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NASB | 2 Peter 3:4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 3:4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming [what has become of it]? For ever since the fathers fell asleep [in death], all things have continued [exactly] as they did from the beginning of creation." |
Subject: Where do I go from here? |
Bible Note: Greetings Treadway! The Greek literally says, "Wisdom is here: He who has understanding let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is a number of man, and his number is six hundred sixty six." Whether calculate here means to assign numberical values and add them is questionable! It simply doesn't give us enough information. Further, as I demonstrated, 'Nero' only works with a lot of manipulation, even if summing is assummed. To take this verse though to imply that 'Nero' is the Beast and that therefore Christ was supposed to return in the first century is not warranted! The best approach I have read seems to be that of the Bible Knowledge Commentary. It says of this verse and the number: " Literature from the early church fathers, however, reveals the same confusion and variety of meanings that exist today, so probably it is best to leave this puzzle unsolved. Probably the safest conclusion is that of Thomas F. Torrance, “This evil trinity 666 apes the Holy Trinity 777, but always falls short and fails” (The Apocalypse Today, p. 86)." Who knows? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |