vtmarik wrote:Why does WWIII automagically become Armageddon?
I would suspect because an interpretation of parts of the bible is the elimination of
all followers of Jesus just before he comes back.
Due to the fact they are spread all over the world all most as much as "christians" and their churches. It would seem possible (to some I suppose probable) that there will be a world war while they are being eliminated.
Therefore you will allways have people thinking the next world war is armageddon.
vtmarik wrote:Isn't it possible that the mark of the beast is a metaphor and not some dire prediction about mandatory chip implants and such
It doesn't seem like much of a metaphor though it's not precisely clear what it is.
What was written is it's a human number, you will need it to buy and sell and it is either "six hundred and sixty-six" or posibly 616.