victory and enjoy it until God's wrath is accomplished, since this is predetermined by the highest providence.
On a note!
The world was cleansed through water, and after the coming of the Antichrist it will succumb to great fire. This is indicated by the event when the righteous were burned in ovens. The question of the “three sixes” is a kind of catalyst for the purification of true Christians. Read about prayers against the forces of evil:
- Prayer against the Antichrist of the Optina elders
- Prayer from enemies visible and invisible
- About the prayer “Seven Crosses”
The “sacred” meaning of numbers in beliefs and teachings. Reference
Classical or Pythagorean school.
The founder of the European doctrine of numbers was Pythagoras, who is credited with the saying: “The world is built on the power of numbers.” In his school, knowledge of the properties of numbers was the first step on the path to esoteric knowledge. Numbers, according to Pythagoras, have both quantitative and qualitative features. Studying the properties of numbers, the Pythagoreans were the first to pay attention to the laws of their divisibility. They divided all numbers into even - “male” and odd - “female”, or otherwise “gnomons” and, what is very important, into simple and composite. The Pythagoreans called composite numbers, representable as the product of two factors, “flat numbers” and depicted them as rectangles, and composite numbers, representable as the product of three factors, “solid numbers” and depicted them as parallelepipeds. They called prime numbers that cannot be represented as products “linear numbers.” The Pythagoreans considered perfect numbers to be numbers that were equal to the sum of their divisors (excluding the number itself), such as 6=1+2+3 or 28=1+2+4+7+14. There are not many perfect numbers. Among single-digit ones there are only 6, among two-digit, three-digit and four-digit ones there are only 28, 496 and 8128, respectively. Two numbers having the property that the sum of the divisors of one of them is equal to the other were called “friendly”.
Subsequently, the Greek numerological system was borrowed by Europeans, and later was transferred to Russia. Almost every world religion has its own “sacred numbers”, and each number symbolizes a certain meaning.
THE NUMBER "0" has the same symbolism as an empty circle, indicating both the absence of death and the absolute life found within the circle. For Pythagoras, zero is the perfect form. In Taoism, zero symbolizes emptiness and nothingness. In Buddhism it is emptiness and immateriality. In Islam, it is a symbol of the Essence of the Divine. In the teachings of Kabbalah there is boundlessness, boundless light, oneness.
NUMBER “1” means primary unity, beginning, Creator.
NUMBER "2" means duality. According to Pythagoras, a dyad is a divided earthly being. In Buddhism, the two is the duality of samsara, male and female, wisdom and method, the blind and the lame, united in order to see the path and follow it. In China it is yin, feminine, earthly, unfavorable. In Christianity, Christ has two natures: God and man. In Jewish tradition - life force. In Kabbalah there is wisdom and self-awareness. In Hinduism - duality, shakta - shakti. In Islam it is spirit.
NUMBER "3". The idea of trinity forms the basis of many ancient philosophical and religious teachings. The three-dimensionality of space is associated with three: length-width-height; three-phase substance: solid-liquid - vapor; trinity of time: past - present - future; human (body, soul and spirit), as well as birth, life and death; beginning, middle and end; past, present and future; three phases of the moon; trinity of the World; In many religions, the upper World is the sky, the middle World is the earth, and the lower World is water. Three is a heavenly number symbolizing the soul. This is the number of luck. In Christianity: Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; unity of body and soul in man and the Church. The three hypostases are the dogma of the trinity, which is a distinctive feature of Christianity from Islam and Judaism. Therefore, the number “3” is the sacred number of Christianity. The Bible talks about three gifts of the Magi to Christ as God, King and Redemptive Sacrifice, three images of the Transfiguration, three temptations, three denials of Peter, three crosses on Calvary, three days of Christ's death, three appearances after death, three qualities, or theological virtues: Faith , Hope, Love. In Kabbalah, the three symbolizes understanding, as well as the trinity of the masculine and feminine principles and the mutual understanding that unites them. In Hinduism - Trimurti, the triple power of creation, destruction and preservation; various triplets of deities; The moon chariot has three wheels. In Japan, the Three Treasures are a mirror, a sword and a gem; truth, courage and compassion. In the Chinese character “wan” (three horizontal lines connected by a vertical one), which means the word “prince”, the upper horizontal line symbolizes the sky, the bottom - the earth, the middle - the person who, on behalf of the sky, rules the earth. In folklore there are three wishes, three attempts, three princes, three witches, fairies (two good, one evil). Toasts come three times. Three also means fulfillment. Countless are the triplets of deities and powers. Triune lunar deities and trinity goddesses abound in Semitic, Greek, Celtic and ancient Germanic religions. The main symbol of three is a triangle. Three interlocking rings or triangles symbolize the indissoluble unity of the three faces of the Trinity. Other symbols: trident, fleur-de-lis, trefoil, three lightning bolts, trigrams. Lunar animals are often tripods, representing the three phases of the Moon.
