Seventh Day Adventists and the Number 666:
What
They will Never Tell You:
Ellen Gould White, the foundress of Seventh Day Adventism wrote many books, some of which preach hatred of the Catholic Church. One book in particular titled, 'The Great Controversy' is almost entirely devoted to this subject.
This group equates the Pope with the dreaded number of
the beast, 666, as recounted in Revelations 13:18 and 15:2. They use as
so-called 'proof' a document called, the 'Donation of Constantine', written
between 750 and 800 A.D.. In this 'document', the Pope is referred to as the
'Vicar of the Son of GOD', which is 'Vicarius Filii Dei' in Latin. If you take
the letters of this title in Roman Numeral form, they add up to 666.
Add
'Vicarius', V=5+I =1+C=100+I=1+U (u and v are equal in Latin)=5 is 112.
Add to it
'Fileii', I=1+L=51+I+I is 53.
Add 'Dei', D=500+1 is 501.
Now add the
three, 112+53+501= 666.
According to the
'reasoning' of Seventh Day Adventists, this 'proves' that the Pope is the beast
of 666. To further their so-called 'proof', they claim the title 'Vicar of the
Son of GOD' is engraved on the miter of the Pope.
What they will never tell you...
1. The 'Donation of Constantine' is not a valid document. It is widely known as a forgery. There is no official Catholic document to 'prove' this charge by, and only by, Seventh Day Adventists.
2. The title 'Vicar of the Son of GOD' was never a title of the Pope. It is a Seventh Day Adventists twisting of 'Vicar of Christ', which is one of the Pope's true titles.
3. 'Vicar of the Son of GOD' is NOT engraved on the miter of the Pope. No Seventh Day Adventist has ever been able to show 'proof' of this charge.
4. The 'beast of 666' is not the
number of a 'title', but is the number of its 'name' as stated
in Rev 15:2: "...and those who had overcome the beast and
its image and the 'number of its name'..."
Therefore even if the Pope had the title 'Vicar of
the Son of GOD', which he never did, 666 would not
apply to him as it is not his name, but a title. But
there is someone whose name fits perfectly, as the beast
'666' of Revelations.
5. Now since 666 is the number of
'its' name, let us find one that matches it. Ellen =
L+L=100,
Gould = U+L+D = 555,
White = a double 'U' = 2 'V's +1
= 11.
Total these three numbers, and we have,
100 + 555 + 11 = 666.
So
Ellen Gould White, the foundress of Seventh Day Adventism, has a
name that adds up to 666, and it is the number of a
name and not of a title.
6. I would say that the number '666'
applies more readily to the foundress of Seventh Day Adventism
since it is the number of 'its' name, and not the name of a
trumped up, non-existant title, wouldn't You? Who was it that
came up with the quote about stones and glass
houses?