[Gavrial]

the word count in Rev 13:18

Rev. 13:18 Here is wisdom . Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

5777 Tense - Aorist

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The aorist tense is characterized by its emphasis on punctiliar action; that is, the concept of the verb is considered without regard for past, present, or future time. There is no direct or clear English equivalent for this tense, though it is generally rendered as a simple past tense in most translations.

The events described by the aorist tense are classified into a number of categories by grammarians. The most common of these include a view of the action as having begun from a certain point ("inceptive aorist"), or having ended at a certain point ("cumulative aorist"), or merely existing at a certain point ("punctiliar aorist"). The categorization of other cases can be found in Greek reference grammars.

The English reader need not concern himself with most of these finer points concerning the aorist tense, since in most cases they cannot be rendered accurately in English translation, being fine points of Greek exegesis only. The common practice of rendering an aorist by a simple English past tense should suffice in most cases.

Could the action as having begun from a certain point the "inceptive aorist", BE HIS BIRTH DATE, and the ending at a certain point the "cumulative aorist" BE THE DAY HE DIES.

I believe we have completely missed the point and have been rendering the common practice, by using the simple past tense "count" we have been focusing on the wrong word.

It is the word wisdom we are overlooking! Does it take alot of wisdom to add up a bunch of numbers? This has been going on for years, with many names being thrown into the pot all equating to 666!

Maybe we should be looking at the "inceptive and cumulative" aorist tense. Could it be as simple as this man is represented by the number 6, and will be 60 years and 6 months old when he is "thrown into the lake of fire" completing the 666?

Click on this link, http://www.clintongl...ome.nsf/pt_home and scroll over to Distinguished Attendees a simple process of elimination may render 3 or 4 candidates?

Giving Him the glory, Gavrial, a Ezekiel 33:6 watching one