NUMBER “4” means wholeness, totality, completeness; four cardinal directions, seasons, winds, sides of the square. In Pythagoreanism, four means perfection, harmonious proportion, justice, earth. Four is the number of the Pythagorean oath. In Christianity, the number four is the number of the body, while the number three symbolizes the soul. The four rivers of heaven, the Gospel, the evangelist, the main archangel, the main devil. Four church fathers, great prophets, cardinal virtues (wisdom, firmness, justice, moderation). Four winds carrying the One Spirit, four apocalyptic horsemen, tetramorphs (synthesis of the forces of the four elements). Four is a symbolic number of the Old Testament. The four rivers of paradise forming a cross, four parts of the earth, etc. are found almost everywhere in symbolism. The four can be represented by a quatrefoil, as well as a square or a cross. In Buddhism, the Tree of Life Damba has four branches, from its roots flow the four sacred rivers of paradise, symbolizing the four limitless desires: compassion, affection, love, impartiality; four directions of the heart. In China, four is the number of the earth, symbolized by a square. Four rivers of immortality. Four is an even, Yin number. In Chinese Buddhism, there are four celestial guardians who guard each cardinal direction. In Egypt, four is the sacred number of time, the solar measure. The vault of heaven rests on four pillars. Four funerary urns, placed on the four sides around the deceased, are guarded by the four sons of Horus, who are associated with the four cardinal directions. In the Jewish tradition, this is measure, beneficence, understanding. Among the American Indians, this number is most often used as the four cardinal directions. The four winds are represented by a cross and a swastika. Ritual and ceremonial actions are repeated four times. In Kabbalah, four means memory. The four worlds of Kabbalah, the four directions in space and the four hierarchical levels of the Torah. In Hinduism, four is totality, completeness, perfection. The Creator, Brahma, has four faces. The temple stands on the four sides of a square, symbolizing order and finality. Four tattvas, four human bodies, four kingdoms of nature (animal, vegetable, mineral, kingdom of mind), four yugas. In a game of dice, a four means a win. Four castes, four pairs of opposites. The Islamic quartet includes the principle - the creator, the world spirit, the world soul, and primordial matter. They correspond to the four worlds of Kabbalah. There are also four angelic beings, four houses of death.
