Subject: Can XES mean self interest? |
Bible Note: Greetings John! I did review your site my friend! The problem is that the evidence you present consists of 'can's' and 'i believe's'. :-) There are two strong strands of evidence for the traditional translation. One is the rest of Scripture itself, and it's use of 'arthimos'. The second is the traditional translations of the passage. As far as the worship is concerned, Scripture only mentions worship of the beast or of his image. It never mentions worship of his number. You assume that one individual could not be worshiped by the entire world, but that is only an assumption. So, I see no hard evidence to support your translation as opposed to the historical one. p.s. - Welcome to the forum! I pray that you will enjoy your time on this site. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |