More about the number of his name

The Book of Revelation in the Bible says the following about the antichrist:

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. (Revelation 13:16-18 KJV)

And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. (Revelation 15:2 KJV)

Let’s make the reasonable assumptions that the buying and selling will be done using currency and that the antichrist’s currency will contain the elements mentioned above:

• The image of the beast,
• The name of the beast,
• The number of his name,
• The mark of the beast (maybe not, since it will be in the right hand or forehead).

Let’s examine a currency in widespread use today: United States currency. Specifically, let’s look at coins only, since coins are issued by the Treasury while paper currency is issued by a private bank which is not a government agency (the so-called Federal Reserve Bank). In addition, coins were the most common form of currency when the Book of Revelation was written.

The penny is a good example, and other US coins in circulation have the same features:

In this context, we have the following correlations:

• Image = Abraham Lincoln
• Name = United States of America
• Number = E pluribus unum
• Mark = Liberty (or, In God We Trust)

Here are some things to consider while taking this all in:

(1)    The Bible says this about an instance when Jesus cast out an unclean spirit which entered into swine:

For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. (Mark 5:8-9 KJV)

“My name is legion” could be interpreted to be the equivalent of “e pluribus unum”.

(2)    The United States of America is thought to be named after Amerigo Vespucci.

If “e pluribus unum” is the number of the beast, it is the number of a man (Amerigo, known to us as America).