While I personally do not subscribe to this particular argument, it is still interesting to note the following biblical tidbits: A) that the numeric value of Tarsus in Hebrew (TRSV) is 666, B) that the 1290 days mentioned in Daniel 12:11 match the probable length of Paul’s ministry, C) that Paul persecuted the saints of the early church in alignment with the “prophecy” of Daniel 7:25 (see also Matthew 24:15), D) that the author of 1 John clearly states “the Antichrist [is] the one who denies the Father and the Son” (1 John 2:22) – something Paul regularly does throughout his writings (regularly downplaying the importance of the former in favor of solely exalting the latter – see 1 Corinthians 4:15, Romans 10:9–10, & Romans 15:1-4 – and these alongside Galatians 5:14 & Romans 13:9 when they are contrasted with Matthew 22:37-40), E) that Paul performed “signs and wonders” that indeed “misled the elect” (as this book quite clearly shows) just as Jesus warned the Antichrist would (see Acts 15:12 & Matthew 24:24), and F) that Paul’s “revelation” on the Road to Damascus (“Now as [Saul] was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him” ~ Acts 9:3) quite eerily hearkens back to Jesus’ utterance in Luke 10:18 (that he “saw Satan fall like lightning from the heavens”).

 

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