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Why 6-6-6 Doesn't Matter

Why 6-6-6 Doesn't Matter

By Gary DeMar / American Vision

Today’s beastly date—6–6–6—really isn’t. Our calendar is based on when Jesus was born. Most scholars believe our dating system is off by approximately five years because of certain miscalculations in determining the precise year Jesus was born. This means that the real June 6, 2006 happened about five years ago. Of course, there was a bigger 666 date: June 6, 666. Or was it really June 6, 661? All the talk about today being 6–6–06 is little more than hype to sell books. Even Tim LaHaye has gotten into the act. The third volume in the Left Behind prequel—The Rapture—debuts today, and earlier paperback editions of Left Behind are selling for $6.66. Full story...

http://www.americanvision.org/articlearchive/06-06-06.asp

Posted by Editor at June 7, 2006 05:07 AM