NUMBER “5” is the number of sacred marriage, since it is the sum of the female (even) two and the male (odd) three. In the Greco-Roman tradition, five is the number of marriage, love, unity; the number of Venus, with the years of Venus forming groups of five years. Apollo, as the god of light, has five qualities: he is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, eternal, one. In Christianity, the number five symbolizes man after the Fall; five senses; five points forming a cross; the five wounds of Christ; five fish, which fed five thousand people; Pentateuch of Moses. In Buddhism, the heart has four directions, which, when placed with the center, form a five and symbolize universality. There are five Dhyani Buddhas: Vairocana - Sparkling, Akshobhya - Equanimity, Ratnasambhava - Gem, Amitabha - Limitless Light, Amoghasiddhi - Constant Luck. The Chinese have five elements, five atmospheric substances, five states, planets, sacred mountains, grains, flowers, tastes, poisons, powerful amulets, cardinal virtues, initiations, eternal ideals, five kinds of relationships within humanity. In the Jewish tradition, five is strength and severity, understanding the essence. In Kabbalah, five means fear. In Hinduism, these are five-membered groups of the world, five elements of the subtle and gross states, five primary colors, feelings, five faces of Shiva and twice five incarnations of Vishnu. Islam has five pillars of faith, five divine presences, five fundamental tenets, five actions, five daily prayers.
NUMBER "6". Means balance, harmony. The most prolific of all numbers (Philo). In numerology, the number 6 means the union of two triangles - male and female, one of which stands on the base, and the other is turned upside down. This symbol is well known as the Shield of David, a hexagon that appears on the flag of the State of Israel.
NUMBER "7" is considered sacred, and divine, and magical, and lucky. The Seven was revered many centuries before our era, in the Middle Ages, and is still revered today. In Babylon, a seven-tiered temple was built in honor of the main gods. The priests of this city claimed that after death, people, passing through seven gates, enter the underground kingdom, surrounded by seven walls. In ancient Greece, the number seven was called the number of Apollo, one of the most important gods of the Olympian religion. It is known from mythology that the inhabitants of Athens annually sent seven young men and seven young women as tribute to the man-bull Minotaur, who lived in the labyrinth on the island of Crete; Tantalus' daughter Niobe had seven sons and seven daughters; The nymph of the island of Ogygia Calypso held Odysseus captive for seven years; the whole world is familiar with the “seven wonders of the world,” etc. Ancient Rome also idolized the number seven. The city itself is built on seven hills; The river Styx, which surrounds the underworld, flows seven times around hell, which Virgil divides into seven regions. Islam, Christianity and Judaism recognize a seven-stage act of creation of the universe. However, in Islam the number “7” has a special meaning. According to Islam, there are seven heavens; those who enter the seventh heaven experience the highest bliss. Therefore, the number "7" is the sacred number of Islam. In the Christian holy books, the number seven is mentioned many times: “Whoever kills Cain will be avenged sevenfold,” “...and seven years of plenty passed... and seven years of famine came,” “and count yourself seven Sabbath years, seven times seven years, so that in seven Sabbath years you may have forty-nine years,” etc. Lent for Christians has seven weeks. There are seven ranks of angels, seven deadly sins. In many countries, there is a custom to place seven dishes on the Christmas table, the names of which begin with the same letter. In Brahminical and Buddhist beliefs and worship, the number seven is also sacred. The Hindus began the custom of giving seven elephants - figurines made of bone, wood or other material - for good luck. The seven was very often used by healers, fortune tellers and sorcerers: “Take seven bags with seven different herbs, infusion of seven waters and drink seven days in seven spoons...”. The number seven is associated with many riddles, signs, proverbs, sayings: “Seven spans in the forehead”, “Seven nannies have a child without an eye”, “Measure seven times, cut one”, “One with a bipod, seven with a spoon”, “For for a beloved friend, seven miles is no outskirts”, “For seven miles to sip jelly”, “Seven troubles - one answer”, “Beyond seven seas”, etc.
