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a victory over the beast A Sea Of Glass Mingled With Fire A key passage. 15:2 Greek fire was used and the "Sea of Marmara was like a sheet of glass". It was the "first Arab siege of Constantinople" by the Umayyad dynasty, the second dynasty of Islam, in 666. Constantinople finally fell to...

Don't forget history. Those who ignore it are forced to put everything into the future where anything is possible.

Because you believe it -and- it is worth fighting for. Don't give up. Never.

I am more interested in giving Arial a chance to present his views.

a key year A Significant Number 666 A look at what happened that year. Nothing. Historians avoid that year but Islam was getting ready to attack Constantinople which was the capital of a Christian empire that lasted "a thousand years". Other numbers like "ten horns" and "seven heads" fit...

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a historian A Book On The Roman Empire A quote from "The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon. "Forty-six years after the flight of Mahomet from Mecca, his disciples appeared in arms under the walls of Constantinople". Put 46 in an Islamic calendar converter and you get...

I have already done that. Idealism is only reasonable if you can't find it in history. I found it. You are welcome to join.

Good question.

a reference to years A Number In Daniel A mark is a starting point. The "number of the years" in Daniel makes you wonder what happened in the year 666. Which calendar? The Julian calendar started 46 BC. The Islamic calendar started 622 CE. Put 46 in an Islamic calendar converter and you...

There is a good book on this: Four Views

it doesn't say "reign of Christ"

Your questions seem to deny free will. Nothing will make sense if you don't believe you have free will.

Great question -except- it doesn't say "reign of Christ"

You have free will. It has to be your choice. Justice requires redemption. Think about that.

a fit with numbers A Prophecy Fulfilled In History A big number like "a thousand years" or maybe "666" should fit with the smaller numbers like "ten horns" and "seven heads". This is the way to connect history with prophecy reliably. Only history can confirm the fulfillment of prophecy and...

a thousand years A "Reign Of Christ" A phrase not found in the bible. "Reigned with Christ" can be found. A thousand years can be found in history. Your interpretation, "reign of Christ", can be found on the internet but not in your bible. This is why you can't trust your interpretation...

Consider the Red Sea and the Black Sea as locations. The Mediterranean is know as the white sea and I have Constantine coming from there. Islam from the Red Sea and Communism from the Black Sea.

Why not consider a literal interpretation?

The real question. To prepare the way for the first coming. First written by John the Baptist.