Is ASCII Code relevant for Apocalypse 13:18? I think so

[hansgeorg]

The fishermen were the first priests?

Of the new Covenant, second to Christ.

Besides, some were not fishermen, but one a Levite who had sunk to tax collecting, one a zealot which may mean he had back ground as anti-Roman terrorist (or sympathiser with such).

2 thes 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;


basically until he is revealed you are doing nothing but deceiving us.

Unless of course I am right that one of the above is the man of sin already revealed.

I have other criteria than just ASCII for the two.

To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood--and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father--to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. (Revelation 1:5-6, NASB)

Any baptised is a priest in one way, but ordained priests are on top of that priests in another way too.

[Faber]

Outside of the high priests of the old covenant, which has been abolished, I see no indication that there are different levels of priesthood. We all have complete access to the Father through Jesus.

[hansgeorg]

Outside of the high priests of the old covenant, which has been abolished, I see no indication that there are different levels of priesthood. We all have complete access to the Father through Jesus.

Then you explain the position of the eleven.

If, for instance, any person who has sinned after Baptism has, in himself, without any intermediate, "complete accuss to the Father through Jesus", what about John 20?20 And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands, and his side. The disciples, therefore, were glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 He said therefore to them again; Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them, and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 23 *Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them: and whose you shall retain, they are retained. 24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

We see from the last bit that we are talking of the twelve disciples. Here is the Haydock comment on the verses:

http://haydock1859.tripod.com/id113.html