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?
For the doubters about the
double 'U', I suggest you consult your dictionary
for the origins of the letter 'W':
'V'
The Romans adopted the second form (comparing Phoenician
and Greek) for both the 'U' and 'W' sounds, simplifying its shape to 'V'.
As its name indicates, the letter 'W' is in origin a 'double U' (VV), often
used in inscriptions from around the first century A.D. to represent the
'W' sound in Germanic or Celtic names.
That is what my dictionary says...
