The sooner the better. Convert all the churches and mosques to appartments.

m wilson, bidache, France

Why does the times consider it obligatory to quote from the King James version of the bible... I can't think of the last time I was in a church which read from the KJV - why not pick a modern translation instead?

Billy Spoon, London,

John, Dublin,
The New Testament (Revelation) was written in Greek not Hebrew!

Greg, Byron Bay, Australia

Michael in Melborne - Notice that if you look closer at the image, they are actually celebration banners in the background, celebrating 60 years of the UN. Although you gotta love the irony behind the image.

Kat, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

666 is a mistranslation. 616 is the "number of the beast". Christians are the single least educated sect regarding their own religion, it's embarasing

Jay, Brisbane, Australia

Actually, theological scholars (as opposed to laymen who read the Bible) know that the number is either 666 or 616 depending on when the version you are reading, was written.

666 (or 616) refers to Neron Kesar (the Emperor Nero) not some mythical end-times anti-christ figure.

(Or rather "nrwn qsr" since Hebrew has no letters to represent vowels)

John, Dublin,

Well alan,cologne If you were intelligent you would have the wisdom to know that there is much more to 666 than Revelation so before you rubbish anything, and if you are not too afraid, perhaps you should have the good grace to study All that scripture has to say on the subject. Especially as the Bible is, and has been since first printed the worlds yearly No.1 best seller- Aren't you missing something?
dennis crosby

dennis, Crosby Merseyside, England

Does any intelligent person take the Ranting and Raving Revelations seriously? (I did say "intelligent".)

alan, cologne,

Go to goole and click on "images" then enter the keywords in the searchengine "september 2005 quartet meeting" (without quotes), and you will see a picture of a U.N. meeting with a 666 in the background

Michael, Melbourne, Australia

The number 666 is 6 squared and triangulated, and means the full development of the sixth day of creation when "man" (male and female) was created...

Ken Durkin, Bentham, Lancaster

Revelation 13.8 in the King James Bible actually says "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are noty written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."
The correct refrence is actually Revelation 13.18. Revelation 13.8 is referring to the fact that all those whose names have not been written in the book of life (which occurs when a person puts their faith in Jesus Christ as their Saviour) will worship the beast, wittingly or unwittingly. Further talk of such people can be found in Revelation 20.15, so trust Christ today.

Pablo, belfast, Northern Ireland

Obviously!

S. Barraclough, Huddersfield, W. Yorkshire