The Day of The Devil
Human beings are supposedly rational creatures. We have orderly daily routines, look a little strange at people who chase Sasquatches or UFO’s, and walk out of movies knowing that they are no more than fiction. Modern man and science and rationality have triumphed, right? Superstitions, and religious myths have no weight, right?
And what about those of us who are Christians. We know and understand the Bible, right?
Well, ell that to all the people freaking out that today is 6-6-06. According to some media sources, some women are having C-sections so they’re babies are not born on 6-6-06. Others are afraid to go outside and do anything today.
This is despite these facts, according to a Catholic Resources website:
• First, this date should more properly be written 6/6/06 or 06/06/06 or even 06/06/2006, since 6/6/6 is ambiguous as to the decade or century.
• Second, this date depends on the Gregorian calendar commonly used today, but is different on the calendars in use at the time the Book of Revelation was written (Julian, Roman, Hebrew), and also different on other calendars in use today (Islamic, Chinese, etc.)
• Third, Revelation 13:18 clearly says that 666 is "the number of a person," not an indication of any date.
In fact, the word “Antichrist” isn’t even in the book of Revelation in the Bible. The Book of Revelation is a tricky book to read in the first place, and it’s not a traditional narrative or straight prophecy. Many scholars believe that the book isn't prophesying a specific end of times but is about the overall cosmic struggle of God versus evil.
But the general public, and probably the vast amount of people who fear 6-6-06 haven’t investigated these things. Their lack of knowledge, and lack of desire to investigate the truth has led them to fear things they don’t understand, or have seen in movies or read in novels.
Many evangelical Christians are obsessed with the “End Times.” Just look at the success of the corny “Left Behind” series. Or more comically, check out this “Rapture Ready” website: http://www.raptureready.com/rap2.html
This site is a self-proclaimed “speedometer” of world events that indicate the likeliness of The Rapture occurring. They calculate a rating based on these factors that akin to the “Yellow/Orange/Red” terrorism alert the U.S. Government curiously releases. According to the Rapture Ready website, things like a rise in Satanism in Russia and the price of Oil, have made it more likely the Rapture will happen soon. In fact, the current Rapture rating is 157, classified as “Hold on to your seatbelt.”
While sites like The Rapture Ready are just plain silly, clearly the most evil thing about today is that it’s been exploited for commercialism. “The Omen” remake is being released today to prey on people’s fear of the number, and others are jumping on the bandwagon.
Oh, and baseball fans in Floriday might want to watch out. The Los Angeles Angels are playing the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on 6-6-06, and there are 6+6+6 players on each team.
According to ancient prophecy, there will be a huge bench clearing brawl between the two teams…Angels vs. Devils. And then in the end Vladimir Guerrero will smite the entire Devil Rays team with his Holy Louisville Slugger....all except for a cowering Lou Pinella. Or something like that.