NUMBER “8” is the number of newly found paradise, as well as renewal, restoration, happiness. The eighth day gave birth to a new, perfect man. After seven days of fasting and repentance, spiritual renewal begins on the eighth. For the Pythagoreans, eight means three-dimensionality and stability. In the Sumerian-Semitic tradition, eight is the magical number of Heaven. For Buddhists, number eight is completeness, the totality of all possibilities. Eight symbols of good omen. For the Chinese, it means the whole, all possibilities in their manifested form, good luck. The Ba Gua are the eight trigrams and pairs of opposites, usually arranged in a circle, symbolizing time and space. Eight joys of human existence. In Christianity it means restoration and rebirth. The baptistery is usually octagonal, which symbolizes the place of rebirth. The Eight Beatitudes. In Egypt, eight is the number of Thoth. For the Jews it is the number of the Lord; The Temple was consecrated for eight days. In Hinduism, 8x8 means the order of the heavenly world established on earth. The structure of the temples reproduces the mandala, which is characterized by the same symbolism - 8x8. There are eight regions of the world, eight suns, parts of the day, chakras. In Islam, the throne that rules the world is supported by eight angels, corresponding to the eight directions and eight groups of letters of the Arabic alphabet. For the Japanese, eight means many; there are eight gods in the sky.
NUMBER "9" means omnipotence, and represents the Triple Triad (3x3). This is the number of a circle, hence the division into 90 and 360 degrees. For the Pythagoreans, nine is the limit of all numbers, within which all others exist and circulate. This is a heavenly and angelic number, heaven on earth. Nine is a sacred number in Scandinavian and ancient Germanic symbolism. The number nine rarely appears in Christian symbolism. There are triple triads of angelic choirs, nine spheres and circles around hell. For Buddhists, nine is the highest spiritual power, a heavenly number. For the Chinese, 3x3 is the most auspicious of all numbers, also meaning the eight directions plus the center as the ninth point, as in the Hall of Light. There are nine fundamental social laws and nine classes of officials. In the Greco-Roman tradition there are nine gods, and later nine muses. For the Jews, nine is pure understanding, truth, since nine reproduces itself when multiplied. In Kabbalah it symbolizes the foundation.
THE NUMBER “10” is the number of the cosmos, it contains all numbers, and therefore all things and possibilities, it is the basis and turning point of the entire account. It means something all-encompassing, law, order, power. 1+2+3+4=10 - symbolizes the divine; one means a point, two means extension, three (triangle) means a plane, four means volume or space. For the Pythagoreans, ten is the renewal of a series, perfection. In Rome, this number was represented by the sign X - a perfect figure, signifying completeness. Ten is also the number of completing journeys and returning to the starting point. Odysseus wandered for nine years, and returned in the tenth year. Troy was under siege for nine years and fell in the tenth year. Among the Chinese, the ten is depicted in the form of a cross, the center of which is formed by the hieroglyph chi, which symbolizes the human Self, in front of which lie both paths, yin and yang, this is a perfect figure. The Ten Heavenly Stems (Gan) may be associated with the ten-day week of the most common cycle. Christians have the Ten Commandments of the Decateuch, the parables of the ten lamps, virgins, and talents. The tithe was dedicated to God. In Kabbalah, ten is the numerical value of the letter J-yod - the Eternal Word, the first letter of the name of God. Symbolizes brilliant ability to understand, divine support. In Islam, ushr (tithe), a tax on land holdings, plays an important role, which should go to the general needs of Muslims.
NUMBER "11". Since ten is a perfect number and a law, eleven symbolizes going beyond both and means sin, breaking the law, and danger.
THE NUMBER “12” represents cosmic order. This is the number of zodiac signs and months of the year (six male and six female). Twelve o'clock day and night. Twelve fruits on the Cosmic Tree. Additionally, the twelve days of return to chaos at the winter solstice, when the dead return, were celebrated in Rome during the Saturnalia. The twelve days before Christmas have the same symbolism. This figure is found in Vedic, Chinese, pagan and European symbolism: 12 members in the council of the Dalai Lama, 12 paladins (peers) of Charlemagne, 12 knights of the Round Table. Christians have 12 fruits of the spirit, stars, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 apostles, 12 gates and stones at the foundation of the Holy City, 12 days of Christmas celebration. The Egyptians have 12 gates of hell, in which Ra spends his night hours. The Greeks on Olympus had 12 gods and goddesses, 12 titans. In Jewish tradition - 12 fruits of the Tree of Life; 12 gates of the Heavenly City; 12 cakes on the temple table, representing the months of the year; 12 precious stones in Aaron's breastplate; 12 tribes of Israel, sons of Jacob. In Islam, 12 imams, descendants of Ali, rule over the twelve hours of the day.
