These days the triple number draws quite some attention; is frequently cited and referred to; often taken out of context and if you read up on the source (Revelation 13:1-18) you do not get much of an idea about what you are really dealing with. Clearly there are some passages in the biblical text that can be easily transferred to present days, and comprehended with our modern mind. One of the most quoted ones seems to be – “… the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name …. .” The other parts of the Revelation do not offer such a quick comprehension and for that reason this particular section seems to be the one that went mainstream. If you look it up you will find ancient historical connections, roulette and connections to lottery, as well as individuals connected or deciphered by the number. One name that comes up, with great likelihood connected to the number, is Aleister Crowley, whose chart we will examine in part 3. …