NUMBER "13". The attitude towards this number has always been special: it was considered either unlucky or, conversely, bringing good luck. In Christianity, during the evening services of the last week of Lent, thirteen candles (Catholics call them tenebrae) are extinguished one by one, which symbolizes the darkness that came on earth after the death of Christ. The number thirteen is considered unlucky because it is the number of Judas along with Jesus and the apostles. It is also the number of the witches' coven. Among the Aztecs, this mysterious number was associated with the concept of time, namely, it meant the completion of the time cycle. They believed that the number “13” was somehow connected with heaven. One of their main deities had thirteen curls in his hair, and the same number of strands in his beard. The ancient Chinese built numerous temples in honor of the god Huang Di. The emperor's servants made sacrifices in these temples on the 13th of the first and fifth months of each year. The holy book "Kabbalah" mentions thirteen evil spirits, the number "13" denoting the serpent, the dragon, Satan and the murderer. The thirteenth chapter of the Apocalypse concerns the Antichrist and the Beast. This number is used in fortune telling. There are many superstitions associated with it. In many US hotels there is neither a thirteenth floor nor a thirteenth room. In addition, there is no seat number 13 on American airlines. In a number of large cities in France, houses that must have the serial number “13” are designated by the code 12 bis. Housewives are careful not to seat 13 guests at the table. It is suggested that this is related to memories of the Last Supper; when during the last meal of Jesus Christ, in addition to the twelve apostles surrounding him, there was a thirteenth - the traitor Judas.
«40». Means trial, test, initiation, death. The special significance of forty days apparently dates back to Babylon, where the forty-day period of disappearance of the Pleiades from the sky was a time of rains, storms and floods and was considered dangerous. The Romans kept arriving ships in quarantine for forty days, and the word itself is derived from the word “forty.” The temples of the Persians, Tatars, Baalbek, the temples of the Druids, the temple of Ezekiel had forty columns. In Christianity, forty days from Easter to Ascension are a period of inviolability and the time of the right to asylum. In the Old Testament, Moses spent forty days on Sinai; Elijah hid for forty days; For forty days the rain of the Flood fell; forty days of trial of Nineveh under Jonah; the Jews wandered in the desert for forty years; walked under the yoke of the Philistines for forty years; David and Solomon reigned for forty years; For forty years Elijah judged Israel. The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel speaks of a vision in which God commanded the prophet, during the forty years of iniquity of the house of Judah, to lie on his right side for forty days. Osiris was absent from Egypt for forty days after his death; this was a period of fasting. In Islam, forty is the number of change and death, but also of reconciliation and return to principle. Mohammed was called at the age of forty. The Koran is read every forty days. In Mithraism, forty is the number of days of initiation rites, festivals and sacrifices.
«60». Time number (60 minutes and 60 seconds). In Egypt it symbolized longevity. In China, it is a cyclic number, symbolizing the sexagesimal cycle, known in the past in the West as the Chinese cycle. The interaction of the alternating Ten Heavenly Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches is structured in such a way that the cycle ends in the sixtieth year, when all combinations are exhausted, and then repeats again. Six cycles are approximately equal to a tropical year.
«70». In Jewish symbolism, seventy branches of candelabra represent the Decans - twelve zodiac divisions of seven planets into tens. Seventy years is the length of a human life.
«666». In Christianity - the sign of the Beast, the Antichrist. In Kabbalah, 666 is the number of Sorath, the solar demon opposing Archangel Michael.
«888». According to the numerical value of the Hebrew letters, this is the number of Jesus, as opposed to 666, the number of the Beast.
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